Production Test Systems
Production Test Systems Limited is a UK-based industrial distributor (founded 1989, Reading) serving UK, Ireland and Scandinavia with environmental test equipment and semiconductor manufacturing tools and consumables from a portfolio of 13+ international brands. It serves semiconductor, aerospace, automotive and medical device manufacturers through direct sales and a small e-commerce consumables storefront.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1989
- HeadquartersReading, United Kingdom
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Production Test Systems does
Production Test Systems Limited (PTS) is a private UK-based distributor of environmental test equipment and semiconductor manufacturing tools and consumables, founded on 1 July 1989 and headquartered in Reading, Berkshire. The company operates as the exclusive UK, Ireland and Scandinavia channel for a portfolio of more than a dozen international equipment manufacturers, including Thermal Product Solutions (Blue M, Gruenberg, Lindberg/MPH, Tenney, Wisconsin Oven, Baker), MPI Thermal, Ironwood Electronics, Loranger International, HIRAYAMA, B&W Engineering, Web Technology, Semiconductor Equipment Corp, Perfection Products, EHWA Diamond, NDS Dicing, SIPEL Electronic, and Solvay Solexis. Its offering spans environmental test chambers and ovens, thermal airstream systems, RF and burn-in test sockets, reliability test systems (PIND, shock, vibration, leak detection), semiconductor assembly tools (dicing, flip chip bonding, pick-and-place, hot gas rework, die ejection), consumables (dicing blades, tapes, carriers, hand tools), and high-performance PFPE heat transfer fluids.
PTS does not manufacture products but rather distributes and integrates the equipment of its principals, with a service layer encompassing installation, operator training, warranty support, breakdown assistance and ongoing maintenance. Revenue is generated through three streams: one-time equipment sales (typically quote-based, with staged milestone payments on custom units and Net 30 for standard units), service and maintenance contracts, and consumables (some sold through an e-commerce storefront with publicly listed prices ranging from approximately £13.90 to £485 per item). The go-to-market is multi-channel: an experienced direct sales team handles enterprise equipment sales in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, while transactionally-priced SIPEL hand tools and vacuum systems are sold directly through an online shop. The company employs a vertical-segmentation approach serving semiconductor and microelectronics, automotive electronics, aerospace (including MIL-STD compliant testing), and medical devices and pharmaceutical manufacturers; no public revenue, headcount or ownership data is disclosed, and no external funding or M&A activity is recorded.
Production Test Systems firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Production Test Systems
- Legal name
- Production Test Systems Limited
- Website
- https://p-t-s.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1989
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Production Test Systems Limited is a UK-based industrial distributor (founded 1989, Reading) serving UK, Ireland and Scandinavia with environmental test equipment and semiconductor manufacturing tools and consumables from a portfolio of 13+ international brands. It serves semiconductor, aerospace, automotive and medical device manufacturers through direct sales and a small e-commerce consumables storefront.
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Production Test Systems industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Environmental Test Equipment Distribution
- NAICS
- Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)
- SIC
- Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Military Aerospace Ground Support Equipment (GSE) & Test Systems (IMABAMAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Avionics Test, Simulation & Calibration Equipment (IMABAFAN), Leak Detection, Emissions & LDAR Testing (OGI, methane, fugitive emissions) (EUAEAHAL), Test, Measurement & Lab Equipment Retail (CRACAKAH)
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Where Production Test Systems is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Reading
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Production Test Systems business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Equipment Sales: Sale of environmental test chambers, thermal airstream systems, RF test sockets, burn-in and test sockets, shock and vibration equipment, environmental chambers, reliability test equipment, semiconductor assembly tools, dicing blades, precision hand tools, and high-performance test fluids to industrial customers.
- Service and Maintenance: Wrap-around service cover including equipment installation, operator training, warranty support, breakdown assistance and ongoing maintenance to guarantee highest equipment uptime.
- Consumables: Sale of consumable products including dicing blades, precision hand tools, cleanroom consumables, test fluids, and process carriers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Replaceable Tip Tweezers - starting from £16.40 |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Stainless Steel Tweezers - starting from £13.90 |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Continuous Vacuum Tools - £452 to £485 |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom Equipment - Quote-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels3 records
Production Test Systems product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Production Test Systems is a UK-based distributor and systems integrator of environmental test equipment and semiconductor manufacturing tools and consumables, serving UK, Ireland, and Scandinavian markets. The company distributes thermal chambers, ovens, thermal airstream systems, RF test sockets, burn-in sockets, shock and vibration test systems, HAST/PCT chambers, gross leak detection equipment, dicing blades, precision hand tools, and high-performance test fluids from multiple international manufacturers. They also provide installation, operator training, warranty support, breakdown assistance, and ongoing maintenance services.
