Metrology Engineer Standardizes on Vitrek 4700 for HV Measurement Accuracy & Traceability
Metrology Engineer Standardizes on Vitrek 4700 for HV Measurement Accuracy & Traceability Legacy HV Test Tools Less Accurate and More Cumbersome About Customer: Ken Sams, Metrology & QC Engineer Ken works for a leading global electrical insulation test equipment provider serving a wide range of industries including high power cable applications. The company provides critical electrical insulation measurement products, from insulation testers to dielectric breakdown testers. Ken’s responsibility includes both internal quality and field service. Challenge Achieve high voltage measurement during production testing and calibration procedures, including specialized testing. In these challenging testing environments, even the smallest [...]
Application Note: Maximizing High-Voltage Measurement Accuracy with the Vitrek 4700
Maximizing High-Voltage Measurement Accuracy with the Vitrek 4700 A Metrology Engineer’s Perspective Author: Ken Sams, Metrology & Quality Assurance Engineer INTRODUCTION In the realm of high-voltage electronic test and measurement, precision, convenience and safety are all critical. As a Metrology & Quality Assurance Engineer at a leading manufacturer of test equipment, I’ve relied on the Vitrek 4700 High-Voltage meter for applications that demand direct measurement of high voltages with minimal uncertainty. This paper explores the 4700’s advantages in detail, especially in challenging calibration and production environments. INDUSTRY CHALLENGE Figure 1. Vitrek 4700 High Voltage Meter [...]
Whitepaper: Mastering High Voltage: The Importance of Accurate Test Equipment
Introduction Accurate definition and measurement of critical electrical performance parameters is essential for ensuring the reliability and safety of high-voltage equipment and cabling. For applications which can involve tens of thousands of volts, safety risks are high, as are the demands on the test equipment used to measure the equipment and cables. Proper calibration of the test instruments themselves is critical to achieving the strict performance needs of many equipment types. Calibration results must often meet national and international specific standards and calibration measurements are typically conducted by certified laboratories with traceability to national standards, like those [...]
The Answer Vault: GaGe CompuScope Digitizers — Q & A with Dr. Andrew Dawson
Introduction This document explores the advanced features of GaGe CompuScope Digitizers in a variety of applications, featuring insights from Dr. Andrew Dawson. A seasoned physicist and leader, Dr. Dawson holds a Doctorate in experimental solid-state physics from McGill University and has extensive experience in ultrasonic material analysis. As an application engineer for GaGe, his experience has exposed him to a wide variety of digitizer applications, making this a valuable resource for understanding cutting edge advancements in the field. Question 1: Can You Provide some Features of GaGe CompuScope Digitizers that are useful in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) applications? [...]
Case-In-Point: MTI Turbine Vibration Analyzer/Balancing System Technology Principles
What do you think when you’re flying home, cruising at 30,000 feet and the drinks have just been served? Our engineers think about the ripple in the glass. That ripple signals vibration and is an indication that the engine may be in need of a balance.
Article: High-Performance Digitizers in Semiconductor Manufacturing Applications
High-Performance Digitizers in Semiconductor Manufacturing Applications PC-based high-speed, high-resolution digitizers perform critical data acquisition functions during semiconductor fabrication, die packaging, and final chip testing. Introduction Data acquisition is a critical element of quality control and compliance testing during three stages of semiconductor manufacture. The first stage is fabrication, in which single-crystal semiconductor wafers are subject to various operations that leave them imprinted with micro-circuitry patterns. During the second stage, the wafers are diced up into individual silicon “die” that are packaged into final chips. The third stage involves functional testing of the final chips to [...]
MTI Instruments Whitepaper: Capacitance Guide for Industrial Applications
Capacitance Guide for 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 in its electrical potential (i.e., voltage). Capacitors, components that that have the “capacity” to store an electric charge, consist of conductive parallel plates that don’t touch or connect with each other. Instead, these metal plates are electrically-separated by air or a layer of insulating material (i.e., the dielectric). MTI’s [...]
Whitepaper: Why Capacitance? Benefits and Applications of Digital Capacitive Sensors
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.






