Ditch Your Dad's Gauges: Fiber Optics for Bondline, Cure and Performance Sensing

Are you still using traditional thermocouples and strain gauges to measure temperature and strain in your material joining processes? It's time to upgrade to fiber optics to capture data at the speed of light. Join Luna Innovations for this session to see how fiber optic sensors can be placed in or near the bond line for improved accuracy and control during curing cycles and discover examples of how a fiber sensor can be left on structures to monitor the health of the joint. This session will also cover the benefits of fiber optic sensing to reduce installation and product build time, produce a better product, provide ease of integration with other systems and increase the quantity and accuracy of data while reducing cost and time schedule.

Agenda:

• Learn how to use fiber optics for temperature and strain near the bond line while joining material
• Understand limits of traditional thermocouples and strain gauges
• See benefits of fiber sensing to reduce build span, get better info and produce better product
• Watch fiber install in-action - ease of use and integration with analog control systems