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Company Status and Overview of Recent Development ProjectsMay 2011 to September 2012
David BaltzChief Technologist
Bladewerx LLC
Achievements
• Marked 10-Year Anniversary in May• Compact Hand and Foot Monitor• SabreBZM successor • UAV Sampler Development• Implemented QA Program
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Company Status
• Continued and steady overall growth• 14 Employees• 10-Year milestone• Shielding business is growing• Instruments business is growing• Entering new markets in instruments• Facility expansion in 2013
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Compact Hand & Foot Monitor
• cHFM™ is a small-footprint, H&F or small article monitor
• Highly configurable—supporting up to 4 detector channels
• Supports gas proportional, air proportional or scintillation probes.
• Exceptional ease of use with integrated touch-screen
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• cHFM design incorporates three new Bladewerx-designed PC boards– SDB. A “simple detector board”– 4CHAN. 4-Channel counter board– PES. Photo electric sensor
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Simple Detector Board• Microprocessor-based
detector board• 100 – 2000 VDC high
voltage supply (3000 VDC optional)
• 3 Thresholds (beta, alpha, & upper alpha (i.e. radon)
• ASCII command-based communications
• No internal adjustments
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4-Channel Board• Microprocessor-based
counter board• Supports digital count
inputs from up to 4 SDBs
• SDB ‘pass-thru’ communications
• ASCII-based commands
• Support for hand/foot PES sensors and switch closure
• Selectable ‘clicker’ speaker drive
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PES
• Infra-red (IR) proximity sensor• Pulsed frequency output• Low power
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Four more building blocks
• Customer-driven development for a UAV sampler– In-Line head featuring dual detectors (alpha-beta,
and gamma guard)– New 2-channel preamp board– 2-Channel amplifier/detector board– Redesigned SabreMCA with 2-Channel detector
board interconnect fits SabreMCA extrusion
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EpeéCAM™
• SabreBZM™ is nearing end of life• Electronic Personal (EP) CAM/BZM goals– Smaller and lighter than SabreBZM– More rugged and reliable– Support beta measurement– More ergonomic (multiple mounting/carrying
options)– More suited to mass production
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Features– Alpha/beta measurement– Radon mode option– With integrated ‘sans-
plumbing’ head, or umbilical
– Wireless capability or Ethernet
– Voice Output– Variable speed 6 LPM high-
reliability pump– Extremely simple user
interface
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Epee Board Set
• 2-board set includes:– 2-channel analog and audio output “A” board– microprocessor-based digital logic “B” board
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“A” Board
• Alpha and beta channels, plus detector bias supply
• Peak-Hold ADC front end • Anti-coincidence logic• No internal controls. All settings are software-
controlled.• Audio amplifier
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“B” Board
• Direct integration with SBC Board bus• USB Host and Client ports• LED and membrane keypad support• Pump control and flow sensing• On-board Ethernet support
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Air Sampling Features
• Quiet, SKC High-Reliability Pump
• Up to 6 LPM sampling rate (variable rate is customer settable)
• ‘Hose-less’ sampling head
• Can be ordered with BZM umbilical, or integrated head for miners
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Summary
• 8 new electronics boards• 2 entirely new instruments• 2 new sampling head designs• NQA-1-based QA Program implemented
Also…• Produced 4 training videos• Completed assorted other development work
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For more information visit the Bladewerx table or contact us at:
Bladewerx LLC4135 Jackie Road SE #108Rio Rancho, NM 87124(505) 892-5144http://[email protected]@bladewerx.com
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