Measurement Computing Corporation announced today the release of six multifunction USB DAQ boards designed for OEM and embedded customers. Based on MCC’s most popular USB DAQ devices, these board-only versions also feature OEM-friendly header connectors instead of screw terminals for easy integration into OEM applications. Software support includes out-of-the-box DAQami and TracerDAQ® for quick and […]
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New Programming Station for HEIDENHAIN Lathe Controls
HEIDENHAIN is excited to release the new programming station, the DataPilot MP 620 for MANUALplus 620 control and the DataPilot 640 for CNC PILOT 640 control. The DataPilot runs on the latest software of the respective lathe control. The HEIDENHAIN programming station for lathes gives the operator the capability to program away from noise and […]
FRABA subsidiary CONISTICS wins Polish business award
The FRABA Group, an international supplier of industrial sensor products, announces that its CONISTICS division has received a “Business Gazelle” award from the publication Puls Biznesu. This award recognizes the fastest growing small to mid-sized enterprises in the Polish economy. For the CONISTICS facility in Slubice, western Poland, revenue increased by 150 % between 2010 […]
Taking the Measure of Test Equipment
By Miles Budimir, Senior Editor From the changing face of test instrument interfaces to new application areas, the world of test and measurement is evolving with the times. Engineering and manufacturing doesn’t sit still for long. And a large part of that world is the test equipment that supports it and ensures quality in production […]
Tektronix Helps Wave Broadband Lower the Volume of Loud Commercials
Tektronix announced that it is helping Wave Broadband, a cable operator serving more than 400,000 subscribers across the West Coast, to comply with the Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. Wave Broadband has so far deployed Tektronix’s award-winning Sentry Assure in three of its cable networks, where they continuously monitor the loudness of all the […]
Teseq’s Stand-alone Generator for Slow Damped Oscillatory Wave Testing
Teseq, a developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, has introduced an easy-to-use, stand-alone generator for slow damped oscillatory wave testing in single phase equipment up to 270 V and 16 A. The new NSG 3040-SOW is in compliance with current testing standards IEC/EN 6000-4-18 and ANSI C37.90.1. Ideal […]
Mobile Temperature System Brings Flexibility and Speed
InTEST Thermal, a mobile temperature control system for high-speed thermal testing of electronics, sensors and assemblies has been introduced by inTEST Thermal. The Thermostream® ATS-535 brings temperature to the test site by directing a stream of cooled or heated air, reaching temperatures between -60 to +225°C very quickly. Highly mobile, without the need for an […]
Digital Design Tips and Tricks with a Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
by Faride Akretch, Technical Marketing Manager, Tektronix Use an MSO to efficiently implement digital designs while verifying and debugging signals. As electronic products become faster and more complex, they are harder to design, verify and debug. Extensive verification of these designs must be performed to ensure reliable product operation. When problems occur, it is critical […]
Four-terminal Earth/Ground Resistance Testers from Megger
The enhanced four-terminal earth/ground resistance and soil resistivity testers have testing flexibility. The DET4 series, including DET4TC2, DET4TCR2, DET4TD2 and DET4TR2 are all an established family of ground testing instruments. The DET4TC2 and DET4TCR2 include ART (attached rod technique) capability that is already included in the DET3TC as well as stakeless (clamp-on) testing for applications where […]
Dynamic testing saves energy, time and money
Dynamic testing of performance factors for a Department of Defense (DoD) customer’s helicopter transmissions, primarily in the Apache and Blackhawk classes presented a challenge, which involved an existing bank of over 20 individual test stands. The existing test stands ranged from 20–50 years in age and had been built with single-purpose functionality. The stands suffered […]