Case Study: GN Audio reduces production test development from months to weeks with NI and CIM.AS

GN Audio Standardize Production Test to Ensure Quality

GN Audio, a leader in consumer electronics like Jabra headsets and earbuds, faced a significant challenge. Their in-house production test platform could not keep up with a 2.5X increase in test complexity, shorter development schedules, and company-wide demand for test data from increasingly sophisticated products. They needed a new, standardized solution to ensure quality and accelerate development across their global manufacturing sites.

The vendor, National Instruments (NI), provided a solution built on its TestStand software and measurement hardware, integrated with CIM.AS's CATS audio test software. This commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) platform reduced test development time from months to just two weeks, successfully met the higher test coverage requirements, and provided accessible data across the company. The solution was deployed to six global manufacturing sites, ensuring high measurement repeatability and supporting significantly increased production volumes.

GN Audio

Csaba Fodor

Senior Test Engineer & Platform Lead