Test and Measurement Equipment Reference Materials

Description: One of the consumer goods categories with the greatest rate of growth is wearables, which heavily rely on electronics miniaturization. Customers are becoming more and more reliant on smartphones and ...

Description: How to choose the correct EMC test antenna based upon the requirements of the standard. A simple guide to determining the correct choice of antenna to match the test required. ...

Description: The control units onto auto numbers a lot, the communication between these units works through CAN field-bus. ...

Description: CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) is one of the largest and most respected centers for fundamental physics research in ...

Description: Automated materials testing machines from ZwickRoell speed up product development and support an efficient and reliable quality control process. Based on these important benefits, Henkel AG & Co. ...

Description: Plastronics, a Smiths Interconnect technology brand, is a global provider of innovation for semiconductor reliability testing, meeting the industry’s burn-in socket needs for more than 40 years. ...

Description: The oscilloscope is the equal of the engineer's eyes, It can transform electrical signals that are invisible to the eyes into a visible waveform, using the oscilloscope can observe various signal ...

Description: Downtime for critical equipment is costly in terms of dollar expense, productivity and human lives. Oil analysis is one of the most important and reliable techniques to keep these assets up and ...

Description: There is a lot of discussion about artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT) and how these can be applied in all areas of reliability programs, particularly oil analysis. In this ...

Description: This article is the first in a series to make a strong case for performing more and better testing of in service lubricants in order to replace unplanned repairs and unplanned downtime with planned ...

Description: Many modern innovations can be traced to adaptations of the natural world around us, but applying the principles found in nature to real-world implementations is not exactly apples-to-apples. Velcro ...

Description: A scalar network analyzer is a low cost easy to use solution for making reflection and transmission measurements. This paper is devoted to the hardware required to configure a reflection/transmission ...

Description: Semiconductor ASICs and standard products are subjected to manufacturing obsolescence, and as such there is a need to create a form, fit, and functionally equivalent device. ...

Description: The "Rochester Engineering Driven Test Approach" assures that the proper test coverage is implemented for all IC components tested at our corporate test facility, regardless of product functionality, ...

Description: Hydrophobic properties, pollution performance, ease of handling, low cost and compact power designs incredibly increase the use of composite insulators which are also called polymer insulators and NCI ...

Description: Space satellites market is evolving from RF Analog-based payloads providing low speed telecommunication signaling, to a new Digital Transparent Processor architecture for high throughput satellites. ...

Description: In U.S., Canadian and European legislation clear references are made to static electricity being a potential source of ignition for operations conducted in flammable and combustible atmospheres ...

Description: For years now simple passive grounding has been used throughout industry as a low-cost safety measure and protection against fires and explosions caused by static electricity but is it as safe as you ...

Description: Tinius Olsens' new VectorExtensometer is real a step change in extensometer technology, capable of replacing multiple contacting and non-contacting sensors with a single, industry specific instrument. ...

Description: The NDT Overview series serves as a primer to the major NDT methods and techniques covered in ASNT's publications. This introduction to phased array ultrasonic testing is adapted from the second ...

Description: Cases and housings are fundamental components of engines and transmissions in all of our cars. Both grant not only the protection of the engine or the transmission itself but also the correct ...

Description: Ever wondered why the fasteners manufacturing industry is rapidly switching to optical systems for precision inspection of screws? This trend has a clear reason at the basis. In the fasteners ...

Description: The objective of this activity is to brush up on your existing knowledge about Kirchhoff’s laws and expand on that knowledge by showing how they can be applied in resistor circuits. A secondary ...

Description: Behind the scenes of the National Electrical Code® (NEC) are 18 code-making panels (CMPs) that work together to review and update this important electrical safety code. The panels are made up of ...

Description: In measuring the voltage, the difference between the oscilloscope and the digital multimeter can be simply expressed as "picture and number" difference. ...

