Thoughtventions Equipment

Acoustic Equipment:

• High power sound generator, sound level monitor

Coating Equipment:

• Apparatus for vacuum evaporation internal gold coating of tubes
• Two multiported vacuum coating chambers with large diffusion pumps and high current feedthrus, rated 10^-6 torr

Combustion:

• Variety of laminar and turbulent burners of different geometries
• Torches
• Compressed flammable gases

Cryogenics:

• Janis Supertran-VP continuous flow cryostat with optical access
• Standard cryogenic equipment consisting of dewars, vacuum insulated transfer lines, thermometry, and level detection.He, LN2 dewars

Electrical:

• Electronics:

• 400MHz digital storage oscilloscope
• Standard oscilloscope
• Pulse Generators
• Frequency Generators
• High Precision Adjustable Power Supplies
• High Precision Multimeters
• High (kA) and Low (uA) Current Meters
• Photoelectric Sensors
• Amplifiers
• Timers
• Power supplies
• Wide variety of electronics supplies

Power Electrical:

• Transformers: 30 kW, 1000 A transformer, High Power 3 Phase Transformers 575, 480, 240, 120 VAC
• Variacs of 10, 20, 50 & 75 A capacities, 240 VAC and 120 VAC
• SCR Power Supplies up to 70 A
• Variety of high and low voltage controlled DC power supplies for supplying stable and high currents
• Clip-on Ammeters
• High Current Shunts
• High Voltage Probes
• High Power Capacitors, Inductors
• Power resistors

Fabrication:

• Ceramics:

• Diamond circular saws
• Diamond band saw
• Diamond core drills
• Precision diamond table saw
• Diamond jig saw
• Diamond files
• Diamond point tooling
• Ceramic finishing materials

• Thoughtventions has a complete machine shop, including lathes and milling machines.
• Spot welder
• Presses up to 20 ton

Fiber Optics:

• Wide variety of fibers:

• Sapphire, quartz, glass, plastic
• Fiber polishing equipment
• Fixturing devices
• Fiber focusing devices

Fluid Sensors, Controls, and Supplies:

• Standard and miniature electronic pressure sensors

• high and low pressure multiple gas supplies
• gauges and wide variety of english and metric fittings
• Liquid, gas flowmeters, filters
• compressed air and bottled gases
• Hydraulic pumps and fittings

Furnace Systems:

• 2000°C tungsten 12x20x25 cm hot zone @ 170 atm
• 2200°C graphite 6x20 cm hot zone vacuum furnace
• 1300°C tube air furnace
• 1300°C 50 cm cube kiln
• 1600°C fiber treatment furnace
• 700°C low power furnace (75 watts)
• 250°C 45x35x55 cm oven
• variety of 1200°C and below furnaces
• all types of standard and high temperature (PtRh) thermocouple monitors
• Two temperature-controlled transparent furnaces (a single zone and a 2-zone type) and associated hardware designed to permit total optical access to small pieces undergoing heat treatment at temperatures up to 1200°C. These furnaces contain heat radiation to achieve high operating temperatures by using an infrared reflecting outer shell.

High Temperature Insulation:

• Standard and miniature electronic pressure sensors

• Zirconia board, mat, and balls, rated to 2400°C
• Alumina board rated to 1750°C, fiber rated to 1800°C
• Alumina/silica mat rated to 1450°C and 1260°C
• Wide variety of lower temperature ceramic insulators
• Pure boron nitride rated to 3000°C in nitrogen
• Tungsten and molybdenum sheet for radiation insulation

Hydraulic Equipment:

• Hand and motor driven hydraulic pumps to 1 kbar
• Hi, Med, and Lo pressure gauges, tubing and fittings
• Double acting 3000 psi gas pressurization cylinder
• Wide variety of lower temperature ceramic insulators
• 10 kpsi hydraulic presses/li>
• Tungsten and molybdenum sheet for radiation insulation

Imaging Equipment:

• Ophir SP928 high resolution laser monitoring camera with analysis and operation software
• Orion Starshoot G3
• B/W and color video cameras
• Monitors, and image processing software.

