January 2020 newsletter now online
The Elliot Scientific January 2020 Newsletter has been sent out: view it here.
In this month’s issue…
- Congratulations go to WITec with ParticleScout achieving another accolade
- Rugged Monitoring introduce an OEM version of their fibre-optic temperature monitor
- And we’re at BiOS (Booth #8480) and Photonics West (Booth #4569) in early February
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Rugged Monitoring reveal new OEM fibre optic temperature sensor module
Rugged Monitoring has developed the O201 as a compact din-rail mounted standalone module for OEMs that can be easily installed in equipment that requires fibre optic temperature sensing.
Based on proven Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) technology, this multi-channel temperature monitor is available in 2, 4, 6 or 8 channels. Up to thirty-two O201 units can be daisy-chained via Modbus, CANBUS or DNP3.0 to construct a 256 channel monitoring system.
Delivering higher accuracy (0.2 °C, relative) and 100% repeatability over a wide measurement range (-269 °C to +300 °C), the O201 monitor does not need calibration or curve matching compensation when measuring temperature in harsh conditions such as EMI, RFI, microwave and high voltage environments.
The O201 has a single ‘system fault’ relay, and an option for an integrated analogue card (up to 8 channels) for outputting measurements as current / voltage levels.
The module is compatible with a wide range of fibre optic temperature sensors from both Rugged Monitoring and other companies. For more information, please contact us.
November 2019 newsletter now online
The Elliot Scientific November 2019 Newsletter is now online.
In this month’s issue…
Rugged Monitoring announce an addition to their range of fibre optic temperature monitors and that they’ve been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Gamma Scientific release an OEM version of their flagship SpectralLED light source, the tunable LED-based RS-7.
We introduce 3 new filters from the NoIR Laser range of protective eyewear for users working with lasers and other intense light sources.
…and round off with a look at Professor Wolfgang Drexler working on Optical Coherence Tomography at the Centre for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in Vienna.
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New EXFO products added…
We’ve added a variety of new and existing EXFO products for fibre test and measurement to our website:
- CT440 – Optical Component Tester: A compact tester for fast and accurate characterisation of passive optical components
- CTP10 – Component Test Platform: Evaluate passive components swiftly and efficiently
- Optical Wave Expert – DWDM Channel Checker and OTDR: Integrated channel power validation and reflectometry characterisation
- Optical Xplorer – The Fibre Optic Multimeter: For link verification and embedded fault tracking
- OSA20 – High Performance Optical Spectrum Analyser: The fastest optical spectrum analyser of its kind
- T100S-HP – High Power Tuneable Laser: The essential instrument for any optics lab
This is just a part of the range we offer. For more visit EXFO for Optical Networks or contact us for further information.
Modular fibre-optic temperature measurement via new Rugged Monitoring R501 (Video)
The Rugged Monitoring portfolio of fibre-optic temperature monitors continues to expand. Their latest addition, the R501 chassis, accepts a range of I/O modules for real-time monitoring of up to 256 fibre-optic and other sensors for measurement of temperature, pressure, AC current, AC voltage, DC current, DC voltage and more. It supports both rack mount and distributed installation.
It has been developed to offer an upgradeable and flexible solution for the changing needs of customers, and a short video presentation on it is below.
The fibre-optic enabled modules and other I/O modules use the Dinrail mount, and can be daisy chained to the central CPU module, communicating over CANBUS/MODBUS. Distributed modules can also be directly connected to a datalogger, for example CAN-Logger, while Rugged Connect is an advanced software package available for data visualisation, configuration and reporting.
Like other Rugged products, the R501 can be used in a wide range of applications. These are not limited to Aviation, Automotive, Cryogenic, Battery Bank/Racks, Medical, Semiconductor, Utility, and R&D. It’s wide measuring range (-271 °C to +300 °C), high precision and complete immunity to RFI, EMI, microwave radiation, and high voltages make it an obvious choice for temperature measurement in extreme conditions.
For more information, please contact us.
New fibre optic temperature sensing solutions by Rugged Monitoring
Rugged Monitoring is a new company formed by veteran fibre optic engineers in Canada. This industry leading team has over 100 years of combined experience, and is committed to delivering customisable fibre optic based sensing solutions for challenging applications. The company offers two portable instruments for temperature measurement, and five types of sensor.
