An industrial gas turbine manufacturer has two sites in the UK. These two sites, separated physically by 2 kilometres, are linked by a corporate network link across which the total data transfer rate is limited by the customer's corporate IT department.

HGL was able to provide a data reduction system for analysing data originally recorded on Sony SIR 1000 tapes. The software for the system incorporates client-server techniques to minimise the data transfer rate required on the corporate network.

More recently, the customer's development test department has been upgrading its test cell systems with HGL equipment. An initial system of 32 channels at up to 200 kHz sample rate per channel has been followed by an 8-channel system at up to 2.5 MHz per channel for pyrometry measurements.

The development test equipment now consists of four 32-channel systems which can be used individually on small tests or may be combined to form an integrated system for larger tests. 

The production test beds are also in the process of upgrading their acquisition systems, and have also chosen to standardise on HGL products.