Test Fixture Types: Compare Features & Costs

Test Fixture Feature Comparisons

Dev ->

Dev XL ->

Dev Pro ->

Dev Pro XL ->

MA2111 Series ->

MA2112 Series ->

MA2113 Series ->

MA2114 Series ->

Target Environment

Development Phase

Service Life

Material

Closing Action

Maximum Board Size

Maximum Test Points

Top Probing Support ->

Side Probing Support ->

Exchangeable Cartridges ->

High Voltage Compatible ->

Typical Finished Weight

Lab / Desktop

Lab / Desktop / CM

Proto / EVT / DVT

EVT / DVT / PVT

PVT / Production

1K+

5K+

500K+

Acrylic & MDF

Acetal, Acrylic, & PETG

Steel, Aluminium, Acrylic

Sweep ->

Linear ->

196mm x 180mm
(7.72in x 7.09in)

218mm x 447mm
(8.58in x 17.60in)

170mm x 145mm
(6.69in x 5.71in)

232mm x 151mm
(9.13in x 5.94in)

150mm x 240mm
(5.91in x 9.45in)

285mm x 240mm
(11.22in x 9.45in)

440mm x 310mm
(17.32in x 12.20in)

540mm x 310mm
(21.26in x 12.20in)

200

380

758

930

Some

Yes

Yes ->

Yes

1.4kg (3lbs)

2.8kg (6lbs)

2.0kg (4lbs)

2.27kg (5lbs)

7.7kg (17lbs)

10.4kg (23lbs)

16.0kg (35lbs)

20.0kg (43lbs)

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Estimated Starting Prices and Lead Times

Test Fixture Type

Starting Price (50 Test Points)

Starting Lead Time

Dev Fixtures

New Fixture: $999
Replica Fixture: $499
New Cartridge: NA

2 weeks

Dev Pro Fixtures

New Base + Cartridge: $1,799
Replica Base + Cartridge: $1,299
New Cartridge: $799

2 weeks

Production Fixtures

New Base + Cartridge: $7,399
Replica Base + Cartridge: $4,399
New Cartridge: $5,299

6 weeks

Estimated starting prices and lead times are for a test fixture with 50 single-sided test points and bare test probe receptacles.

Tester Archetypes

Our testers come in two categories: 'mechanical-only' fixtures provide just the bed of nails hardware, while integrated test systems include both hardware and instrumentation customized to your test requirements.

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Mechanical-only

All-in-one

Multi-cartridge

Things to Consider...

Unique DUTs?

Requires Blueprint?

Cost to Design?

Cost to Replicate?

Ease of Deployment?

Ease of Re-use?

Design Time?

Single

Multiple

Multi-cartridge topologies are efficient if product run-rates are medium to low, costly to duplicate when run-rates increase.

Yes

Complex designs integrating test instrumentation and software require a FixturFab Blueprint phase to define a Test System.

$$$

Mechanical-only fixtures require minimal design knowledge transfer to fixture design team, saving time & money.

$$$

Instrumentation costs in a multi-cartridge approach can make it expensive to replicate.

Easy

Medium

Hard

The multi-cartridge approach is difficult to bring up and qualify across the full scope of DUT variants.

Easy

Hard

Medium

All-in-one fixture customization makes the reuse of system components unlikely. Mechanical-only fixtures are easy to reuse.

Fast

Medium

Long

Explaining testing schemas is difficult, the more the design team owns the process the faster it happens.

Test FixtureTypes

Dev Fixtures

Most affordable fixture for basic testing.

Dev Pro Fixtures

Stepping stone toward manufacturing.

Production Fixtures

Reliable results for millions of tests.

Test Fixture Feature Comparisons

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