Full details of Peak Production Equipment and Peak Test Services product range can be obtained from this web site. In addition to their UK customer base both Peak Production and Peak Test have established agents in most EU countries, India, Singapore, Brazil and South Africa. This network is of particular importance to our multi-national clients, who can obtain support for Peak Group products in the countries in which they too operate.

Preset torque tools for threaded probe insertion

04 May 2005 - Peak Group A new range of preset torque tools for the correct and consistent insertion of threaded probes into their receptacles has been introduced by Peak Test Services. The new tools guarantee to the user that the probes are correctly installed, ensuring that they are not damaged by over-tightening while at the same time they are tight enough to prevent them from becoming loose.

New receptacle design allows rapid probe replacement

13 April 2005 - Peak Group A new type of receptacle known as the Combi has been introduced by Peak Test Services for use with its P201/G and P202/G ranges of switch probes. The new receptacle features an insulated dual-contact arrangement that allows a probe to be fitted and replaced in the receptacle without any wiring or de-soldering, minimising downtime in the replacement process.

Reliable high-density interconnection solution offers simultaneous connection of up to 480 contacts

27 January 2004 - Peak Group The new G2 mass interconnection system from Virginia Panel Corporation, available exclusively in the UK from The Peak Group, is a compact, high-density unit that can simultaneously engage up to 480 signal contacts in seconds. Designed to speed the interfacing of UUTs (units under test) in ATE applications, the G2 provides a rapid alternative to the repeated connection and disconnection of individual leads and contacts in a rugged, reliable system.

New mass interconnect modules for test applications

14 January 2004 - Peak Group Virginia Panel Corporation's new Gemini 2100 Series 6-module and 10-module mass interconnect systems, now available exclusively in the UK from The Peak Group, offer speed, versatility, and a modular approach to rapid UUT (unit under test) changeover in a rugged package.

Mass interconnect products expand PXI versatility

12 December 2003 - Peak Group The Gemini family of mass interconnect products from Virginia Panel Corporation (VPC), now available exclusively in the UK from the Peak Group, allows rapid connectivity of PXI test instrumentation to Devices Under Test (DUTs). These adaptable, modular systems integrate signal, coaxial, power, fibre-optic, pneumatic/vacuum, and thermocouple contacts in unlimited configurations.

New Control Techniques drives benefit from Peak functional test system

10 December 2003 - Peak Group The latest generation of motor drive systems from Control Techniques are benefiting from sophisticated functional and flash test systems developed by the Peak Group. The systems, which use Peak hardware in conjunction with customised test programs based on National Instruments TestStand software, are being used at the Control Techniques plant at Newtown, Powys, on the production line for the company's recently launched UniDrive SP product.

Threaded probe for cable-harness and automotive testing

14 November 2003 - Peak Group The new P14/G from Peak Test Services is a threaded probe designed for use in testing cable harnesses and automotive electrical systems. Its exceptionally small mounting diameter allows it to be used in applications where probes needed to be spaced at 2.2 mm centres.

Full range of fine-pitch test probes

14 October 2003 - Peak Group A number of new devices have been added to the range of fine-pitch test probes available from Peak Test Services, making it probably the most comprehensive range available in the UK. The range includes both single- and double-ended versions, and is ideally suited to test applications involving BGA (ball grid array), MCM (multi-chip module) and other fine-pitch electronic component packages.

High-accuracy 0.1-inch spring probes for ATE fixtures

09 October 2003 - Peak Group The new P25/Z Series of spring-contact test probes has been introduced by Peak Test Services to meet the demands of greater accuracy in ATE systems for printed-circuit board testing. The new probes are designed for testing at 0.1-inch centres, and achieve their accuracy through the use of an additional crimp at the top of the barrel, which optimises the point positioning.

Ultra-fine pitch test probe for 0.5 mm centres

16 September 2003 - Peak Group The new P706 from Peak Test Services is an ultra-fine pitch test probe for testing components at centres down to 0.5 mm (0.02 inch). The new probe is specifically designed for testing boards using BGA (ball grid array), MCM (multi-chip module) and other fine-pitch packages.

Peak appointed as UK representative for VPC

05 August 2003 - Peak Group Peak Test Services has signed an agreement with Virginia Panel Corporation (VPC) to become their exclusive UK sales and marketing representative. VPC is a leading supplier of mass interconnection interfaces, which are typically used in functional test systems to provide rapid, cost-effective and efficient connection of test fixtures to automatic test systems.

