Apr 07, 2011 
The Contact Products Group (CPG) of Everett Charles Technologies will showcase the Edge™ in Booth #721 at the upcoming Del Mar Electronics and Design Show, scheduled to take place May 4-5, 2011 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego, CA.
CPG President, Bud Fabian, said “We have been able to develop a low-cost, interchangeable alternative to the expensive round, steel-bladed plungers that are being increasingly requested by customers worldwide in test fixtures.”
The Edge™ provides an economical, sharp, aggressive and shallow angle blade tip for reliable via probing on PCBs by incorporating ECT’s patented ZIP® flat technology manufacturing cost advantages. It is fully replaceable in current fixtures with 100 mill receptacles installed.
In addition to the Edge™, CPG will exhibit its entire range of Contact Products, Ostby-Barton and Pylon Pogo® pins, addressing the in-circuit, functional, semiconductor, high frequency coaxial, high current and battery interconnect markets. Products to be highlighted at the show include the Edge™, an expanded range of LFRE™ tip styles, and the new long-travel Z3 addition to the ZIP® family of "flat" technology Pogo® pins.
Everett Charles Technologies (http://www.ectinfo.com) is a subsidiary of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) a leading manufacturer of electrical test products and services, including Pogo® test contacts, semiconductor test products, bare-board automatic test systems, and bare and loaded PCB test fixtures. ECT manufacturing, service, and support facilities are ISO registered with locations throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company has been awarded numerous patents and participates actively in developing industry standards. Corporate offices for Everett Charles Technologies are located at 700 E. Harrison Ave., Pomona, California, USA, 91767.
