EMERGENT SOLUTION CUTS FIBER-OPTIC ASSEMBLY TIMES BY 89% BY INTEGRATING NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE.Emergent Information Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:EITI EITI Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative EITI École d'ingénierie et de Technologie de l'Information (French) EITI Exploitation Initiative Tools Insertion ) recently developed an automated solution for a laser diode A semiconductor-based laser used to generate analog signals or digital pulses for transmission through optical fibers. Both laser diodes and LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are used for this purpose, but the laser diode generates a smaller beam that is easier to couple with the smaller core manufacturer that cut fiber optic assembly times by 89% using National Instruments National Instruments, or NI (NASDAQ: NATI), is an American company with over 4,000 employees and direct operations in 41 countries founded in 1976 by Dr. James Truchard, Bill Nowlin and Jeff Kodosky. (Nasdaq:NATI NATI National Association of Teen Institutes NATI Newfoundland Association of Technical Industries ) LabVIEW(TM) software and NI hardware. Emergent's Scot Blackford, a senior applications engineer and project manager, said: "Our customer gave us three weeks to develop a solution. Using NI LabVIEW, we had an operable operable /op·er·a·ble/ (op´er-ah-b'l) subject to being operated upon with a reasonable degree of safety; appropriate for surgical removal. op·er·a·ble adj. prototype in less than two weeks. Our solution is simple, robust, and cost-effective." Emergent developed this "virtual" automated data acquisition system within two weeks that reduced fiber pigtail A Fiber Pigtail is a single-fiber cable, usually short length, that has an optical connector on one end and a length of exposed fiber at the other end. The exposed fiber of the pigtail may be spliced to one fiber of a multifiber trunk, i.e. assembly times from 90 minutes to 10 minutes. The turnkey system A complete system of hardware and software delivered to the customer ready-to-run. In other words, just "turn the key" and go.  A Turnkey Video System is dependent upon the tight integration and flexibility of NI software and hardware. "Emergent's rapid prototyping success with NI software and hardware made it easy for Emergent's customer to be up and running quickly and save time in assembly," said Guy Nunnellee, NI regional manager. Emergent prides itself in adding customer value by being able to quickly identify needed functionalities and then develop solutions that combine their software and hardware expertise with industry-standard tools, such as NI LabVIEW. "Having just attended the Photonics West trade show for manufacturers and users of fiber-optic components and equipment, we saw strong interest in this type of solution and our expertise in process automation," said Bill Raskob, Emergent director of test and measurement. Emergent Information Technologies is a leading provider of IT solutions, modeling and simulation services, and systems engineering to business and government. Its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Steven Myers Associates Inc. (SM&A), provides management consulting and competition management services. NI leverages commercial technologies, such as industry-standard computers and the Internet, to deliver customer-defined measurement and automation solutions. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 2,500 employees and direct sales offices in more than 30 countries. NI is increasing the productivity of engineers and scientists worldwide by delivering easy-to-integrate software and modular hardware. In fiscal year 2000, NI recorded its 24th consecutive year of double-digit growth with net revenue totaling $410 million. For the past two consecutive years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. |
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