www.nprime.co.uk

In-situ instrumentation Services Data Acquisition & Measurement Short to Long Range Telemetry Engineering Expertise Driven By Nprime Ltd Noise and Vibration Analysis FEA and Test Analysis Data Monitoring and Automation

WELCOME TO NPRIME LIMITED Nprime, based at the heart of Sheffield steel industry museum, provides engineering consultancy and training services for clients in:

Aerospace Oil & Gas Automotive Heavy off-Highway Railway Nuclear

Below are some of the companies that relied on our expertise: Tube Lines, BAE Systems, Caterpillar, Jaguar Land Rover, David Brown Gears, Clyde Pumps, Cummins Generators Technologies, GE Wellstream, Bentley Motors, Twiflex, and many more. Nprime helps companies deliver solutions to their customers. An engineering consultancy at heart, we understand design, test and engineering processes required and used in the life of product development and product life cycle. Engineers in companies around the world use engineering data to make the right engineering decisions to check warranties and avoid unwanted failures. Nprime use data acquisition and instrumentation hardware, telemetry systems, transducers and strain gauges, software analysis tools and our own engineering skills and expertise to deliver powerful solutions within an integrated set of tools.

Set-up and instrument components

Acquire engineering test data

Acquire data on test rigs, proving ground and structural test

Analyse test data for strain, temperature, noise, vibration,..

Monitor, analyse and report of test data

Remote set-up and monitoring of test data

Automate and manage data remotely

Train and lead engineers

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Acquire Analyse Report

ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS SMART DATA FROM SMART LOGGERS Nprime relies on a perfected chain of tools and processes from strain gauges, load cells, sensors, data acquisition hardware and analysis tools to meet a unique testing goal. By using the HBM Somat eDAQ measurement instruments as a defacto logger, client can have a rugged and mobile data acquisitions system or a stationary and robust system for data collection. Acquiring data in the field or the lab is not easy. Acquisition test conditions on the test track or in the hands of the end user can be very challenging. Data acquisition instruments and sensors are exposed to many factors such as vibration, shock, dust, fluids and varying temperatures. Typically Nprime can rely on sophisticated and proven hardware and skilled engineers to get the right data. Our data acquisition hardware has unrivalled features such as:

Leading edge signal conditioning

Correlation of physical data, vehicle bus and GPS

Real-time data processing, triggering and complex computations

Rugged stand-alone data acquisition systems

Engineered for mobile applications for harsh environments

Sealed for extreme environments

With tough and ruggedized built to withstand the harsh environments, the hardware has the capacity to perform a broad range of on-board real-time data processing during the acquisition

of the data.

Our data acquisition systems can vary from the few channels to many hundreds of channels within a system of various types of components. Whether engineers are acquiring data from a full vehicle for a Road load Data project or a single strain gauged component under rig test condition, Nprime is a recognised leader in the data collection, measurement, analysis and reporting. From the simple ASCII file to the numerous data file formats available, our engineers are able to read and analyse and convert the multitude of data in a single format.

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Strain gauged component

eDAQ data acquisition systems

DATA ANALYSIS SOLUTIONS SMART DATA TO SMART REPORT

04 Using top of the range software tool to analyse acquired engineering data, Nprime uses GlyphWorks as data processing software for engineering test data analysis with specific application to durability and fatigue analysis. This tool designed specifically to handle huge amounts of data provides a graphical, process-oriented environment.

Key Features Durability and fatigue analysis. Graphically Intrinsically multi-file, multi-channel and multi-format: Wide range of functions for time, frequency, and statistical analysis, plus

synchronized GPS and video displays. Flexible: Build custom functions using open source Python language and IMSL™

statistical libraries or link to existing processes.

Benefits Comprehensive analysis for experts

but simple to use for occasional users, raising team effectiveness

Save time and cost with faster, more realistic durability tests.

Improved correlation using test and CAE in one environment

Improved consistency and quality with standardized analysis processes.

‘One-click’ generation of results and reports. Go straight from raw data to finished document and improve productivity.

Our vibration analysis solution is providing the following working in :

field of Gear Analysis Fluid Film Bearing Roller Bearings Balancing & Torsional

Analysis Modal Analysis General Vibration Analysis

Structural Dynamics, and many more

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MONITORING AND AUTOMATED DATA

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES

Nprime offer systems engineering services for Automated and Monitoring data including HUMS (Health and Usage Monitoring Systems) using tried and tested analysis tools. This service of Automation includes design, installation and integration of systems for data acquisition, measurement and monitoring, control and automation with analysis and reporting functions.

