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WINS acquires state-of-the-art equipment for enhanced Guided Wave Inspection Services for Pipelines and Bridge Cables, November 2009.

WINS delivers Acoustic Emission Level III Training Course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 5-9, 2009

WINS is awarded contract with U.S. Department of Energy for developing inspection technology for health monitoring of coal power plant components, August 2009

WINS presents a paper at NYC Bridge Conference titled "Structural health monitoring using wireless acoustic emission sensor network" in August, 2009

WINS is awarded contract with NSF for developing inspection technology for Steel Piles, July 2009

WINS presents  "Acoustic emission input to inspection-based bridge maintenance" at the International Conference on Fracture & Fatigue in July, 2009

WINS is awarded Market Access Grant from Pennsylvania IBD to launch Joint Venture in India, May 2009

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing

Multi-modal Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) is being developed to monitor strain, temperature and observing AE signals from damage and impact in such structures  as submarines, surface ships and aircraft.  Advantages of DFOS include:

  • Small footprint
  • Global inspection system
  • No electromagnetic interference
  • Unattended operation
  • Could be used in harsh environments
  • Large areas could be inspected rapidly

 

WINS' prefabricated fiber optic sensors used for pipeline monitoring are shown below.