UK manufacturer of shower and domestic water pumps, Salamander Pumps has introduced bespoke end-of-line testing facilities to ensure compliance with international product standards as part of enhanced quality assurance controls for its products.
The Salamander range incorporates intelligent electronics and as part of the re-shaping of the company’s manufacturing operations, new post-assembly testing was required to meet the needs of different types of pumps.
The new automated test solution developed by Salamander incorporates a HAL 104 programmable test unit from Seaward, designed to provide the full suite of electrical safety tests and data traceability.
In the end-of-line testing application, the HAL 104 is integrated with a customised test jig that incorporates automated test connections, so that when a pump assembly is located into the jig, the use of pre-configured product codes enables earth continuity and insulation tests to be automatically activated, followed by a hipot (flash) test.
The automatic electrical testing of all the Salamander product ranges is followed by pneumatic testing of the pumps to verify the integrity of the seals, before a final stage of full functional and performance testing.