Precision, reliability, and high performance are Rugged Monitoring priorities
Rugged Monitoring fibre optic temperature sensors are highly responsive, intrinsically safe and immune to external influences such as electromagnetic fields, corrosion, and vibration, making them ideal for applications such as:
- Automotive & Aerospace
- Battery technology
- Charging systems
- Electric motors
- Engines & turbines
- Medical
- Scanner systems: MRI, NMR, etc.
- Point sensors
- Microwave & RF
- Industrial process heating equipment
- High power RF generation: radio, radar, etc.
- Industry
- Process monitoring
- Power generation
- Research
- Advanced sensing solutionsfor cutting edge reasearch
- Customised hardware and software for experimental setups
Please contact us for more information.
February 2018 Newsletter Out Now
The Elliot Scientific February newsletter is now available. In this issue we welcome Accurion and their Halcyonics range of vibration isolation systems, take a look at Siskiyou’s probe manipulators for the life scientist interested in electrophysiology, survey the temperature measurement and control equipment from Lake Shore Cryotronics, and announce two new handheld instruments from EXFO for analysing optical powers and frequencies in fibre networks.
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The NOMAD-Touch temperature measurement system is a hot performer from Neoptix
NOMAD-Touch: A single-channel fibre-optic thermometer offers impressive versatility from a rechargeable touchscreen device. This single-channel fibre-optic thermometer allows you to freely move from one area to another to measure temperatures at various critical sensing points in medical, microwave, radio frequency, high voltage, aerospace and military applications.
NOMAD-Touch™ is perfect wherever you need immunity to electromagnetic fields, where conventional metallic sensors cannot be used. Please contact us for more information.
December 2017 Newsletter Out Now
The Elliot Scientific December 2017 newsletter is now available: In this issue we examine the economic’s of laser trapping with Elliot Scientific Optical Tweezers, look at a hot performer from Neoptix – The NOMAD-Touch fibre-optic thermometer, see a video of how the DEMCON|kryoz CryoLab can measure Seebeck coefficients, and get the measure of the superior pitch adjuster screw sets from Kozak Micro…
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New OmniFlex 2 multi-channel fibre optic temperature monitoring system from Neoptix
The Neoptix OmniFlex 2 System is a new, fully upgradeable, multi-channel fibre optic temperature monitoring system.
Field upgradeable to as many as 104 channels, the unit can be controlled by its onboard colour touchscreen, or remotely using a web browser via Ethernet. The latter method is more comprehensive, as it enables remote module configuration, data-logging capabilities, full electrical isolation, and optional WiFi connectivity.
The basic OmniFlex 2 chassis is a standard 3U in height that accommodates up to 6 OmniModules, while a 6U version can be fitted with a total of 13 OmniModules. Additional chassis can be cascaded by linking them via a router.
OmniModules
The OmniFlex 2 System allows use of several types of OmniModules in the same chassis. These plug-in modules can easily be mixed and matched to meet the needs of specific test projects. The current OmniModules are:
- 4-channel direct measurement module operating at 10 Hz/channel
- 4-channel multiplexed module operating at 250 ms/channel
- 8-channel multiplexed module operating at 250 ms/channel
- 16-channel 0-10 V analogue output module
Since its introduction in 2006, OmniFlex systems have been used in aerospace, cryogenic research, medical and other demanding industrial applications. It has also been the ideal tool of choice for monitoring temperatures during power transformer testing due to its -80 to +300 °C measuring range.
Please contact us for more information.
Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices from Tristan Technologies
Tristan Technologies is a leader in SQUID – Superconducting Quantum Interference Device – equipment. Tristan’s low- and high-temperature sensors are unsurpassed in real world performance, with their iMAG series using microprocessor-based multichannel control electronics and advanced fibre optic linked flux-locked loop circuits. Tristan manufactures complete SQUID systems for materials analysis, biomagnetic measurements and non-destructive testing based on either low-temperature or high-temperature technology.
From the first commercial closed-cycle refrigerated biomedical SQUID magnetometer to the first commercial dilution refrigerator to operate below 3 mK, Tristan’s cryogenic expertise has led to advances in both instrumentation and conventional refrigeration.
With sensors, electronics, cryogenics and software, Tristan supplies complete solutions for magnetic sensing applications making them the world’s most comprehensive source of SQUID technology.
For more information on the Tristan product Elliot Scientific can supply, please contact us.
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