Description: Every electric wire in your plant - whether it's in a motor, generator, cable, switch, transformer, etc. - is carefully covered with some form of electrical insulation. ...

Description: This TOP provides guidance for conducting sand and dust tests using an outdoor test facility. Outdoor facilities are required when a chamber test is not feasible due to test article size and/or ...

Description: At the Jožef Stefan Institute TRIGA research reactor, we employed a RedPitaya board to perform Cherenkov light intensity measurements in reactor pulse operation mode in the framework of a ...

Description: LCR meters make taking L, C and R measurements very easy. However, if you want to be certain of the measurement that you have made, you must understand how an LCR meter operates and how the component ...

Description: This Application Guide discusses the need and procedure for using an anti-static control solution on sensitive analog meter movements such as the one found in the TEGAM AVM-2000 Nullmeter. Although ...

Description: To insure proper operation of an instrument with Kelvin Klips, a short (zero) verification should be part of your standard work practices. ...

Description: Application Note 106 describes a method of compensating the TEGAM Model 1750's measurement circuit to be able to measure inductive test samples by connecting a capacitor. ...

Description: This Application Guide describes the sources of input bias current on a high sensitivity instruments such as a null meter, the impact input bias current can have on measurements and how the user ...

Description: This Application Guide discusses the use of filtering to improve null measurements when noise on the signal source makes measurements difficult or introduces error. This note also helps the ...

Description: For the new user, the Application Guides provide a basic understanding of the fundamentals of measurement process that use Null Meters. For the experienced user, the Application Guides provide a ...

Description: This Application Guide discusses the problems encountered when comparing nulls, especially nulls made in the micro-volt and nano-volt regions, between two null meters ...

Description: This application note describes how a Microohmmeter with offset voltage compensation can assist a manufacturer or processor of electrical wire to measure wire gauge in real time and cost effectively ...

Description: This application note describes how a customer used the TEGAM Model 1750 High-Speed Programmable Microohmmeter to control the silver plating thickness of copper wire in real-time. ...

Description: This application note describes a measurement system developed by TEGAM and a customer to make high-accuracy, four-wire milliohm measurements of small-scale or microscopic components and material ...

Description: Precision measurements require accurate, reliable connections all the way to the device under test. TEGAM manufactures precision instrumentation that measures with parts per million accuracy. TEGAM ...

Description: The purpose of this Application Note is to describe how the unique features of TEGAM's Model 1750 High-Speed, Precise, Programmable Microohmmeter assist in testing large LCD panels ...

Description: With the continued global growth of electric vehicles, a new opportunity for the battery manufacturers is emerging: developing EV batteries that could exceed 200 gigawatt-hours by 2030. Yet while ...

Description: The LCR meter provides a simple and accurate way to measure impedance at a specific frequency point. However, for components that are more than pure L, C or R, this is often inadequate to fully ...

Description: This two-part program emphasizes the materials science approach to understanding ductile erosion mechanisms. ...

Description: Anyone who makes their living by working with electricity quickly develops a healthy respect for anything with even a remote chance of being "live." Yet the pressures of the getting a job done on time ...

Description: Where safety is a concern, choosing an electrical tester is like choosing a motorcycle helmet–if you have a “ten-dol- lar” head, choose a “ten-dollar” helmet. If you ...

Description: With the continued global growth of electric vehicles, a new opportunity for the battery manufacturers is emerging: developing EV batteries that could exceed 200 gigawatt-hours by 2030. Yet while ...

Description: Investment in MEMS process technology, coupled with design innovations, has greatly improved MEMS performance enough to make MEMS a viable option for a wider range of condition monitoring ...

Description: Eliminate the stopwatch! Save time and money, enjoy more accurate results and reduce operator headaches by switching to automated viscosity testing. ...

Description: Aerospace and defense agencies, spectrum regulators, mobile network operators, R&D organizations and silicon vendors have already made considerable investments in spectrum analysis solutions for ...