Product overview
Production Test Systems is a UK-based distributor (established 1989) of environmental test equipment and semiconductor manufacturing tools and consumables. The company operates as a multi-brand portfolio distributor rather than a single unified platform. Their product offering is organized into three main categories: Environmental Test Equipment (thermal chambers, ovens, temperature test systems from brands like Blue M, Tenney, MPI Thermal, Hirayama, and B&W Engineering), RF and Burn-in Test Sockets (Ironwood Electronics elastomer/spring pin sockets and Loranger International burn-in solutions), and Semiconductor Assembly Tools & Consumables (dicing blades from EHWA and NDS, tape systems from Semiconductor Equipment Corp, in-process carriers from Perfection Products, precision hand tools from SIPEL, and Galden test fluids from Solvay). The portfolio serves semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and medical/pharmaceutical industries across the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia.
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Products and services
- Thermal Product Solutions Environmental Test Equipment Industrial ovens, laboratory ovens, clean room ovens, batch ovens, inert gas ovens, ASTM test ovens, heat treat furnaces, sterilizers, conveyor ovens, pharmaceutical dryers, explosion-proof dryers, composite curing ovens, temperature/humidity chambers, shock chambers, altitude test chambers, vacuum space chambers, and walk-in stability rooms for thermal processing applications across semiconductor, aerospace, automotive, and medical device industries.
- MPI Thermal Thermal AirStream Systems Temperature test systems (TA-5000, TA-3000A, TA-1000A), thermal air process chiller (TC-100), and compact benchtop environmental test chambers (Clamshell MicroChamber, Thermal Hood MicroChamber) for temperature testing of semiconductor ICs, electronic components, hybrids, and PCBs with ranges from -80°C to +225°C.
- Ironwood Electronics RF Test Sockets High-frequency RF test sockets including silver button sockets (>75GHz), GHz elastomer sockets (>40GHz), silver ball matrix sockets, stamped spring pin sockets, silver particle interconnect sockets (up to 40GHz), spring pin sockets for high-temperature testing, Grypper BGA sockets, and QFN35 sockets for BGA, LGA, QFN, QFP, DFN, SOIC, DDR/GDDR, LPDDR, eMMC, and ONFi memory device testing.
- Loranger International Burn-in & Test Sockets Over 3,700+ burn-in and test socket designs for QFN, BGA, LGA, gull wing, TO, LCC, microwave, edge connectors, and custom configurations. Custom-designed burn-in and test printed circuit boards with 100% electrical testing. Environmental burn-in and test systems in dynamic, static, and multi-chamber configurations.
- B&W Engineering Shock & Vibration Equipment Particle Impact Noise Detection (PIND) systems (BW-LPD-DAQ4000) for detecting loose particles in integrated and discrete components per MIL-STD-883 Method 2020. Mechanical shock test system (BW-MST-E5000) with 0-5000 Gs peak. Digital sine vibration controller (DSC-1, 2-6250 Hz) and digital random vibration controller (DRC-1). Classic shock controller (CSC-1) for MIL-STD-810 environmental qualification.
- Hirayama Environmental Chambers & Sterilisers HAST chambers (PC-R9 series with dual chamber systems and LED HAST options), PCT chambers (PC242-HS-A, PC305SIII, PC362M models), and laboratory/medical steriliser autoclaves (HG/HGS/HGD series, HV-II series) for reliability testing and medical device/laboratory use.
- Web Technology Reliability Test Equipment Gross leak detection systems (6000 Series bubble detection), NID vapor detection systems (7000 Series with 250+ test cycles/hour), preconditioning systems (8050 Series with helium fine leak and fluorocarbon gross leak), centrifuge systems (9050 Series up to 30,000G per MIL-STD-883C Method 2001), custom centrifuge fixtures, and QT Series benchtop semiautomatic test handlers (up to 1600 units/hour).
