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IR Calibration
Description: All bodies radiate energy to their surroundings proportional to their absolute temperature. Although the emitted radiation of a body includes all wavelengths, the region in which the amount of ...
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Conformal Coating Failure Caused by Poor Surface Cleanliness
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: Electronic components consist of many exposed and delicate pieces that leave them vulnerable. A lot is relying on these fragile parts to function without fail. From implantable medical devices to ...
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Importance of Adhesion & Composites in Lightweighting Cars
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: One of the most pressing questions on the minds of manufacturing engineers is how to take a load off. Lightweighting, or shedding pounds on assembled vehicles and machinery, is a critical puzzle in ...
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Shield and Protect Yourself with Nanotek Technology
From: MarShieldDescription: With Nanotek technology, we offer a safer, more environmentally friendly, lead-free solution to traditionally lead-based radiation shielding products. ...
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Surface Preparation for Primer Coating of Composites in Aerospace Applications
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: A lot goes into painting an aircraft. This massive, multi-stage process begins long before that final, shiny topcoat you see on the wings and tail is applied. The components are molded, then ...
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How to Ensure a Manufacturing Surface is Clean Enough for Adhesion
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: Cleanliness and adhesion go hand-in-hand. If you're looking for an adhesion process to be successful then you are also absolutely interested in cleaning the materials involved in the application. ...
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Obtaining Close Target Detection Ranges and Strong Echoes from Uneven Surfaces with Ultrasonic Sensors
Description: Ultrasonic sensors are commonly used for a wide variety of non-contact distance measuring applications. They are often considered the preferred, most cost effective devices for applications such as ...
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Ultrasonic Sensor Reliability is More Than Meets the Eye: Unveiling the Myths of an Industry
Description: Many end users of sensors believe that in order to monitor solids reliably one must either use an expensive technology, such as radar, or derate the distance of an ultrasonic sensor by half. In fact ...
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Ultrasonic Transducer Optimization Can Increase Sensor Reliability - Even in Caustic Environments
Description: Reliability is a key component in any desirable product. In fact, reliability combined with performance, quality, accuracy, and cost considered together are what allow one to determine the overall ...
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Avoiding False Echoes from Fixed Structures When Using Ultrasonic Sensors for Water Level Measurement
Description: The water/wastewater industry has many requirements for measuring the level of water in applications such as flumes, weirs, pipes, tanks, wells, basins, and cooling towers. Ultrasonic sensors are ...
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Increasing Power to Overcome Sound Attenuating Vapors or Poor Targets and Avoiding False Echoes When Using Ultrasonic Sensors
Description: Ultrasonic Sensors are often used to measure the level of liquid and solid materials. They are reliable and cost effective instruments for these applications. In operation the sensor is mounted over ...
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Understanding How Frequency, Beam Patterns of Transducers, and Reflection Characteristics of Targets Affect the Performance of Ultrasonic Sensors
Description: Ultrasonic sensors are commonly used for a wide variety of non-contact presence, proximity, or distance measuring applications. These devices typically transmit a short burst of ultrasonic sound ...
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Temperature Control During Hot Forming Processes
Description: A one-page description of how to obtain accurate temperature profiles using the short wavelength MCS640 thermal imager MCS640 ...
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Is Roughness as Important as Surface Cleanliness to Adhesion?
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: When the subject of material surfaces comes up among manufacturing engineers the discussion usually centers on the physical attributes of that surface; the surface topography or morphology, or more ...
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Case Study: MarShield Custom Builds Radiation Protected Cabinets for a Medical Research Client
From: MarShieldDescription: Ensuring that people and products are well-protected from radiation in the work environment is crucial. This is especially the case in the medical research industry, wherein researchers and ...
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Modular Shielding Rooms Protect Against Radiation Emitted from Industrial X-ray and NDT
From: MarShieldDescription: Industrial x-ray and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) play a crucial role in our everyday lives by ensuring safety and reliability of everything from aircraft parts, to bridges and power stations. ...
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FAQ - Environment
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: Frequently asked questions and answers regarding how to be environmentally conscious with hazardous substances, etc. ...
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FAQ - Glossary
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: Glossary terms regarding connectors, wire gauges, etc. ...
