Capabilities | Advanced Manufacturing | Test & Inspection
Verify complex instrument performance, quality, and compliance
Complex instruments fail in the gaps between subsystems, across build steps, or when testing isn’t standardized and repeatable. Test & inspection at Ascential enables customers to confidently release complex life science instruments by verifying performance, quality, and compliance at every stage of the build.
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Services
Disciplined test & inspection
Ascential integrates test and inspection into the manufacturing workflow to catch issues early, verify performance against requirements, and generate the documentation rigor needed for audits, submissions, and controlled production.
Functional Testing
Ensures all instrument features and user-facing assets operate precisely as intended. This includes validating subsystem performance, verifying firmware and software interactions, and confirming seamless end-to-end operational workflows.
Environmental & Stress Testing
Evaluating instruments under duress, including stressors like temperature, humidity, and vibration, is crucial for assessing durability and reliability, helping teams understand performance margins and ultimately reducing risk.
Failure Analysis & Root Cause Investigation
Ascential goes beyond symptoms to investigate defects and performance deviations, identifying the true root causes by correlating test data, build history, and component behavior.
End-of-Line Testing
Comprehensive final inspection and verification ensures every instrument meets all quality, performance, and configuration release criteria. Ascential end-of-line testing is the final safeguard before shipment.
Capabilities
Strengthen reliability and compliance with test & inspection expertise
Ascential’s test and inspection capabilities help teams standardize verification, improve yield, and build confidence in performance and patient safety. Our engineers combine manufacturing discipline and data-driven testing to support scale-up without sacrificing compliance or speed.
- Custom Test Development
- Automated Testing Systems
- Data Acquisition and Analysis
- Environmental and Stress Simulation
- Calibration and Metrology Expertise
- Regulatory Compliance Support
- Failure Diagnostics and Root Cause Analysis
- End-of-Line Inspection and Certification
Why Choose Ascential?
Proven Expertise
A partner with 70+ years of experience in delivering mission-critical solutions, bridging engineering, automation, and manufacturing knowledge from 7 highly specialized firms.
Global Presence
Tap into a network of FDA/ISO-certified facilities for localized support and manufacturing capabilities.
Solution-Oriented Approach
Find flexible, scalable automation solutions for your unique application. Address process and product challenges at every juncture.
Commitment to Quality
Preserve production speed and meet the highest standards of performance and regulatory compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to common questions about our testing and inspection capabilities.
Engage Ascential as early as you can (during development, integration builds, or pilot production), so verification methods and acceptance criteria are defined before defects become costly escapes. Teams can also engage later to standardize testing, improve yield, or prepare end-of-line testing for commercial scale.
Customers often struggle with inconsistent verification, unclear pass/fail criteria, and incomplete documentation needed for audits and regulatory expectations. Late discovery of defects can drive rework, delay launches, and increase risk, especially when testing isn’t standardized across builds or sites.
The system spans the full lifecycle from engineering concept through final delivery, including supply chain integration and assembly/manufacturing excellence. It is an execution approach grounded in proven practices, tools, and expertise rather than a single discrete service.
Yes. Ascential builds standardized test protocols, fixtures, and data capture methods that make results repeatable across operators and shifts. When appropriate, we develop automated testing to increase throughput while improving consistency and traceability.
Ascential supports compliance by producing controlled test protocols, verification evidence, calibration records, and audit-ready documentation tied to each unit and build step. This rigor helps teams meet documentation expectations, reduce gaps during inspections, and move through submissions with fewer surprises.
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