Xcitex in the News

MREL Group to Supply ProAnalyst with BlastCam Systems

April 15, 2010

MREL Group of Companies Ltd. (Ontario, Canada) and Xcitex Inc (Cambridge, MA) have reached an agreement to package a copy of ProAnalyst TrackOne Edition software with every BlastCam High-Speed Camera sold. MREL is a world leader in the industries of mining, blasting and explosives and the addition of ProAnalyst provides unparalleled and proven measurement capacity to the users of MREL's high-speed cameras. Customers will have a clear upgrade path to more advanced versions of ProAnalyst software.

Bill Bauer, Vice President of MREL, stated, “Before selecting ProAnalyst and Xcitex as our partners, we evaluated many motion analysis software technologies from around the world. ProAnalyst® Software is the world's premier software package for automatically measuring moving objects with video. MREL is excited to be able to offer this proven performer to the mining, blasting and explosives industries. Our tech-savvy industry will take advantage of the offering of the free software trial to take it for a spin. Starting at a terrific price point, it is an exciting product that can be used to extract quantitative information for any digital video.”

Typical applications for ProAnalyst in the blasting and mining communities include determination of blasthole firing times and the onset time, velocity and trajectory of the "face" and the "top" of the blasted rock mass. All major blast design parameters can be assessed and modified by blasting engineers to optimize the blasting operation and reduce overall mining costs.

Peter Carellas, President of Xcitex, stated, "MREL is an industry leader in its field with a proven track record for technical innovation. We demonstrated the applicability and power of ProAnalyst to the MREL staff and the value of a partnership was immediately apparent. The blasting and mining industries are in constant need of new technologies to increase efficiency and reduce costs, and we believe that ProAnalyst provides valuable non-contact remote diagnostic tools to all users. The partnership with MREL gives us an established presence in this growth market."

For more information, visit Xcitex.com and MREL.com.

To watch a YouTube movie of surface mining blasts in action, click here.

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2010 ProAnalyst Training Seminars to be held in June

April 8, 2010

Xcitex is pleased to offer another series of our ProAnalyst Training Seminars to take place June 21st and 22nd of this year.

Our next training course, "ProAnalyst Fundamental Skills", is a two-day course that will be held at Xcitex's corporate office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

This seminar will aid ProAnalyst users with in-depth training on the software with hands-on exercises and live demonstrations taught by ProAnalyst experts. At this training course, participants are encouraged to bring their own videos for individual, one-on-one training.

The course is being offered at the standard price of $1,500 per student. This price includes the two days of training plus a continental breakfast and buffet lunch both days.

Rooms have been reserved at the Hampton Inn Boston/Cambridge (Hampton Inn) for Sunday and Monday nights, June 20th and 21st, at a special rate of $159 +tax per night.

Registration is open until June 1, 2010 and seating is limited to 20 participants on a first-registered basis.

For more information about the upcoming ProAnalyst Training Seminars please contact Xcitex at info@xcitex.com or call 617-225-0080 for more information.

MiDAS Referenced in Article: Revival of the Jumping Disc

March 26, 2010

Xcitex and MiDAS software were referenced in the article: Revival of the Jumping Disc by physicists and Professors C. Ucke and H-J Schlichting as a part of a study done at the Institute of Didactics of Physics, Münster University in Münster, Germany.

Ucke’s and Schlichting’s study centers around the toy version of snap discs, “Jumping Discs.” This study of “snap discs made of bimetal” tests the technical applications of these discs in concerns towards their most practical application: thermostats. Ucke and Schlichting used Xcitex MiDAS software and high-speed video cameras to investigate the physical conditions of these discs including speed of these discs when “snapped,” their acceleration and the upper and lower snap temperatures. The use of high-speed video gives even deeper insight into these jumps than ever before.

To read the full article, click here.

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Xcitex President Chosen to Conduct High Speed Video Industry Webcast

December 21, 2009

Vision System Design, one of the leading publications for machine and computer vision professionals has invited Xcitex President Peter Carellas to conduct an industry wide webcast on High Speed Video Technologies and Applications.

The webcast will cover the current technologies used in the fast-growing high-speed slow motion video industry and review common applications.

The webcast will be January 19 at 1pm. To enroll as a viewer, click on the Vision System Design website located here.

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2009 ProAnalyst Training Seminars to be held in November

October 1, 2009

Xcitex is pleased to offer another series of our ProAnalyst Training Seminars to take place November 9 and 10 of this year. The two-day course is presented by our own in-house engineers and technical supervisors and will provide new or existing ProAnalyst users a great opportunity to get beginning level training or a refresher on the software in a small group environment. Hands-on exercises and live demonstrations will help participants understand all the key aspects of ProAnalyst . Participants are encouraged to bring their own videos for individual training - a perfect way for ProAnalyst users to get personal customized attention. Be sure and sign up today, the number of available spots is limited.

Please call 617-225-0080 or email info@xcitex.com for more information.

Date: November 9th and 10th, 2009
Training Location: Xcitex Headquarters, 25 First Street, Cambridge, MA (Suite 105)
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express
Price: $1,500 per student (includes two days of training plus a continental breakfast and buffet lunch for both days)

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Xcitex to Exhibit at 2009 National Instruments (NI) Week

August 1, 2009

Xcitex announces that it will be exhibiting both new MiDAS DA and ProAnalyst products at the 2009 NI Week trade conference in Austin Texas from August 3-7. This is the third year of Xcitex's involvement in the largest conference focused on incorporating LabView into various production and test environments. For more information on 2009 NI Week click the following link: http://www.ni.com/niweek/. For more information on Xcitex's MiDAS products click here: http://www.xcitex.com/html/midas_description.php.

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New Hardware Released: LED Test Box

June 11, 2009

Xcitex Engineer Erik Trent has completed work on a new piece of Xcitex hardware, the LED Test Boxes for use with MiDAS DA and other data acquisition hardware. The LED Test Box is used to test or demonstration high-speed video concepts such as: frequency, trigger timing accuracy or sync pulses. They will be used for in-house testing and come paired with many of our dealer’s MiDAS DA Demonstration Kits. Click the following link for a picture of an LED Test Box. LED Test Box.

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ProAnalyst Referenced in Article: Capturing The Moment

April 1, 2009

Xcitex and ProAnalyst motion analysis software were referenced in the article: Capturing The Moment by editor Andrew Wilson for the Vision Systems Design website, http://www.vision-systems.com/, a company in the vision and automation field, Wilson’s article covers how to specify which high-speed camera works best for a specific application. Wilson covers stop-motion, data rates, lighting and pixelization, camera memory issues, and image analysis in which he sites Xcitex ProAnalyst software. Wilson also speaks with company president Peter Carellas and head technician Jesse Hong. Read the full article here: http://www.vision-systems.com/display_article/358196/19/none/none/Feat/Capturing-the-Moment.

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