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1 Stremtan Mircea-Emil Technical Consultant& Sales Manager S RO
2 National Instruments Our Mission We equip engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery.
3 Engineering Grand Challenges Advance health informatics Engineer the tools of scientific discovery Reverse-engineer the brain Provide energy from fusion Engineer better medicines Provide access to clean water Enhance virtual reality Restore and improve urban infrastructure Develop carbon sequestration methods Advance personalized learning Make solar energy economical Prevent nuclear terror Secure cyberspace Manage the nitrogen cycle
4 The NI Vision: Virtual Instrumentation
5 Broad Adoption of Virtual Instrumentation More than 30,000 companies and >90% of Fortune 500 manufacturing companies collaborate with NI for defining their test strategy.
6 National Instruments Our Stability Long-Term Track Record of Growth and Profitability Non-GAAP Revenue: $292 M in Q Global Operations: Approximately 6,400 employees; operations in more than 40 countries Broad customer base: More than 35,000 companies served annually Diversity: No industry >15% of revenue Culture: Ranked among top 20 companies to work for worldwide by the Great Places to Work Institute Strong Cash Position: Cash and short-term investments of $351M as of June 30, 2012 Non-GAAP Revenue* in Millions *A reconciliation of GAAP to non-gaap results is available at investor.ni.com
7 Personnel Personnel Investments to Drive Service and Innovation
8 Diversity of Applications No Industry >15% of Revenue Telecom Academic Automotive Semiconductors Electronics Computers ATE Military/ Aerospace Advanced Research Petrochemical Food Processing Textiles
9 A Global Presence Direct Operations in More Than 40 Countries Direct Sales Office Distributor Service Center
10 National Instruments - What We Do Graphical system design combines graphical programming software with modular hardware, leveraging the latest technologies. Low-Cost Modular Measurement and Control Hardware Productive Software Development Tools Highly Integrated Systems Platforms
11 Graphical System Design Test Monitor Embedded Control Cyber Physical Desktops and PC-Based DAQ PXI and Modular Instruments RIO and Custom Designs Open Connectivity with 3 rd Party I/O
12 National Instruments in MCM
13 Automotive ECU Prototyping &HIL Developing engine simulators for the BMW Hydrogen 7, a new hybrid vehicle designed to combine the pleasure of driving a BMW with the benefits of practically emission-free mobility. Using National Instruments software and hardware to design a complete HIL testing environment for engines.
14 Empowering Formula Student
15 Industrial and Embedded Control Case Study Performing structural health monitoring (SHM) of the new Beijing Olympic venues and other large structures in China to determine stability, reliability, and livability. Using NI LabVIEW software and CompactRIO hardware to design a highly accurate system with time-based GPS synchronization that monitors multiple structures at critical points
16 National Instruments controls world s largest particle accelerator CERN, Switzerland
17 The primary mirror of the European Extremely Large Telescope is controlled by the LabVIEW Real- Time Module
18 Industrial and Embedded Control Positioning Actuators for the European Extremely Large Telescope Primary Mirror With LabVIEW and PXI Hardware
19 NI in the movies George Lucas used LabVIEW in Star Wars: Episode 3 to control a robotic arm used to simulate the movement of speeders. Using NI equipment to capture the motion of the prop, Lucas used LabVIEW to retrace the exact movements for each take.
20 LEGO and NI LEGO uses LabVIEW to power their LEGO Mindstorms product line. Since they were introduced in 1998, the LEGO MINDSTORMS quickly became LEGO s best-selling kit of all time. The NXT robot is the next generation of LEGO Mindstorms.
21 Empowering Users Through Software Providing Unique Differentiation and Preserving Investments LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT the smartest, coolest toy of the year CERN Large Hadron Collider the most powerful instrument on Earth
22 National Instruments Romania R&D Hardware Development Software Development
23 Va multumesc Mircea-Emil Stremtan
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