Olson Instruments, designs and manufactures Nondestructive Testing Equipment

nondestructive testing, ndt, condition assessment,

Corporate Headquarters
12401 W. 49th Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO USA
80033-1927

Phone: 303.423.1212
FAX:303.423.6071

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Olson's Commitment to Quality

Olson Instruments is committed to providing reliable products manufactured with quality components and delivering without delays. This commitment to our customers provides proper solutions with the benefit of excellent products. We distinguish ourselves through performance and solutions.

Foundation

You have the questions, we have the tools and knowledge to find, characterize and assess the condition of structures.

Since our President and Principal Engineer, Larry D. Olson founded Olson Engineering in 1985, Olson Engineering/Olson Instruments is continously designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing complex Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation equipment. In 1993 we began selling our instruments commercially and Mr. Olson formally founded Olson Instruments, Inc. in 1995 as an independent company. Larry has more than 25 years of experience in civil engineering. A geotechnical engineering masters degree graduate of the University Texas, Austin, he has earned him a reputation for excellence in the nondestructive evaluation and testing (NDT&E) industry. Mr. Olson is an active committee member of ACI and ICRI. Larry has been an instructor in ASCE’s course on “Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Structures” since 1997. (http://www.asce.org)

Our equipment is sold around the world and we were the first company ever to design and manufacture a digital Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL) system in 1987. We've acquired an unprecedented list of "first-ever's", including helping National Geographic solve a 4,500 year old mystery involving exploration within the tunnels of the Cheops Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. Our patented Impact Echo test head was used to help in the investigation.

As our equipment is first researched and developed from the experience of Olson Engineering, Inc. for consulting engineering projects, our customers benefit in two ways:

The instruments are field rugged and proven for each application.

Training and support are provided by Olson engineers from a consulting engineering perspective— we use the equipment firsthand, and implement upgrades/revisions to keep up with new technology that demands faster processing speeds and graphic displays.

The instruments have been designed and manufactured by our highly educated and professional staff of electrical, geophysical, mechanical and civil engineers. This allows us to provide excellent maintenance and support of our instruments and also to research and develop custom instruments for the construction and other industries. We have patents on most of our equipment.

The Company

Headquartered in Wheat Ridge,Colorado, Olson Instruments is one of the first manufacturing companies to introduce nondestructive testing and evaluation instrumentation for construction. The company has been an established manufacturer of sensors and data collection systems dating back to 1993.

Employee expertise includes sales, manufacturing, and product development engineering. We have a strong dedication to helping undergraduates. Over the years we have hired both summer students and interns, many of whom came from the CO School of Mines, an elite college that accepts only the smartest in their class. Our program offers a combined learning experience of engineering in the fields of manufacturing and sales. It gives these students an excellent opportunity to gain work experience and qualification for future employment. Olson Engineering and Olson Instruments are EEO employers.

Products

In the mid-1980's, the Company’s focus and products were designed to address the requirement of the civil engineering industry. As the Company grew and became a leader in the industry, both government agencies and independent engineering firms came to depend on Olson Engineering for their expertise. This experience led to the founding of Olson Instruments in 1995, with the development of PC-based NDE modules for nondestructive on-site testing. The Freedom Data PC provides an extremely flexible platform for NDE based condition assessment of structures, pavements, foundations, and seismic geophysical engineering surveys.

The world’s first handheld impact echo device, the Concrete Thickness Gauge (CTG), was developed in 2000 and was presented at the World of Concrete in Orlando, Florida. This new technology has led to the development of a series of systems. The CTG-1T (Thickness Table) and the CTG-1TF (Thickness Table plus Flaw Detection), and our new option for surface wave velocity measurement (CTG-1TF-SW) are powerful stand-alone testing devices, or when combined with data download to your PC comprise a complete impact echo flaw detection system.

In November 2002, the Company expanded to development and manufacturing of the Freedom DAS system. This advanced data acquisition technology is ideal for signal conditioning with data collection, processing, and display where conditions are harsh and space is limited. Olson Instruments has made sure that durability, robust construction, long-battery life and quality are built-in to every instrument we sell.

Collaborative Partnership
National Instruments Alliance Member - Austin, Texas (www.ni.com)

For more than 26 years, National Instruments has revolutionized the way engineers and scientists work by delivering virtual instrumentation solutions built on rapidly advancing commercial technologies, including industry-standard computers and the Internet. NI increases productivity for customers worldwide by delivering easy-to-integrate software, such as the NI LabVIEW graphical development environment, and modular hardware, such as PXI modules for data acquisition and instrumentation. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, NI has more than 3,000 employees and direct operations in 40 countries. In 2002, the company sold products to more than 25,000 different companies in more than 80 countries around the world. For the past four consecutive years, FORTUNE magazine has named NI one of the 100 best companies to work for in America. We are proud of our alliance with National Instruments and all our Freedom line of instruments are powered by NI data acquisition cards and software.

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