Measurements Using Capacitive Sensors
Precise Measurements Using Capacitive Sensors Capacitive sensors can be divided into two categories based upon their performance and intended use. High resolution sensors are typically used in displacement and position monitoring applications where high accuracy, stability and low temperature drift are required. Quite frequently these sensors are used in process monitoring and closed-loop feedback control systems. Proximity type capacitive sensors are much less expensive and are typically used to detect the presence of a part or used in counting applications. Applications Position Sensing General positioning is probably the most [...]
How Aviation MROs Can Maximize Labor Efficiency and Asset Uptime
MTI Instruments is supplying the aviation industry with solutions to the skilled labor shortage and reduced equipment availability. No, our Lockport, IL company isn’t providing aviation MROs with more flight line personnel, engine mechanics, or Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Instead, we’re delivering precision measurement solutions that can help MROs to maximize labor productivity and asset uptime. Solving the Skilled Labor Shortage Aviation MROs have a choice. They can wait for training programs to provide new workers, poach workers from competitors, invest in robots, or look for ways to gain greater efficiency from existing labor assets. About 18 months ago, [...]
Trends in High Resolution Sensors for Semiconductor Metrology and Inspection
High resolution sensors are supporting improvements in semiconductor metrology and inspection at vital points in the production process. Because the fabrication of semiconductor wafers may require hundreds of steps and weeks of manufacturing time, early-stage defects that go undetected can have costly downstream consequences. Plus, because semiconductor processing always requires a high degree of precision, advances in fabrication methods seem to require ever-finer measurements in a never-ending quest. Today’s metrology instruments are incorporating high resolution sensors for automated wafer inspection. Resolution, the smallest measurement that a sensor can reliably indicate, may be given in dimensional units such as nanometers [...]
Press Release: Vitrek Launches New Electrical Safety and Test Equipment Catalog
Vitrek Launches New Electrical Safety and Test Equipment Catalog Vitrek’s new product catalog features sales, application and technical information for the company’s extensive line of electrical safety and test equipment. […]
Fiber Optic Sensor Measures Very Small Movements in Piezo Stacks
MTI Instruments, a global supplier of precision measurement solutions, has released an application note that explains how to measure very small movements in piezo devices that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Precision measurement of these dynamic, oscillatory motions is required for the research and development (R&D), testing, and troubleshooting of piezo ceramic materials, advanced ceramics that are used in actuators, sensors, and the power modules of ultrasonic welders. Piezo applications range from automotive sensors and medical devices to engineering projects and consumer products. MTI’s App Note explains how its MTI-2100 Fotonic sensor, when used in conjunction with a [...]
Vitrek featured in Appliance & HVAC Report
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Press Release: Vitrek Launches New Programmable DC Load Product
Vitrek Launches Best-In-Class Programmable DC Load Product The Vitrek DL Series offers industry-leading performance in 125W-500W applications; supports best-in-class transient loading capability (from 0.1µW resolution to 14.5kW pulses); features high-speed pulse loading up to 100 kHz; boasts up to ten times better measurement accuracy. […]
Vitrek featured in Power Systems Design Magazine
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Vitrek featured in Design World Magazine
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Position, Displacement, and Vibration Measurement with Precision, High Resolution, and Flexibility
The MTI-2100 Fotonic™ sensor uses advanced fiber optics and electronics to precisely measure position, displacement, and vibration. This high-resolution, non-contact metrology system supports a wide range of interchangeable fiber-optic probes and works with almost any surface, including metallic, composite, plastic, glass, ceramic, or liquid. Made in the USA by MTI Instruments, the MTI-2100 Fotonic™ features a modular design and supports application-specific requirements in R&D, quality, and process control. With its dual channel capabilities, the MTI-2100 Fotonic™ sensor allows users to make simultaneous measurements, such as for structure dynamics and modal analysis. All probe modules have two distinct operating ranges [...]








