T&M and Monitoring

Acculogic’s Manufacturing Test Systems Division introduces its ThermoScan™ test technology. The ThermoScan™ sensor can be installed on a flying probe shuttle for general application or a probe module with Z-movement for more accurate measurement over the integrated circuits (ICs).

HBM has improved its catmanAP software with a variety of new functions making it easier than ever to take measurements and analyze data. The latest 3.1 version includes convenient display filters to help engineers keep track when using large numbers of measurement channels. Equally, the new ‘cycle counter’ mathematics function simplifies counting the periods in a periodic signal without connecting and parameterizing an additional hardware channel.

At Macfarlan Smith’s pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Edinburgh the requirement for a new batching system was identified. During the specification and delivery process, Macfarlan Smith turned to ABLE Instruments & Controls Ltd, as the only supplier able to provide a hazardous area portable flow meter, as a temporary measure, to minimise down time.

Advanced visual inspection equipment hired from Ashtead Technology has helped an aviation engineering company to undertake vital aircraft examinations in the wake of the Icelandic volcanic ash eruption.

Based on a Noise-Vibration-Harshness (NVH) study showing that maximum engine noise comes from the oil sump, Tata Motors, India's largest automotive company, selected PAM-STAMP 2G, ESI’s Sheet Metal Forming Simulation Suite, to investigate and then completely redefine and optimize its oil sump concept.

NVision, Inc. has created an online forum for engineers to discuss Reverse Engineering issues and problems and receive answers to their questions. The blog can be viewed at http://reverse-engineering-services-nvision.com/blog/.

Giga-tronics Incorporated recently announced a unique suite of services offered in conjunction with its ASCOR 8000 Series RF Switching Systems and RF Interface Units (RFIUs). These Signal Integrity Assurance services give users confidence that the signals routed to their Automated Test Equipment (ATE) are accurate the first time and every time.

The benefit is clear, the greater the thermal sensitivity of a thermal imaging camera the more detail the thermographer can see. And the more he or she can see, the more accurate and comprehensive the inspection. For this reason FLIR has now upgraded its top-of-the-range plant maintenance cameras in line with its policy of continuous development.

Never before has infrared been more affordable and one of the sectors benefiting from this accessibility is building science. The technology is a perfect fit for an industry so highly focused on the prevention of energy loss. As a result more and more infrared cameras are being sold to those involved in implementing the latest legislation.

A high performance Cropico microhmmeter is being used by certification, testing and inspection house Bureau Veritas to test the safety of cables installed in quarries operated by contractors across Britain