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Advanced Test Equipment Corp. Presented IEEE Region 6 Award

atecorp — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:12:16 +0000

San Diego, Calif. – December 14, 2011 – Advanced Test Equipment Corp. (ATEC) has been named the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Corporate Service to the Engineering Community Award’ by the IEEE Region 6 Southwest Area. This prestigious recognition is awarded annually to those companies, or divisions of a company that encourage volunteerism through its practices. In particular, it recognizes the atmosphere created by the company to facilitate the IEEE volunteer (s) to do his or her job, or supporting the volunteers by permitting free or discounted use of company resources. The IEEE praised ATEC by stating that the award was dedicated, “to recognize a long history of technical support for the engineering community and commitment to supporting IEEE Events”.

Advanced Test Equipment Corp.’s support has been shown through heavy involvement in sponsoring and donating test equipment to numerous IEEE Society events, conferences and symposiums throughout the year including the annual IEEE EMC Symposium, IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, and several IEEE societies’ tabletop technical events. ATEC advertises in various IEEE print publications as well.

Their active presence in the engineering community also includes the formation of the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society (PSES) San Diego Chapter, which was jumpstarted in mid-2011 by Jill Berg of ATEC and other IEEE member volunteers. The society allows engineers and other technical professionals an opportunity to discuss and disseminate technical information, to enhance professional skills, and to provide outreach to engineers, students and others with an interest in the field. The group meets monthly at ATEC’s headquarters in San Diego.

Advanced Test Equipment Corp. is honored to receive the well deserved acknowledgement from such a highly regarded organization such as the IEEE and will continue to support their professional societies.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC) supplies complete testing solutions for EMC, Telecom, Power Quality, Environmental and similar testing applications. Celebrating 30 years in business, ATEC takes pride in serving our customers with invaluable expertise and technical support. ISO 9001 and HUB Zone certified. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at www.atecorp.com.

About IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE’s highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities. To learn more about the IEEE, click here.

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atecorp — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:10:24 +0000

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals 30th Anniversary Offer

atecorp — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:34:55 +0000

In honor of our 30th anniversary, Advanced Test Equipment Rentals would like to say thanks to those who have made the last 30 years a huge success and to those who will continue with us for the years to come.

Within that time, A.T.E.C. has become the industry leader by delivering complete testing solutions, exceptional customer service, and unmatched technical knowledge to our customers around the world.

To celebrate, for a limited time, A.T.E.C. will be offering 30% off select equipment rentals! Please contact a rental agent today to learn how you can take advantage of this amazing deal. Terms and Conditions apply.

Please share the savings! Pass this message to your colleagues who may also benefit from this offer.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC) supplies complete testing solutions for EMC, Telecom, Power Quality, Environmental and similar testing applications. Celebrating 30 years in business, ATEC takes pride in serving our customers with invaluable expertise and technical support. ISO 9001 and HUB Zone certified. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at www.atecorp.com or call (888) 485-ATEC to speak with a rental agent.

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals proudly names Pacific Power Source as their Vendor of the Year

atecorp — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:33:16 +0000

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC), a leading provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, honored Pacific Power Source with the Vendor of the Year Award on March 16, 2011 in Irvine, California. Following the ISO 9001 review, an annual assessment of quality standards, it was determined that Pacific Power Source ranked the highest in all areas of service including timeliness, product quality and customer service.

Martin Jahn, Operations and Assets Manager of ATEC, expressed the importance of this prestigious award and the value of the alliance between companies. “It is with great pleasure to present Pacific Power Source with our top vendor award. Their continued partnership has helped us supply and support their customers above and beyond our expectations. We intend to continue our alliance by proudly promoting their high quality AC power supplies.”

Sales Manager of Pacific Power Source, Mitchel Orr, proudly accepted and celebrated the award with members of the Irvine, California office location.

About Pacific Power Source
As the world leader in AC Power Supply technology, Pacific Power Source offers standard products ranging from 500 VA to >625 kVA. Low-power products include line conditioners, frequency converters and Programmable AC Power Sources. High-power systems from 6 kVA to >625 kVA include programmable power test equipment, power line conditioners, frequency converters and uninterruptible AC Power Sources.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC) supplies complete testing solutions for EMC, Communications, Power Quality, Environmental, Defense and similar testing applications. Celebrating 30 years in business, ATEC takes pride in serving our customers with invaluable expertise and technical support. ISO 9001 and HUB Zone certified. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at www.atecorp.com.

Contact:
(888) 485-ATEC (2832)
Rentals@atecorp.com

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals announces new product availability of IFI M406 CW RF Amplifier

atecorp — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:59:28 +0000

San Diego, Calif. – March 8, 2011 – Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC) has added the Instruments for Industry (IFI) M406 Wideband Power Amplifier to its rental inventory. Ideal for MIL-STD-461/462, RS103 testing, this tetrode tube RF amplifier provides power output of 1000 Watts.

Rent the IFI M406 CW RF Amplifier today!

Features of the M406 include a flat response broad bandwidth of 10 kHz to 220 MHz. With high power gain and no bandswitching required, all forms of modulation are amplified and faithfully preserved. This fully protected & metered amplifier includes RS232 & Ethernet ports.

