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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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FR-4800 Tooling Guide
Description: LAST-A-FOAM® FR-4800 TOOLING RECOMMENDATIONS ...
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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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Ask the Expert: Measuring the Viscosity of an Oil
Description: Viscosity is the measurement of an oil's resistance to flow. Typically, we can expect viscosity to decrease with a temperature increase, and increase with a temperature decrease. Viscosity and ...
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Ask the Expert: Measuring Water Concentration in Oil
Description: Routinely monitoring water concentration in oil is an important part of any oil condition monitoring program. Water can enter the oil as a result of environmental conditions, condensation from cooler ...
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Ask the Expert: Oil Analysis for Marine Industries
Description: When talking about marine markets there are three major areas: merchant fleets, Marine Naval Forces, and cruise lines. It's important to note that this large industry uses on-site oil analysis at all ...
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Controlling Static Electricity on Interconnected Plant Assemblies
Description: Static electricity introduces a broad spectrum of operational problems during manufacturing and handling processes in flammable and combustible atmospheres across a wide-range of industries. In ...
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How Often Do Torque Tools Require Calibration?
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: Which force has the biggest effect on our world? Gravity is certainly a strong contender for top dogâ€"it keeps you in your seat, your house on the ground, and the sun in the sky. There is, however, ...
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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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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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IoT Standards: The End Game
From: QorvoDescription: What standard should be used when designing IoT products? Qorvo's Cees Links weighs in on the best choices ...
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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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Infographic: CIE or Bayer? Selecting the Best Color Filter for OLED & MicroLED Measurement
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: An imaging system's color measurement accuracy is highly dependent on its internal color filter system. Two kinds of filters are common for color measurement applications of displays-Bayer Pattern ...
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Conplant and ifm's O3M
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The company Conplant entertained the idea of O3M originally in November 2016. Then in March 2017 Conplant purchased the first O3M kit and now the solution has been integrated onto a 7 tone Roller and ...
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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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Red Pitaya in Synchrotron SOLEIL
From: Red PitayaDescription: Recently there has been an article published in Nature Physics which describes the use of Red Pitaya in a project of relativistic electron bunches in synchrotron light sources. ...
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Measurement of Electronic Component Impedance Using a Vector Network Analyzer
Description: Electrical impedance is an important parameter used to describe individual electrical circuit components or a circuit as a whole. Impedance is a complex number, in which the real part is represented ...
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Measurements in 75 Ohm Coaxial Transmission Lines Using a 50 Ohm VNA
Description: One application of a vector network analyzer (VNA) is the measurement of 75 ? coaxial transmission lines. In this article, we will discuss making these measurements using the most common type of VNAs, ...
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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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A New Dielectric Analyzer for Rapid Measurement of Microwave Substrates up to 6 GHz
Description: This paper from Compass Technology Group presents a new measurement method based on the parallel plate capacitor concept, which determines complex permittivity of dielectric sheets and films with ...
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Measurement of High Power Devices
Description: The VNA output ports are capable of sustaining a pre-defined output power level as provided in the datasheet of the manufacturer. Exceeding the power ratings of the VNA ports can lead to incorrect ...
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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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Introduction to RNVNA, A Multiport VNA System
Description: In many applications it is necessary to make multiport measurements. The RNVNA is capable of performing these up to 16 ports. Each of the 16 ports will make individual vector reflection measurements ...
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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: AMETEK LandDescription: Accurate temperature measurement are critical in quality aluminium extrusion production. ...
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Slag Detection System in Action
From: AMETEK 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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Power Integrity Measurements with CMT VNAs and Picotest Accessories
Description: Power integrity measurements are essential in all modern electronics, including RF and Microwave circuits. Poor power integrity results in spurs and degraded phase noise. As is the case with RF and ...
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PVC Production
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: Applications and challenges in production of S-PVC Vinyl Resins and PVC Powder ...
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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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Active Cancellation of Acoustical Resonances Using
From: Red PitayaDescription: Red Pitaya's STEMlab board is used in a novel approach to enhancing the bandwidth of a feedback- controlled mechanical system by digitally canceling acoustical resonances (poles) and anti-resonances ...
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Characterizing High-Q 100 pF Capacitors with the Zurich Instruments MFIA
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: high-Q (low loss) commercially available SMD capacitors, both ceramic and polymer-film. A wide range of dielectrics are available for use in capacitors, but we focus on a selection of class I ceramic ...
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Laplace Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy using the MFIA
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: Applications: Impedance Products: MFIA ...
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Rapid and Accurate C-V Measurements on the MFIA
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: the ability of the MFIA (also MFLI with MF-IA option) to measure capacitance on a short timescale ...
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Square pulses for DLTS measurements on the MFIA
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: how to produce square voltage pulses and capture the resulting capacitance transients on a short timescale ...
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Teraohm Impedance measurements with the MFIA Impedance Analyzer
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: impedance measurements of a 1 TO commercially-available resistor using the MFIA impedance Analyzer. ...
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The Nyquist Diagram for Electrical Circuits
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: The Nyquist diagram of a transfer function is a parametric plot of its imaginary part versus real part as the frequency sweeps in a certain range ...
