he MRO industry is seeing an exodus of retiring mechanics — even as fewer young mechanics sign up to enter the trade. Exacerbating the situation is the extensive training and dated equipment aspiring technicians must contend with before they can join the workforce.
Vitrek Hires New President Gary Schafer to Build Synergies Among Company’s Signature Brands Used in Key Industries Vitrek is positioning its multiple brands -- Vitrek, GaGe, MTI Instruments – as a company offering a unique selection of test and measurement instruments used in a wide range of applications Lockport, IL—February [...]
The $52.7 billion legislation passed in 2022 is driving the expansion of US-based semiconductor sector; Vitrek’s product portfolio includes test and data acquisition products essential for advanced R&D and semiconductor manufacturing.
Capacitance Guide to Industrial Applications This guide from MTI Instruments explains what you need to know about using electrical capacitance for measurement in industrial applications, including advanced manufacturing. Basic Principles Capacitance is the ratio of the change in an electric charge to the corresponding change [...]
Use of a PC-Based Digitzer in a Medical Acoustic Microscopy System By Andrew Dawson, Ph. D-GaGe (a Vitrek brand) Introduction ABSTRACT: Construction of a medical acoustic microscopy system is discussed with focus upon usage of a PC-based high-performance GaGe RazorMax digitizer. Three main aspects of [...]
Ground-Breaking Lightning Study Uses GaGe Razor Express High-Speed Digitizer By Gerald Allgaier, GaGe (a Vitrek brand) Introduction Razor Express digitizer is an integral part of VHF broadband interferometer designed to investigate high-energy radiation from lightning strikes and multi-stroke positive cloud-to-ground flashes. A doctoral dissertation published [...]
Industry applications illustrate the versatility and benefits of today's digital capacitive sensor technology. The electrical capacitance formed between a capacitance probe and target surface varies as a function of the distance, or gap, between those two surfaces.
GaGe Adds New 16-Bit/14-Bit Resolution 2-Channel Models to its Razor Series of High-Speed PCIe Digitizers Boasting Industry’s Best ENOB New RazorEdge Express 16-bit/14-bit digitizers support A/D sampling rates up to 250 MS/s, while new 14-bit resolution model option is added to existing 16-bit RazorPlus Express with 500 MS/s sampling rate; pricing reduced on 16-bit [...]
Semiconductor Wafer Measurement for Increased Productivity This three-part article describes how manufacturers leverage capacitance-based inspection systems for semiconductor wafers. The article reviews best-practices, consequences of failing to inspect semiconductor wafers and benefits of using semi-automated, fully-automated and manual systems for wafer metrology and inspection. Part 1: Why Disc [...]
This is the second of three articles in Semiconductor Wafer Measurement for Increased Profitability. The first article in this series explains why disc geometry matters. The third article describes the benefits of using semi-automated, fully-automated, and manual systems for wafer metrology and inspection. Most semiconductor wafers are made of silicon, the second most common element in the Earth’s [...]