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FAQ - Technical References
From: LEMO USA, Inc.Description: Frequently asked questions and answers regarding technical references for AC voltage and current specifications ...
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The Tools & Skills to Address Adhesion Problems in Production
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: When adhesion issues become apparent in a manufacturing process, they can seem to come out of nowhere. When coatings on circuit boards delaminate and cause shorts; when automotive glass ...
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The 3 Crucial Elements for Good Adhesion in Manufacturing
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: Excellent adhesion relies on manufacturer's ability to understand and control three distinct yet interrelated elements. In manufacturing, adhesive bonding takes many forms but the fundamental ...
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4 Reasons To Get A Biological Antenna First For Device Testing
From: A.H. Systems Inc.Description: Given consumer and corporate trends, products of all types are increasingly likely to incorporate electronics in the form of processors, memory chips, and various types of wireless communications. Any ...
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What's the Case for Rounded-Tip Pins for Kelvin Probes?
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: When testing electrical bonds, maintaining the integrity of the surface can be critical. The tips of your probes have a lot to do with preserving that surface finish and integrity. ...
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Fundamentals of Adhesion & Why 3 Molecular Layers Matter
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: Adhesion is a powerful phenomenon that can hold massive structures together and fuse microscopic compounds. It is also extremely dependent upon delicate and fragile processes to succeed. In ...
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Current advances in understanding hypoxia responses
From: BakerDescription: Plants grow in a dynamic environment and often encounter low oxygen conditions, for instance flooding. For them, like for all other species, sensing and reacting to the changed environment in a timely ...
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Improve Maintenance Planning and Inspection Efficacy
From: Palladyne AI Corp.Description: This Case Study details how a large utility and power generation company improved its maintenance planning and inspection efficacy by capturing high-quality visual data that would give an accurate ...
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Developing a Scattered Light Detection Instrument - using USB-2533
From: Measurement ComputingDescription: OSI Optoelectronics is a manufacturer of standard and custom photodiodes and optical sensors for a wide range of applications such as medical, commercial, military, x-ray products, and ...
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Portable Test System Using MCC DAQ and Raspberry Pi®
From: Measurement ComputingDescription: Townsend Engineering Services, Inc. is a consulting company with extensive experience in the design of hardware and software for data acquisition and analysis used in the testing of complex mechanical ...
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What are the Primary Causes of Chronic Adhesion Failures?
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: Adhesion problems have a tendency to show up in a manufacturing process and then overstay their welcome. The chronic nature of so many adhesion issues is due to factors that many manufacturing ...
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How to Minimize Production Scrap from Adhesion Failures
From: Brighton ScienceDescription: In manufacturing it is extremely difficult to eliminate all inefficiencies and production deficits. Setbacks that come in the form of scrap rates and rework resulting from product failures before ...
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How to Specify a Monarch Tachometer
From: Monarch InstrumentDescription: Answering several questions will help you to identify the tachometer that best suits your application. ...
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In Spite of Wind and Weather ifm Sensors are Working Reliably for Decades
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Extreme weather conditions prevail 1,500 metres above sea level. This is a life at the limit for technical equipment. However, photoelectric sensors in Appenzell, Switzerland, count the visitors of ...
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Spotted: "The Smiler" Roller Coaster and ifm
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: "The Smiler", the roller coaster with the most inversions worldwide, provides limitless joy rides combined with innovative technology - for example inductive proximity sensors from ifm. ...
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Application example - O3D for static volume measurement
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Flexibility and accuracy in the static volume measurement made possible thanks to five ifm O3D cameras (O3D303) of the 3D SMART CUBE from AGILE VISION S.r.l.. Why is this of great importance for ...
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Efficient and innovative: Lufthansa relies on CO2 dry ice cleaning - and ifm!
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: A cleaner engine works better and needs less fuel and less maintenance. Instead of conventional engine washing methods, Lufthansa focuses on efficiency - for example by utilising ifm sensors. ...
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High Precision at Kugler Thanks to ifm Sensors
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: For more than 30 years, the company Kugler GmbH in Salem/Baden-Württemberg has been producing precision machines with aerostatic and hydrostatic bearings. In order for their drum lathes to operate ...
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ifm continues to support race driver Tim Zimmermann
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Martin Buck, Chairman of the Board and co-CEO of ifm: "Team spirit and joint efforts for joint success - this has been ifm's recipe for success for years. Now you can see this principle in action on ...
