HARDWARE/SOFTWARE.Spectrophotometer spectrophotometer, instrument for measuring and comparing the intensities of common spectral lines in the spectra of two different sources of light. See photometry; spectroscope; spectrum. software The highly flexible, easy to use UV Probe software for the 1601, 2401 and 2501 UV-Vis spectrophotometers operates under both Windows 95 and NT 4.0, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company. It is said to offer intuitive operation with customized screens and report generation, including multipage reports. It allows the user to easily perform unlimited custom equations, according to the company. Multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. capability is said to enable the user to set up methods, perform manipulations, create and print reports while the system continues to acquire data. UV Probe software supports the company's accessories. (Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, 7102 Riverwood Dr., Columbia, MD 21046-2502) Circle 91 on card Instrumentation control The company has upgraded its Benzwin data acquisition and instrumentation control software to manipulate more data acquired through more testing instruments. The Benzwin 2000 software acquires test data, presents it in realtime graphical format and produces reports both graphically and in tables. Reports can include test parameters, operator-selected results, average standard deviation In statistics, the average amount a number varies from the average number in a series of numbers. (statistics) standard deviation - (SD) A measure of the range of values in a set of numbers. , coefficient of variation Coefficient of Variation A measure of investment risk that defines risk as the standard deviation per unit of expected return. , and maximum and minimum test results. Reports can be graphic in the form of histograms which plot test results including deviation, memory, variation of tolerance, consistency, etc. (Edwin H. Benz, 73 Maplehurst Ave., Providence, RI 02908-5398) Circle 92 on card Data collection The company installed an Abacus data collection system at a factory in China with 91 injection molding machines online. The Windows 95-based Abacus system The abacus system of mental calculation is a system where users mentally visualize an abacus to do calculations. No physical abacus is used; only the answers are written down. This system is being propagated in China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan. is said to display up to the minute data for every injection molding machine in the plant, giving production personnel the information they need to manage the millions of parts produced each week. Engineering personnel use the automatically generated reports to check that process variables, such as cycle time, are holding to expected values. When problems occur, the Abacus monitoring system shows the effects of changes to the molding setup, which is said to make solutions much easier. (Concise Technologies, Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , CA) Circle 93 on card Production control AdvaCommand software for supervisory control Supervisory control is a general term for control of many individual controllers or control loops, whether by a human or an automatic control system, although almost every real system is a combination of both. of industrial production processes is available in two platforms, including Hewlett-Packard's Unix version and Microsoft's Windows NT. This is said to offer a wide range of options to existing and new users, as each can expand with either HP UX or Windows NT operator workplaces. Both of these versions can coexist on the same MasterBus 300 control network and have the same look and feel. The platform choice can be made for reasons such as operating system standardization policies or configuration requirements. This choice is said to provide the customer with more system flexibility and expandability. (ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Industrial Systems, 1175 John St., West Henrietta, NY 14586) Circle 94 on card Hybrid modeling This developer of integrated CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. software has made comprehensive improvements to its Data Interface, Hybrid Modeling and Automatic NC applications within Cimatronit Version 9.0. The enhanced hybrid mold design application, together with the company's Intelligent NC, are said to provide a total solution for moldmakers with unparalleled capabilities in data preparation, parting lines, inserts, slides, electrodes and machining, according to the company. Enhanced applications are said to provide moldmakers with an end-to-end solution that covers the entire cycle of part and mold design through to manufacture. (Cimatron Technologies, 3190 Harvester harvester, farm machine that mechanically harvests a crop. Small-grain harvesting has been mechanized to a certain extent since early times. In the modern period the first harvester to gain general acceptance was made by Cyrus McCormick in 1831 (see reaper). Rd., Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7N 3N8) Circle 95 on card Color assurance QA-Lite is a Windows 95-based quality assurance software package for displaying, analyzing and storing spectral color data. The software is designed to help quality assurance professionals ensure that color specifications are being accurately maintained, from raw materials through production to finished products. QA-Lite is said to offer advanced functions. (X-Rite, 3100 44th St., S.W., Grandville, MI 49418) Circle 96 on card |
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