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Ultra-Safe Nuclear Corporation Enhances Safety and Productivity with Advanced TRISO Fuel Analysis Using Hinds Instruments’ Exicor® 2-MGEM Optical Anisotropy Factor Measurement System.

Posted on October 7, 2024 (October 15, 2024) by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, OR October 07, 2024 – Hinds Instruments is proud to announce that Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) has adopted Hinds’ state-of-the-art Exicor 2-MGEM system. This system was co-developed by Hinds and Oak Ridge National Laboratory under the leadership of Dr. Jellison. This breakthrough technology has transformed the measurement and analysis of TRISO nuclear fuel,…

2021 Global IC Shortage and Its Affects on Hinds PEM Production

Posted on April 13, 2021 (April 9, 2024) by Hinds Instruments

To our valued customers, Due to the global shortage of IC chips Hinds Instruments is unable to produce the PEM-200 controller until further notice. The PEM-200 controller uses 13 ICs and several of these ICs are unavailable due to this shortage. We are working diligently to source the ICs used in the PEM-200 controller. However, based on…

JPL and Hinds Instruments: Celebrating Nearly Two Decades of Collaborative Design to Put PEMs in Space Under NASA Projects

Posted on May 6, 2020 (October 25, 2024) by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, Oregon, May 2020 – Beginning with technology development efforts in the mid-2000s, flights of the Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) starting in 2010, and extending to the current Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) project, Hinds Instruments has worked closely with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to develop an aerospace qualified Photoelastic Modulator (PEM). Initially…

Hinds Instruments names Bio-Logic Science Instruments Exclusive Worldwide Distributor for new CD MicroPlate Reader product

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Hinds Instruments

Hinds develops circular dichroism instrument for high throughput screening of chiral pharmaceuticals and strikes distribution deal with Bio-Logic Science Instruments. Hillsboro, Oregon – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs) and PEM-based instrumentation, and Bio-Logic Science Instruments today announced that they have entered into an exclusive marketing and sales distribution agreement covering…

Hinds introduces PolSNAP™, a compact, precise, inexpensive Stokes Polarimeter

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, Oregon – Hinds Instruments announces a new compact, self-contained and lightweight Stokes Polarimeter with dynamic range over 6 orders of magnitude. Stokes vectors can be obtained for light levels as low as 6nW. The footprint for this device is a small cylinder: 79 mm in diameter and only 40 mm thick. All the drive…

Hinds Instruments appoints new General Sales Manager

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, Oregon – Effective immediately, Dr. Linda Hirschy has been promoted to General Sales Manager, Hinds Instruments, Inc. Linda joined the company in 2004 as Marketing Applications Scientist, a role which has given her a unique insight into many of the company’s core markets over the years. During this time, she has worked closely with many strategic…

Hinds Instruments Announces PEM-based Polarization Imaging

Posted on April 3, 2014 (December 27, 2023) by Hinds Instruments

Hinds Instruments introduces the Exicor® MicroImager™, first in a line of birefringence imaging products based on Hinds photoelastic modulator (PEM) technology Hillsboro, Oregon, April 3, 2014 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs) recently unveiled a new line of birefringence imaging products. The first product in the line, the Exicor®…

Hinds Instruments and SolarWorld Lab collaborate on Publication

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Hinds Instruments

SolarWorld and Hinds collaborate to develop a birefringence measurement system for silicon ingots Hillsboro, Oregon, September 25, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of birefringence measurement systems, along with SolarWorld Industries, also of Hillsboro, announced today the publication of an article describing a new instrument for the solar industry. The paper is…

R&D 100 Award for 150 XT Mueller Polarimeter

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Hinds Instruments

New instrument measures all polarization parameters simultaneously. Hillsboro, Oregon, September 5, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), today announced it was awarded a 2013 R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine for its 150 XT Mueller Polarimeter. New York University was a co-developer on the project and joint award…

Hinds Instruments Announces New Pan-European Dealer

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Hinds Instruments

Munich, Germany, May 13, 2013 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of optical polarization measurement technology, has named Acal/BFi its exclusive dealer and representative for all Hinds products in 16 countries across Western Europe. The agreement was announced at the 2013 Laser World of Photonics in Munich and is effective immediately. Hinds Instruments, Inc. is a…

