failure-in-progress data for diagnostics, which reduces test and lab
diagnosis time and eliminates the need for post-mortem or destructive failure analysis.
◗ Mentor Graphics, www.mentor.com
Making a Nanoindentation on Materials Testing
Advances in nanotechnology have produced a need to characterize
small volumes of materials effectively, at high speeds and affordably,
both in academic environments and in industry as R&D apparatuses
and quality tools. Both price and ease-of-use have long been barriers for entry to the market, and Nanomechanics Inc. accepted the
challenge by developing a system that’s both the highest-performing
(100-KHz data speed with > 20 µsec time constant) and easiest-to-use
nanoindenter currently on the market. Called iNano, the nanoindenter can test materials both quasi-statically and dynamically, and gives
users a range of information about their specimens including elastic
modulus, yield stress, work hardening exponents, creep stress exponents, fatigue properties and storage and loss modulus.
◗ Nanomechanics Inc., www.nanomechanicsinc.com
High-Speed Sensing Breakthrough
The Compact Fiber Optic Sensing System (cFOSS), developed by
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center and Sensuron LLC, represents a major breakthrough in high-speed operational monitoring
and sensing technology. Driven by NASA-developed ultra-efficient
algorithms, cFOSS can be used to determine, in real time, a variety of
critical parameters, including strain, shape deformation, temperature,
liquid level, strength and operational loads. With a rugged and compact platform, this sensor system delivers reliable measurements in
demanding environments confronted by the aerospace, engineering,
automotive, medical and energy sectors. The system is small, lightweight and fast—it processes information at rates up to 100 times per
second, representing a 20-fold improvement over existing technologies. It offers high levels of data density—each 40-ft, hair-like optical
fiber offers up to 2,000 data points with adjustable spatial resolution.
◗ NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, www.nasa.gov
Platinum Solution for Process Measurement
Omega Engineering’s PLATINUM Series family of microproces-
sor-based digital panel meters offer unparalleled flexibility in process
measurement. While powerful and versatile, the product is also easy
to set-up and use. The automatic hardware configuration recognition
eliminates the need for jumpers and allows the firmware to automati-
cally simplify itself, eliminating all menu options that don’t apply to a
specific configuration.
◗ Omega Engineering, www.omega.com
Portable Data Acquisition
Omega Engineering’s UWBT transmitter is a portable data acquisition system consisting of a handheld transmitter communicating via
Bluetooth to an app installed on a smartphone or tablet. The app is
compatible with iOS, Android and Fire OS operating systems, transforming a smart device into a combination handheld meter and data
logger. The apps are downloaded from the app stores for these operating systems, in the same manner as all other apps. The apps have
been tested with devices from Apple, Samsung, Google, Amazon,
Sony and Xiaomi.
◗ Omega Engineering, www.omega.com
Watching Lasers Closely
With the advent of higher-power fiber lasers and their acquisition
cost continuing to decrease, the acceptance of more welding and cutting applications continues to grow. Knowing the focal spot size and
position during the critical start-up phase of a manufacturing process is critical to providing consistent and quality parts. Traditional
laser measurement techniques are limited to around 10-k W top end,
and take minutes to make a single measurement. Ophir-Spiricon’s
Beam Watch not only makes these measurements in real time, but
also dynamically measures spot position during the start-up seconds
so the manufacturer can predict and compensate for this process
change. In addition, there’s no limit to the high-end laser power that
Beam Watch can operate.
◗ Ophir-Spiricon, www.us.ophiropt.com
There’s an App for That
Oscium’s WiPry-Pro transforms an iPhone, iPad or iPod into a 2.4-
to 2.495-GHz spectrum analyzer. The technology is an external piece
of hardware that connects to the host device using Apple’s Lightning
connector. Oscium’s app, which is available in the Apple App Store,
visualizes RSSI, SSIB, BSSID, frequency, channel and more. Not only
is the device small enough to fit in a pocket, it performs. The device
has a power range (-100 to - 5 dBm) sufficient to see interference
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