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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Employing Technology Developed for the Aerospace Industry, DSPCon's DataFlex- 1000 Series Delivers High-End Data Acquisition, Recording and Analysis for Energy Industries
PHILADELPHIA (August 9, 2011) -- DSPCon, which operates within CDI- Aerospace, LLC, recently introduced a new application for its widely-used data acquisition (DAQ) systems. Currently used by major companies in the Aerospace and Defense industries, DSPCon's high-end test and measurement solutions and related services have been adapted by DSPCon to align with new risk reduction and maintenance processes in the Oil and Gas industry.
DSPCon's DataFlex and PodLink solutions offer flexible data acquisition and analysis with unlimited channels, built-in signal conditioning, and multiple options for data analysis and reporting. Additionally, they accept data culled from obsolete systems (including the ability to convert older AIT tapes to digital files), allowing years of enterprise-wide data to be captured, analyzed, archived, searched, and managed completely in the digital realm. As some systems and recording media become obsolete, DSPCon's DataFlex systems can provide a low-risk solution to the obsolescence problem.
"In the new post-Gulf-spill regulatory environment, companies in the Oil and Gas industry have dramatically increased their focus on the maintenance of critical equipment," said Al Brower, Vice President of DSPCon. "They are looking for data acquisition systems that offer rich options for data capture and analysis. DSPCon solutions employ technologies developed for the Aerospace and Defense industries where high-performance data acquisition is mission critical. With new technology advancements, we are able to bring measurement tolerances essential to aerospace applications to the Oil and Gas industry on a cost effective basis."
"The Energy industry and the Oil and Gas industry currently employ data acquisition systems to monitor heavy equipment, collect data points from essential rotating machinery, and to meet mission-critical needs," continued Brower. "By re-tooling with DataFlex's higher-tolerance technologies, our clients upgrade to a solution that is designed to deliver significantly advanced features, provide an answer to the challenge of obsolescence, and can offer flexibility in a system-and-service package that grows according to their needs."
About DSPCon
Headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, DSPCon is a leading global supplier of high- performance, dynamic data acquisition, analysis and archiving systems. The company delivers test and measurement solutions to support a wide variety of mission-critical signal processing applications including acoustic, vibration, shock and rotating machinery analysis; sonar and radar processing; digital data recording and jet engine testing in leading government and aerospace organizations worldwide. DSPCon operates within CDI-Aerospace, LLC, a division of CDI Engineering Solutions. Learn more at www.dspcon.com.
About CDI Engineering Solutions
With offices throughout North America, CDI Engineering Solutions provides engineering outsourcing, project management and professional services to clients in the aerospace, government services, infrastructure, life sciences and process & industrial markets. CDI Engineering Solutions is a business unit of CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI), a leading provider of engineering and information technology outsourcing solutions and professional staffing. Visit us online at www.cdicorp.com.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Adds Testing and Analytic Capabilities in Aerospace Engineering Vertical
PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 20, 2010) -- CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) announced today that it has acquired the business of DSPCon, Inc., an engineering and software development firm headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey. With approximately 40 employees, DSPCon creates, sells and services real-time data acquisition and analysis systems used widely in the mechanical design validation of jet engines and satellites. DSPCon also creates and produces embedded systems for turbo-machinery performance monitoring and mechanical failure prediction.
DSPCon becomes part of the CDI-Aerospace vertical organization within the CDI Engineering Solutions division. Financial terms of the cash transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings in 2011.
"The acquisition of DSPCon adds an important testing and analytical component to our aerospace engineering services portfolio and particularly complements our airframe and propulsion systems engineering capabilities," said Denny Vito, Executive Vice President of CDI-Aerospace.
"CDI-Aerospace offers us a terrific platform to expand distribution of our hardware and software solutions, but even more importantly it provides a great environment for the creative growth of our technical, engineering and scientific teams as we create innovative technologies to improve our customers' testing, monitoring and design initiatives," added Al Brower, DSPCon
President & CEO.
