Aoip SOLUTIONS IN INSTRUMENTATION Specific Activities

For any specific requirements in instrumentation, our staff will be pleased to support you from the definition of specifications to the delivery of a suitable turn-key measurement solution.Here are the fields for which AOIP can bring its know-how and skills:Temperature:Dried food, seeds…Construction materials : concrete, cement…Metal partsChemicalsHumidity:Paper, wood, cement, glue…ChemicalsDried food, seeds…Soils, sandDistance:Thickness variation (metal, glue…)Non-contact distance measurementSurface flatnessWobbling, dynamic displacementProcess signals:Vehicles (CAN bus…)ChemicalsSensor technologyAn absolute expertiseDefinition of specifications with the customerChoice or design of the system partsChoice or design of the data processing softwareImplementation of the system in the customer environmentTrainingMaintenance of the systemWide fields of applicationsOur expertise applies on various sectors and fields of application:EnergyPharmacyAircraft industryFood processingEquipment for productionEquipment for test benchAutomotive Examples of systems developed by AOIPNon-contact measurement of disk brake performance featuresRequirements: Performance (braking efficiency, brake life time...) depends on:Rotation Thickness Variation (RTV)): Not even and steady disk brake thicknessRun out: Axis shift during rotationWobbling: Unveven rotation or movementSolution:Two or more capacitive sensorsTwo or more conditioning unitsMulti-channel data acquisition unitReal-time processing and easy-to-customize data management softwareApplication fields:Automotive: disk brake manufacturersManufacturers of test bench: ageing test bench, automate non-contact distortion measurementHumidity control inside bulkRequirements:High accurate and sensitive humidity measurement inside bulkSystem adapted to field environmentMeasurement allowed up to water saturationSolution:Two or more capacitive sensorsTwo or more conditioning unitsMulti-channel data acquisition unitReal-time processing and easy-to-customize data management softwareSome solutions already exist on the market to measure humidity, although with some drawbacks:Infra-red technology: Surface test onlyImpedance technology:Little accurate solution due to simple phase test and only suitable for laboratory measurementsApplication fields:Food processing: Producers of dried food, powders...Agriculture: Optimisation of irrigation, seed depth...Plastic industry: Control of solids content of plastic granules...Pharmacy: Research on humidity level optimisation, control of storage conditions, compliance to drug safety standards...Material: Paper, wood, cement, sand, phosphate...Optimisation of compressor and turbine efficiencyRequirements:High frequency acquisition (up to 300 kHz) of distance valuesVery accurate data acquisition systemDedicated software Solution:Two or more capacitive sensorsTwo or more conditioning unitsMulti-channel data acquisition unitReal-time processing and easy-to-customize data management software Application fields:Energy / Aircraft: Manufacturers of turbines, blades, compressors...Aircraft: Test of turbine design, blade tip clearance, blade tip timing, control of blade safety...