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ifm level sensor at the young firefighters Tettnang
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The young firefighters in Tettnang decided to replace their water spraying test walls. For the new walls an ifm level sensor monitors the water level. ...
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ifm Sensors at DLR (German Aerospace Centre)
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Sustainable cement production: can solar energy replace fossil fuels? A simulation of the first production step was successful - monitored by ifm sensors. ...
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ifm Sensors in pmd's New Cleanroom Lab
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The completely new cleanroom lab of pmdtechnologies ag is used to develop and test the 3D image and distance sensors from pmd. ifm sensors are used to monitor the function of the compressed air system ...
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Spotted: ifm and Ruhrbahn
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: As the largest local transport company in the Ruhr region, the Ruhrbahn ensures the mobility of 140 million passengers a year - with ifm sensors also helping out. ...
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Spotted: ifm in the Belantis amusement park
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: In the Belantis amusement park in Leipzig visitors can experience an ultimate adrenaline rush in more than 60 attractions. To survive this undamaged the gigantic swing boat "Santa Maria" is equipped ...
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Spotted: Inductive sensor in the ifm truck
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: As a roadshow exhibit, the ifm truck will serve as a rolling exhibition stand in the near future. This real gem of a vehicle is, of course, also equipped with ifm sensors, which work when the ...
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Successful collaboration with HTWG Konstanz
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The Konstanz University of Applied Sciences (HTWG) and ifm prover gmbh have been collaborating successfully for many years. ifm not only offers lectures, but also provides sensors and systems - this ...
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Tractor Pulling: ifm Supports Germany's Youngest Driver
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: On board the 950 kg and 2,500 HP vehicle: the PG2797 flush mount pressure sensor with analogue display. ...
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Thermal & Converting Glossary
From: BoydDescription: Thermal management and heat transfer technology terms and definitions. ...
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Introducing the New WattNode Family of Electrical Energy Meters
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers is pleased to announce that they are now an authorized stocking distributor of the WattNode family of power and electrical energy meters. ...
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Tooling & Molds User Guide
Description: How to Choose the Right Tooling Board for Your Job ...
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How Monitoring Tool Calibration Daily Can Help Reduce Product Liability
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: A lot happens in a day at the factory. Noise levels rise and fall. Temperatures climb and plummet. Shifting vibrations rattle and roll through the building and everything in it. Workers come and go, ...
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PumpWell Solutions Case Study
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: Requiring precisely accurate operation control, PumpWell employs advanced AC motor speed technology coupled with powerful computer, communication and external sensor components to maximize oil ...
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Shanghai Hotel Chain Case Study
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: A major hotel chain in Shanghai, China was eager to install an automation system for the monitoring and control of numerous intelligent machine room operations such as electric power, air ...
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Fully-Automated Monitoring of Engine Test Equipment
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Measurements taken of engine test equipment during the developmental phase are fully automated using a Delphin DAQ system for precision and control. ...
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How to get metal quality control in manufacturing right
Description: We send out a regular email newsletters and information. Please let us know if you would like us to contact you by email or not, by selecting one of the options below. From your customers' ...
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Chilled Mirror Hygrometry, a Technology for Process and Lab
Description: Of all the instrumental methods for measuring the water vapor content of gases, chilled mirror hygrometry (CMH) is one of the most useful owing to its inherent accuracy, unparalleled wide dynamic ...
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Challenging Environments Part II: Testing for Harsh Environments
From: Sealevel Systems, Inc.Description: Rugged technology withstands everything thrown at it, but what exactly faces these warrior devices often comes across as vague. These five challenging environmental factors and accompanying man-made ...
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Spot Weld Testing
Description: Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) is a dominant joining method in automotive and aerospace manufacturing...The quality of these welds is inherently important to the durability and safety of the final ...
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Understanding the Uncertainties Associated with Metrology Wells
From: Transcat, Inc.Description: Dry-well calibrators are stable heat sources used in process and laboratory environments for calibration of temperature sensors. All heat sources introduce measurement errors as a result of their ...
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Conplant uses ifm's O3M for its Intelligent Integrated Collision Avoidance System
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Conplant created a clever mechanism which allows the 3D sensor to "follow the road" as the steering turns. The 3D sensor now only surveys the area in front of the roller hence, there are no false ...
