Obsolescence is inescapable. With each passing year analog technology is rendered more and more useless by the prodigious advances of its digital counterparts. This is due to a variety of issues, most notably: inaccuracy, inefficiency, subjectivity, and quite simply, age. Progress eliminates that which cannot keep pace. After all, the Model-T went to wayside when… Read more »
On December 2nd, 1942, the Chicago Pile-1, the world’s first nuclear reactor, went critical and Enrico Fermi was christened “the Architect of the Nuclear Age”. Born in 1901 in Rome, Fermi, an innovative physicist, would emigrate to the United States where his legacy would ultimately pave the way for Robert Oppenheimer to remark in 1945,… Read more »
The simplicity of the analog meter, along with its low manufacturing cost, has been offset by its unreliability, inaccuracy, fragility, and subjective interpretation. The developer of its challenger, who has several patents on loop & signal powered technology claims that his latest invention of a “Solid State Analog Meter,” (SSAM, patent pending) would help prevent… Read more »
For nearly five decades the Bach Simpson 3623 meter has faithfully served Nuclear Power Plant control rooms in their instrumentation needs. As we approach twenty years into the new millenium that faithfullness is nearing collapse. Analog obsolescence cannot be ignored and is not going to simply disappear or disipate if we bury our heads in… Read more »
While the Nuclear Industry grapples with its looming analog obsolescence crisis, OTEK is stepping up to offer immediate and viable solutions. The DB40 has been an industry fixture for nearly a half century, but as with the rest of its analog brethren, it is facing extinction with the inexorable advancements in technology and changing industry… Read more »
OTEK is proud to be on the forefront of the 21st century panel meter revolution and is constantly seeking new and innovative ways to benefit our customers in the industry. To that end we offer, from our New Technology Series, the model NTM-9 as a 100% Form, Fit, and Function replacement for Yokogawa 180/GE180 for… Read more »
Tis the Season Here at OTEK! Even though it’s 70 degrees, sunny, and we’re often reclining in bathing suits by pools mid-December, there’s no doubt the holiday spirit is alive and well in the OTEK headquarters. Why just look at our christmas tree right here–that’s the same tree we’ve been using since Dr. Fest founded… Read more »
Dr. Fest will be traveling back to Orlando this coming Monday, December 3rd through the 6th, to attend the 2018 International Power Gen Conference. Industry leaders and those interested in the future of industry as a whole will be in attendance to discuss the direction of our energy future, with a heavy interest to be… Read more »
Early Returns from the ANS Winter Conference Submitted by salesadmin on Thu, 11/15/2018 – 14:01 Nuclear Industry on Life Support……How Can OTEK Help? Dr. Fest has returned from the sun and sand of Orlando, Florida where he received dour news from industry leaders around the world. The Nuclear Industry, it seems, can no longer bury… Read more »
Is Cyber Security Your Problem? Is Meter Obsolescence? If so, please join OTEK’s President and CEO Dr. Otto P. Fest at this year’s American Nuclear Society Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida, November 11th-14th. Live from booth no. 300, Dr. Fest will be showcasing how OTEK’s award winning technology can help solve the Cyber Security challenges… Read more »