East Wenatchee
http://www.paineelectronics.com
About Paine Electronics, LLC
Established in 1951, Paine Electronics, LLC is a leading manufacturer of precision pressure and temperature instrumentation for some of the most vital technologies in the world. Paine Electronics products are used extensively in the aerospace, defense, oil & gas, sub-sea, industrial and renewable energy industries world-wide.
Paine Electronics maintains a world-class, AS9100 certified, manufacturing facility in East Wenatchee and Renton Washington. These vertically integrated facilities include engineering, manufacturing, advanced testing, automated machining, hybrid microcircuit design and manufacturing capabilities. Our advanced bonded strain gage technology and 58 years of product performance has made Paine Electronics the preferred choice for customers with pressure and temperature requirements in the toughest applications. To learn more about Paine Electronics, please visit them on the web at www.paineelectronics.com.
RTD Award: Phase I
Project Title: "High Temperature Pressure Sensor ASIC"
Research Partner: Robert Bruce Darling, professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
Phase Began: 2009
Paine Electronics, a manufacturer of pressure instrumentation with headquarters in East Wenatchee and a production facility in Renton, is collaborating with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington to develop an integrated circuit for use in high-temperature sensors. Paine Electronics expects the new sensors will open up opportunities in the growing geothermal and mineral exploration markets, and create 25 jobs during the next five years.
"The research and development funding provided by the Washington Technology Center will assist Paine Electronics in developing high temperature, advanced-communication sensors for the mineral exploration market," said Roy Ferguson, president of Paine Electronics. "This project will enable Paine to maintain its status as a technology leader in downhole sensing and position Paine to become a major player in the emerging geothermal energy market, creating additional technology-based jobs in a traditionally agricultural area of Washington state."
UW will receive $65,408 in Phase I research and technology development funding from Washington Technology Center and $14,538 from Paine Electronics for the project titled "High Temperature Pressure Sensor ASIC."
Mineral exploration companies are constantly pushing to greater depths in an effort to develop previously unreachable resources. In addition, some companies within the mineral exploration market are expected to shift to geothermal energy sites as interest develops in alternative energy sources. Both of these factors will drive sensor technology to greater temperatures than are presently possible.
Paine Electronics has teamed with UW Professor Robert Bruce Darling to integrate UW's expertise in integrated circuit design with Paine Electronics' expertise with rugged sensor technology. The team will design, prototype and test an application-specific integrated circuit for use in a new family of pressure transducers that will be capable of long-term operation at temperatures up to 225 degrees Celsius.
"This project will provide a timely route for commercialization of UW electrothermal systems technology, specifically involving integrated circuit design and sensor interfacing," Professor Darling said. "Combined with the expertise from Paine Electronics, this work will lead to a new class of sensors for use in harsh environments, and which are particularly suited for geophysical applications."
"It's so rewarding to see this type of partnership emerge between one of our innovative 12th District companies and the bright minds at the University of Washington," said Senator Linda Evans Parlette, (R-Wenatchee). "It will be exciting to watch as they work together to develop this new and important technology."
Researcher: Dr. David Bahr, WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Phase Began: 2004
Research efforts will produce two prototype strain sensors for Paine's pressure gauges, which will increase the products' sensitivity while maintaining the robust mechanical reliability of the devices. Paine's pressure transducers and pressure transmitters are used in aerospace, defense, oil and gas, marine, and other industries.
http://www.paineelectronics.com
About Paine Electronics, LLC
Established in 1951, Paine Electronics, LLC is a leading manufacturer of precision pressure and temperature instrumentation for some of the most vital technologies in the world. Paine Electronics products are used extensively in the aerospace, defense, oil & gas, sub-sea, industrial and renewable energy industries world-wide.
Paine Electronics maintains a world-class, AS9100 certified, manufacturing facility in East Wenatchee and Renton Washington. These vertically integrated facilities include engineering, manufacturing, advanced testing, automated machining, hybrid microcircuit design and manufacturing capabilities. Our advanced bonded strain gage technology and 58 years of product performance has made Paine Electronics the preferred choice for customers with pressure and temperature requirements in the toughest applications. To learn more about Paine Electronics, please visit them on the web at www.paineelectronics.com.
RTD Award: Phase I
Project Title: "High Temperature Pressure Sensor ASIC"
Research Partner: Robert Bruce Darling, professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
Phase Began: 2009
Paine Electronics, a manufacturer of pressure instrumentation with headquarters in East Wenatchee and a production facility in Renton, is collaborating with the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington to develop an integrated circuit for use in high-temperature sensors. Paine Electronics expects the new sensors will open up opportunities in the growing geothermal and mineral exploration markets, and create 25 jobs during the next five years.
"The research and development funding provided by the Washington Technology Center will assist Paine Electronics in developing high temperature, advanced-communication sensors for the mineral exploration market," said Roy Ferguson, president of Paine Electronics. "This project will enable Paine to maintain its status as a technology leader in downhole sensing and position Paine to become a major player in the emerging geothermal energy market, creating additional technology-based jobs in a traditionally agricultural area of Washington state."
UW will receive $65,408 in Phase I research and technology development funding from Washington Technology Center and $14,538 from Paine Electronics for the project titled "High Temperature Pressure Sensor ASIC."
Mineral exploration companies are constantly pushing to greater depths in an effort to develop previously unreachable resources. In addition, some companies within the mineral exploration market are expected to shift to geothermal energy sites as interest develops in alternative energy sources. Both of these factors will drive sensor technology to greater temperatures than are presently possible.
Paine Electronics has teamed with UW Professor Robert Bruce Darling to integrate UW's expertise in integrated circuit design with Paine Electronics' expertise with rugged sensor technology. The team will design, prototype and test an application-specific integrated circuit for use in a new family of pressure transducers that will be capable of long-term operation at temperatures up to 225 degrees Celsius.
"This project will provide a timely route for commercialization of UW electrothermal systems technology, specifically involving integrated circuit design and sensor interfacing," Professor Darling said. "Combined with the expertise from Paine Electronics, this work will lead to a new class of sensors for use in harsh environments, and which are particularly suited for geophysical applications."
"It's so rewarding to see this type of partnership emerge between one of our innovative 12th District companies and the bright minds at the University of Washington," said Senator Linda Evans Parlette, (R-Wenatchee). "It will be exciting to watch as they work together to develop this new and important technology."
Researcher: Dr. David Bahr, WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Phase Began: 2004
Research efforts will produce two prototype strain sensors for Paine's pressure gauges, which will increase the products' sensitivity while maintaining the robust mechanical reliability of the devices. Paine's pressure transducers and pressure transmitters are used in aerospace, defense, oil and gas, marine, and other industries.
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