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Time-Domain Response of Lock-in Filters
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: Time-Domain Response of Lock-in Filters ...
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Using the MFIA Impedance Analyzer to characterize the ESR of a Super-capacitor
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: When characterizing any capacitor, three critical parameters are capacitance, leakage current and equivalent series resistance (ESR). ...
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Characterization of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Impedance at Low Frequencies with HF2IS Impedance Spectroscope
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: The electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique is used to characterize the physical-chemical processes of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) using different types of metal oxides ...
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Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy Using HF2LI Lock-in Amplifier
From: Zurich InstrumentsDescription: A very small concentration of lattice point defects, or simply defects, such as vacancies, impurities, dislocations, grain boundaries or cavities, are responsible for creating many different ...
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Service Information
From: EDrive Actuators, Inc.Description: Methods, manuals, guides and diagrams regarding industry specific products and services through EDRIVE ...
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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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CASE STUDY: Fast IP67 Testing of Cell Phones
From: TM Electronics, Inc.Description: Exposure to water or dust damage can be catastrophic to the functioning of cell phones and other electronic devices. Most devices are constructed with perimeter and other seals for protection of the ...
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CASE STUDY: Leak Testing Vacuum Packaged Coffee Pouches
From: TM Electronics, Inc.Description: The customer's product consisted of ground coffee vacuum packed and sealed into small foil packages. Because of this packaging process, there was no "head space" (air or gas space inside the package) ...
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CASE STUDY: Pressure Decay Leak Testing Brake Caliper Assemblies
From: TM Electronics, Inc.Description: A manufacturer of brake caliper assemblies needed to perform a high pressure leak test on two configurations of the assemblies. ...
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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 ...
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Check Out the Top 5 Maintenance Tips from our Service Department!
From: Environics, Inc.Description: We often receive calls and emails asking about the best way to maintain our mixers and dilutors. There are several important things that you can do to keep your unit running in top shape. They will ...
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Trace Level Monitoring - Ambient Calibration
From: Environics, Inc.Description: More and more, we are talking about trace level ambient monitoring. This monitoring is in line with the measurement objectives of NCORE which is part of the Ambient Monitoring Technology Information ...
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Dryer Applications Guide
Description: Drum Dryer, Flaker and vacuum Dryer Applications ...
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Comparing Three-Phase Power Measurement Instruments
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: Teledyne LeCroy's Motor Drive Analyzer (MDA) provides three-phase power measurements comparable to a power analyzer using its eight 12-bit input channels. This brief summarizes how to correctly ...
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ENERGY AUDIT: BEGIN ACHIEVING LONG-TERM SAVINGS
From: CAS DataLoggersDescription: CAS DataLoggers is pleased to share with you this energy audit checklist and useful data logging tips learn how to optimize your energy usage and achieve long-term savings. ...
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Radar Measurement Techniques: Characterizing PRI Stagger During Walkoff
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: Accurate time domain measurements such as PRI (pulse repetition interval) stagger during walkoff have not been possible using traditional frequency domain equipment. With the advent of ultra-high ...
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Small Motor Efficiency Measurements Using the Teledyne LeCroy Motor Drive Analyzer
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: More than 90% of motor and motor-drive designs involve small, low-power motors and drives used in household, commercial, or light industrial applications. Such motors need not meet rigorous IEC or ...
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How to Audit a Liquid Paint System
From: SAMES KREMLINDescription: To correct paint system settings that have drifted over time, Sames Kremlin's Steven Romer strongly recommends annual audits. ...
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Testing of Mobile Phone Objective Lenses
From: Micro-Epsilon GroupDescription: This application note describes the measurement of a mobile phone objective lens using Shack-Hartmann wavefront metrology. ...
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Accurate ESD Pulse Testing Using Oscilloscopes
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: This application brief discusses the recommended methods and best practices for testing ESD (electrostatic discharge) pulses using real-time oscilloscopes. ...
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EMI Radiated Immunity Testing with Oscilloscopes
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: This application brief discusses the recommended methods, test configurations and best practices for electromagnetic interference radiated immunity testing using real-time oscilloscopes. ...
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Light Sensors: Units, Uses, and How They Work
Description: Before we can properly understand light sensors and how to apply them, we need to be able to quantify light. ...
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Testing Induction Lamps using Digital Oscilloscopes
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: There are many types of lighting devices including the familiar incandescent lamp, LED (light emitting diode), HID (high intensity discharge), fluorescent, and induction lamps. All of them can convert ...
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The Causes of Ground Bounce and How To Avoid It
From: Teledyne LeCroyDescription: Let's examine the root causes of ground bounce, and also discuss some best design practices for avoiding it altogether. ...
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Mainstream Packaging Transport Materials
Description: The most typical and the most commonly used is fragile packaging corrugated carton. Part of the big and heavy fragile using honeycomb cardboard boxes, part of the lighter or itself high compressive ...
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Useful formulas for RF related conversions
From: A.H. Systems Inc.Description: Typical EMC Related Formulas ...
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Testing. One, Two, Three Testing
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: There was an interesting article by Anil Khitolia on EDN a few weeks ago on LTE Stress Testing. He started out with a fast fact that I found pretty shocking - a claim that 15-20% of smartphones are ...