- Semiconductor Equipment Corp Assembly Tools & Consumables Precision dicing tapes (standard, high purity pressure sensitive, UV curable, backgrinding, Revalpha heat release), tape mounter systems for wafers up to 12 inches, Model 365 UV exposure system (5-second cure, 10,000 hour LED life), Model 850 flip chip placement (±12 micron accuracy), Model 865 flip chip bonder, Model 835 pick and place (±25 micron), Model 430 hot gas jet module (up to 800°C), Model 450 hot gas rework station, and Model 4800/4750 die ejector systems.
- Perfection Products In-Process Carriers Aluminium and plastic grip rings/expander rings (3-8 inches), stainless steel/aluminium/plastic film frames/wafer saw frames (3-12 inches), boat magazines, film frame magazines, grip ring magazines, lead frame magazines, PCB magazines, substrate magazines, TAB magazines, and wafer handling magazines for semiconductor manufacturing.
- EHWA Diamond Dicing Blades Nickel bonded dicing blades for silicon and GaAs cutting, resin micro-blade dicing blades, metal micro-blade dicing blades, and electroformed micro-blade dicing blades (approximately 50μm) for precision cutting applications.
- NDS Dicing (NPMT) Dicing Blades Resin bonded dicing blades (>50μm for ceramics, glass, quartz, crystallographic materials), metal bonded dicing blades (0.10-0.35mm for QFN, FBGA, CSP, MCP, POP, PBGA packages), electroformed dicing blades (0.015-0.2mm for very hard substrates), and vitrified bond dicing blades (>70μm for sapphire and quartz).
- SIPEL Precision Hand Tools and Vacuum Systems High precision tweezers (stainless steel, wafer handling, plastic, brass, nickel plated), quick change tweezers with replaceable tips (soft and ceramic), vacuum handling tools (TV1000 and V3200 continuous vacuum systems), high precision pliers and cutters, and cleanroom consumables (R&R ESD-safe lotions, ESD solvent containers, desoldering wick) for electronic assembly, watchmaking, and medical industries.
- Solvay Solexis Galden PFPE Fluids Galden D Series high-performance inert fluorinated heat transfer fluids for electrical, electronics, and semiconductor markets with FM 6930 approval. Galden HT Series high boiling point heat transfer synthetic fluids for high temperature applications from 150°C to 270°C without pressure build-up, used for thermal shock, hermetic seal testing, and heat transfer applications.
- Equipment Installation, Training, and Maintenance Services Wrap-around service coverage including equipment installation, operator training, warranty support, breakdown assistance, and ongoing maintenance to guarantee the highest equipment uptime for customers purchasing distributed environmental test and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Companies that use Production Test Systems
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Production Test Systems technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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Production Test Systems partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Thermal Product SolutionscorePTS distributes Thermal Product Solutions brands including Blue M, Gruenberg, Lindberg/MPH, Tenney, Wisconsin Oven, and Baker Furnace industrial ovens, furnaces, and environmental test chambers in UK/Ireland/Scandinavia.
- MPI ThermalcorePTS distributes MPI Thermal products including TA-5000, TA-3000A, TA-1000A Thermal AirStream systems and TC-100 chillers for temperature testing applications.
- Ironwood ElectronicscorePTS distributes Ironwood Electronics RF test sockets including GT/GTL Silver Button sockets, GHz elastomer sockets, Silver Ball Matrix sockets, stamped spring pin sockets, and spring pin sockets.
- Loranger InternationalcorePTS distributes Loranger International burn-in and test sockets, boards, and systems including over 3,700+ socket designs for QFN, BGA, LGA, and other packages.
- HIRAYAMA ManufacturingcorePTS distributes HIRAYAMA HAST chambers, PCT chambers, and laboratory sterilisers since 1989. Some staff have 35+ years experience with Hirayama equipment.
- B&W EngineeringcorePTS distributes B&W Engineering particle impact noise detection (PIND) systems, mechanical shock test systems, and digital vibration controller systems compliant with MIL-STD standards.
- Web TechnologycorePTS distributes Web Technology gross leak detection systems, preconditioning systems, centrifuge systems, and QT test handlers for MIL-STD compliant hermetic component testing.
- Semiconductor Equipment CorpcorePTS distributes Semiconductor Equipment Corp dicing tapes, tape mounter systems, UV cure systems, flip chip placement/bonding systems, pick and place systems, hot gas rework systems, and die ejector systems.
- Perfection ProductsminorPTS distributes Perfection Products in-process carriers including grip rings, film frames, aluminium tubes, boat magazines, film frame magazines, and wafer carriers.
- EHWA DiamondminorPTS distributes EHWA Diamond dicing blades including nickel bonded, resin micro-blade, metal micro-blade, and electroformed micro-blade products.
