API Sells More Terahertz Gear For Process Control
Ann Arbor-based Advanced Photonix Inc. said Tuesday that it had received a second order from a major manufacturer of extruded lastic products for a T-Ray 4000 system to be deployed on a factory line for online process control.
API says the sale further validates the increasing market acceptance of its terahertz systems for the factory floor. This is the second of a number of industrial applications under development that will allow manufacturers to improve their process control without the use of radioactive nuclear gauges or ionizing radiation such as x-rays.
With the use of its patented fiber coupled transmitters and receiver's technology, API is the first company to commercialize and deploy terahertz technology in a factor floor setting. API says its patented T-Ray technology offers distinct advantages. Not only does it provide all the standard information produced by a nuclear gauge, but also supplies valuable information needed to control both quality and yield. Importantly, this is accomplished without contacting or impeding the manufacturing process. The result is material cost savings for API customers due to improved manufacturing process control
"We are continuing to apply T-Ray 4000 system to the process control market and expect to continue to expand the markets and applications in this fiscal year," said API CEO Richard Kurtz. "We are also looking to grow our market in the off line quality control area and the security markets in the second half of this fiscal year. We continue to identify new application opportunities virtually on a daily basis and are excited about the future of our terahertz technology and the robust market opportunity."
The T-Ray 4000 produces ultra-short pulses of terahertz light that lend themselves to variety of unique and novel applications including the ability to simultaneously determine thicknesses of multiple layers, the density of individual layers and the detection voids delaminations between layers. The superior signal to noise ratio of the T-Ray platform allows even thick samples to be scanned with the utmost effectiveness.
Advanced Photonix offers a broad array of optoelectronic products to a global customer base, including optoelectronic products, high-speed optical receivers and terahertz instrumentation for telecom, homeland security, military, medical and industrial markets.
More at www.advancedphotonix.com.