Applications include: MIL-STD-461/462, RTCA/DO-160, SAE Specifications, RFI/EMI Susceptibility testing, Bellcore testing, Broadband Communications, and more.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals provides complete testing solutions for General Purpose, EMC, Communications, Power, and Environmental testing applications. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Advanced Test Equipment Rentals has 30 years of experience and ships worldwide. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at www.atecorp.com or call (888) 485-2832 to speak with a rental agent.

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals announces new product availability of the Flir T250 Thermal Camera

atecorp — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:56:07 +0000

Rent the Flir T250 Thermal Camera

San Diego, Calif. – January 4, 2011 – Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC), a leading provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, has added the Flir T250 Thermal Camera to its rental inventory. It offers maintenance thermographers a powerful solution ideal for finding electrical hot spots and faulty equipment. The camera has touch-screen LCD, thumbnail image gallery and interchangeable lenses.

Save money with the Flir T250 by spotting anomalies before a total failure occurs. Examples include overheating bearings, excessive loading on fuses and fuse box, electrical load imbalances, blocked pipes, faulty valves and traps, moisture detection, and HVAC leaks just to name a few.

With the exclusive FLIR Picture-in-Picture capability, infrared and visible light details combine to easily show hidden trouble. Speed through reporting of trouble spots with the help of FLIR’s QuickReport software. QuickReport includes easy image organization tools and report templates for IR inspection.

Additional features for the FLIR T250 include -4 to 662°F (-20 to 350°C) Temperature range, Thermal Sensitivity up to 0.08°C @ 25°C m, (200 x 150) Infrared resolution, Visible Light Digital Camera — 1.3MP (1280 x 1024), and built-in dew point alarm.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is a provider of test equipment for EMC, Defense, Communications, Aerospace and related industries. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Advanced Test Equipment Rentals has 30 years of experience and ships worldwide. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at http://www.atecorp.com.

Contact:
(888) 485-ATEC (2832)

Rentals@atecorp.com

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals pleased to announce alliance with Giga-tronics

atecorp — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:06:51 +0000

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – October 21, 2010 – Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC), a leading provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, has established a relationship with Giga-tronics Incorporated, by bulking up their equipment inventory with multiple state-of-the-art microwave signal generators and power amplifiers, power meters & sensors and scalar network analyzers. R&D, production and test managers, scientists, engineers and technicians use Giga-tronics test equipment in many applications, such as: aerospace & defense, communications and general microwave component test.

Chris Reed, Equipment Rentals Manager for ATEC, believes the addition of Giga-tronics’ products will be well received by their customers. “Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is excited to embark on this new alliance with Giga-tronics. We believe that our customers will welcome their state-of-the-art product line and Giga-tronics’ clientele will benefit from our flexible rental solutions.”

The Giga-tronics Microwave Signal Generators are equipped to cover frequency ranges to 50 GHz and ultra-low phase noise, which can be used for applications such as antenna testing, satellite payload testing, RFIC & MMIC testing and more.

Ideal for testing wireless communications applications and Defense EW systems, Giga-tronics Microwave Power Amplifiers offer linear high-power amplification, up to 50 GHz. Applications include:

Military: MIL-STD-461: 10 kHz to 18 or 40 GHz
Avionics: DO-160: 10 kHz to 18 GHz
Telecom: Bell Core GR-1089: 10 kHz to 10 GHz
Automotive: 1 MHz to 18 GHz

With Giga-tronics increasing their focus to providing rental solutions, CEO of Giga-tronics Inc., John Regazzi believes Advanced Test Equipment Rentals will help add to their growth. “ATEC has demonstrated extensive knowledge in the RF & microwave field allowing them to support our customers.”

About Giga-tronics Incorporated Founded in 1980, Giga-tronics Incorporated (Nasdaq “GIGA”), an ISO 9001 and AS 9100 certified company, is a leading engineering-and-design manufacturer of best-in-class RF and microwave signal generators, microwave power amplifiers, USB power sensors, microwave power meters and broadband switching matrices. To learn more about Giga-tronics, click here.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is a provider of test equipment for Defense, Communications, Aerospace and related industries. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Advanced Test Equipment Rentals has over 29 years of experience and ships worldwide. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at http://www.atecorp.com.

Contact:
(800) 404-ATEC (2832)

Rentals@atecorp.com

Power Quality Analyzers Meet International Standards and Help Cut Back on Electric Consumption

atecorp — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:46:58 +0000

San Diego, Calif. – September 21, 2010 – Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC), a leading provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, carries a wide range of handheld power quality analyzers, from manufacturers such as Fluke, Dranetz and AEMC. Industrial and facility managers, technicians and electrical contractors use power quality analyzers for troubleshooting timing issues, verify power distribution, monitor phase unbalances, measure and record power system quality, determine voltage measurement compliance and more.

Rent Power Quality Analyzers

Basic handheld power quality analyzer’s like the Fluke 1735, Yokogawa CW240 or AEMC 8335 are used to record simple measurements and for short-term troubleshooting. The AEMC 8335 PowerPad 3-Phase Power Quality Analyzer is intended for technicians and engineers to measure and carry out diagnostic work and power quality work on one, two or three-phase low voltage networks.

