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Time for a New Webinar — New Virtual Product Training Coming for Our Ultra-Portable RF Recording Solutions
When it comes to using the Vitrek family of products, knowing how to properly implement and understand the data they provide is of the utmost importance. While some people have prior knowledge of our products, it’s not out of the question that you might need a refresher course or a deeper dive into what makes these products tick. Our online training webinars provide our customers with the ability to speak with our industry experts and acquire the product knowledge training they need. […]
Exploring the Different Types of Aircraft Vibrations GalleryExploring the Different Types of Aircraft Vibrations
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Exploring the Different Types of Aircraft Vibrations
There are two main types of aircraft vibrations: normal and abnormal. Normal vibrations regularly occur when an airplane is in flight and during takeoff and landing. These oscillating or reciprocating motions do not indicate potential defects with the aircraft or its engines and can be explained by routine operations such as flying through turbulence or extending or retracting the landing gear. With abnormal vibrations, a mechanical defect or condition is to blame. If this is not corrected, further damage and even catastrophic failure may occur. What are the causes of aircraft vibrations? The causes of aircraft vibrations include: engine [...]
How Capacitive Measurement Can Help Reduce Packaging Waste
Product packaging is often made of lightweight polymeric foams or plastic sheets and films. These materials are relatively inexpensive, but manufacturers still want to minimize waste and maximize yields. Across high volumes of low-cost materials, even a small per-unit savings can become significant, especially as the price of petroleum – a key ingredient in many polymers – continues to rise. For companies with environmental sustainability efforts, there are other important considerations as well. The excessive use of packaging materials can contribute to environmental pollution, especially with polymers that are slow to degrade. Yet, materials such as plastic sheets and [...]
Vitrek Power Analyzers — Key Takeaways From Our Webinar
Power analyzers are a critical component of knowing the energy output of a given device once it’s turned on. Understanding the power consumption of specific units with a high degree of accuracy can help assess their overall performance and whether you need to perform a more in-depth maintenance check. […]
GaGe White Paper: ENOB: The Best Digitizer Performance Metric
Introduction Figure 1. GaGe High-Speed Digitizers including PC Oscilloscope Software, powerful SDKs for custom application development and turnkey integrated PC-based measurement systems. While the nominal vertical resolution of a high-speed waveform digitizer (specified in bits) is often promoted, its true performance is provided by its measured Dynamic Parameters and in particular by its Effective Number of Bits (ENOB). This article describes measurement of the Dynamic Parameters and presents measurements for a leading-edge GaGe 12-bit Digitizer. A widely used digitizer-like device, the Digital Storage Oscilloscope (DSO), is optimized for the visualization of unknown signals. The relatively [...]
Non-Contact Displacement Sensors for Detection and Measurement
Non-contact sensors detect or measure a physical property without making direct contact with the target, the object that is being monitored or measured. They are used to measure physical properties such as thickness, proximity, displacement, or distance. To obtain readings, non-contact displacement sensors emit a form of energy and may use capacitance, fiber optic, or laser triangulation technologies. By contrast, contact sensors must touch the target and often rely upon mechanical movement. Non-Contact Sensors vs. Contact Sensors Non-contact sensors are faster, especially for applications with high sampling rates, and won’t dampen the motion of a target. They can also [...]
Advantages of Measuring Semiconductor Thin Film Thickness with Capacitance GalleryAdvantages of Measuring Semiconductor Thin Film Thickness with Capacitance
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Advantages of Measuring Semiconductor Thin Film Thickness with Capacitance
Semiconductor Thin Films: Measuring Thickness with Capacitance In the semiconductor industry, thin films are deposited onto silicon and other wafer materials one atomic layer at a time. The thickness of these extremely thin coatings is important because thin-film thickness affects the wafer’s electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. With semiconductors, either conductive metallic films or non-conductive metal oxide films are deposited. There are two main thin-film coating methods, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and physical vapor deposition (PVD), both of which use a variety of processes. Because the coatings for semiconductor wafers are so thin, thickness measurement require a high degree [...]
Laser Measurement Solutions
Laser Measurement Solutions Request Quote Providing precise, high-resolution gap, thickness, distance and displacement laser measurement solutions for the semiconductor, automotive, aviation, electronics, and medical industries, our products are relied on globally, in a wide range of environmental conditions and configurations. Delivering over 60 years of expertise and industry authority to ensure the right solution for your needs From laser product solutions that can be integrated into your manufacturing process to a stand alone system, we’ll help you find the right solution for your needs. Ensuring you have the right product solution to meet measurement and [...]
EE White Paper: Hipot Testing of Military/Aerospace Interconnect Components
Introduction Operational performance and safety are paramount concerns when determining the acceptability of a range of interconnection products in military and aerospace applications. Connectors and relays, wires, wire bundled into cables and harnesses, all must be tested against stringent standards. The number and range of these standards is mind-numbing — and this paper makes no attempt to catalog them all. Rather, notable and salient MIL standards and similar aerospace standards will be used to site the key role that high-performance electrical safety testers, ancillary equipment and software play in effecting reliable and cost-effective compliance testing of components as [...]
Vitrek Test & Measurement Products
High Voltage Test & Measurement Solutions Hipot & Ground Bond Testers View Products Power Analyzers View Products High Voltage Measurement View Products High Voltage Switching/Cable Testing View Products Additional Products IR Tester DC Electronic Load Test Automation Software High-Voltage Electrical Safety & Compliance Solutions 95X Series Electrical Safety Hipot Testers Demanding applications call for the high power, high resolution 95X Series Hipot & Ground Bond Testers. With up [...]