Description: This application note describes the integration of TMYTEK UD Box 5G up/down-converter with the thinkRF R5500 real-time spectrum analyzer, which will demonstrate the ability, to use existing sub-6 GHz ...

Description: This article will first highlight some of the most important changes happening in the manufacturing industry before showing how the rise of wireless communications technology is increasing complexity. ...

Description: For decades, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) analysis has been used to verify the quality of dairy foods, including dairy powders, cheese, ice cream mixes, and more. Over the years, NIR calibrations ...

Description: Ongoing quality assurance is important for any piece of measuring equipment. From a voltmeter to a spectrophotometer, calibration checks are needed to demonstrate that it is continuing to function ...

Description: What if you could lower your annual compressed air costs without significant capital investment? ...

Description: The salt fog Method is performed to determine the effectiveness of protective coatings and finishings on materials. It may also be applied to determine the effects of salt deposits on the physical and ...

Description: One can determine water content of a system by measuring headspace humidity because water vapor is in equilibrium with its separate phases. Applying chilled mirror hygrometry (CMH) to the measurement ...

Description: Australian ifm colleagues discover ifm sensors in Sydney and share their find with their colleagues in the ifm group of companies. ...

Description: The ifm products installed in the attraction raise visitors of the Karls adventure village 22 metres into the air. ...

Description: Our compact and sophisticated high accuracy infrared LSP-HP linescanners are designed to produce advanced thermal imaging of moving processes and, importantly, deliver high-definition measurements at ...

Description: Frequency Response Analyzers are often used to measure power system feedback loop response, impedance vs frequency of source - load impedances, and of passive components. They can also be used to ...

Description: In this blog post, we will look at the power stage characteristics of the voltage mode boost and buck-boost converters operating in continuous conduction mode (CCM) as we did for the buck converter in ...

Description: Manufacturers who produce products with surfaces that require paints, adhesives, or sealants face a challenge in determining the quality and reliability of the final product. The problem is often ...

Description: Sand and dust environments include a wide range of materials and particulate size distributions. Method 510 defines dust as particulates less than 150 µm in diameter. Sand is defined as particulates ...

Description: The purpose of a MIL-STD Icing and Freezing Rain Test is to evaluate the effect of icing against the operational capability of material. Likewise, these tests evaluate the effectiveness of de-icing ...

Description: The manufacture of baked goods provides many challenges since there are a multitude of input variables that can affect product quality. The ability to continuously monitor key product attributes using ...

Description: Both the X100W mini-hook and XM micro-hook style connectors are available in high temperature test hook models. When environments or sterilization processes require products to withstand high ...

Description: When using an RF Power Meter with an RF Power Sensor to make an RF Power Measurement the user must know that the measurement is accurate and there is traceability to a known standard. All diode, ...

Description: This app note describes the use of a TEGAM System IIA Power Sensor Calibration System (Figure 1) for SWR/Return Loss measurements. System IIA is a scalar measurement system whose principal function is ...

Description: In today’s video we will show you how to quantify the surface quality of metals when using fresh and aged baths. We will demonstrate how Water Contact Angle (WCA) measurements can provide ...

Description: Automotive supply chains are complex. Nearly 78 million vehicles were manufactured in 2020. Each vehicle may have upwards of 30,000 individual parts. Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) ...

Description: The oscilloscope is a type of electronic measuring instruments which can achieve a variety of object measurement. Then with what kind of structural components enable the general oscilloscope to ...

Description: Using an ergonomic torque arm makes a safer world through accuracy and precision ...

Description: When calibrating a click wrench it is recommended to follow ISO6789 International Standard requirements. The standard covers things such as calibration methods, design requirements, and tool types. ...

Description: There are different methods for testing the torque output of an electric screwdriver. Each method has a key purpose. The video above provides a brief overview of the different methods. ...

Description: This article, originally published in Sensors Magazine, describes engineering considerations for specifying thermal environments to optimize production throughput of temperature-compensated sensors ...