Meanwhile, the Fluke 435 and Dranetz PowerXplorer™ PX5 are designed to meet international power quality standards such as IEEE 1159 and IEC 61000-4-30 for accuracy and measurement requirements. Both perform measurements for 50/60 Hz power frequency systems. Also available is the PX5-400, which is used in aerospace and military & defense applications and other systems operating at 400 Hz. This portable handheld analyzer, for example, can be used in the field to validate or troubleshoot the electrical system within a military fighter plane.

To learn more about the operation of these power quality analyzers, please visit ATEC’s media section at http://www.atecorp.com/media/ or our YouTube channel to view simple how-to-videos. Advanced Test Equipment Rentals’ complete equipment catalog is available online at http://www.atecorp.com, which includes our extensive inventory of equipment for a wide range of applications.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is a provider of test equipment for EMC, Defense, Communications, Aerospace and related industries. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Advanced Test Equipment Rentals has over 29 years of experience and ships worldwide. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at http://www.atecorp.com.

Contact:
(888) 485-ATEC (2832)
Rentals@atecorp.com

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals pleased to announce partnership with Temptronic

atecorp — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:04:25 +0000

San Diego, Calif. – August 31, 2010 – Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC), a leading provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, has partnered with Temptronic Corporation, to proudly add their ThermoStream® temperature forcing systems, -90˚ to +225˚C, to ATEC’s product catalog.

Built for high speed testing of components, parts, hybrids, modules, subassemblies and printed circuit boards at precise temperature, the ThermoStream® Series performs a wide range of thermal tests with ease, efficiency and accuracy.

Features of this state-of-the-art product line include:

Tests subjects from the smallest device to large parts and assemblies.
Performs production testing, design verification, reliability testing, production engineering, and most other thermal test applications.
Creates and saves thermal test and cycling routines and produces fully graphed and documented results in minutes.
Operates as a stand-alone system or through a variety of control options.

The Temptronic product portfolio includes a complete line of semiconductor and environmental test systems. To learn more about Temptronic, click here.

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals stocks a variety of equipment for environmental testing including, temperature and humidity chambers, industrial chillers, vibration/impact shakers, R.F. enclosures, temperature baths and temperature forcing systems.

About Temptronic
Temptronic Corporation, the pioneer and worldwide leader in localized thermal inducing systems, in 1970 introduced the concept of providing accurate, controlled “Temperature On the Spot” at the test site as a convenient alternative to temperature chambers and baths. Bringing precise temperature to the test site for wafers, components, hybrids, printed circuit boards and other devices enables the user to incorporate temperature into any test equipment for characterizing, qualifying and performing fault isolation on a component, PCB, module or wafer for MilSpec, design or production testing. Temperatures range from -90° to +300°C. All systems are CFC-free and most systems are available compliant with the European CE standards.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is a provider of test equipment for EMC, Defense, Communications, Aerospace and related industries. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Advanced Test Equipment Rentals has over 29 years of experience and ships worldwide. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at http://www.atecorp.com.

Contact:
(888) 485-ATEC (2832)
Rentals@atecorp.com

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals proudly announces new alliance with Emerson Process Management

atecorp — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:41:48 +0000

San Diego, Calif. – August 18, 2010 – Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a leading provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, has agreed with Emerson Process Management Rosemount division, to be a proud distributor of the 475 Field Communicator.

Rent the Rosemount / Emerson HART 475 Field Communicator

The 475 Field Communicator builds on the industry leading technology of the 375 Field Communicator, while adding innovative new capabilities, including color display, Bluetooth communication, and advanced field diagnostic applications like ValveLink™ Mobile. The 475 Field Communicator helps maintenance personnel identify and troubleshoot issues in the field, processing plants, manufacturing facilities and assembly lines.

This 475 Field Communicator has been designed to simplify work in the field. The intuitive full color user interface allows users to leverage the same practices for both HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus devices. It includes a larger touch screen than PDAs or Pocket PCs, supports HART versions 5, 6, and 7 (including IEC-approved WirelessHART®) devices, and can be upgraded onsite using an Internet application.

The Emerson product portfolio includes a complete line of pressure, temperature, flow, level, and safety measurement instrumentation. To learn more about Emerson, click here.

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals stocks a variety of equipment for industrial facility testing such as data loggers, pressure controllers, and laser alignment systems.

About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) is a diversified global manufacturing and technology company. They offer a wide range of products and services in the areas of process management, climate technologies, network power, storage solutions, professional tools, appliance solutions, motor technologies, and industrial automation. Recognized widely for their engineering capabilities and management excellence, Emerson has approximately 129,000 employees and 250 manufacturing locations worldwide.

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals
Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is a provider of test equipment for EMC, Defense, Communications, Aerospace and related industries. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Advanced Test Equipment Rentals has over 29 years of experience and ships worldwide. Additional information about Advanced Test Equipment Rentals is available at http://www.atecorp.com.

Contact:
(888) 485-ATEC (2832)
Rentals@atecorp.com