Technical Program of Test Forum 2018

 

Download the Technical Program as a PDF here! Updated 2018.11.12.

 

 

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018
Time
Titles
Speakers or additional info
08:30-08:50
Registration
 
08:50-09:00
Welcome / Introduction
Knut Båtstoløkken
09:00-10:00
Key Note Session
Chairman: Knut Båtstoløkken
09:00-10:00
Trends in the use of robotics in the electronic production and test of devices
Søren Peter Johansen, Danish Technological Institute, Denmark
10:00-10:30
Exhibitor Forum: short presentations
Chairman: Mick Austin
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break / Exhibition
 
11:00-12:30
Session 1: Test Strategies 1
Chairman: Stig-Gunnar Jensen
11:00-11:30
In-line PCBA testing
Henrik Frost, Danfoss
Peder D. Lomborg, DSE
11:30-12:00
PCB Design for Test and Implementation of Test Strategies
Mark Laing, Mentor, A Siemens Business
12:00-12:30
Defect free-products: what is the best DfT flow in order to deliver defect-free PCBA
Christophe Lotz, Aster
12:30-13:30
Lunch
 
13:30-15:00
Session 2: Structural Test
Chairman: Mattias Ericsson
13:30-14:00
How to test Power Electronics?
Lothar Diez, Spea
14:00-14:30
Increasing ICT coverage with Powered Frame-scan and protect your devices with Safe Test
Peter Kuhlemann, Teradyne
14:30-15:00
The Next Generation of Manufacturing Board Test: Testing the technologies of the future
Jun Balangue, Keysight Technologies
15:00-15:30
Coffee Break / Exhibition
 
15:30-16:30
Session 3: Cobots in Test Automation
Chairman: Magnus Rönqvist
15:30-16:00
The Automation challenge - The Usage of Collaborative Robots in Testing and In-Circuit Tests
Thomas Goetz, Keysight Technologies
16:00-16:30
Flexible automation supported using Cobots (Collaborative robots)
Per Kloster Poulsen, Universal Robots
16:30-17:00
News from conferences
Chairman: Artur Jutman
17:00-17:30
Fruit & Refreshments / Exhibition
 
17:30-19:00
Panel debate:
Robotics in testing vs traditional automation?
Panel moderator: Birger Schneider
19:30
Dinner
 
Wednesday, November 28th, 2018
Time
Titles
Speakers or additional info
09:00-10:30
Session 4: Test Strategies 2
Chairman: Paulius Musteikis
09:00-09:30
To Software Platform or Not to Software Platform
Mattias Ericsson, AddQ
09:30-10:00
Embedded Functional Test and Measurement
Artur Jutman, Testonica Lab
10:00-10:30
A Soft Approach to Manufacturing Execution Systems
Vidar Grønås, Virinco
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break / Exhibition
 
11:00-12:30
Session 5: Reliability, RF & Other Challenges
Chairman: Mikko Karjalainen
11:00-11:30
Reliable product development based on physics of failure
Suzanne Otto, FORCE Technology
11:30-12:00
Reliable Electronics? Precise Current Measurements May Tell You Otherwise…
Hans Manhave, Ridgetop
12:00-12:30
Production PCBa RF testing @ Cobham Satcom
Torben Krogsgaard, Cobham Satcom
12:30-13:30
Lunch
 
13:30-15:00
Session 6: JTAG Based Test & Interconnects
Chairman: Lars Kongsted-Jensen
13:30-14:00
Synthetic Instruments for design validation and production test
Heiko Ehrenberg/Jan Heiber, GÖPEL Electronics
14:00-14:30
Concurrent IJTAG a next Step in IJTAG-based Test
Rene Krenz-Baath, Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt
14:30-15:00
New Innovative and Modular Mass Interconnect Solution with Electromechanical Locking ODU-MAC® Black-Line
Markus Rochau, ODU
15:00-15:10
Closing Session: TestForum concluding remarks
Knut Båtstoløkken Kitron
15:10-15:20
Break
 
15:20-18:25
Workshop on HI2OT: “Nordic University Hub on Industrial Internet of Things”
Program details to follow
Chairman: Erik Larsson
 
Wine & cheese served at a convenient time during the IoT workshop
 

 

Exhibition

As usually, a mini exhibition will take place in frames of TestForum event where vendors are welcome to present their tools and methodologies related to production test. Exhibitors can make arrangements with NTF about exhibition space. If nothing special has been agreed, a table of about 60x120 cm2, as well as space for posters or similar material will be provided. Every exhibitor will be given 7-8-minute slot in the program for a brief introduction.

Dinner

The conference dinner on November 27th will be held at the conference hotel. After the dinner, all participants are invited back to the bar.

Nordic Test Forum (NTF) Annual Assembly, November 26th 2018

The NTF organization was established in 2001. Since then, it holds an annual general assembly a day before the Test Forum conference. This year it will be held on November 26th at 20:00. The agenda and motions has been dispatched to the members in a separate mailing.

If you do not intend to participate in the Annual Assembly, the Test Forum 2018 starts with registration on November 27th from 8:30 to 8:50.