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Archive for June, 2006

Link Links Up

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Link Engineering announced recently that their Brake Testing Laboratory is open for business in Korea. This laboratory is a joint venture with SE Systems, a sales representative for Link in Korea for over 20 years. This laboratory will provide brake testing services to customers throughout Asia. It is located in the Seoul metropolitan area providing […]

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Choosing the Right Range and Resolution

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

From Monitor - #95, an e-mail newsletter of Windmill Software.
Most analogue sensors produce a voltage, including thermocouples, strain gauge bridges, and gas concentration probes. This is converted to a form the computer can understand by an analogue-to-digital (A-D) converter.
The input range (or gain range) of an A-D converter refers to the maximum and minimum voltage […]

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Data Acq Product Guide Available

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

A new product guide from Acquiris provides information on the company line of data conversion products, including CompactPCI, PCI, PXI, VXI, VME, and OEM digitizers, time-to-digital converters, and waveform analyzers. The brochure also provides information on the company’s turnky systems and software support. The four-color, tri-fold brochure also provides information on commercial and industrial applications, […]

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Green Plus Takes Over Ford UK Emissions Lab

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Green Plus Ltd, sister company of Biofriendly Corporation in the U.S., announced today that it has taken over the former Ford Motor Company Emissions Laboratory in Aveley, near London. The laboratory will be used to perform independent emissions and device testing for vehicle and engine makers as well as serve as a research and development […]

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IC Measures Power and Temperature

Monday, June 26th, 2006

This chip isn’t made specifically for test equipment, but it seems to me that there must be an application for it somewhere…..Dan
The MX844 measures current, voltage, and temperature, and is a fully integrated subsystem that outputs serial data with a resolution of 3 1/2 digits plus sign. The fully differential sense amplifier has been optimized […]

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Sensors Measure Reaction Torque

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

The Series 2300 and 2500 are strain-gage reaction torque sensors for torque measurements on accessories such as starters, alternators, and air conditioning compressors. They feature high torsional stiffness, flange mounting, and are available in full-scale capacities from 5 to 500 k in-lb (0.56 to 56.5 k N-m). Applications include testing of brake torque, bearing friction […]

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Real-Time DSP System Suits Vibration Applications

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

The DT9841-VIB is a real-time DSP data acquisition system capable of measuring eight simultaneous IEPE sensor inputs for noise, vibration acoustics, sonar, and accelerometer measurements. It is the latest addition to the Fulcrum(R) II Series of DSP data acquisition products for USB 2.0. The DT9841-VIB provides excitation, signal conditioning, and anti-aliasing filtering for real-time […]

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Sensors Work in Clean or Dirty Conditions

Saturday, June 17th, 2006

The DRS Series Smart Differential Pressure Transmitter can be used with either non-condensing clean gases or low viscosity liquids & condensing dirty gases with the silicone oil filled option. The smart electronics can easily be configured to set-up a turndown range of up to 7.5 to 1, compound range, elevated zero, square root output […]

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SMT Magazine to Host Inspection Webcast

Friday, June 16th, 2006

SMT magazine is hosting a webcast describing different inspection methods for electronics assemblies on Wednesday, July 19. The webcast will last one hour and take place at 1:00 PM EDT. Here’s the description from the SMT website:
Industry experts compare the types of methods used for inspecting boards, looking specifically at four distinct times in the […]

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Notice to Owners of the New H-Point Machine

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006

The SAE Human Accommodations and Design Devices Committee has made three improvements to the new H-Point machine (HPM-II) for future HPM builds.
These improvements include revisions to the knee angle scale, modifications to placement of H-Point divots for better accessibility, and smaller screws for shoe bottoms to ensure flatness on hard surfaces. The changes […]

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