Visteon Selects New 'Test Partner'
25 May 1999
Visteon Electronic Systems Division Selects National Instruments Software as Standard Framework for Automated Production Test Systems
Production Test Software Helps Visteon Automotive Systems Increase Production,
Improve Time-to-Market, and Reduce Development and Maintenance Costs
AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- National Instruments
today announced a contract with Visteon to provide the automotive systems
supplier with test development and test management software for its
manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada, South America, and
Europe. Visteon, in seeking a standard software platform for the production
line test of automotive electronic components, selected National Instruments
TestStand(TM) and LabWindows(TM)/CVI for the benefits they bring to the
manufacturing floor, including increased production, improved time-to-market,
and reduced development and maintenance costs. The financial details of the
contract were not disclosed.
"With the demand today for flexible, cost-effective production test
solutions, manufacturers are choosing computer-based measurement and
automation as the platform for meeting their specific application needs," said
Dr. James Truchard, President and CEO of National Instruments. "National
Instruments has worked closely with Visteon to provide them with software that
meets their production demands and acts as the standard foundation for their
global automotive electronic component test systems."
About Visteon Automotive Systems
With a global system of nearly 100 technical, manufacturing, sales and
service facilities located in 20 countries, Visteon is leveraging the talents
of 74,000 employees to deliver innovative, consumer-driven automotive systems
solutions to its customers.
About National Instruments
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automation products, was founded in 1976. The company manufactures hundreds
of software and hardware products, which when combined with industry-standard
computers, are used to replace and/or communicate with traditional
instrumentation to acquire, analyze, and display data and to monitor and
control processes. These computer-based instrumentation systems are used for
test, measurement, and industrial automation applications.
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