For more information, please visit ourAero Engineering 2011 events page.
The 9th annual Automotive Testing Expo wrapped up this week in Novi, Michigan.
Wineman Technology, an industry leader in dynamometer systems, servo-hydraulics, real time control and data acquisition systems, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems and custom testing machines for research and development, laboratory and production applications, had an open house on October 6, 2011 at our sales and engineering office in Raleigh, North Carolina.
National Instruments Technical Symposiums (NITS) are a series of free, one-day events featuring technical sessions from NI experts, product demonstrations, and hands-on workshops. Hosted in 24 cities across North America, Wineman Technology will be exhibiting in five of these locations this year:
- Detroit, MI - October 18
- Edison, NJ - October 20
- Phoenix, AZ - November 17
- Knoxville, TN - December 8
- Denver, CO - December 8
Come visit our booth to learn more about our custom test solutions and newly released products, such as:
- INERTIA real-time control add-on for NI VeriStand
- Dynacar vehicle model simulator
- RAPID test cell controller
Various demos will also be featured, including the INERTIA chassis dynamometer with Dynacar and the RAPID actuator demo. We hope to see you there!
This year NIWeek was a hugh success for Wineman Technology. Not only were we featured in the Day 1 keynote, had product launches for INERTIA and Dynacar, recognized for over 15 years as an alliance partner, had four technical presentations and multiple demos, we received lots of press attention for INERTIA and Dynacar. The highlights of all this attention are below.
Dr. James Truchard, President, CEO, and Co-founder of National Instruments, presented Jim Wineman, CEO of Wineman Technology, an award for 15 years in the National Alliance Partner Program on Monday, August 1, at Alliance Day in Austin, Texas.
This year Wineman Technology had a huge presence at NIWeek which wrapped up August 4th. We had tattoos created for the occasion, and our newest, cutest fan is below modeling his.
WINDPOWER 2011, the world’s largest annual wind energy event wrapped up May 25th in Anaheim, California.
We hope all our booth guests went home with more insight on how Wineman’s hardware and software test solutions can help you test and control wind turbine subsystems and components, simulate real-world conditions, and identify defects before deployment.
Congradulations to Scott Knight from Link-Belt Cranes for winning our WINDPOWER 2011 iPad 2 giveaway.
A few themes from WINDPOWER 2011:
- Prognostic Monitoring: There is a move in the industry toward prognostic monitoring over predictive monitoring. Predictive monitoring only provides information once an event is causing a problem; prognostic monitoring provides data about what is likely to happen in the future based on the information it is collecting. Most existing systems are not able to provide the high data rate capture in order to provide prognostic information and real-time analysis.
- Test Challenges: Today, the lifetime of a gearbox is targeted at 20 – 25 years. However, the industry still doesn’t have enough historical data to really understand how long gearboxes will last under long-term operation with real world forces at play.
- Growth trend: More full system suppliers are working to penetrate the US market and many are coming out of Asia. Foreign wind turbine companies are increasingly moving their manufacturing sites stateside, however the R&D as well as the testing is remaining off-shore. Of note is the acquisition of Clipper Wind by United Technologies.
The show is over, but you can use the quick product links below to learn more about Wineman’s solutions from WINDPOWER 2011.
- View a 2-minute Youtube video demonstrating our wind power test capabilities with our gear box test stand as shown at our WINDPOWER booth.
- Visit our website and learn more about INERTIA™ Test Automation Software featured in the gear box test stand.
- Download the datasheet for the RAPID multi-axis test controller, designed to help engineers rapidly deploy systems for structural, fatigue and component testing.
- Learn more about our diverse design and control capabilities to meet all your wind turbine test requirements on our Wind Power Test Solutions page.
