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Archive for February, 2006

Europeans to Increase Use of Used Test Equipment

Monday, February 20th, 2006

A Frost & Sullivan market study says that, with the economic slowdown in Europe, customers in the automotive, aerospace and defence, electronics and telecommunication industries are growing aware of the benefits of purchasing test and measurement equipment, and that the market is poised for growth. Further, with growing opportunities in the automotive, electronic and telecommunication […]

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ADI to Be Future Combat System Program Partner

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

Applied Dynamics International (ADI), Ann Arbor, MI, recently announced that they will be a partner to BAE Systems for the Army’s Future Combat System (FCS) program.
System integration and real-time simulation will be an important part of the Army’s FCS program. As each member of the FCS Family-of-Systems (FoS) progresses through development and demonstration, a System […]

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USB Modules Offer High-Speed, Simultaneous Measurement

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

The DT9832 Series of simultaneous analog input multifunction data acquisition modules for USB 2.0offers 2 or 4 channels of simultaneous, 16-bit analog measurement at ultra high throughput speeds up to 2 MHz per channel.
Each analog channel in the DT9832 Series has its own 16-bit A/D converter that utilizes a common clock and trigger for simultaneous […]

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XJTAG Joins European Automotive Road Show

Monday, February 13th, 2006

I found this press release in my e-mail inbox and thought it was worthy of some coverage. Not so much the fact that XJTAG is participating, but that such a “road show” exists at all. I wonder if mobile trade shows like this will become popular??….Dan
XJTAG (http://www.xjtag.com), a supplier of boundary scan development tools, has […]

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Check and Double Check Test Procedures

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

I came across the article, Mind Your Language, quite by accident. The lesson, however, is certainly worth heeding.
The article gives an example of a poorly-worded test procedure. In the example, the procedure reads,
“Tighten head gasket, replace oil seal and deliver to Lab 3.”
The technicians read this instruction as,
“Tighten head gasket, replace oil, seal and […]

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4-8 Channel Vibration Control System is Budget Friendly

Friday, February 10th, 2006

Test.Lab from LMS International is a budget-friendly, 4 to 8 channel system for closed loop vibration control testing. The system supports vibration testing, endurance testing, online damage monitoring, and trend analysis.
Test engineers can use the system to control vibration control tests and supports random, shock, sine and combined test modes. It also includes support for […]

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