Test & Measurement
PXI Specification is 10 years old today!! Says PXI Systems Alliance
The PXI Systems Alliance (www.pxisa.org) today announced the 10th anniversary of the PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) specification, the PC-based modular I/O platform for test, measurement and control systems. The PXI standard was introduced in 1997 as a modular instrumentation platform for measurement and automation applications that require high performance and a rugged industrial form factor. With PXI, engineers and scientists can sele...
Keithley Adds Low Current Capability to semiconductor parametric analysis and testing system
Keithley Instruments has announced two new additions to its Series 2600 SourceMeter Instruments to create what it says is the industry’s most advanced and cost effective solution for semiconductor parametric analysis and testing. The Models 2635 and 2636 represent a new and unique way of doing parametric analysis at resolutions as fine as 1fa (10-15 amp), which is often required for many semiconductor, optoelectronic, and nanotechnology devices...
System Switch Platform Offers High Throughput Signal Switching, LXI Class B, and Optional High-Performance Integrated DMM
Keithley Instruments has announced the release of the Series 3700 System Switch/Multimeter and Plug-in Card Family, Keithley’s next-generation platform of switching and integrated digital multimeter (DMM) test solutions. It offers high quality, instrument grade switching for a wide variety of applications, including the performance demands of high channel count applications, with its ability to control up to 576 multiplexer channels in an indus...
Data acquisition solutions get wireless capability
Wireless capability is the newest addition to the SeaI/O family of data acquisition solutions. The SeaI/O W-series is completely compatible with industry standards, communicating over 802.11b/g wireless networks using WEP, WPA-TKIP and WPA2-AES encryption standards.
ESD Simulator self calibrates at every start-up
TESEQ (formerly Schaffner Test Systems) has announced the introduction of the NSG 437 handheld ESD Simulator. The NSG 437 generates pulses from 200 V to 30 kV, in both air and contact discharge operation modes. Automatic self calibration of the NSG 437 is performed at every start up, taking the unit to maximum voltage in both polarities to ensure that all test levels are maintained within specification.
INTELLIGENT EXTRUDER PLANS ITS OWN GROWTH
A bench top extruder developed at Bradford University is able to collect data about its own operation and to determine a wide range of characteristics of the material with which it is working.
New AOI equipment helps throughput and quality to rise together
Remploy Electronics has further enhanced its PCB testing capabilities with the installation of new automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment at its Bolton and Barking factories. The benchtop systems inspect solder joints and verify correct part assembly, enabling quality levels and throughput to be maximised.
Turnkey solution for avionics electrical test compliance
The Electrical Avionic Compliance System (EACS), a powerful avionics electrical test system from Xantrex Elgar, is now available in the UK from TTi (Thurlby Thandar Instruments): the UK agent for Xantrex Elgar AC and DC programmable power supplies.
Compact energy meter is a power analyser too
Carlo Gavazzi has created a new benchmark in energy meters, with the introduction of a compact 1DIN module that adds MID-compliant power measurement and control functions to active energy metering. The EM11-DIN is a single-phase energy analyser with built-in configuration push-button and LCD data display, providing both active and reactive energy metering, together with cost allocation functions.
Intepro Claims 85% Energy Saving in Power Supply Testing Costs
Intepro Systems announces the worldwide availability of its Loadsaver range of advanced, programmable electronic loads. Loadsaver offers all those involved with any aspect of power supply testing significant economic benefits by reducing energy waste by up to 85%. Conventional power supply burn-in and test systems convert the output power of the device under test into heat generated by resistive loads. This is an immediate waste of costly energy ...