Archive for February, 2006
Europeans to Increase Use of Used Test Equipment
Monday, February 20th, 2006A 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, 2006Applied 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, 2006The 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, 2006I 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, 2006I 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, 2006Test.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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