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LabVIEW Champions Member Profile - Benjamin Rayner

  Name:
Benjamin (Ben) Rayner

Home:
Library, PA

Programming Languages:
LabVIEW, DSC, and RT

Certification:
Certified LabVIEW Architect

Used LabVIEW Since:
LabVIEW 4, 1998

Applications Areas:
Consulting - varies

Biography:
I first was introduced to LabVIEW while working in the University of Pittsburgh Condensed Matter Physics labs. While working in the labs, I used LabVIEW part time to automate repetitive processes such as aligning single mode optical fiber and characterizing ferroelectric thin films. I found LabVIEW's block diagrams to be intuitive after having come from an electrical engineering background. The development environment also eliminated all syntax issues so development was actually fun.

After a few years of only using LabVIEW part-time, I was given the opportunity to use it full-time as a architect with my current company Data Science Automation, one of National Instruments Alliance Members. I design, develop, and support applications for my customers to fit their needs. I am generally responsible for all new designs that come out of our main office and also provide on-site consulting to troubleshoot or optimize applications developed by other organizations.

A short list of the applications I have developed using LabVIEW follows:

  • Plastics Factory Monitoring and Control
  • Loose Part Detector for Nuclear Reactors
  • DVD Production SPC
  • Sub-Safe Valve Certification
  • On Line Vendor Managed Inventory
  • High-speed SDLC Testing
  • 21-CFR-11 Compliant Environmental Monitoring System
  • Real Time Jet Aircraft Engine Simulator
  • NIOSH Breathing Apparatus Certification Testing
  • High-Throughput IR Sensor Calibration and Testing
  • Mil-STD-209J (governs lifting fixtures used by US military) Certification
  • High-Throughput Drug Screening
  • Characterization of Naval Surface Watercraft Maneuvering Behavior
  • In-Flight Radio Transceiver Testing
  • Portable Densometer Logger
  • Fuel Cell Catalytic Research Reactor Control and Monitoring
  • Automated Semiconductor Characterization
  • Hydraulic Manifold Characterization
  • Tape Screening Robot Controller

User Groups:
N/A

Discussion Groups:
NI Discussion Forums, Info-LabVIEW

Websites:
N/A

Articles:
Characterization of the next-generation aircraft fuel pump using LabVIEW Real-Time

  • CompactPCI Magazine Jan/Feb 2003
  • NI Week Best in Category

Books:
N/A

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