Featured Case Study
High voltage, direct current (HVDC) is key for long-distance bulk electric power transmission. Siemens developed a revolutionary new test concept for HVDC components and selected us to guide industry experts from Siemens AG and scientists from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg using the NI platform to implement a proof of concept for that new test circuit at record speed.
Building on the success of the proof of concept, we now support its migration into a fully-grown software test application for the world-wide leading facility for HVDC tests, which is currently being built from the ground up in Nuremberg.
Current & Recent Projects
- DSH "Center of Excellence" Workshop
Workshop on-site at a customer to review their LabVIEW Software in real operation. Discussion of current and future requirements with regard to the architecture of the software. Result: Catalog of measures and definition of the first work packages for external processing - DSH "Center of Excellence" Workshop
Workshop on-site at a customer to review the processes, tools and structures for software development with LabVIEW. Result: Documentation of the current situation and identification of concrete potential for improvement. - Monitoring and Control System for Machinery Manufacture
Distributed monitoring and logging system that leverages the power and flexibility of NI LabVIEW and the NI RIO technology to supervise - amongst others - SINUMERIK movements and glueing processes. - Reference Application Design based on Customer Framework
Design, implementation and documentation of an application reference design (application template) for function and duration test software, based on the customers proprietary LabVIEW framework. - Software Architecture Workshops and Best Practices Coaching
Series of workshops for a customer looking to review existing LabVIEW code and development practices. Ongoing support and mentoring to introduce new concepts and techniques and help with best practices adoption. - Test Software (Windows/RT/FPGA) for HVDC Link Testing
Oversee and support the migration of a proof of concept into a fully-grown software test application for the world-wide leading facility for HVDC tests, and coach the customers' software team on best practices. - Monitoring System for
ARIANE 6 Production Line
Distributed monitoring and logging system that leverages the power and flexibility of NI LabVIEW and the NI RIO technology to supervise - amongst others - milling and friction stir welding processes. - Real-Time/FPGA Proof-of-Concept for HVDC Link Testing
Guide a team of industry experts and scientists through using the NI platform to implement a proof of concept for HVDC testing.
We presented on this project at NI Week 2017 in Austin, TX! - Interfacing Production Lines and Customer Databases
Translating and relaying order and production data between Siemens PLC and various databases. Communication with PLC over plain TCP/IP, database connectivity for Oracle via ADO DB, for MySQL via TCP/IP. - Consulting and Support for Test Bench Development
Consulting on LabVIEW best practices and software development support for various test benches (ECUs for fuel pumps and other automotive devices), based on the customer's own proprietary LabVIEW framework. - Workshop "best practices lite" and "continuous delivery"
Discuss with a team of engineers how to: Increase quality and minimize overheads by applying "best practices"; automate test and build tasks; implement LabVIEW tools for „continuous deployment“ based on gitlab and VI scripting - Vision Inspection System for Electronic Manufacturing
Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) system for headless, automatic detection of PCBs in soldering carriers. Multiple cameras servicing different workstations running independently on a single NI Compact Vision System (CVS). - Automated test software for CNG compressors
Automated test software for CNG compressors - Javascript network communication driver for LabVIEW
Javascript network communication driver for LabVIEW - Measurement data recorder / data editor
Measurement data recorder / data editor - Interface between production line (PLC) and MES
Interface between production line (PLC) and MES - Automated test software for frequency converters
Automated test software for frequency converters - Communication drivers for frequency converters
Communication drivers for frequency converters - Control devices for frequency converters
Control devices for frequency converters - Centralized guidance systems for production facilities
Centralized guidance systems for production facilities - Embedded controller for 3rd party measurement modules
Embedded controller for 3rd party measurement modules - PLC network communication driver for LabVIEW
PLC network communication driver for LabVIEW - Vision inspection system for aluminum bars
Vision inspection system for aluminum bars
Most of our customers require of us to not disclose any specifics of the work we do for them. Please get in touch to hear more about our current and past projects.
What level of experience do we have?
Companies of all Sizes
We’re boasting years of experience with software development and project management approaches of companies of all sizes, from multi-national corporations to owner-managed high-tech firms.
Diverse Industrial Sectors
We also bring years of insight into very diverse industrial sectors and products. This experience proves to be a valuable means of creating crosslinks when assessing new assignments.
Hands-On Experience
Working side by side with our clients, sometimes even pulling all-nighters together to meet their deadlines, is the kind of real-world experience that teaches you all the things that can’t be found in manuals and books.