Improve Process Temperature Monitoring in Thermoplastic Welding

Embed Fiber Optic Sensors for In-situ Temperature Measurements at the Weld Zone An important innovation in the ongoing adoption of lightweight materials is the use of induction welding to join composite materials based on a thermoplastic polymer. With this process, an induction coil creates eddy currents within two composite parts. The process heats the polymer to the point of melting. The two parts are pressed…Read More

Luna Labs to Present Antivenom, Burn Relief, Ocular Repair, and Medical Simulation Technologies at MHSRS 2018

The Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) continues to be the Department of Defense’s premier scientific meeting that focuses on unique medical needs and innovations for the Warfighter. The annual MHSRS conference offers a collaborative environment for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry experts on research and related health care initiatives. Topic areas…Read More

Luna to exhibit and present at GALM in Detroit, MI

Next week, Luna is excited to participate in GALM Detroit — the world’s leading automotive lightweight materials conference.  With a focus on implementing lightweighting innovations and optimizing multi-material architectures for EV’s, autonomous vehicles, and next-gen ICEV’s, this event is ideal for Luna to showcase our ODiSI system and its ability to characterize strain on/in new materials and complex structures.   We encourage you to stop by…Read More

TeraMetrix announces a new high performance sensor for process control

In response to customer demand, TeraMetrix has added a new enhanced performance sensor to its product line.  There is strong market demand for the measurement of thinner material layers, and the new sensor is designed to meet that need. Designated the EPG to emphasize its enhanced performance, this sensor will open new markets and applications where the wall thickness, layer thickness or coating thickness is…Read More

IEEE GlobalSpec to host webinar featuring the Optical Backscatter Reflectometer (OBR)

High-resolution optical backscatter reflectometry (OBR) has become a valuable tool in the design, test and diagnostics of fiber components, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and short fiber networks. In much the same way that standard OTDRs identify and locate issues and sources of loss in long-range fiber optic systems, high-resolution OBRs can locate and identify issues and defects with sub-millimeter resolution and since they don’t suffer…Read More

Enhancing Weapons Readiness: Fatigue Cracking Analysis for Gun Barrels

Every time a gun is fired, enormous gas pressures are generated inside the barrel to propel a projectile toward its intended target. For perspective, typical pressures can exceed 50,000 pounds of force per square inch:  over three times the water pressure at the deepest ocean depths. The resulting stresses in the barrel’s wall impart fatigue damage each time a round is fired, initiating cracks that…Read More

Come see us next week – in Europe or the U.S.!

If you want a chance to see our new multi-channel system for fiber optic strain and temperature measurements, no matter if you’re in Europe or the United States, you’ll have the perfect opportunity at one of our upcoming trade shows next week!  Sensor + Test Beginning Tuesday, June 26th, you will find our ODiSI 6100 being demo’d at the Sensor + Test tradeshow in Nürnberg,…Read More

High-speed waveform acquisition is key to terahertz imaging

Pulsed terahertz imaging can provide a wide array of information about a sample. Whether it is the thickness of particular layers, the presence of an internal void, detection of a specific gas, or the density distribution in a layer of foam, a pulsed terahertz image can provide valuable information.  Although it generates a 3-D dataset, with information on both the surface and the internal structure, one of…Read More

ODiSI Fiber Optic Sensing Featured in CompositesWorld

The June 2018 issue of CompositesWorld highlights Luna’s ODiSI measurement system and its value in the design and testing of composite materials and components.  The design and validation of composite components and systems is significantly more complex than for traditional materials, and the article describes how high-definition fiber optic sensing (HD-FOS) is uniquely suited for composite test and measurement.  Specifically, HD-FOS can be used to:…Read More

Back to Basics – Measuring Return Loss

The following is a re-post of a popular past blog post that explains the basics of return loss, why it’s an important measurement, and technologies for measuring return loss. Fiber optic networks span a wide range of lengths. Intercity and transoceanic fiber optic telecommunications networks span thousands of kilometers. In aircrafts and ships, telecommunications systems have link lengths up to 500m. Data center networks have…Read More