Mechanical Moisture Sensor Product Desing Services

Client Overview

A US-based leader in designing and developing innovative measurement solutions for a wide range of applications in petrochemical, energy, environmental, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and plastics industries.

Business Challenge

The client had developed a moisture sensor, which was an old design, they again re-designed their existing solution, which was large, and it did not fit into the existing solution form-factor. Moreover, they wanted to simplify the costly assembly process in manufacturing, which is associated with their current device.

VOLANSYS Contribution

Development of moisture sensor prototype-III that have a new form-factor design which will leverage the Prototype-II electronics and fit into the dimensions of the existing moisture sensor solution
Mechanical Enclosure:
- IP65 enclosure design with small form-factor than Generation-I devices
- 3D CAD drawing and 2D detailed drawing
- Faceplate label modifications based on the final design
- CNC tooling for mechanical proto development
- IP65 testing
- Improved final assembly sequence steps and saved product assembly time
Hardware Design and Development
- Schematics entry (OrCAD / Altium)
- Component placement, PCB layout, and routing (Allegro / Altium)
- Gerber release
Hardware Prototyping and DVT
- PCB fabrication and assembly
- HW board bring-up and preparing test plan
- DVT report
EDVT Testing and Validation with Capacitance Box
- Basic validation by simulating different level of wetness using capacitance box and calibrate the sensor
ROHS, CE and Pressurization Compliance

Technologies | Engineering Expertise

Mechanical Design Engineering | Hardware Engineering | Design Validation and Compliance Testing

Application Diagram

Moisture Sensor Solution

Benefits Delivered

Helped client to achieve the IP-65(or higher) certification and reduced the form-factor of the device by approx 45%
Improved moisture sensor device with the latest electronics which helped the client to continue serving their customers with the moisture sensor technology for the next 5 years

Mechanical Designing of Moisture Sensor Solution