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The Genius of the “AND”: Innovation with AI and Trust.

NI Connect 2026  kicked off with a cameo appearance of Dr. T who adopted the “Genius of the AND”as a core way of thinking at NI. This theme permeated the entire keynote presentation. Test and measurement depends on trust: In trusted hardware, and proven software modules and architectures. Celibrating 40 years, LabVIEW continues with proven […]

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NI Connect 2026 Kicks off in Fort Worth

NI Connect May 12-14 2026, features a strong engineering-based technical schedule along with Leadership, Academic, and Partner days. The technical sessions focus on to historically  practical  engineering highlights, including hardware, software, and systems engineering. LabVIEW is featured prominently, while practical use of AI is sprinkled through multiple sessions. The Wednesday and Thursday morning keynote presentations […]

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Down Memory Lane from the web

On Research Gate y0u can find 39 articles with Dr. Truchard as author or co-author. The first article listed is from June 1967 published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of American. Extremely-Low-Noise Preamplifier for Audio Frequencies “A low‐frequency low‐noise preamplifier has been designed around a recently developed field‐effect transistor(FET). Data are presented on […]

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Two BIG Anniversaries

The spring of 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of two companies that each that revolutionized their respective industries and had a remarkable synergy. Make your guess, and then click here to read the story.

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GDevCon NA 2025

GDevCon NA 2025 CT “From Hollerith Cards to LabVIEW and Beyond.

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Breaking News! New NI Toolkit Announced! …and now with undo!

New paradigm, “Analyze before you Acquire” Zoom your screen to view the image or click on the URL below. …and use the last link on this page to see Tim Dehne announcing the Undo of the Toolkit. https://web.archive.org/web/20021228202340/http:/www.ni.com/news/releases/april9901.htm

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It’s OK to have fun again!

Is NI having a revival? When I joined National Instruments in 1993, I experienced a spirited company with an incredibly strong DNA:  Focused strategy, simple performance metrics, and a great work environment. Fast forward to the NI of 2025: In the period leading up to the acquisition by Emerson, I saw a sustain periodic of […]

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NI 2024 Q4 Revenue down 6% year-over-year

Feb. 5, 2025: Emerson today announced Q1 2025 earnings today (for the quarter ending Dec 31, 2024) in which the Test and Measurement Segment (NI)  saw a year-over-year sales drop by 6% from $382 million to $369 million and the margins over the same period improve from -20.4% to -6.3%. In the conference call, Emerson […]

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NI annual revenue down 12% but high R & D investment continues

Emerson reported earnings today, with it coming in above expectations.  Test & Measurement (formerly reported as NI) is gradually being integrated in Emerson’s metrics. Following are quotes regarding National Instruments from the earnings call: “Test & Measurement, which was excluded from the underlying metric, contributed $1.46 billion to our net sales, down 12% for the […]

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Jack is Back

After a long career at NI, Jack Bering is back, as CN Rood’s representative in Denmark beginning on November 1, 2024. Jack worked for many years at the NI Denmark office, and after it was closed was key account manager for NI in the Nordic countries. Jack was warmly greeting by a round of applause […]