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PC Control Blends the Worlds of Test Bench Tech and Industrial Automation


By Azad Jafari, I/O Product Manager, Beckhoff Automation W


hen it comes to creating test benches, Advantech Time is changing the


traditional landscape in meas- urement and test engineering. The Italian engineering experts are integrating two activities that were previously always separate: industrial control and data acquisition. Here, PC- based control from Beckhoff provides the necessary flexibili- ty to support a multidiscipli- nary ap proach in the test labo- ratory. Advantech Time, which


started as a spin-off of the University of Udine, supports companies in research and product development projects. The skilled engineering team examines specific issues, e.g., in thermodynamics, fluid dyna - mics, acoustics or process industry considerations. It combines scientific research methodologies with practical experience. “We take a 360-degree


approach to the requests we receive from companies in the areas of design, modeling, numer-


co-founder of Advantech Time. “While most of the requests relate to air conditioning on both an


have a specific reference market.” Advantech Time develops


appropriate test setups and soft- ware for the measurement applications on an ad-hoc basis. Challenges often involve venti- lation issues, thermal manage- ment and heat transfer. The company also takes projects from other sectors — household appliances, automotive, envi- ronment, energy, and measure- ment and control technology, to name just a few. Advantech Time provides


Advantech Time provides consultancy services on design, modeling, numerical simulation and lab testing. (Image Credit: Advantech Time).


ical simulation and laboratory testing,” explains Alessandro Armellini, general manager and


industrial and residential scale or come from the thermodynamic sector, Advan tech Time does not


more than mere Excel spread- sheets in data dumps; it answers concrete questions. The engi- neers strive to discover the caus- es of a product’s malfunctions and how to improve its perform- ance. In these applications, robust technologies from Beckhoff have proven crucial in effectively implementing often tricky tasks.


“We usually carry out exper-


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