The hardware being bought by the other team is a PXIe-4353 module and associate TB-4353 terminal block:
http://www.ni.com/en-us/shop/select/pxi-temperature-input-module?modelId=123621
http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/208292
NI has a few nice introductory articles on their temperature monitoring products that I should read:
How to use thermocouples, thermistors, and other devices: http://www.ni.com/temperature/
Choosing a Thermocouple Measurement Devicehttp://www.ni.com/white-paper/7108/en/
