Test and Measurement
In the world of Test & Measurement, precision, repeatability, and reliability are essential. Whether it’s validating a semiconductor, calibrating a sensor, or ensuring compliance with global safety standards, Standex Detect delivers the reed switches, sensors, and relays that enable accurate, high-performance testing.
Engineering Accuracy into Every Test Cycle: From Lab to Field—We Power the Technologies That Measure the World
Smart Components for Smarter Measurements
Test and measurement systems are essential for validating performance, ensuring compliance, and driving innovation across industries. Whether in laboratory instruments, diagnostic tools, or automated test platforms, these systems demand precision, repeatability, and robust electrical isolation.
Our high-performance components are engineered to meet these requirements, delivering accurate sensing, reliable switching, and signal integrity in both static and dynamic test environments.
The following are core technology applications that support safe and reliable operation in test and measurement systems:
Technology Portfolio for Test & Measurement:
- Reed Relays: Ultra-low leakage, high-isolation switching for signal integrity in ATE, DAQ, and compliance testing
- Reed Switches & Sensors: Hermetically sealed, contactless sensing for position, proximity, and safety interlocks
- Hall Effect Sensors: Solid-state sensing for motion, current, and position feedback in dynamic test environments
- Optocouplers: Galvanic isolation and EMI protection in high-speed, high-voltage test circuits
- Custom Assemblies: Modular, application-specific solutions for test benches, simulators, and validation rigs
Precision Sensing for Precision Testing
Standex Detect: Your Engineering Partner in Test & Measurement
At Standex Detect, we don’t just supply components, we become a trusted partner in your test system development journey. Through our Innovate | Consult | Engineer | Deliver approach, we collaborate with Test & Measurement OEMs to co-engineer scalable, high-performance solutions that meet the highest standards of accuracy, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
Our approach is built on four pillars that guide every engagement:
- Innovate: Generate new ideas and technologies that support miniaturization, high-isolation switching, and integration for next-generation test platforms.
- Consult: Understand client needs and test protocols through open dialogue and technical intimacy, becoming a trusted extension of your engineering and product development teams.
- Engineer: Create effective and tangible solutions through deep technical collaboration and application expertise in ATE, aerospace validation, and instrumentation.
- Deliver: Ensure customer satisfaction with solutions that meet performance, quality, and delivery expectations, supporting precision, repeatability, and uptime in demanding test environments.
Whether you’re designing for high-speed ATE, rugged aerospace validation, or precision instrumentation, we bring the agility, customization, and global support needed to help you succeed.
What Sets Us Apart
- Engineer-to-Engineer Collaboration: We work directly with your technical teams to co-develop solutions that meet your exact test requirements, no black boxes, just transparent, collaborative design.
- Vertically Integrated Manufacturing: From reed switch fabrication to final assembly, we control every step, ensuring quality, traceability, and speed.
- High-Isolation, Low-Leakage Switching: Our reed relays are trusted in the most sensitive signal paths, delivering unmatched performance in ATE and compliance testing.
- Miniaturization & Integration: We specialize in compact, high-density components that fit into space-constrained test systems without sacrificing performance.
- Global Support, Local Agility: With engineering and manufacturing across three continents, we offer fast response times, regional compliance expertise, and supply chain resilience.
- Custom + Standard Solutions: Whether you need off-the-shelf reliability or a fully customized assembly, we deliver both—with precision and speed.
Why Test & Measurement OEMs Choose Us
- Custom Engineering: From discrete relays and sensors to integrated switching assemblies, tailored for high-precision test platforms and instrumentation.
- Agility & Speed: Fast response to evolving test protocols, design iterations, and time-to-market demands in dynamic R&D and production environments.
- Reliability: Components tested for high-voltage isolation, low leakage, thermal stability, and long-term performance in high-cycle test systems.
- Scalability: From early-stage prototypes to high-volume production for global test equipment platforms.
- Innovation: Smart sensing, miniaturization, and high-density integration for next-generation ATE, DAQ, and compliance testing systems.
Certified, Customizable, and Built for High-Accuracy, High-Reliability Environments
Certifications & Compliance:
We meet or exceed globally recognized standards to ensure the safety, precision, and reliability of our reed switches, sensors, and relays in high-performance test and measurement environments:
General Test & Measurement:
ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System
ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management System
REACH & RoHS – Compliance with hazardous substance and environmental regulations
CE Marking – Conformity with EU safety, health, and environmental protection standards
UL Recognized Components – For use in high-voltage and high-frequency test systems
IP67/IP68 Ratings – Environmental protection for components used in rugged or sealed test environments
Automatic Test Equipment (ATE):
High-Voltage Isolation & Dielectric Strength – Reed relays rated for up to 3000 V isolation and 1000 V switching
RF Performance – Certified RF reed relays with coaxial shielding for 50 Ohm impedance and flat insertion loss up to 13 GHz
Instrumentation:
Low Thermal Offset & Signal Integrity – Reed relays engineered for minimal thermal voltage and high signal fidelity in precision measurement setups
Electrical Safety & Compliance Testing:
UL & CE Components – Used in systems requiring high-voltage hold-off, fast switching, and long operational life
Case Study
High-Voltage Reed Relay for Insulation Testing in Compact ATE Systems
A leading manufacturer of electrical test equipment needed a compact relay capable of withstanding extremely high voltages to test the insulation characteristics of electrical components. The challenge? Fit a relay with 5 kV AC (7 kV peak) one-minute withstand voltage into a 30 mm-long package, without compromising performance or usability.
Challenge:
- Design a relay that exceeds the electrical specifications of the components being tested.
- Maintain compact size for integration into space-constrained automated test equipment (ATE).
- Ensure no partial discharge during operation, which could compromise test accuracy.
Solution:
Standex Detect engineered a custom reed relay with two reed switches internally connected in series—a configuration not offered by any other supplier.
Outcome:
- Delivered a one-of-a-kind solution that met all performance and size requirements.
- Enabled accurate partial discharge testing in high-voltage environments.
- Simplified integration for the OEM by embedding the series connection inside the relay, avoiding PCB-level creepage issues.
- Reinforced Standex’s reputation for solving unique engineering challenges through close collaboration and technical agility.
