Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced a new technology to reduce quality inspection delays in large-scale manufacturing operations. Combining laser tracking with laser radar functionality, it enables manufacturers to measure detailed features and meet tight assembly tolerances from tens of meters away. Built on established measurement and positioning technology, the Leica Absolute Tracker ATS800 offers…

There are times when budget-priced instrumentation, or rented/leased instruments, will handle the job while going easy on the wallet. Amanda Wilson Back in the 1980s, car makers typically used a light vehicle platform for more than eight years before they saw a need to design and develop a new one. This sort of extended product…

TRACO Power’s new TSR 1E nonisolated point-of-load (POL) dc/dc converters come in two of the most common input-output combinations and are specifically designed to offer a low-cost solution while maintaining a high-quality standard. The two cost-optimized models are the: TSR 1-2433E (accepting 6 to 36 Vin and outputting 3.3 Vout at 1 A) TSR 1-2405E…

New techniques let engineers examine high-speed data traffic without garbling signals. Darshan Mehta, Tektronix Inc. The only way advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), smart safety systems, and autonomous vehicle functions can be practical is through use of reliable in-vehicle networking and high-bandwidth connections. Cars can now contain as many as 100 electronic control modules (ECUs) monitoring…

Endress+Hauser introduces the Proline Prosonic Flow E 100 ultrasonic flowmeter for measurement of flow, temperature and volume of process water—regardless of conductivity, pressure, density or temperature. The Prosonic Flow E 100 is suitable for use in industrial, process, power utility, fresh water, steam circuits and boiler feedwater systems. It can measure flow in both directions…

HEIDENHAIN is pleased to introduce the new HEIDENHAIN-SPECTO ST 3087 RC length gauge, optimally designed for measurement applications in harsh environments, e.g., in metal-cutting production areas. It has an IP 67 level ingress protection to allow parts to be measured directly at the grinding, cutting, or forming location, instead of removing them to quality islands…

Master Electronics, a global distributor of electromechanical, interconnect and passive components, announces their newest supplier, Teledyne LeCroy. “Teledyne LeCroy is a leader in the field of test & measurement and we will offer our customers first class products to measure, analyze, and verify electronic devices of all types,” said Riad Nizam, Senior Vice President of…

An examination of Memory functions and Recall procedures in the Fluke 190-502 ScopeMeter.

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Keysight Technologies, Inc. has introduced swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) application options running at 1 GS/s (-SS2) and 500 MS/s (-SS1). The new options, now available on…

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Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today introduced the M9203A PXIe 12-bit High-Speed Digitizer/Wideband Digital Receiver running up to 3.2 GS/s, with up to 2 GHz instantaneous analog bandwidth….

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Tektronix, has  announced the industry’s first end-to-end HEVC test solutions that provide deep insights into 4K workflows and will enable broadcasters, cable operators and other service providers to make…

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Anritsu Company introduces the MS2840A signal analyzer that features broad frequency coverage of 9 kHz to 44.5 GHz and best-in-class close-in SSB phase noise performance. With the high-end…

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WaveRunner 8000 oscilloscopes with bandwidths from 500 MHz to 4 GHz incorporate a next-generation MAUI advanced user interface with a OneTouch measurement setup. Developed by Teledyne LeCroy, the…

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A new test setup is billed as being the most accurate way of characterizing and debugging IEEE 802.11ad transmitter PHY. Developed by Tektronix, the equipment is based on…

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Rittal Corp. says it has picked the winners of its “Win a Trip to Hanover Fair with Rittal!” contest: The lucky engineers are: Andrew Neeld, Automation Engineer of…

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An overview of the Fluke 190-502 ScopeMeter, including an examination of Scope, Meter and Record functions.

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Over 10,000 tons of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) are produced annually, most for use as a gaseous dielectric material. It is a high-value alternative to oil and air in…

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Tektronix, an industry-leading innovator of video quality monitoring solutions, today unveiled an industry-first hybrid SDI/IP media analysis platform, Prism, that enables a smooth transition from SDI-based to IP-based…

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A new test instrument is said to be the world’s first analyzer able to make 100-pA level dynamic current measurement. Developed by Keysight Technologies, it has a maximum…

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Building on the work of others, particularly Humphry Davy, Hans Christian Ørsted and Alessandro Volta, English researcher Michael Faraday formulated his Law of Electromagnetic Induction. This most basic…

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The sensor assembly of a metal detector consists of one or more coils, usually two. An oscillator outputs an alternating current that passes through the send coil, producing…

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Keysight Technologies, Inc. has announced the N1092A, N1092B and N1092D DCA-M sampling oscilloscopes, which are ideal for 25/100/400 Gb/s optical test. Networks of 100 and 400 Gb/s rely…

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Kepco is pleased to introduce our new line of Ethernet-controlled 100W, 200W and 400W BOP linear bipolar power supplies. Kepco’s BOP-E’s can be controlled from anywhere over Ethernet…

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Keysight Technologies, Inc. has introduced the 81602A, an extra high power tunable laser. The 81602A eases tolerance for power budgets in test setups and speeds fiber or probe…

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A tabletop cloud chamber is a simple home project that can be built, and can detect and display condensation trails that develop in the presence of ionizing radiation….

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