About CDI
Headquartered in Philadelphia, CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) is a leading provider of engineering and information technology outsourcing solutions and professional staffing. Its operating units include CDI Engineering Solutions, CDI IT Solutions, CDI AndersElite Limited, and Management Recruiters International, Inc. With offices throughout North America as well as joint ventures in Kuwait and Mexico, the CDI Engineering Solutions division provides engineering outsourcing, project management and professional services to Global 1000 clients in the aerospace, government services, infrastructure, life sciences and process & industrial markets. Visit CDI at www.cdicorp.com.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the impact of this acquisition on CDI's financial results. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Because these statements are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control or are subject to change, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the risk that the expected benefits of this acquisition are not realized; difficulties in integrating the acquired business with CDI and realizing anticipated synergies; the potential loss of key customers, employees and vendors of the acquired business as a result of the sale of the business to CDI; unforeseen costs and expenses relating to the integration of the acquired business; weakness in general economic conditions and levels of capital spending by customers in the industries that we serve; and the possibility of incurring liability for our and DSPCon's performance on customer contracts. More detailed information about some of these and other risks and uncertainties may be found in our filings with the SEC, particularly in the "Risk Factors" section of our latest Form 10-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. CDI assumes no obligation to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
– Offering a flexible and distributed snap-in/snap-out design, PodLink hardware and software builds new efficiencies and flexibility into test and measurement tasks –
Bridgewater, NJ : October 28, 2010 –DSPCon, the technology provider of high-performance data acquisition and analysis systems, debuts its PodLink™ platform at the Aero Engineering 2010 conference, to be held November 2-3, 2010 in Pasadena, California. Besides being a cost-effective validation platform, PodLink also serves as one of the industry’s first hardware platforms for Prognostic Health Management (PHM) and a host of other applications.
The platform builds upon DSPCon’s decades-long history of data acquisition and analysis systems for the aerospace, defense, automotive, energy, and aviation industries.
“DSPCon’s PodLink platform is a key element in lowering costs and logistics concerns for the aviation and aerospace industries,” said Al Brower, president and CEO of DSPCon. “When one of our customers plans to test their prototype jet engines, the components of the PodLink platform can be placed directly on or inside the engine itself. The distributed architecture, snap-in/snap-out capability, rugged design, and small size of these components make this possible.”
PodLink is a low-power and low-cost platform that offers unparalleled modularity, and can be scaled appropriately by customizing hardware and software components for each application. DSPCon uses this distributed approach to lower testing costs, while increasing reliability with a rugged design.
PodLink also represents DSPCon’s initial offering to support prognostic health management. PHM technology constantly monitors the vital signs of the critical inter-dependent parts of jets, automobiles, tanks, and other mission-critical aircraft and ground vehicles while they are in use. A PHM system collects and analyzes information, and generates reports and notifications about essential maintenance issues. In 2009, DSPCon received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract from the US Air Force that helped to drive the development of PHM.
“PHM has been a subject of discussion for many years,” continued Brower. “The missing piece has been a hardware platform powerful enough to support the complex PHM algorithms. The PodLink platform, with its swiss-army knife ability to support all kinds of software functions, is perfect for implementing PHM solutions.”
DSPCon will deliver a presentation entitled Implementing Compact PHM Processors at the Aero Engineering Conference on Wednesday, November 3rd at 1:30PM.
About DSPCon
New Jersey-based DSPCon is a leading systems integrator and full-service solution provider of highbandwidth, high-performance data acquisition, analysis and archiving systems. DSPCon’s high-profile customers include governmental agencies and commercial enterprises in the military, defense, aerospace, avionics, machinery, manufacturing and telecommunications industries, including world-class organizations such as Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell and General Dynamics. Hundreds of DSPCon systems are deployed globally to support mission-critical signal processing and analysis applications: acoustic, vibration, shock, rotating machinery, sonar and radar, digital data recording, and jet engine testing. Certified to ISO9001:2008 quality standards. For additional information, please visit www.dspcon.com.
DSPCon, DataFlex, and PodLink are trademarks of DSPCon, Inc. Other company, brand, and product names referenced herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
New Software-Driven Option is Self-Calibrating and Compatible with All DataFlex-1000/A Models.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Company awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract by the US Air Force to continue development of an optimized processing platform to enhance signal processing capabilities in Propulsion Health Management (PHM) systems.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Coinciding with the release of its’ newest data recorder, the DataFlex-515, earlier this year, DSPCon, Inc., a leading, global supplier of dynamic data acquisition, analysis, archiving and recording solutions for high-value military and aerospace applications, has revamped its web site, www.dspcon.com.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
New, battery-powered data recorder weighs less than 20 lbs., features real-time playback, display and analysis, and provides a sustained, continuous recording speed of up to 256,000 samples per second.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The $80,000 grant will support development of a small, highly-efficient data acquisition and analysis system for recording full mission and event data ...
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
DSPCon recently launched the DataFlex-1000ATM, a portable, highspeed data recorder that combines real-time performance, remote capabilities and complete compatibility with any commercially-available laptop or PC.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Jon S. Ogg, director of engineering and technical management, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has been appointed to DSPCon’s board of directors.
