Manufacturing

Thank you for your interest in our ability to Automate and Educate the World's Leading Companies. Below are a few specific examples relevant to the Manufacturing industry.

You will see listed some examples of Industry Focus Areas that may be relevant in the work that you do, but DSA is not limited to serving in these categories. The list is merely a springboard from which you can brainstorm with us to identify what is most relevant to you in your work to maximize productivity, quality, profit & understanding. Also, you will find an abbreviated list of Documented Industry Solutions that will give you a feel for some of our capabilities. Many solutions have been scrubbed to protect our client's anonymity, and many more have not even been documented in a form to publicize.

It is always best, to call now to discuss or click now to correspond with DSA about if & how we might provide automation and education to create your own noteworthy solution.

Documented Industry Solutions (where DSA has made an impact)
- Magnum Cyclic Endurance Testing
  
  Data Science Automation developed an application to control and monitor the aspects of a breaker test.
- Caster Durability Threshold Testing
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  Develop a software application to evaluate the durability of caster wheel-sets.
- Enhanced Maintainability and Reliability Through Software Backplanes
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  Develop a replacement for an existing DOS-based application that is suffering from poor reliability and worse maintainability.
- Universal Respirator Test System
- Spring Probe Resistance Validation Tester
  
  The challenge was to develop a resistance characterization tester for contact spring probes that would provide R&D Engineers the ability to characterize the resistance of the spring loaded electrical probe along its full linear motion.
- 3D Visualization of Defects From Ultrasonic Pipe Testing
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  A major multinational manufacturer of seamless steel pipe needed help enhancing their basic LabVIEW data acquisition application.
- Optimization of an Inline Oxygen Barrier Coating Process for Polyethylene Pipe
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  Data Science Automation was selected to automate the manual process that had been initially used to move the process through a proof of concept stage.
- Carburization Furnace Control System
  
  Data Science Automation (DSA) developed a PC based automation solution using FieldPoint Ethernet Controllers and LabVIEW Data Logging and Supervisory Control (DSC) System.
- High Voltage Breaker Dielectric Gas Filling System
  
  Data Science Automation developed a networked PC-based, distributed system to monitor, control and optimize four line stations.
- Tire Shape Tracing Machine
  
  Data Science Automation replaced an obsolete machine with a custom NI LabVIEW, NI Motion and laser DAQ integrated solution.
- Vision Inspection System
  
  Data Science Automation replaced their proprietary software application with NI LabVIEW and NI IMAQ and utilized the same camera and microscope combination already in use.
- Tensiometer Controller
  
  Data Science Automation developed a robust automated system to allow the user to select predefined tests from a menu, command Instron tensiometers through the test sequence, and to analyze and log test results.
- Automated Amplifier Circuit Board Test System
  
  Decrease the time required to perform complicated tests on circuit boards to keep up with high speed production demands. Improve the reliability of test data and reports, and reduce human errors.
- Automated Steel Production Coil Data System
  
  Data Science Automation built an automated coil data acquisition system that replaced a paper chart recorder.
- Pyrex Glass Press Instrumentation System
  
  DSA developed a contemporary system based on National Instruments (NI) LabVIEW, PXI and DAQ to acquire digital and analog signals from displacement sensors, pyrometers, etc.
- Photonic Switching Test System
  
  Data Science Automation was asked to address the design and development of a test system capable of testing these components.
- Fiber Optic Alignment Tool using Vision
- PC-based test station for Product Valves
  
  DSA began application development using National Instruments’ LabVIEW version 5.1 after an initial design phase in which software expectations, basic structure, scheduling, and acceptance criteria were outlined.
- LabVIEW DCS Based Industrial Automation System for DVD Manufacturing Line Monitoring with SCXI, Serial, TCP/IP and Profibus Data Acquisition
  
  The challenge was to develop a highly scalable and comprehensive quality control tool combining an extremely flexible and robust data acquisition, analysis, and archival system and an intuitive presentation tool with a remote monitoring capability.
- Plastic Lid Monitor using Lookout
- Pump Test Loop System
  
  The challenges included assembling hardware that could tolerate a harsh operating environment, and implementing a software solution that would provide the functionality the customer required.
- Ink Quality Test and Inspection System
- Steam Test Bench System
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  To design and build a Steam Test Bench system to be used to automate testing of pneumatic operated/controlled, plastic actuator valves.
- Steel Molding Stand Alone, 24/7 Data Acquisition System
  
  A major steel manufacturing company requested a stand-alone data-acquisition system that would start unattended and run continuously without user intervention.