Description: Alligator clips, also referred to as crocodile clips in Europe, are spring metal electrical clips with long, serrated jaws. The primary use of alligator clips is to establish temporary electrical ...

Description: Does your business, or your customer's business, deal with adhesion - either in the form of bonding, coating, sealing, printing or painting? Given that these processes may be occurring either upstream ...

Description: Custom protein calibration allows ACJ International to make rapid, on-the-spot assessments of incoming raw materials ...

Description: Fast, accurate analysis is critical for both cocoa processors and chocolate manufacturers to optimize their process and insure quality. Optimizing the process will save the plant time and money and ...

Description: The manufacture of baked goods provides many challenges since there are a multitude of input variables that can affect product quality. The ability to continuously monitor key product attributes using ...

Description: Advantages of utilizing 4-electrold (Kelvin-type) point test instrumentation when testing voltage and current. ...

Description: Modified atmospheres are specifically created by modifying the natural composition and distribution of atmospheric gases within packaging to create optimal conditions for enhancing shelf life and ...

Description: In order to create better products, you need better means of testing. From designing a new airplane engine to making updates to the defense grid, functional tests and black box testing ensure that any ...

Description: One feature that makes the California Instruments Asterion AC Series power sources an ideal choice for sophisticated test applications is their ability to manage test waveforms. In addition to ...

Description: Scientists at Huazhong University of Science and Technology have developed a nanophotosynthetic therapy (NPT) platform that they hope could one day help to protect against brain damage in stroke ...

Description: This Tech Brief is brought to you by MDE Semiconductor, Inc. - your source for Surge Protection products. We value your feedback to enable us to supply better products and assist our customers to ...

Description: When I first started work at Venable Industries, as it was called back then, Dean Venable encouraged me to attend Dr. Middlebrook's Structured Analog Design Course at company expense. Although I wish ...

Description: A voltmeter is a widely used instrument in the electrical industry, utilized to measure voltages at various circuit points mainly in order to troubleshoot a problem. As the modern industry continues ...

Description: Materials react with one another. Material properties impact how these interactions occur. Accurately anticipating, and planning for, material interactions is an important component of each materials ...

Description: As a result of its high surface free energy, glass is outstandingly suitable for joining and coating. However, hydrophobic substances easily adsorb on glass surfaces, which makes bonding and coating ...

Description: When brazing workpieces or soldering in microelectronics, the adhesion is brought about by adhesive forces at the interface. Pre and post-preparatory cleaning, wetting and the interfacial bonding ...

Description: Wood surfaces are pre-treated and coated for decorative purposes or to increase durability. When formulating primers, glazes and varnishes, knowledge of the surface chemical properties of these ...

Description: Soft contact lenses do not lie directly on the cornea but float on a thin film of tears. The length of time for which the lens is compatible, particularly when worn for a long time, depends on the ...

Description: Synthetic or natural fibers and fabrics are coated in order to produce functional textiles for particular tasks, such as rainproofing or providing resistance to fire. As well as the coating effect ...

Description: In the manufacture and processing of metals, the surface of molten alloys comes into contact with other surfaces such as furnace walls, casting molds and soldered joints. Different grades of wetting ...

Description: Use tablet oscilloscope to measure air damper sensor. The air damper sensor transmits the signal of the air damper's opening position and level to ECU, with which, ECU gives demand to allocate the ...

Description: Lab-Tools has integrated a Red Pitaya unit into their Mk3 NMR Relaxation Spectrometer, since this Swiss Army Knife among FPGAs has always shown outstanding characteristics in RF signal generation and ...

Description: As warmer temperatures sweep into the Rocky Mountains, how do oil & gas operators adapt? Does spring weather make everything easier? Or does the defrosting create its own set of challenges? To help ...

Description: As 2021 settles down for business, it's a good time to look back at the dramatic changes the pandemic forced on the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector, how our customers responded, and to look at what lies ...