ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced
Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE MKT: API) announces the
introduction of the T-Gauge® SPG (single-point gauge),
an addition to the T-Ray® 5000 product family. This
handheld accessory is targeted at measuring material thickness for
quality control in the aerospace and nondestructive testing
markets. The T-Gauge® SPG is designed for at-line
manufacturing environments and makes use of terahertz properties to
nondestructively penetrate many opaque materials to allow
measurement of layer thickness. The T-Gauge® SPG can
make layer thickness measurements with the pull of a trigger in
single or multi-layer products made from a wide variety of
materials such as plastics, rubber, paper, paint and other
coatings.
Incorporating fundamental technology advances developed by
Advanced Photonix, and its subsidiary Picometrix, LLC, over the
past 18 years, the T-Gauge® SPG provides layer thickness
resolution that surpasses that of other measurement tools. With a
simplified user interface, the same tool can measure multiple
product configurations, and with a variety of tips, even hard to
access locations can be examined.
"We are pleased to announce this addition to the terahertz
product family which has recently begun shipping to the aerospace
market for application on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
This product will be used to spot check layer thickness during
production, which is complimentary to the recently announced
handheld accessory product development contract with the US Air
Force to assist in the assembly and maintenance of the F-35. The
T-Gauge® SPG will help us further penetrate the
aerospace market and open up new markets where existing
technologies have limitations, including measuring through air gaps
or measuring products with varying substrate properties," according
to Dr. Irl Duling, Director of
Terahertz Business Development at Advanced Photonix.
The handheld tool is connected to a T-Ray® 5000
intelligent terahertz control unit (TCU) that provides the
optoelectronics that drive the T-Gauge® SPG. The
industrially ruggedized T-Ray® 5000 TCU meets the high
standards of speed and accuracy required for high-volume
manufacturing as well as the advanced research laboratory (UL and
CE marked). The T-Gauge® SPG has been designed to
meet the high standards of precision, portability, and ruggedness
set by the T-Ray® 5000.
The T-Gauge® SPG will be demonstrated at Photonics
West in the Advanced Photonix booth number 401. The show is in
San Francisco from February 10-12, 2015.
About Advanced Photonix, Inc.
Advanced Photonix,
Inc.® (NYSE MKT: API) is a leading supplier of
optoelectronic sensors, devices and instruments used by Test and
Measurement, Process Control, Medical, Telecommunication and
Homeland Security markets. The company has three product lines:
Optosolutions focuses on enabling manufacturers to measure physical
properties, including temperature, particular counting, color, and
fluorescence for Medical, Homeland Security and Process Control
applications. The Terahertz sensor product line is targeted to the
Process Control, to enable quality control, and Security markets
through nondestructive testing. The T-Gauge® sensor can
measure subsurface physical properties, like multi-layers
thicknesses, density, moisture content, anomaly detection and some
chemical features, online and in real time. High-Speed Optical
Receiver (HSOR) products are used by the telecommunication market
in both telecommunication equipment and in test and measurement
equipment utilized in the manufacturing of telecommunication
equipment. For more information visit us on the web at
www.advancedphotonix.com.
The information contained herein includes forward looking
statements that are based on assumptions that management believes
to be reasonable but are subject to inherent uncertainties and
risks including, but not limited to, unforeseen technological
obstacles which may prevent or slow the development and/or
manufacture of new products; potential problems with the
integration of the acquired company and its technology and possible
inability to achieve expected synergies; obstacles to successfully
combining product offerings and lack of customer acceptance of such
offerings; limited (or slower than anticipated) customer acceptance
of new products which have been and are being developed by the
Company; and a decline in the general demand for optoelectronic
products.
CONTACT: ir@advancedphotonix.com
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