2. Test fixture Manufacturing 1. Test fixture Engineering 3. Services 4. Research and Development 5. Quality commitment 6. Facility 2. Test Fixture Manufacturing. "You need the right tool for the right job". This is why ReMaTek is constantly looking and evaluating new processes and new equipment. In 2000, ReMaTek bought a 4 axes milling machine from HAAS. This machine allows us to make better parts faster and cheaper. In 1998, ReMaTek bought 2 Drill/Router Unimod from Advanced Controls. These are known in the industry to be one of the best on the market. Their magnetic moving table is virtually free of wear therefore assuring the highest precision and virtually no down time. In order to increase the efficiency of it's assembly department, ReMaTek bought 4 OK brand semi-automatic wiring machine. Two of them are hooked to a stripping & cutting from Schleuniger and are controlled by a custom made software. This manufacturing step is where most of the problems and mistake append. This is why ReMaTek did not hesitate to make substantial investment in both the equipment and the software. Finally, testing of the fixture for shorts and open is the last step. It is essential to make sure that all the wire are connected to the right place and that no shorts exist between adjacent pins. Again ReMaTek has develop it's own tester inspired from Agilent 3070 double density test system. Everything has been build internally; the software, the hardware and the electronic. Recently, ReMaTek has develop a fully automatic 3 axis robotic tester that should be operational by the first quarter of 2002. When the system is operational, the capacity will be more then doubled.