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20-10-2025

How to turn testing into a growth accelerator in production

With SCHLEICH Automation you build from a single test station up to fully automated lines with transfer systems and EOL test stations, tailored to your products, standards and data landscape. This results in shorter lead times, a higher first-pass yield and 100% traceability.

SCHLEICH automation: from individual test setups to smart, scalable production lines

With SCHLEICH Automation you build from a single test station up to automated lines with transfer systems and EOL test stations, tailored to your product, standards and data landscape. This results in shorter lead times, a higher first-pass yield and 100% traceability.

What can you automate?

  • Complete test workstations (manual or semi-automatic)
  • Automated production lines with transfer systems
  • EOL test stations integrated into your line
  • Turnkey projects including mechatronics, software and product-specific fixtures

Everything is built around the right tester(s) and test methods for your application.

Core of the system: automation-ready testers

  • GLP2-BASIC & GLP2-MODULAR for electrical safety and functional tests (e.g. PE/GB, IR, AC/DC HV, leakage current, functional tests).
  • MTC3 for motors and coils (surge/PD, winding resistance, inductance) with industrial interfaces.

These platforms combine short test times, high accuracy and extensive interfacing.

Data & IT integration

  • Industrial buses such as PROFINET and EtherCAT, plus TCP/IP.
  • Integration with ERP/MES/CAQ for order data, recipe selection, SPC and eDHR.
  • Traceability by design: logging of test steps, measurement results and serial numbers.

Mechanics, safety and fixtures

Automating is more than connecting a tester to a conveyor belt. SCHLEICH Automation supplies the mechatronics, enclosures and safety concepts (test cages, interlocks, light curtains, two-hand control) and product-specific fixtures for fast, error-free positioning. This helps you test in line with the applicable standards.

Typical applications

  1. EOL safety test for appliances: PE/GB, IR and AC/DC HV in one pass; recipe selection via order or barcode.
  2. Motors and coils: automated surge/PD, winding resistance and inductance with OK/NOK routing.
  3. Modular line: start with one semi-automatic cell and scale up without rewriting your test strategy.

What this approach delivers

  • Higher throughput through short cycle times and parallel measurements.
  • Lower failure costs through early fault detection and full traceability.
  • Fast changeovers between variants through modular hardware and recipe-driven test plans.
  • Compliance with reproducible measurements and audit-ready reporting.

Roadmap: how a project runs

  1. Analysis & concept – product, standards, test methods, IT, logistics.
  2. Proof of concept – validation of test steps and cycle times.
  3. Engineering & build – mechanics, electrics, software and fixtures.
  4. FAT/SAT & training – handover, documentation and training.
  5. Scale-up – extra stations, vision checks, recipe and test plan updates.

Why IONIO

Frequently asked questions

Can we start small and expand later?

Does this work with our ERP/MES?

How do we ensure compliance and safety?

Is there Benelux support and training?

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