EasyDock Articulated Lines

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Introduction
The document discusses the automation of radio frequency (RF) tests using SPINNER's EasyDock and Articulated Lines, highlighting the benefits of automated testing in terms of time and cost savings, as well as improved reliability and precision.

Specifications
The SPINNER EasyDock is a spring-mounted measurement adapter designed to tolerate misalignment and offset in all directions, ensuring reliable connections even if not perfectly aligned. It supports automated quality tests and measurements without sacrificing precision. The adapter is available with various connectors, including N, 4.1-9.5, 4.3-10, and 7-16.

Procedures
Automated testing requires precise positioning of test and measurement devices. The EasyDock facilitates this by compensating for mechanical tolerances, allowing for faster and more cost-effective testing processes.

Norms and Standards
The document mentions that SPINNER GmbH is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 / 14001, ensuring compliance with quality and environmental management standards.

Recommendations
Combining SPINNER's EasyDock with Articulated Lines enhances the test environment by reducing manual effort and increasing cost savings. Articulated Lines replace traditional measurement cables, offering excellent phase and amplitude stability, resistance to temperature drift, and suitability for high-frequency signals.

Key Features of Articulated Lines
Articulated Lines consist of several joints between rigid line sections, allowing easy movement within a sphere of approximately 0.5 m radius. They provide high reliability and a long lifespan, unaffected by torsion or limited bending radius.

Conclusion
The integration of SPINNER EasyDock and Articulated Lines supports automated testing environments, offering significant advantages in terms of efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

Catalog excerpts

SPINNER || EasyDock & Articulated Lines Savings through automated testing High Frequency Performance Worldwide www.spinner-group.com

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SPINNER EasyDock… …saving money by automating tests The automation of radio frequency (RF) tests is a requirement that is almost as old as testing itself. Automation saves time and money while making the measurement process more reliable through an automated movement process. Thanks to the SPINNER EasyDock this wish can now become true. Automated testing requires a precise positioning of test and measurement devices. Up to now, conventional push-pull mechanisms were designed for the measurement adapter to be manually fed into the test device, which means that they are not suitable for automated...

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SPINNER Articulated Lines… …simply better measurement cables In test environments with moving settings, measurement cables are quite often a weak point and quite quickly suer from abrasion. This leads to maintenance breaks and recurring investment costs for new measurement cables. That is why SPINNER has developed its Articulated Lines to replace traditional measurement cables between a vector network analyzer and the test device. In contrast to conventional cables they have an excellent phase and amplitude stability, even in motion. Furthermore, they are not aected by temperature drift and also...

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The SPINNER EasyDock adapter is available with a N, 4.1-9.5, 4.3-10 or 7-16 connector as test interface for ange mounting and bulk head installation, and is equipped with a N or 3.5 mm connector on the rear. Data subject to change without notice SPINNER GmbH | Headquarters | Erzgiessereistr. 33 | 80335 München | Germany Tel.: +49 89 12601-0 | Fax: +49 89 12601-1292 | [email protected] | www.spinner-group.com Certied according to DIN EN ISO 9001 / 14001 The SPINNER Articulated Lines are available in the connector types 3.5 mm and N.

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EasyDock Articulated Lines

EasyDock Articulated Lines

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