This glossary courtesy of Windmill Software.

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Alternating Current (ac)
Electric current whose flow alternates in direction. The number of times the current changes direction in one second is called the frequency. The usual waveform of ac is sinusoidal.
Alumel
Trade name for an alloy of nickel with up to 5% aluminium, manganese and silicon, used with chromel in K-type […]

The Series DMI Single Channel LVDT Indicators offer user-friendly set-up with a scrolling display that actively prompts users for all LVDT parameters. A 5-digit alphanumeric display, which can be calibrated in any engineering units, offers readout down to 1/10,000 inch. Units offer four programmable setpoints with alarm status annunciator LEDs. With the […]

The latest automotive component test system from Schaffner includes the NSG 5500 for testing capacitive discharge transient immunity, the NSG 5600 for testing supply voltage variation, and the PA 5840 battery simulator.
The company claims that the NSG 5500’s internal 100 A coupler provides greater accuracy than standard external couplers. The NSG 5600 can be used […]

A recent study by the ATX Group, the world’s second largest automotive telematics provider in North America and Western Europe, shows that sales and service managers from a cross-section of U.S. automobile dealerships see value in using real-time, telematics-generated data from the vehicle for generating new service revenues and augmenting their current customer relationship management […]

The Modal Shop (TMS) has updated their website, making it easier for design and test engineers to find solutions and share ideas. New or improved features include:

Improved navigation. The site is now organized by industry-specific segments (test & measurement; calibration; rental; non-destructive test; industrial and manufacturing). Users can select a product group, learn more about […]

LMS Virtual.Lab Motion has just been upgraded with a new solver. The company claims that the new auto-recursive solver is up to 60% faster in solving complex simulation models with long series of linked components and high number of contact points between components. This eliminates the calculation bottleneck for the simulation of the dynamic behavior […]

The Association for Standardization of Automation and Measuring Systems (ASAM) is an auto industry trade group developing standards for data models, interfaces, and syntax specifications for a variety of applications (e.g. testing, evaluation, simulation).
ASAM User Days will be held on October 24-25, 2005 at the Tom Davis General Motors Conference Center, Pontiac, MI. This year, […]

The Novi, MI Underwriters Laboratories EMC test lab has added capabilities that support the latest revisions to the Ford, GM and DaimlerChrysler EMC specifications listed below:

Ford ES-XW7T-1A278-AC (October 2003)
DaimlerChrysler DC-10615 (May 2003) and DC-10614 (March 2005)
General Motors GMW3097 (February 2004)

The UL facility in Novi is certified by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation […]

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.; Stanford University; and Physical Science Inc. (PSI) have developed the world’s first system to measure in-cylinder gas temperatures and analyze the combustion in ‘real-time’ during engine operation. The new technology is expected to contribute towards developing future generation engines with improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions.
The system uses a semiconductor laser […]

National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a provider of quality and conformance testing and managed services, amid several recent erroneous news bites, made clear today that it is NOT closing any facility nor has NTS lost any contract. Lloyd Blonder, CFO of National Technical Systems, explained today that the company plans to move its DSL-testing capability […]