NI CITIZENSHIP REPORT

Improve Everyday Life

A mission to improve everyday life has inspired National Instruments to play an important role in enhancing the quality of life for people around the world by providing innovative products and technologies to engineers and scientists. Every year, NI supplies tools to more than 30,000 companies working to solve a myriad of Grand Challenges for Engineering, from monitoring bridge and infrastructure health to engineering better medicines and medical devices that can simplify procedures for doctors. In addition, through the Planet NI program, the company gives engineers and scientists in developing countries, who did not have access to modern engineering technology previously, the ability to achieve economic prosperity and practice sustainable development with NI technologies.

 
 

2010 Highlights

Released products to enhance structural monitoring and test capabilities 

Worked with The University of Texas to develop the first prototype of a wireless sensor node for structural health monitoring 

Gave 140 small-to-medium-sized enterprises in India access to advanced technologies through the Planet NI program 

2010 Challenges

Sponsored 20% fewer start-up companies than committed to through the NI Medical Device Grant Program 

Identified a need to educate engineers on new technologies to maintain and improve urban infrastructure 

2011 Commitments

Invest 16% of revenue in R&D to further empower engineers and scientists to develop world-improving technologies 

Develop new products that leverage the latest technologies for structural measurements and educate the structural engineering community on their benefits 

Give more engineers in developing countries access to technology by expanding the Planet NI program