LabVIEW Champion: Bill Meier

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LabVIEW Champions Member Profile- Bill Meier

Name:
Bill Meier

Home:

Baltimore, MD

Programming Languages:

Visual Basic, Basic, Java, Fortran, Pascal, Cobol

and of course LabVIEW.

Certification:

CLAD (2008-2010, has elapsed)

Used LabVIEW Since:

LabVIEW 7.1 (2005)

Applications Areas:

Data acquisition and control of four rotating test machines in R&D lab ranging from 3600-20,000 RPM.  Two of which use compact Fieldpoint controllers and modules for real-time control of the test stand.

Data acquisition and control of static torque applier test stand for 1.5 million in-lbs of torque.  

Also miscellaneous data acquisition programs for assorted tests over the years.

Most of the applications have used serial communication protocols including Modbus RTU.

Biography:

Principal Engineer at Kop-Flex, Inc. (part of Emerson Electric), manufacturer of power transmission couplings for turbomachinery.  Work in R&D and new Product Development.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland Baltimore County

User Groups:

None

Discussion Groups:

None

Websites:

None

Articles:

“Maximize Equipment Performance with Continuous Torque Monitoring”,  Hydrocarbon Processing,  August 2007

Books:

None