Magnetic Field Equipment:

• PCE-MFM 3500 AC/DC Magnetic Field Meter

Materials and Chemicals:

• Rare metals
• Precious metals
• Polishing materials
• Optical materials
• Ceramic insulation and glues
• Specialized chemicals, solvents, flameproof storage
• Hazardous chemical handling and storage equipment

Materials Inspection, Handling, and Testing Equipment:

• Controlled atmosphere glovebox
• Hood and vent systems
• Ultrasonic cleaners
• Precision balances
• Polishing Equipment:

• 2 Strasbaugh polishing machines with polishing apparatus
• Planetary lapping machine, manual polishing equipment
• Vibrating polisher with various media
• Buffing wheels
• Polishing supplies including abrasive material, dops, etc.

Motors:

• Horsepower from low to 50
• Speed from 1 mm/hr to 15,000 rpm

Optics:

•      Fiber Optics:
• Wide variety of fibers: sapphire, quartz, glass, plastic
• Fiber polishing equipment
• Fiber test optical mounts
• Fixturing devices
• Focussing optics

•     Filters:
• Neutral density filters
• Narrow Bandpass filters
• Polarization Filters

• Simple cylindrical and spherical lenses of varying focal lengths
• C-mount camera lenses

•     Light Sources:
• 15W CO₂ laser
• Low power HeNe lasers
• Arc lamps
• Compact arc flash lamps
• High power halogen lamps
• Mercury UV lamp
• Tungsten filament lamps
• Fiber optic illuminators

•     Mirrors:
• Elliptical focussing mirrors (low f-number)
• Gold coated mirrors
• Silvered mirrors

•     Optical Diagnostics:
• Zoom stereo microscope 7 - 90X
• Near infrared (NIR) video camera for thermal imaging
• Precision radiant power meter, illumination meter, high speed intensity detector

•     Optical Materials:
• Sapphire
• Quartz
• Glasses
• IR materials
• Optical cements

•     Optical Mounting Equipment:
• Optical bench
• Mounting and multiaxis translation apparatus
• Lens holders and multiaxis translation apparatus

Sensors:

• Vacuum to 10^-10 torr
• Pressure to 670 atm

• 1 ms time resolution
• Temperature to 2375°C (Thermocouple) inert/reducing/vacuum, 1800°C air with readouts
• Strain
• Laser Power
• Displacement: 1 µm to 1 m
• Temperature, 2 to 3000K
• Pressure: 10^-9 torr to 150
• pH
• Gas flow rate: 0.1 to 500 lph
• Liquid flow rate: 0.1 to 50 lpm
• Acoustic pressure to 170 dB

Pressure:

• 10 kpsi/670 atm/67 MPa

Safety Equipment:

• Flammables storage cabinet
• Fume hood, glove box, clean-up equipment
• Laboratory exhaust system

Sealing Equipment:

• Large stock of O-rings
• Swagelok fittings
• High and low temperature sealants
• High and low pressure fittings
• Swagelok fittings
• High and low temperature sealants
• Brazing supplies
• Soldering supplies
• Welding
• Pressure sensitive sealants

Sample Preparation Equipment:

• Wide variety of polishing materials
• Laps and fixtures
• Cutting devices and tools for both metals and ceramics

Temperature:

• Inert gas: 2000°C
• Air: 1900°C, 2200°C under development
• Carbon atmosphere: 2200°C
• Vacuum
• 4 K
• Automatic temperature control

Vacuum:

• Vacuum to 10^-9 torr
• Pumping rate:
  • up to 250 l/s at 10^-9
  • up to 1030 l/s at 1 mtorr
• Volume: 20 cm ID x 110 cm long, 60 cm ID x 40, bell jar
• RGA to determine gas composition
• Optical access
• Rotary feedthrus
• Electrical feedthrus
• Feedthrus - electronic, shielded, high current, thermocouple
• KF/NW seal apparatus
• ISO seal apparatus
• LN2 baffles and traps
• Seal Types
  • KF/NW
  • ISO
  • Conflat
  • VCO, VCR, Parker Ultraseal
  • O-ring
  • Wire ring
  • Vacuum Epoxy
  • High temperature silicone

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Last updated: April 2023