Jaguar Selects Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions as Manufacturing Partner

    MANCHESTER, England--July 23, 2002--Jaguar Cars, Ltd. has chosen the new Vehicle Configuration and Test Solutions(VCATS) from Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions for its assembly line vehicle test and configuration requirements. Teradyne's VCATS system will be used for the new range of Jaguar S-Type vehicles manufactured at the Castle Bromwich assembly plant in Birmingham, England.
    The VCATS system comprises of a number of networked test stations running from a readily accessible clustered SQL database. The vehicle and user interfaces are all based on spread-spectrum RF technology and allow the system to be used anywhere within the plant. The test stations are configured to perform specialist test and vehicle configuration roles. These tests include confirming market and option configurations, as well as electrical tests using current-based techniques, wheel alignment and headlamp aim, rolling road testing and links to Jaguar's plant scheduling systems. Jaguar's assembly process presents a unique challenge due to the high level of technology and huge range of configurable markets and options available to a Jaguar customer. The VCATS system manages these problems in a user-friendly and flexible manner.
    Access to real-time vehicle test results is available throughout the entire Jaguar Intranet via Teradyne's QBay web browser. This allows Jaguar design and system engineers to closely monitor the performance of the vehicles before they leave the assembly line. Jaguar manufacturing engineers use Teradyne's VCATS Databay web interface to accurately modify the sequencing of the tests and the test parameters. This new level of flexibility allows Jaguar engineers unparalleled visibility and speed of response to assist them in their pursuit of quality and customer satisfaction.

    About Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions

    Based in Manchester, England, Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions provide diagnostic support to producers and users of complex electronically controlled vehicles throughout the complete product lifecycle, from Design through Manufacturing to Service. It current employs over 400 people with offices located worldwide. For more information visit www.teradyne-ds.com.

    About Teradyne

    Teradyne is the world's largest supplier of automatic test equipment and a leading supplier of high performance interconnection systems. Teradyne's test products are used by manufacturers of semiconductors, circuit assemblies, and voice and broadband telephone networks. Manufacturers of communications and computing systems central to building networking infrastructure use Teradyne's backplane assemblies and high-density connectors. The company had sales of $1.4 billion in 2001 and currently employs about 8000 people worldwide. For more information visit www.teradyne.com .