Data acquisition systems are used to condition and interpret electrical signals from sensors to ensure that the users read the correct measurement. They are used in almost every industrial and everyday application. In everyday applications, smart kettle and air conditioning are embedded with an integrated data acquisition system to output the user-readable temperature measurement, digitally. How does that translate into industrial settings?
In fact, any test, measurement and monitoring application will need data acquisition hardware to collect and condition the data and post-processing software for analysis. When selecting a system for your applications, it is important to also consider the possibility of future projects. This is a significant cost-saving exercise if your data acquisition systems can be used with any types of sensors, for example analog, digital, strain gauge, bridge, etc.
In new product development, design engineers go through countless iteration processes to conceptualise, develop and refine the products before going to manufacturing. Sensors and measurement systems are integral for them to validate the experiments, to meet the design specification or to characterise the performance of their products. These engineers will have to look for data acquisition systems that offer high performance and accurate measurement whilst flexible enough to cater for a wide range of measurement applications.
In production line / manufacturing, manufacturing engineers will look for methods to test as many products as possible, at the lowest cost with high reliability to ensure that no bad products are shipped. The requirement for data acquisition systems in manufacturing includes capability to export test data, synchronisation of multiple devices, correlate measurement to test consistency according to R&D and QC, to name a few. While the testing done in manufacturing is not as rigorous as R&D, it is important to use the same test system and perform the same measurement to minimise discrepancies. This will provide manufacturing engineers with significant time-saving to identify the root cause of error during troubleshooting.
At Bestech Australia, we have been providing expertise in industrial testing and measurement for more than 20 years. We have supplied a wide range of data acquisition systems, compatible with all types of sensors, with powerful software for analysis and post-processing, for almost all industrial test and measurement applications. We are committed to supporting industries and R&D organisations to enable them to achieve meaningful insights from their data.
