All items tagged with end-of-line (9)

HEAD acoustics Improves Efficiency of End-of-Line Tests

November 6, 2024 by Joao Martins

HEAD acoustics Improves Efficiency of End-of-Line Tests

HEAD acoustics is setting new standards in end-of-line (EoL) testing with a new modular test system that combines the company's AQuire V4 hardware front-end with its AI-supported conTEST software for efficient analysis. According to the German company, this state-of-the-art solution allows manufacturers to implement real-time pass/fail decisions with increased process reliability, and improved vibroacoustic product quality.

Klippel Announces New Management Structure

September 4, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Klippel Announces New Management Structure

In May 2020, Klippel GmbH appointed Benjamin Barth as general manager, allowing its founder Wolfgang Klippel to focus more on research and education. Three years later, the company has transitioned successfully to a new management structure to ensure a seamless succession plan, now with Benjamin Barth fully at the helm. One of the global leading companies in the field of measurement technology for loudspeakers and audio systems, Klippel, in the past years, Klippel successfully expanded its portfolio of products and services.

Interview: GRAS EQset “Fire and Forget” Measurement Microphone Series

August 30, 2023 by Rens Tellers

Interview: GRAS EQset “Fire and Forget” Measurement Microphone Series

audioXpress interviewed Rémi Guastavino, Director of Product Management at GRAS Sound & Vibration, to uncover the details of the new EQset measurement microphone series. This important innovation in measurement microphones is directly targeted at production lines and allows users to reduce spread in specifications compared to what's possible with more traditional microphones. Learn about the story of the development and the series' first product on the market. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2023.

Practical Test & Measurement: Transitioning Audio Tests from R&D to the Production Line

April 26, 2023 by Steve Temme

Practical Test & Measurement: Transitioning Audio Tests from R&D to the Production Line

Production line audio testing poses many challenges such as noisy environments, harsh operating conditions, high throughput, relative limits, and more. In this article, Steve Temme, the founder and President of Listen, writes about the essentials of test and measurement applied to manufacturing environments and quality control. Production tests always benefits from proven practices and experience and that's what is shared in this article, outlining the main considerations to ensure a successful operation. This article was originally published in audioXpress, March 2023.

Speakers: The Evolution of Production Line Rub & Buzz Measurements

July 14, 2022 by Steve Temme

Speakers: The Evolution of Production Line Rub & Buzz Measurements

This important article revisits the evolution of Rub & Buzz measurements in loudspeakers, headphone drivers, and microspeakers production lines, and how these are being addressed using the next-generation of perceptual algorithms. Steve Temme offers a valuable comparison with what can be accessed today using modern methods, and what to apply to access production faults, determine thresholds for production yields, or understand the real impact on consumer's perception. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2022.

Acroname Launches First Programmable USB Type-C Hub Designed for USB-PD Debug and Validation

July 22, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Acroname Launches First Programmable USB Type-C Hub Designed for USB-PD Debug and Validation

USB Specifications, unified by products using a USB Type-C connector, commonly called USB-C, promise standardized power and data delivery. Unfortunately, poorly tested devices in the market can make USB-C systems unpredictable, expensive, and frustrating to consumers. Improving USB-C testing is critical to delivering on the “one connector to rule them all” promise of USB-C. Acroname's new USBHub3c makes testing USB-C devices easier, safer, and cheaper.

Practical Test & Measurement: Fast and Reliable End-of-Line Acoustic Defect Detection

September 23, 2020 by Wolfgang Klippel

Practical Test & Measurement: Fast and Reliable End-of-Line Acoustic Defect Detection

This article discusses end-of-line testing, a crucial step in production, which requires very specific procedures and measurements. Specifically, the authors focus on testing irregular acoustic defects (also known as Rub & Buzz) to reduce the test time and optimal solutions to speed automatic testing in a production environment. This article was originally published in audioXpress, September 2020.

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audioXpress September 2020 Speaker Focus Edition Is Now Available!

August 10, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress September 2020 Speaker Focus Edition Is Now Available!

Our always popular loudspeaker edition is now available online and in print! audioXpress' Speaker Builder, Speaker Focus edition covers loudspeaker building, design, and testing with a balanced amount of DIY, speaker history, theory, R&D, and manufacturing articles. Read two articles about speaker history, a review of the Magnepan LRS, explore the details of two amazing speaker builds, and learn how to do loudspeaker measurements at home. And there's much more in speaker research and development, measurement, and production!

Klippel Announces New dB Lab 210 and QC 6.6 Audio Analyzer Software Updates

July 15, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Klippel Announces New dB Lab 210 and QC 6.6 Audio Analyzer Software Updates

The Klippel Analyzer System has received another software update with new features for both R&D and QC applications. The updates are free of charge for any users of dB-Lab major version 210 or QC 6, respectively and provide new relevant tools for output-based testing of contemporary DSP-enhanced speakers, headphones and other audio systems according to the IEC 60268-21 standard.