Porcaro Dynamics
Engineering Services

Test fixtures, DAQ & instrumentation.

Porcaro Dynamics designs and builds test and measurement hardware that is not available off the shelf: test fixtures, automated test setups, data acquisition systems and prototype instruments. Each project is delivered with the documentation needed to operate, verify and reproduce it.

Engineering is performed by Peter Porcaro, whose background is in instrumentation and R&D: optics, analog electronics, firmware and mechanical design. Work is based in the Wichita area and done remotely where practical.

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Services

Test Fixtures & ATE

Fixtures and automated test setups for repeatable mechanical, electrical and optical measurements.

  • Test fixtures and test stations
  • Automated test: instrument control, sequencing and data logging
  • Repeatability data measured on the finished fixture
  • Calibration and verification procedures

Data Acquisition & Instrumentation

Sensor front ends, signal conditioning and data logging for a defined measurement.

  • Sensor selection and analog front-end design
  • Data acquisition and logging for test and process monitoring
  • Uncertainty analysis and error budgets

Prototyping

Prototype instruments and test hardware where no suitable commercial product exists.

  • Optics, analog electronics, firmware and enclosure design
  • Prototype and one-off builds; not production manufacturing
  • Complete design package: schematics, BOM, firmware source and drawings

Technical Documentation

Documentation to operate, verify and reproduce a test setup.

  • Test and calibration procedures
  • Fixture and test setup drawings
  • Test reports with method, data and measurement uncertainty
  • Written findings and recommendations

Process

  1. 01

    Scope

    Requirements, deliverables and acceptance criteria agreed in writing.

  2. 02

    Design

    Fixture, electronics and test method designed and reviewed with the customer.

  3. 03

    Build & Verify

    Prototype built and tested against the requirements.

  4. 04

    Deliver

    Hardware delivered with procedures, drawings and a test report.

Deliverables

Each fixture or instrument is delivered with schematics, firmware source, a bill of materials, a calibration procedure and a validation report with measured results.

The customer owns the design package and may build or modify the hardware independently.

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Government Supply

Federal agencies can purchase test, measurement and technical products through Porcaro Dynamics.

Government Supply