MetalTest Software

A software program was developed using LabVIEW, a graphical programming language from National Instruments. The program runs on a PC and is connected to an Acromag Metal Tester using a PC Data Acquisition board. The program compares the readings gathered from the Metal Tester to readings in a database for various alloys. The program then gave a readout of what metal alloy most closely coincided with the metal being tested. The program also provided probability levels (T-Test) to show confidences against the various other possible alloys in the database. The MetalTest System is currently being used to recycle aircraft engine machining scrap and is helping the company earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in metal reclamation sales.