Hinds Instruments and NYU Develop 4-PEM Mueller Matrix Polarimeter

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, Oregon, December 29, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), announced today a major product introduction involving Mueller matrix polarimetry. The new Exicor® 150XT 4-PEM Mueller Polarimeter provides simultaneous research-grade measurements for all sixteen Mueller matrix elements of a sample with no moving optical components. It significantly extends the…

Hinds Instruments Announces New Dealer in India

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Hinds Instruments

Mumbai, India, September 16, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of polarization measurement technology, has named Laser Science Services (I) Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, as its exclusive dealer and representative for all products in India. The agreement was sealed at the 2012 Laser World of Photonics, Mumbai Trade Show, and is effective immediately. Hinds Instruments,…

Oak Ridge National Lab and Hinds Instruments Sign CRADA

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, Oregon, September 26, 2012 – Hinds Instruments and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) announced today that work has begun on a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). CRADA No. NFE-12-04041 will focus the technology resources of both partners to further develop and refine the 2-MGEM Optical Anisotropy Factor Measurement System. The 2-MGEM system…

Hinds Instruments Announces Installation of GEN6 Exicor® with Auto-Tilt feature for FPD Birefringence Measurement at Global Flat Panel Display Manufacturer

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, Oregon, July 27, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of polarization measurement technology, installed the latest version of its Exicor® GEN6 Birefringence Measurement System at a major global customer in Japan last quarter. This new system, which was delivered and installed within a narrow window in the customers’ construction schedule, was supplied…

Hinds Instruments Announces Installation of Next Generation Exicor® OIA Birefringence Measurement System

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, Oregon, April 18, 2012 – Hinds Instruments, Inc., a leading supplier of polarization measurement technology, today announced it has shipped the latest version of its Exicor® OIA™ – Oblique Incident Angle Birefringence Measurement System to a major global customer for measuring low level birefringence. Designed for advanced characterization of planar and curved surface optics…

Hinds Photoelastic Modulators with Advanced Thermal Control

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Hinds Instruments

Hinds Instruments, Inc. announces the PEM-ATCTM, a photoelastic modulator with advanced thermal control. This new PEM design offers long term stability and freedom from drift caused by ambient temperature variations. The PEM-ATC is equipped with a proprietary PID controller, internal heating and a temperature sensor. Through the use of heater operated PID feedback control, the…

Residual Stress Birefringence in Optical Materials

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Hinds Instruments

Understanding birefringence provides a roadmap for improving the quality of optical parts. By Douglas C. Mark, Hinds Instruments, Inc. Summary: Understanding the residual stress birefringence characteristics of both individual components and bulk materials is critical for researchers, quality control professionals and factory managers responsible for products ranging from precision optics to high volume consumer devices….

SCHOTT and Hinds Instruments collaborate to study polarization artifacts in PV solar wafer materials

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Hinds Instruments

Hillsboro, Oregon, November 1, 2011 – Hinds Instruments, a leading global supplier of photoelastic modulators (PEMs), Birefringence measurement systems and polarization analysis equipment, along with SCHOTT Solar Wafer GmbH announced today that they have begun a system development project to study polarization characteristic and stress birefringence in Silicon wafers and PV related materials. Hinds is…

Hinds Instruments Celebrates 40 Years

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Hinds Instruments

Many things have changed since we opened our doors 40 years ago. But one thing hasn’t changed: Your need for state-of-the-art polarization measurement solutions. From the research lab to the factory floor, in applications as diverse as chiral analysis and LCD glass measurement, Hinds Instruments has solved some of the toughest problems in polarization measurement…

Use of PEMs in Magneto Optic Kerr Effect Experiments

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Hinds Instruments

Do you need to measure magneto-optic effects? Are you working with magnetic thin film storage materials? Hinds Instruments provides two solutions: a component-based build-it-yourself package and a full turnkey system. Both of these are based on Hinds’ Instruments Photoelastic Modulator (PEM) technology. Hinds PEMs provide increased sensitivity for MOKE measurements. In addition, Hinds Signaloc lock-in amplifiers (LIAs) and photodiode detectors (DETs)…