See NSI at these tradeshows in 2006

IEEE AP-S, July 9 - 14, Albuquerque, NM

AMTA Denver 2006, July 21, Denver, CO

Antenna Systems 2006, Sept 6-7, Washington, DC
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NSI Customer Earns Best Manufacturing Practices Award

Northrop Grumman Corporation's Electronic Systems Sector has been nationally-recognized as Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) as part of a unique industry and government cooperative effort. Among the areas surveyed at Northrop Grumman's Baltimore operations were design, test, production, facilities and management. Examples of best practices included the innovative use of commodity design teams, production test cells, rapid prototyping, supplier logistics, and electronic component procurement, among other areas. The need to test large quantities of production antennas led Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems to adopt proven Commercial- Off-The-Shelf Near-field Scanning Technology and its associated software and to use Near-field Production Test Cells instead of compact ranges. This has enabled Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems to realize a 50% reduction in the time required to test an antenna, enhanced measurement capabilities, and a 70% reduction in floor space requirements for the test facility.

The Near-field Test Cells used by Northrop Grumman were supplied by Nearfield Systems and are based on the NSI-500H-6x6 Planar Near-field Scanner, NSI Panther 6000 Receiver and NSI 2000 Software. NSI also supplied the Anechoic Chamber, Laser Alignment System, RF Subsystem and other key components of the production test cells.

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NSI Announces New 3D Spherical Near-field System, NSI-700S-20
The Model NSI-700S-20 is an ideal system for measuring medium and low gain antennas up to 10inches (0.25 m) in size. The 700S-20 uses a dual-axis phi-over-theta high accuracy stepper motor based positioning system with an adjustable extension foot for probe support. The system is constructed of modular high strength aluminum and can support loads of up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg). The location of the probe, theta and phi stages are fully adjustable to accommodate different antenna sizes and mounts. This simple design is easy to assemble and can be quickly dismantled for transport or storage. For more detail see:
http://www.nearfield.com/Sales/datasheets/NSI-700S-20.htm

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NSI Is Now Shipping A Fast RF Source, NSI-RF-7020
To complement the popular Panther 6000 high-speed receiver, NSI now offers the Panther 7020 high-speed freqeuncy synthesizer. Capable of switching frequencies from 0.1 to 20 GHz in 100 microseconds, the Panther 7020 will dramatically improve your efficiency in multiple frequency testing. For more information, see:
http://www.nearfield.com/Sales/datasheets/NSI-RF-7020.htm

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NSI Offers Method for Reducing Range Reflections
NSI is continuously improving and updating our software to provide you with the tools you need. We recently developed and implemented a novel technique for suppression of range reflections called MARS (Mathematical Absorber Reflection Suppression). For more information, see: http://www.nearfield.com/Sales/datasheets/NSI-SW-5109.htm.

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NSI 2000 now includes a 3-D viewer that can be used to inspect near-field and far-field data in a 3-D dynamic mode, which can help you gain insights into your antennas performance. For more information, see:
http://www.nearfield.com/sales/3-D-viewer.htm

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For more information on NSI products and solutions, contact the NSI Sales Department.