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UltraLife uses WinWedge for
Optical Gage Data Collection
Ultralife Batteries are among the
pioneers of the lithium battery industry. Their primary
manufacturing facilities are in Newark and New York. They also
maintain production in England. They are known primarily for the
development and distribution of advanced battery technology.
Ultralife targets several industrial and consumer markets. The
company special feature is the line of disposable lithium batteries.
In fact, Ultralife is the first battery manufacturer in the world to
achieve solid polymer rechargeable batteries. Ultralifes objective
is to become the leading provider of advanced lithium batteries for
applications requiring battery sources.
Ultralife uses WinWedge Pro
software to collect data from an Optical Gage called a Smart Scope.
The Smart Scope is located in the Incoming Inspections area. Several
different routines are written for the scope using a Windows based
program called "Measure Mind". Measure Mind controls the scope and
what data is collected from it.
The data is sent from the scope
directly to a second Windows PC that is running the WinWedge Pro
software. WinWedge Pro collects the incoming serial data from the
optical gage, parses, filters and formats it as needed and instantly
transfers it to a Windows Statistical Process Control (SPC) System.
The data collected from the Smart Scope optical gage is used to help
determine if the raw materials coming into the plant are within the
specifications required by Ultralife as part of its strict quality
control system.
Overview of the System
- SmartScope optical gage monitors
raw materials coming into the plant.
- The data from the optical gage
is sent to a Windows PC via an RS232 connection
- WinWedge Pro inputs the gage
data real-time into a statistical (SPC) software package.
- The data is monitored in the SPC
software for real-time quality control purposes.
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