- NDS Dicing ServiceminorPTS distributes NDS Dicing (NPMT) products including resin bonded, metal bonded, electroformed, and vitrified bond dicing blades.
- SIPEL ElectroniccorePTS distributes SIPEL Electronic precision hand tools including tweezers, vacuum handling tools, pliers, cutters, and cleanroom consumables. PTS holds stock at Reading office for fast delivery.
- Solvay Solexis (Galden Fluids)corePTS distributes Solvay Galden D Series and HT Series high-performance PFPE fluids for thermal shock, hermetic seal testing, and heat transfer applications.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Production Test Systems competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Angelantoni Test Technologies: Italian manufacturer of environmental test chambers and reliability test equipment. Competes in similar European aerospace, automotive, and semiconductor test segments that PTS serves with its chamber brands.
Broad incumbents
- Memmert GmbH + Co. KG: German manufacturer of laboratory ovens, incubators, and climate chambers. Competes with PTS-distributed Blue M, Wisconsin Oven, and Gruenberg lines in laboratory and pharmaceutical sterilisation applications.
- Weiss Technik (Schunk Group): European manufacturer of environmental test chambers, temperature test systems, and reliability test equipment. Overlaps significantly with PTS's Tenney, Blue M, and MPI Thermal offerings and is a brand choice for PTS customers.
- Cohu, Inc. US-based manufacturer of semiconductor test equipment including handlers, contactors, and burn-in systems. Competes with PTS-distributed Loranger International burn-in sockets and Ironwood Electronics test socket lines.
- Advantest Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of semiconductor automatic test equipment (ATE). Represents an end-customer test platform that PTS-supplied sockets, burn-in boards, and handler fixtures are designed to support.
- BINDER GmbH: German manufacturer of environmental test chambers, incubators, and climate chambers. Directly competes with PTS's Thermal Product Solutions, Tenney, and Hirayama lines as a brand alternative in the same European customer base.
- SUSS MicroTec SE: German manufacturer of semiconductor equipment for lithography, bonding, and test. Comparable to PTS-distributed Semiconductor Equipment Corp flip-chip bonders, tape mounters, and UV cure systems in advanced packaging applications.
- ESPEC Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of environmental test chambers and reliability test equipment with European operations. Competes head-to-head with PTS-distributed chamber brands in semiconductor and automotive test markets.
Direct peers
- MK Test Systems: UK-based manufacturer of electrical safety and test equipment serving aerospace, rail, and industrial markets. A directly comparable UK-based specialist test equipment business with overlapping European customer base.
- ERS Electronic: German manufacturer of thermal chuck systems and test equipment for semiconductor wafer-level testing. Closely comparable to PTS's MPI Thermal thermal airstream and Temptronic product lines serving similar semiconductor test customers in Europe.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
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Frequently asked questions about Production Test Systems
What does Production Test Systems do?
Production Test Systems is a UK-based distributor and systems integrator of environmental test equipment and semiconductor manufacturing tools and consumables, serving UK, Ireland, and Scandinavian markets. The company distributes thermal chambers, ovens, thermal airstream systems, RF test sockets, burn-in sockets, shock and vibration test systems, HAST/PCT chambers, gross leak detection equipment, dicing blades, precision hand tools, and high-performance test fluids from multiple international manufacturers. They also provide installation, operator training, warranty support, breakdown assistance, and ongoing maintenance services.
Is Production Test Systems a public or private company?
Production Test Systems is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Production Test Systems founded?
Production Test Systems was founded in 1989. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Production Test Systems based?
Production Test Systems is headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Production Test Systems make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are service and Maintenance and consumables.
Who are Production Test Systems's main competitors?
Angelantoni Test Technologies is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Memmert GmbH + Co. KG, Weiss Technik (Schunk Group), Cohu, Inc., Advantest Corporation, BINDER GmbH, SUSS MicroTec SE and ESPEC Corporation. Direct peers are MK Test Systems and ERS Electronic.
Does Production Test Systems have an API?
No public API is recorded for Production Test Systems.
What industry is Production Test Systems in?
Production Test Systems's product category is Environmental Test Equipment Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMABAMAL, Military Aerospace Ground Support Equipment (GSE) & Test Systems, with a secondary code of IMABAFAN, Avionics Test, Simulation & Calibration Equipment. Its NAICS code is 334515 and its SIC code is 3825.