{"id":13185,"date":"2026-05-28T11:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/?p=13185"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:07:17","slug":"mpd-high-durability-contact-probes-over-1-million-cycles-to-optimize-pcb-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/en\/2026\/05\/28\/mpd-high-durability-contact-probes-over-1-million-cycles-to-optimize-pcb-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"MPD high-durability contact probes: over 1 million cycles to optimize PCB testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13185\" class=\"elementor elementor-13185 elementor-13184\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ee868 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ee868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Design and production engineers face premature wear of test components on a daily basis. As a result, unnecessary downtime on assembly lines, increased maintenance costs, and false negatives during diagnostics become common issues. In high-volume production environments, conventional mechanical connections often fail prematurely, affecting the performance of automated test equipment (ATE) and compromising signal integrity.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dd73e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8dd73e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fdede e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60fdede\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddccc66 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddccc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical specifications<br \/><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0239a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0239a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To address these challenges, Memory Protection Devices Inc. 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Specifically, this extreme durability is achieved through a structure based on three specific high-quality materials:      <\/p><ul><li><strong>Plunger: <\/strong>Hardened tool steel with gold plating, ensuring excellent corrosion resistance and optimal conductivity.<\/li><li><strong>Spring: <\/strong>Piano wire with gold plating, providing consistent mechanical performance and low signal resistance.<\/li><li><strong>Barrel:<\/strong> Phosphor bronze with gold plating, providing superior structural strength and protection against continuous wear.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5566749 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5566749\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaa863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6eaa863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MPD-products.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13193\" alt=\"Sondas de contacto doradas de MPD en fixture de testeo de PCB\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MPD-products.webp 800w, https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MPD-products-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MPD-products-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MPD-products-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MPD-products-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/rcmicro.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MPD-products-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c81fa5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c81fa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1356254 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1356254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applications and advantages<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191133d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"191133d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to their mechanical and electrical robustness, these probes minimize signal loss and ensure stable contact in high-precision environments. For this reason, they are ideally suited for integration into test fixtures used in high-volume production and in-circuit test (ICT) systems. Likewise, their stability under repeated use makes them suitable for functional testing of assembled PCBs, <em>burn-in<\/em> thermal stress testing, and critical semiconductor test applications. Ultimately, the adoption of these components provides a direct advantage: by increasing pin lifetime tenfold, machine downtime is significantly reduced. As a result, operational costs related to part replacement decrease, while overall factory efficiency is improved.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf7315 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdf7315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RC Microelectr\u00f3nica, distributor of MPD for Spain and Portugal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4058c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d4058c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Optimizing the accuracy and longevity of your automated test systems is now easier with MPD technology. 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