· Special Purpose Machines

Chess Systems designs and develops automated systems to meet the needs of a variety of industries. These include the Automotive, Aerospace, Electronic, Medical, Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical and High-Tech industries. Contact us for more information.

View our Machine video and read the Surface Mount Test Handlers case study below.
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Automotive Sensor manufacture on
a multi-station rotary table
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- Proven Ability
Chess has proven ability to provide customers such as Ericsson, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Motorola, Philips, Psion, TRW and Xilinx with the reassurance they need when developing their production solutions.

- Effective Teamwork
The unique flexibility of Chess Systems enables our engineers to work in teams, enabling ideas to evolve rapidly from concepts to design proposals, and thoroughly developed into working designs. Our on-site Assembly, Electronics and Test units continue the close working relationships within the company and with our suppliers.

- Cost Effective Solutions-
We believe in getting involved with our customers, understanding their requirements, sharing our knowledge and experience and offering robust and reliable cost-effective solutions.For each project, Chess Systems appoints a team of engineers led by a project manager. The project starts with an on-site kick-off meeting followed by an agreed number of design review meetings.

The majority of design work is implemented using 3D CAD modelling. Following design approval, Chess will begin build and test culminating with FAT and SAT. All procedures are inline with our quality system and GMP is implemented if appropriate.

Left: 3D CAD Model Design and Development
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Case Study 1 - Fast Potentiometer Rotary Assembly Machine

Potentiometer Rotary
Assembly Machine
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The system automatically assembles and tests Linear Potentiometers for the Automotive Industry, producing over 10000 per day....... faster than other associated equipment in the plant.

The technical challenge for this project was to design a machine that could automatically assemble six parts and incorporate a number of diverse processes. These included ultra sonic welding, hot staking, resistance welding, spring detangling and feeding, seal forming and load cell testing. Added to this complexity was the need to have the machine on as small a foot print as possible.

The resultant machine was based upon a 16-station rotary table. The above 3D CAD model shows the machine at concept stage.

Case Study 2 - Surface Mount IC Test Handlers | Machine video

Chess Systems has recently populated an entire floor in Singapore with nine Surface Mount IC Test Handlers.

The solution is a dedicated tray-to-tray handler specifically designed to meet the needs of high volume electrical and optical component testing. The devices are either CMOS or CCD image sensors. The test site accommodates the necessary optical components such as the light source and diffuser to enable precise and controlled optical test conditions to be maintained.

Surface Mount Test Handlers installed in Singapore
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