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Advanced Photonix Receives Contract for THz Measuring System

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 17, 2012 — Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) has awarded a $300,000 contract to Advanced Photonix Inc. (API) to deliver a terahertz system to support the US Air Force’s need for accurate coating removal on aircraft.

The contract will culminate with the delivery of the company’s new T-Gauge system and a sensor specific to the application in its second quarter of this fiscal year.

CTC, an applied scientific R&D services organization, was contracted by the Air Force to develop a robot-mounted laser ablation scanner capable of removing partial or entire paint layers from the surface of an aircraft. Paint removal requires very accurate thickness measurement of the various layers. API’s T-Gauge system, coupled with a high-speed line scanner, will play an integral role in the laser removal process.

The system will scan the surface and develop a 3-D map that will feed back to the robotic motion control and accurately move the laser for proper and accurate paint removal.

The T-Gauge system also could be used in industrial markets, said Robin Risser, chief operating officer for API.

After a short feasibility study, CTC amended the contract to include a high-speed scanning system to provide accurate measurement of the preablation coating. The commercial availability of the T-Gauge system enabled the company to accelerate the completion of its contract and reduce the development risk that was initially envisioned.

For more information, visit: www.advancedphotonix.com  
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Published: May 2012
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photonics
The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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