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ifm spotted: O5 at Pro7
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: What is more exciting than the fight of David against Goliath? In the show of the private channel Pro 7 "Beginner gegen Gewinner" (beginner against winner), amateur athletes meet professional athletes ...
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ifm spotted: Production of electric motors at Audi Hungaria
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: Audi Hungaria present their new series production of electric motors, relying on various ifm sensors. ...
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Spotted: ifm and dinosaurs?!
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: In China (Beijing), Depia Automation's dinosaur show presents life-size dinosaurs impressing the audience by means of automation technology. Among others, sensors from ifm are used. ...
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Spotted: ifm level sensor at the young firefighters Tettnang
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The young firefighters in Tettnang decided to replace their water spraying test walls. For the new walls an ifm level sensor monitors the water level. ...
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Spotted: ifm sensor in an ice slush machine
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: In contrast to humans, the KQ5 sensor has been developed not to get a brain freeze even if it is in constant contact with ice ...
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Spotted: Industry 4.0 by ifm and BENTELER
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: In an Industry 4.0 Learning Factory developed by the BENTELER trainees, a production process is controlled using a tablet. Many ifm sensors are used in it. ...
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Spotted: Position tracking with ifm
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: A video about "Interesting Engineering" was published on Facebook by Doll Fahrzeugbau. A CR0032 controller is used for position tracking and an R360 BasicDisplay is used to activate and indicate the ...
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Spotted: The screening machine and ifm
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The BasicDisplay - a great help for detecting machine problems: The ifm display was spotted in the Kabel1 programme "Trecker Babes" in the controller of a screening machine. ...
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How to Find Bromine Number and Index with a Karl Fischer Titrator
Description: WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT BROMINE NUMBER AND BROMINE INDEX ANYWAY? The degree of unsaturated hydrogen carbide (Hydrocarbon) in oil and petroleum products is indicated by Bromine number or index. ...
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Measurement Uncertainty for the Common User
From: Transcat, Inc.Description: Uncertainties for the Common User is a white paper based on a short presentation and discussion on the reporting of measurement uncertainties by calibration laboratories. It will cover measurement ...
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Suitability of Instruments: Risk Mitigation and Measurement Quality Assurance
From: Transcat, Inc.Description: We will cover different aspects of determining the suitability of instruments, including parameter, range, resolution, accuracy, process tolerances..... ...
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Which Calibration Standard Should I Get? Z540-1 or ISO 17025 Calibration?
From: TEGAM, Inc.Description: With two nationally recognized calibration standards in the industry, it can be confusing as to which one you really need for research or manufacturing/production requirements. ...
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Automatic Gearbox Test Stand Increases Productivity
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers provides the solution for an automotive gearbox test stand to automate data recording and increase productivity. ...
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Precision Waveform Generation is Key for Electronic Stimulus & Response Testing
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: ADwin data acquisition and control systems can provide any waveform generation which is critical for electronic stimulus and response testing. ...
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A heart rate sensor for spring fever
Description: Monitor your heart with low power ...
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Industry-leading accuracy offers greater safety and peace of mind - Earthquake Detection Sensor Module
Description: In Japan, which has among the highest occurrence of earthquakes of any country per year, seismic detection is of critical importance ...
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Control System Basics - Isolation
From: Sealevel Systems, Inc.Description: Jon Titus explores the basic elements of a control system. In previous installments, Jon has covered relays, sink vs. source control, PNP vs. NPN logic and open collectors. ...
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Control System Basics - Open Collectors
From: Sealevel Systems, Inc.Description: Jon Titus explores the basic elements of a control system. In previous installments, Jon has covered relays, sink vs. source control and PNP vs. NPN logic. Check back next month for the final ...
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Getting From the Time Domain to the Frequency Domain
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: Fundamentally, oscilloscopes are time-domain instruments: We use them to acquire signals from our circuitry or device under test, and the instrument displays them in the time domain. We see the ...
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About Ground Bounce and How to Measure It
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: Designing and/or troubleshooting a system with, say, an MCU driving signals across transmission lines, can be an interesting exercise in patience and diligent sleuthing. Perhaps you're seeing an ...