Nprime has the skills and experience to integrate mechanical devices and computing technologies to provide complete test systems. Past work has included data acquisition, telemetry data, transmission test rigs, engine test cells, gear wind turbine and test rigs systems.

When data collection is complete, engineers need to use sophisticated tools to access, validate, process, analyse and report on the engineering data available. Our Automation solution is a web–driven, secure and scalable solution for access across the whole organisation. No matter what type of engineering data type is accessed, online analysis is fast and easily setup. Based on HBM nCode Automation© tools, our solution for automated and monitoring of engineering data will offer:

Data Storage, Management & Analysis High Channel Data Automation & Visualisation Terabyte Files Organisation & Automation Metadata and File Extensions Search & Report

Oracle® & MySQL database supported

J2EE application server (JBOSS & IBM® Websphere

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From the Personal Edition to the Workgroup Edition and including the Enterprise Edition, our solution covers single department or company site and opens the management of this solution to a corporate global network.

Combining our knowledge on acquisition hardware, remote telemetry, automated and monitoring data

access, Nprime can offer real-time monitoring of engineering data with efficient analysis and reporting functions. Operational Monitoring of Engineering Data (OMEDA) can be used for management and optimisation of testing.

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Combining engineering data analysis, signal and data visualisation, multi-facetted screens in one customised report page or window.

TELEMETRY SOLUTIONS Nprime is the exclusive reseller of ATI. Advanced Telemetrics International (ATi) has been in the business of solving unique rotating sensor measurements. ATi specializes in rotating telemetry systems which are used to couple data from rotating shafts or machinery to a stationary recorder. Advanced Telemetrics products have been utilized successfully in powertrain testing in automotive, aerospace, biomedical and a variety of other R&D related applications.

24 Channel Gear tooth system with telemetry submerged in the oil and rotating at 110 RPM.

4 Channel Strain Gage monitoring system for Steam Turbine Blades.

Under Vehicle six separate dedicated systems.

Automotive drive-shaft and half-shaft torque monitoring. Major powertrain facilities have standardized for in-vehicle torque measurement.

Driveshaft torque measurement aboard a High Speed system. All rotating components reside in a double carbon joint.

Telemetry on a Z shaft on a boat submerged in water for complete test.

Torque Monitoring on shaft inside automatic transmission.

Clutch plate made into a torque cell.

Blade strain on Helicopter and Aircraft blades.

Benefits:

System is a modular based solution

High Bandwidth

Miniature Transmitters

Single and Multi-Channel Systems

Various power options

Custom Collars

Receivers packetized in various solutions

Ultra-Thin Collars as an option.

Industrial Applications:

Aeronautics

Defence

Automotive

Railway

Heavy Equipment

Oil & Gas

Manufacturing

Marine

R&D Institutions

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07 TRAINING SOLUTIONS

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Our engineers are faced with a daily task of setting up, instrumenting, collecting, testing, verifying, acquiring, analysing and reporting of engineering data for different types of vehicles and components in a variety of industries. For this to happen smoothly and efficiently, our engineers are trained and skilled and we offer such services to our clients. Training courses such as:

Strain Gauging and stress analysis o Bonded strain gauges o Spot-welded strain gauges o Vibrating wire strain gauges

Data Acquisition and Instrumentation

o Strain gauges, accelerometers, thermocouples o Pressure transducers, load cells o Setting up and checking multi-layer system o Configuring and monitoring single to multichannel systems o Recording and storing data

Data Analysis and reporting

o Validating engineering data o Digital filtering and processing data o Statistical analysis o Frequency domain analysis o Standard and customised reporting

Noise & Vibration Analysis.

o Acoustics Analysis o Rotating Analysis o Structural Analysis

Nprime training courses are based on a lifetime engineering experience to enhance your knowledge and maximise your return. You will receive theoretical and practical training from basic to advanced level. For further details on our training courses, please email info@nprime.co.uk or call our offices on +44(0)114 2727 868 for more details.

www.nprime.co.uk Nprime Limited 3-6 Kelham Square Kelham Island Sheffield S3 8SD United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)114 2727 868 Fax: +44(0)870 4299 258 Email: info@nprime.co.uk

Automation and Glyphworks are a registered name of HBM nCode All rights reserved. Subject to change without prior notice. The information in this document contains general descriptions of the technical options available, which may not apply in all cases. The required technical options should therefore be specified in the contract.