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Medical Device Test SystemMaintaining old test equipment can be difficult. A small problem can take down your production.
A medical device manufacturer client had an old test system. Wear and age had taken a toll. It required increased maintenance and attention to keep it running dependably. The system had requirements for signal integrity that called for some custom hardware. We designed a modular hardware system to make it easy to maintain and expand for future products. |
S5 Solutions is still iterating every design phase and constantly improving performance. They’re really best of class. You couldn’t ask for a better group of people. - Jennifer Wiens, Director of Product Management
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HOCl Production SystemThe pandemic has brought many players into coordination to make a positive impact globally. Briotech made a quick shift in 2020 into manufacturing commercial liquid disinfectant dispensers using organic, nontoxic and food-safe ingredients. Composed of salt, water and Hypochlorous (HOCl), Briotech HOCl unlike bleach, ammonias, and alcohol, is non-irritating for skin or lungs, nonflammable and requires no Personal Protective Equipment to use.
Under a production time pressure squeeze, Briotech called in the S5 team to assist with software development and coordination with its cloud-enabled HOCl-producing machine, the BrioWhish, that would be shipped globally with data-sharing and monitoring back at company headquarters in Washington State. |
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Vehicle Data Collection SystemThis system was created to measure the retroreflectivity of the stripes on the road to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
A laser scans the road and takes high speed measurements at normal vehicle speed. Video is recorded with an overlay of the scanned data and map location of the scan location. Upon returning the data is uploaded into a database. All the collected data can be viewed overlayed on maps through an online interface, which enables municipalities to maintain compliance and plan repairs. The system uses three interconnected computers that work together to collect and process the data and video in real time. |
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Medical Production Process ControlThe customer needed a system to control a complicated process using a cyclotron to create compounds used in PET scanning.
We created a system consisting of an NI Compact RIO Real-time embedded controller and multiple thin-client touch screen PC’s with interlocks for monitoring and control from a safe location. Developed in LabVIEW using the S5 Solutions ALOHA framework. |
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Countertop Template DigitizerThe customer had us design an electronic system to template countertops for replacement with granite.
We developed an embedded controller that tracks high-resolution encoders to accurately measure the kitchen. The controller connects via Bluetooth to a mobile app that captures the template data and sends it to the factory for cutting. |
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ALOHA Application FrameworkALOHA is a LabVIEW framework that is extensible. The modular design lends itself very well to team development. Programmers create simple modules that plug into the framework to add functionality, similar to apps on your phone.
ALOHA is free and open source. The large scale systems we have developed with ALOHA have come together in a remarkably short time, and have shown excellent stability and scalability.
- LF, Crane Aerospace |
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UI / UX DesignWe design interfaces that are easy to use and look great. But even more important is a design that makes the software easy to use and intuitive to understand.
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Process Control SystemThis system controls a complex process for manufacturing a gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates. The manufacturing process is delicate, involving many steps, precise timing, and accurate control of base materials. Safety is of concern, since the process involves the use of poisonous gases.
The software is a flexible system created with LabVIEW. It integrates a large number of transducers and controls using DeviceNet. A scripting system gives the scientists the ability to tweak their process without updating the program. |
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Manufacturing Data MonitoringThis system monitors a manufacturing process in real time. In this case, it does not control the system, but watches many process variables to ensure that they remain in tolerance.
The data points are monitored via Ethernet-based DAQ devices, to it can easily spread throughout the factory floor and expand as more data points are identified for tracking. Multiple front-end apps are used to get views into the data of interest. |
