Bloomy Controls, Inc - Case Studies

Jet Burner Data Acquisition System (PDF)

Multiple cell data acquisition system for acquiring jet burner data from an assortment of networked devices in the Jet Burner Test Lab of United Technologies Research Center.

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Pack Simulation and Monitoring Circuit Board Testing (PDF)

Challenge

Design and build a functional test system for two versions of circuit boards which intelligently monitors and controls multi-cell battery packs used by Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.

LabVIEW and TEDS Streamline Automotive R&D (pdf)

Challenge: Improve efficiency of automotive R&D test laboratory.

Automating Data Collection in a Precision Automotive Component Test Lab (pdf)

Challenge: Automate the acquisition and recording of steering shaft torque measurements.

“The LabVIEW software program and NI hardware have made data acquisition extremely fast and easy, which has proven to be a great benefit for the lab technicians and engineers. Bloomy Controls was instrumental in making this new system a very capable resource.”

– Mike Morsches, Senior Analytical Engineer, Timken US Corporation

Automated Testing of Helium Leak Detectors (pdf)

Challenge: Replace manual testing procedures to increase functional test throughput of helium leak detectors.

Automating Performance Measurements of Automotive Steering Shafts (pdf)

Challenge: Replace manual data collection and calculation to improve throughput and repeatability of steering shaft test system.

"LabVIEW is being viewed as a preferred system for newly purchased test and measurement equipment at our product development lab."
– Jon Jackman, Test Development Engineer, Torrington Co.

LabVIEW and Motion Control Automate Igniter Testing and Sorting (pdf)

Challenge: Sort ceramic igniters having different specifications within a batch and capture reliable measurement data in a dusty, high-electromagnetic production environment.

TestStand and LabVIEW Automate Telephone and Communicator PCB Functional Test (pdf)

Challenge: Replace outdated functional test system that tests printed circuit boards (PCBs) in telephone and communicator. One PCB requires 102 tests; the second requires 66 tests.

"The Bloomy Controls test architecture and NI cards have made the difference in accuracy and ease of controlling the test systems. This has resulted in consistency between tests, great yields at AQL, and ease in updating the system with new tests."
– Elaine Fasoli Bailey, Manager of Quality Assurance and Process Control, Lifeline Systems Inc.

PXI-based, Multipurpose, Mobile Data Acquisition System (pdf)

Challenge: Provide a general-purpose data acquisition system that can measure a variety of data and be portable and rugged so it can be transported and used by numerous groups within a research center.

LabVIEW and IMAQ Control Production of Solder Spheres (pdf)

Challenge: Increase the yield of high-quality solder spheres manufactured.

TestStand and LabVIEW Automate Personal Help Button PCB Testing (pdf)

Challenge: Replace an outdated printed circuit board functional test system used for testing personal help buttons while avoiding production downtime.

"Continuous improvement, contract manufacturer control, and lot traceability have been greatly simplified, thanks to our new test systems developed by Bloomy Controls."
– Elaine Fasoli Bailey, Manager of Quality Assurance and Process Control, Lifeline Systems Inc.

LabVIEW DSC Automates Fuel Cell Catalyst Research (pdf)

Challenge: Automate complex and lengthy experiments, involving hundreds of controlled parameters, for the evaluation of chemical catalysts used in the production of hydrogen for fuel cells.


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		"Our original cable thermal test system was limited in capacity, cumbersome to use, and the data it produced was difficult to work with. Bloomy Controls totally re-architected the system’s software and expanded our test capabilities beyond what we previously thought was possible with our existing equipment. The results: we’ve increased our throughput by 300%, test configuration and setup has been vastly simplified, and the data handling and report generation are completely automatic. Over 30 hours of tedious manual labor has been eliminated for each test run." David Slack Engineering Manager Times Microwave Systems