Micro-contact probes for testing fine-pitch components

23 July 2003 - Peak Group Peak Test Services has expanded its range of double-ended spring test probes with two new series designed for probing at 0.75 mm (0.03 inch) centres. The new P700 and P705 Series are ideally suited to use in test heads and test sockets for use with fine-pitch components including BGA (ball grid array) and MCM (multi-chip module) packages.

Fine-pitch test probes are smallest yet

07 February 2003 - Peak Group The new P10/G Series from Peak Test Services is a range of fine-pitch threaded test probes and receptacles which offer a spacing between centres of only 0.05 inch (1.27 mm): the smallest yet available.

Double-ended spring probes for fine-pitch testing

04 December 2002 - Peak Group A new range of double-ended spring probes designed for fine-pitch test applications has been introduced by Peak Test Services. The P708, P704 and P238 probes are equally suited to testing bare and loaded printed-circuit boards, surface-mount boards or individual components.

Ball-contact test probes to withstand lateral stresses

07 November 2002 - Peak Group Peak Test Services has introduced a new type of spring-contact test probe - the P945-D - which replaces the conventional contact surface based on a moving head and plunger construction with a spring-loaded ball. The new design gives a very low spring travel of only 0.4 mm, and results in a very compact assembly for ease of installation.

Peak provides test flexibility to IMI Norgren

17 October 2002 - Peak Group A functional test system supplied by the Peak Group is being used by controls manufacturer IMI Norgren to boost productivity and flexibility at its manufacturing plant in Lichfield, Staffs. The system is being used to test intelligent pneumatic valve controllers, which are produced by IMI Norgren in a variety of configurations to link with different industrial bus interfaces.

Fine-pitch spring test probes

09 October 2002 - Peak Group Peak Test Services has introduced a new range of fine-pitch spring test probes designed for general-purpose test use on bare and loaded printed-circuit boards, surface-mount assemblies or individual components.

Miniature probes for electrical contacts

11 September 2002 - Peak Group Two new miniature probes for battery and other electrical contacts have been added to the P900 Series from Peak Test Services. The P975-D1 is an ultra-short probe for 1.9 mm (0.075 inch) minimum centres, with an overall length of only 5.3 mm, a barrel diameter of only 1.4 mm and full travel distance of 1.2 mm. It is ideally suited to battery contact applications or for other electrical contacts in a confined space.

Peak booklet spells out common test mistakes

10 September 2002 - Peak Group The Peak Group, the UK's leading supplier of access solutions for electronics test systems, has produced a booklet explaining how to avoid the industry's most common test pitfalls.

Functional test hardware with new software and hardware developments

05 September 2002 - Peak Group Peak has introduced a new generation of functional test systems which use the company's proprietary test software, TestMaster, to interface a wide variety of hardware modules to the unit under test. The systems are equally suited to board-level and final equipment testing in the manufacturing environment.

Pneumatically operated switch probe

14 August 2002 - Peak Group Peak Test Services have added to their wide range of switch probes by offering a pneumatically operated version, Series P401/SW. This is believed to be the first ever pneumatic switch probe on the market, and is ideally suited to any application requiring sequential testing or switching operations.

Switch probes with non-rotating blade head

10 July 2002 - Peak Group The new P201-Y Series of switch probes from Peak Test Services are the first European manufactured probes to feature a non-rotating blade shaped head for connector testing applications.

Threaded probes suitable for 1.9 mm centres

12 June 2002 - Peak Group The new P740/G range of test probes from Peak Test Services are the smallest-diameter threaded probes available. The new devices can test down to 1.9 mm minimum centers, compared to the previous minimum of 2.5 mm.

Screw-fit pneumatic test probe

08 May 2002 - Peak Group The new P404/G Series of pneumatic test probes from Peak Test Services features a completely new threaded (screw-fit) construction with the probe screwed into the receptacle which contains the pneumatic and electrical connections.

Threaded probe for connector testing

14 March 2002 - Peak Group A new threaded probe and receptacle from Peak Test Services are designed for use in tests on connectors such as the SCART sockets used in modern televisions and VCRs. The new P28/G-YL threaded probe offers a number of benefits over the standard push-fit P307-YL probe. The screwed construction eliminates the 'walk-out' effects that can occur with standard probes when subjected to heavy axial loads, leading to improved reliability.