Friday, October 31, 2008
DSPCon announced that it has received a SBIR Phase I contract award from the US Air Force. The award will support development of a modular, expandable, open-standards addition of processing capability for Propulsion Health Management systems that will increase the speed and depth of processing capabilities over currently utilized FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) hardware and software.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
In response to customer demands for a small yet powerful, flightcapable data acquisition system with large storage capacities, DSPCon, Inc., a leading, global supplier of dynamic data acquisition, analysis, archiving and recording solutions for high-value military, aerospace and rotating machinery applications, has launched the BroadFlex-3800TM series of ELINT and COMINT data recorders.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
DSPCon has been awarded four new contracts with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide the agency with advanced data acquisition and analysis systems for a variety of satellite, rocket and aviation testing applications. Financial terms of the contractual agreements were not disclosed.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
DSPCon has launched DataFlex-500TM, a portable, high-speed data recorder that weighs less than 22 lbs., features real-time playback, display and analysis, and provides a sustained, continuous recording speed of up to 256,000 samples per second.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
DSPCon has launched a new suite of training courses specifically designed to cover all aspects of dynamic data acquisition, data analysis, signal processing and Piranha III operation. The new courses provide in-depth information for professionals who are looking to expand their knowledge of dynamic data acquisition technologies or who work on DSPCon systems in either a primary or a supporting role.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
DSPCon has launched MultiScopeTM, Version 6.5, a feature-rich, userfriendly,software package that provides the display power and analytical capabilities of up to 32 test and lab instruments on a single PC.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
DSPCon today launched a professional services practice. The new practice will offer a variety of consulting and training programs to assist organizations with large mechanical test operations, such as aerospace and automotive engine manufacturers, to identify and optimize ROI opportunities across the enterprise while meeting regulatory compliance, enhancing revenues, controlling costs and maximizing asset utilization.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
DSPCon has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. The audit was conducted by EQA, an independent leader in ISO certification processes and services.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
DSPCon today announced several recent sales wins, with significant growth in the aerospace and defense industries. The Company closed 2006 with the addition of a number of new customers as well as expanded deployments by established customers including General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Boeing.
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Tuesday, November 01, 2005
DSPCon, Inc. has been awarded a new $1,000,000 contract from Pratt & Whitney to develop test cells for two of its facilities. The contract is the end result of a joint strategic planning/capital equipment, ROI-based budgeting effort that was initiated 18 months ago between DSPCon and Pratt & Whitney. The project will upgrade all of the company's developmental test cells in Hartford, Connecticut and West Palm Beach, Florida to DSPCon's new Piranha III Fibre-Channel-based SAN architecture.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
DSPCon announced today that it has been awarded a contract for a RADAR Recording System. This contract is the latest development in DSPCon's ongoing relationship with this organization.
Thursday, March 17, 2005
DSPCon has just been awarded its latest contract with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The new system will provide the company’s Acoustic Facility with a 272-channel Instrumentation and Acquisition System. The multi-channel, modular, portable VME system is based on DSPCon’s popular Piranha III™ product, and will supply collection and processing of acoustic data.
Al Brower, President of DSPCon, Inc. stated that, “We feel confident that Piranha III's technical superiority played a key role in winning this contract”.
DSPCon has worked with JAXA in the past, and expects this project to expand and strengthen their relationship.
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
DSPCon announced today that, in affiliation with MDS Aero Support Corporation, it has been awarded a $3 Million contract for replacement of six of the Dynamic Test Bed and Data Archive Systems for this major producer of gas turbine engines.
The customer wishes to update and improve its current capability, enhance the flexibility and reliability of these systems, and to replace obsolete equipment with the latest technology available. DSPCon is, of course, very proud that the solution the customer ultimately chose is based on DSPCon’s Piranha III™ robust, real-time data acquisition, analysis, monitoring and archiving system.
“We are proud to work with this manufacturer to provide the expertise of DSPCon employees and the unique capabilities of our Piranha III product”, said Al Brower, President of DSPCon, Inc.
“Also, we heartily thank MDS Aero Support Corporation for giving us the opportunity to team with them on this project and for their efforts to bring this company and DSPCon together”, Brower added.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Wright-Patterson AFB Compressor Research Facility finalized a $700,000 Piranha III contract with DSPCon today. The contract, for upgrading the Aeromechanics Data Acquisition System (ADAS) for Wright-Patterson's turbine Engine Research Center (Compressor Research Facility), will result in a complete system that will include signal conditioning, low-speed and high-speed acquisition, remote monitoring, and long-term archiving.
Piranha III's modularity and easy expandability proved to be a major deciding factor in awarding this effort to DSPCon.
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
DSPCon announced today that its latest contract with Boeing-Hill Air Force Base's Little Mountain Facility in Ogden, Utah has been finalized. This contract, one of DSPCon's many with Boeing Corporation, will provide Hill AFB with a Data Conditioning, Acquisition, and Processing System (DCAPS) that is specialized for Shock and Vibration (and includes PyroShock capabilities).
The multi-channel, portable VME system is based on DSPCon’s popular Piranha IIITM product, and will supply analog and digital data collection and processing of shock and vibration test data.
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