| 1984 |
- Introduction
of the industry’s
first Computer Controlled
Life Cycle Tester
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| 1985 |
- Introduction
of the .050 inch centers,
.160 inch stroke (050-16
series) test probes, sockets
and wire plugs
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| 1986 |
- Open
House at our new manufacturing
facility at 4 Merrill Industrial
Drive in Hampton, New Hampshire
- U.S.
patent #4,597,622 is granted
for WP30 and WP28 wire plug
and plug housing
- Probe
marking system is introduced
for visual designation
of spring force and tube materials/finishes
|
| 1987 |
- U.S.
Patent #4,659,987 is granted
for 050-16 Series test probes
and connectors
|
| 1988 |
- Introduction
of the more accurate double
press ring socket design
for the 050-16 Series
|
| 1989 |
- The
rolled tube design 100-25,
100-40 and 075-25 Series
test probes are introduced
- U.S.
Patent #4,885,533 is granted
for the rolled tube designs
|
| 1993 |
- Building
expanded an additional 20,000
square feet, bringing QA’s
headquarters to a total of
35,000 square feet
- Introduction
of the industry’s
first triple press ring socket
for the 050-25 Series.
- Introduction
of an automatic socket assembly
machine creating leaktight
receptacles, hermetically
soldering the wire wrap pin
into the socket
|
| 1996 |
- U.S.
Patent #5,524,466 is granted
for the triple press ring
socket
|
| 1998 |
- Awarded
ISO9001 Certification
- Introduction
of the .039 inch centers,
.160 inch stroke (039-16
Series) test probes, sockets
and wire jacks
|
| 1999 |
- Broke
ground on new 70,000 square
foot headquarters
|
| 2000 |
- Introduction
of the .125 inch centers,
.250 inch stroke (125-25
Series) test probes and sockets
|
| 2001 |
- Introduction
of our X75 and X50, X Probe
Socketless Series
- Move
into new facility located
at 110 Towle Farm Road, Hampton,
New Hampshire
|
| 2002 |
- Introduction
of our X39-25 X Socketless
Series probes and termination
pins
|
| 2003 |
- Introduction
of our Micro IC Probe Series
for BGA and integrated circuit
testing
- U.S.
Patent #6,570,399 is granted
for X Probe Socketless Technology
|
| 2004 |
- Introduction
of lead-free (Pb-free) sockets
- U.S.
Patent #6,767,260 is granted
for integraMate hyperboloid
contact technology
|
| 2005 |
- U.S.
Patent #6,876,530 is granted
for X Probe Socketless Technology
jack termination
|
| 2006 |
- Introduction
of High Preload “E” Spring
in our .100",
.075" and.050" probes
|
| 2007 |
- Introduction
of integraMate .6mm hyperboloid
contacts (ICO6 Series) and
circular connectors (DO2
Series)
|
| 2008 |
- Introduction
of integraMate 1.5mm hyperboloid
contacts (ICOA5
Series)
- Introduction of integraMate .45mm, .5mm and .6mm hyperboloid contacts (ICS Series)
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