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Astro-Med Introduces High-Performance Dash 20HF Portable Data Recorder
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WEST WARWICK, RI, May 5 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) today
announced the introduction of a high-frequency, portable data recorder, the
latest in its "Dash" brand family of data recorders for test and
measurement applications. The ultra-compact " Dash 20HF " offers 20 channels of data
recording directly to a 250 GB hard drive at extremely high sample rates of
500 kHz per channel.
Commenting on the rapid data capture speed of the high-frequency Dash 20HF,
David Kortick, Senior Manager of Product Development, said, "We are pushing
the physical limits of hard drives in order to write data at higher speeds
in our Dash family. We've designed the Dash 8HF, Dash 32HF and now the
Dash 20HF high-frequency recorders to use only the fastest hard drives that
can keep up with our data rates."
Beginning with the innovative Dash 8HF data recorder introduced in 2006,
Astro-Med's high-frequency Dash recorders have offered a hybrid
functionality that delivers the best of both worlds to engineers: isolated
analog channels to protect the user and equipment from dangerous signal
measurements, and differential channels for common sensor measurements
found in industrial, automotive, aerospace and military applications.
"Dash recorders allow engineers to capture data at extremely high sample
rates and immediately analyze that information on-screen so they can make
decisions at the point of use. In troubleshooting applications, the ability
to make a rapid, on-site decision to manage a problem can save our
customers a substantial amount of time and money," said Peter Nadeau,
Product Manager of the Astro-Med Test & Measurement brand.
The Dash 20HF includes a DVD burner for archiving data for later review and
analysis, a Gigabit Ethernet connection for data upload and host control,
and two USB 2.0 ports for archiving data to external peripherals. The unit
is also available in an optional high-security version called the Dash
20HF-HS for use in sensitive defense and aerospace applications.
Astro-Med Dash data recorders provide an all-in-one acquisition and
analysis solution
that combines the functionality of a computer hard drive, analysis
software, keyboard, and mouse into a single, self-contained unit with a
touch-screen interface that captures data in real-time and immediately
presents it for review and analysis.
Dash data recorders can be used in virtually any engineering lab or in
on-site product verification in applications ranging from transient capture
to remote troubleshooting in the aerospace, automotive, defense, electric
utility, medical, metals manufacturing, and pulp and paper fields.
Astro-Med often uses its Dash data recorders in its own manufacturing
process to test and measure its products, including its ruggedized cockpit
printers, industrial label printers, PSG and EEG systems, and other Dash
recorders.
Astro-Med introduced its first Dash series portable data recorder in 1973,
and now offers 7 Dash models which are available in various portable,
rackmount, and high-security configurations, including: the Dash 2EZ+,
D8Xe, D8XeR, D8XPM, D8HF, D8HF-HS, D18X, D18XR, D20HF, D20HF-HS, D32HF, and
D32HF-HS. More information about the Dash brand family is available at
http://www.astro-med.com/products/portables.html.
About Astro-Med, Inc.
Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high tech specialty printing
systems, electronic medical instrumentation, and test and measurement
instruments sold under the brand names Astro-Med?, Grass? Technologies,
and QuickLabel? Systems. Astro-Med, Inc. products are employed around the
world in a wide range of industrial, scientific, test and measurement
applications, for product identification applications in consumer and
industrial markets, and for clinical and research purposes in the field of
life sciences. More information is available at www.astro-medinc.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements, and actual results
may vary from those expressed or implied herein. Factors that could affect
these results include those mentioned in Astro-Med's FY2008 annual report
and its annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Contact:
Everett V. Pizzuti
President and COO
Astro-Med, Inc.
(401) 828-4000
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