DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. has a long and rich history of working with our customers to continue the life of their instruments, repackage their instruments, and design and manufacture new instruments.
New Design
When the application requires a custom instrument or sensor design, our design team will take your requirement from conceptual idea to manufactured product.
Redesign
Older designs can be tricky because they tend to have obsolete or unstable parts that require long lead times for sourcing and repair. Instead of that hassle, we have the capability to redesign an instrument to perform the same functions while using more modern, stable, readily available and economical parts.
Repackaging
Sometimes, as part of the redesign, we can take an instrument that has an older look and bring it up to date. We can also solve other problems such as water intrusion, internal condensation, problems caused by shock and vibration, current density, or improper shielding.
Our repackaging capability extends from custom modified NEMA 4X enclosures to hazardous area designs (including purged enclosures). We take pride in producing a finished product that not only functions well but also looks outstanding.
Free consultations
Our design team starts by getting a clear understanding of your technical requirements, timeline, and price point. Direct dialog in real time is key. Site visits with your operations team, engineers, technical buyers, and management are mandatory for grasping every complexity of your unique needs and parameters. Together, we work to shape the desired solution. Our engineers then collaborate with our manufacturing experts to create the product that solves your application challenge. Only after you declare all specifications satisfied do we move into final and/or full scale production.
PAST PROJECTS
Digital Safety Multimeter
Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. has a collaborative design team of experts who can create the best possible solution for your application challenge.
One of the best examples of our design capabilities was the development of a Digital Safety Multimeter for a major oil field service company. In this application our team designed a custom multimeter that enables our customer to check the continuity and capacitance of a detonator circuit, protected by an intrinsically safe barrier, before the customer sends the explosives downhole. The challenge was to overcome the "knee" of the barrier to measure the circuit on the other side of the barrier, and to minimize the current to just 20 mADC or less generated by the meter in any condition - even failure. We also provided triple redundant protection to insure that the meter does not generate more than 20 mADC in any failure mode. In addition to these special features, it also had to operate as a fully functional multimeter.
Pressure Test Kit
Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. was approached by several pipe fabricators and hydraulic skid integrators to supply a pressure test kit suitable for monitoring and recording static pressure for a fixed time interval.
The fabricators are required to furnish test data to their customers to meet various ISO 9000 and other quality assurance requirements. Combining a Monarch paperless recorder with up to six pressure transmitters covering a variety of ranges in a compact portable case allows the required parameters to be easily monitored, recorded and reproduced as part of a QC package.
Catalyst Tube Pressure Testing
The time required for test cycle was substantially reduced, increasing productivity for the service company and reducing down time for the refinery.
Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. worked with a refinery service company to develop a method of pressure testing the catalyst tubes in the bottom of a reactor during the re-charging process. The tube bundle can contain several thousand tubes and each must be tested to insure that it is properly packed.
Working with one of our data logger manufacturers, we were able to develop an automated logging system that allowed the operator to move a pressure transducer from tube to tube, quickly recording a pressure reading and advancing the tube number displayed.
Control Solutions
Instrument Repair & Calibration, Inc. offers turnkey control solutions designed and manufactured to your unique specifications and requirements
Technologies
Services
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Conceptual Design
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Systems Specification Development
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Hardware and Software Design
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Panel Fabrication and Installation
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Documentation
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Startup, Training and On-going Support