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Take Control of Your Facility Flows - A Sierra Flow Energy Field Guide
From: Sierra Instruments, Inc.Description: To achieve your goals, you want to make your facility as efficient and productive as possible and know you are in control of costs. Accurate flow measurement is one great way to make this happen. But ...
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ASTM D 3308
From: Fluoro-Plastics, Inc.Description: Standard Specification forPTFE Resin Skived Tape ...
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Making Dynamic Rapid Motor Acceleration Loss Measurements
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: The Teledyne LeCroy Motor Drive Analyzer is ideal for measuring dynamic (transient) losses to enable better understanding of motor and drive efficiencies during real-world operation. Additionally, the ...
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Putting Probes in Perspective
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: Few aspects of using an oscilloscope are as important as the probe: after all, the probe forms both the mechanical and electrical interfaces between the device under test (DUT) and the oscilloscope ...
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The connector is often the EMI problem
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: When it comes to reducing EMI problems, most coax cables behave the same. They are all just as good antenna for common currents to radiate and fail an FCC certification type test. It's not the cable ...
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The Realities of Oscilloscope Probes
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: Looking for a good, albeit very expensive, paperweight? Try using an oscilloscope without probes! Probes are often taken for granted but they are one of the most critical elements of the signal chain ...
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You Can't Eliminate Noise You Can't Measure
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: Noise within a circuit or system is, by most anyone's definition, the bane of the engineer's existence. It can be maddening to track down and even more so to solve. It can come from many different ...
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How to Accurately Measure Temperature for Aluminium Extrusion Processes
From: LANDDescription: Accurate temperature measurement are critical in quality aluminium extrusion production. ...
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Slag Detection System in Action
From: LANDDescription: Solar Heating of Stack-Mounted Equipment ...
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Troubleshooting UPS Problems with a Voltage Data Logger
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A uniquely challenging application requires a voltage data logger for troubleshooting UPS problems for Osage Energies, saving them time and money. ...
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How to Save Money with Voltage Optimization
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: Get started in your own voltage optimization application to help reduce energy consumption by monitoring with an Accsense Electrocorder. ...
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Laplace Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy using the MFIA
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: Applications: Impedance Products: MFIA ...
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Solving Voltage Problems with a UPS Monitoring System
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: A UPS monitoring system uses an Electrocorder to solve voltage problems and pinpoint power dropouts for the company's server computer and phone. ...
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HALT and HASS Pushes the Boundaries to Make Products More Reliable
Description: HALT & HASS testing helps discover product weaknesses. Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) help discover product weaknesses in the design phase before the product is launched into production. Highly ...
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Cleaning Glass Capillary Viscometers
Description: Clean viscometers are essential for precise and accurate measurements. Because CANNON receives a significant number of requests for advice concerning proper cleaning methods, we offer the following ...
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Gas Chromatography Method
Description: Gas chromatography is a chromatographic separation analysis method using a gas as a mobile phase. The vaporized sample is carried by the carrier gas (mobile phase) into the column. ...
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Calculators are Getting Smarter, Too
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Like just about everything, calculators are getting smaller, less clunky, and a whole lot smarter. ...
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Driverless Cars, Not So Fast; but Cars that can See, Now We're Talking
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Although sometimes when I'm on a long trip, the idea seems pretty appealing, I'm not quite ready for driverless cars. But as a car buff and an electronics engineer, I'm certainly interested in, and ...
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Driving the Future
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Not to be outdone by my friend and colleague Omar Rahim, who posted last week about what's happening with automotive technology - I am not quite a car buff, but I do have a couple of soft spots when ...
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In Case You had Any Doubts about the Internet of Things, Google Acquires Nest
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: On the Google end, this jumpstarts (and surpasses earlier less successful) efforts to get into the connected device world - and gives Google a gateway into the connected home. It will be very ...
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Neural Networks: Computers are Getting Really Brainy
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: A few weeks ago, my friend and colleague Omar Rahim sent me a link to an interesting article by John Markoff which he saw in the The New York Times. The article was on a new chip that's slated for ...
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Comparing High Resolution Oscilloscope Design Approaches
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: High resolution is being extensively marketed across a broad range of high bandwidth oscilloscopes. Oscilloscope manufacturers use a variety of hardware and software design approaches to increase ...