AMETEK Autocalibration Kit
AMETEK has launched the Creaform R-Series Productivity Station and the R-Series Autocalibration Kit. Both are upgrades to its robotic metrology dimensional measurement system, which offers an alternative to traditional shop-floor CMMs.
The MetraSCAN 3D R-Series system enables manufacturing companies to combine both optical measurements and industrial automation to ensure reliability and increase inspection cycles. The platform provides real-time results with a smaller factory footprint, facilitating integration into factories with restricted floor space.
Information concerning pricing and availability can be found on Creaform’s website.
Circutor Power Quality Analyzer
Circutor has introduced the CVM-A1500, a panel-mounted power quality analyzer with integrated EMS (Energy Management Software). Designed to be installed in sensitive zones of electric installations, it registers and monitors a wide range of variables (almost one year of data with RMS—maximum and minimum values). The device also registers power quality events such as swells, dips, interruptions (every half cycle) and transients (according to IEC 61000-4-30 Class A). Any event will be captured with the voltage and current waveform.
This model adds the measurement of power quality variables (defined in the standard EN 50160) such as flicker and unbalance (Kd) and asymmetry (Ka) coefficients or voltage and current harmonics decomposition up to 63th. In addition, it is possible to monitor in real time the instantaneous waveforms of voltage and current through its oscilloscope function.
Additional technical specifications are available on Circutor’s website.
NI Semiconductor Test System
National Instruments (NI) has announced the PXIe-4163 high-density source measure unit (SMU), which provides testing for RF, MEMS, mixed signal and other analog semiconductor components. The PXIe-4163 SMU provides increased DC channel density for higher parallelism in multisite applications and lab-grade measurement quality in a production-ready form factor. Engineers can take advantage of this combination to use the same instrumentation in the validation lab and the production floor, which reduces challenges with measurement correlation and shortens time to market.
“Highly disruptive technologies like 5G, the Internet of Things and autonomous vehicles place continued pressure on semiconductor organizations to evolve and adopt more efficient approaches to semiconductor test—from the lab environment to the production floor,” said Eric Starkloff, NI executive vice president of global sales and marketing. “Semiconductor testing is a strategic focus for NI. We are extending the capabilities of our software platform and PXI, exemplified by our newest PXI SMU, to help chipmakers address their top challenges.”
For more information, visit NI’s website.
Rohde & Schwarz Moveable, Over-the-Air Test Chamber
Rohde & Schwarz has launched the ATS1000 antenna test chamber, which allows developers and production engineers to perform over-the-air measurements for 5G on their antenna modules, transceivers, chipsets and wireless devices. Antenna and transceiver measurements are possible in the frequency range from 18 to 87GHz. The system therefore supports all millimeter-wave frequency bands currently considered for 5G.
ATS1000 consists of a rack-sized, shielded RF test chamber on castors, suitable mounts for test objects and sensors and a wideband measurement antenna, which covers the entire frequency range. Using the associated test and measurement equipment and the AMS32 antenna measurement software, radiation patterns of 5G antenna arrays can be measured precisely in just a few minutes. A positioning laser supports precise orientation of the test object.
For more information, visit Rohde & Schwarz’s website.
Tektronix Real-Time Monitoring
Tektronix has announced interoperability with its video quality assurance system and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental MediaLive, AWS Elemental MediaConvert and AWS Elemental MediaPackage. The combination gives video providers, including pay TV operators, broadcasters and OTT providers, a scalable means to convert and package video content into various formats, while ensuring quality across the video workflow from acquisition to delivery.
Tektronix Sentry can now be utilized for monitoring live streaming video along workflows, from AWS cloud ingest through to content delivery networks. For file-based analysis, Tektronix’s Aurora file-based QC ensures compliance of media files on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to meet quality, regulatory and workflow requirements.
For more information, visit Tektronix’s website.
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