Integrated Instrumentation Labs For Automotive Electronics Testing

Messung is well-known in the industry for providing world-class quality ESD lab solutions. They are the pioneers in the industry for bringing the patented volume-ESD technology to India through their products like ESD workstations, ergonomic ESD chairs, ESD storage racks and trolleys. Messung is also well -known in the industry for providing special application labs such as RF labs, Calibration labs, Testing labs and many more using the volume-ESD technology.

With the use of this technology, customers are guaranteed ESD safe properties for a lifetime. Messung has developed upgraded labs of numerous clients using this technology and the results have been phenomenal every time.

Messung Global Connect has been a valuable supplier of superior industrial solutions to one of the leading multinationals in the automotive electronics segment. Messung has proven results in almost 8 of their sites across India; be it their production centre in Nasik or Electronics R&D hardware lab in Bangalore, Messung has catered to their varying requirements for industrial lab solutions. From providing a complete electronics lab setup with superior German technology ESD workstations and chairs to material handling solutions like ESD storage racks and ESD trolleys, Messung has delivered as per the requirements, every time.

The criticality of this electronic component and the intricacy of its architecture mandated that the teams perform this operation within a monitored Electro-static dissipative area. It is very crucial for this team to monitor the ESD performance of all the equipment and furniture inside the lab and ensure the quality and output rate of the final parts.

The teams were facing some issues with the existing setup, which was as per the guidelines but did not house the latest technologies. Their current setup of ESD workstations was inefficient to work on as the workspace was occupied by the heavy testing instruments which were kept on the table top. The ESD chairs were non-ergonomic and working efficiently for long hours proved to be a tedious task. The safety standards set by the facility management team was also the main aspect to consider for the lab setup as prioritized by the Project Manager.

The storage of wire harnessing cables and load boxes in the existing setup was also a crucial aspect for the end-user. As multiple project teams from multiple locations work in these labs, there is a requirement for categorically storing the wire harnessing cables according to individual project teams’ requirement. The existing setup did not allow for this categorization and there was a risk of stored items getting mixed up.

The Solution

Once the challenges were identified by the customer’s team, they approached Messung for providing the new-age ESD lab solutions. Messung, being well-known in the industry for designing and commissioning world-class new technology ESD laboratories, was the obvious choice for providing solutions to their challenges. Messung undertook a complete overhaul of their existing labs by providing advanced technology ESD workstations and fully-ergonomic ESD chairs.

A special workstation which incorporates the 19inch rack system mounted horizontally on the table for instrument integration was provided which made the complete workspace area available for testing work and helped in de-cluttering the worktable.  The storage issue was also resolved by designing custom ESD racks and ESD trolleys. All these products involve special ESD material which incorporates the volume-ESD technology.

Volume ESD means embedding carbon polymers in the base material used to manufacture the ESD product. This makes the entire worktop or storage shelves conductive with dissipative lamination on both the sides of the workstation. The properties for discharging the charge are uniformly present throughout the volume of the material as compared to its presence only on the contact surface in traditional technology.

The approach followed by the Messung team was simple and precise. In the first stage of operation, the requirements and the existing set-up was analyzed. In the following stage, solutions in the form of 3D designs of complete lab layout which included the ESD racks, ESD workstations & chairs was provided against the challenges posed by the customer.

A special workstation was introduced which could integrate their existing testing instruments in a horizontal 19inch rack system mounted on the table. This system is called a cockpit and it provided tremendous benefit for their team. The instruments were traditionally kept on the table top which caused cluttering of the workspace, leaving very little open space for the engineer to work. With the new cockpit system, all the instruments were integrated inside it and the connections were provided on the front face of the table. The data from the instruments was displayed on the monitor connected to the table ergonomically with the help of a monitor arm. This improved the product which also complied with all the safety conditions of the customer and was cleared by their Facility Management team.