Shanghai General Motors Co., Ltd., a venture of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (Group) (SAIC) and General Motors Corp., will formerly move its automotive proving grounds to Guangde County in Anhui Province from Chongming in Shanghai on October 12, 2007.
The new test field will be invested with CNY 1.9 billion and be built into the […]

Agilent Technologies announced new service offerings that are part of Agilent’s Remove All Doubt program, and are initially available in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. They were implemented in direct response to customer feedback focused on improving quality, simplifying the purchase process and reducing cost of ownership for support of high-performance electronic test equipment.
The added […]

The Sensor Developments 11000 Series Torque/Thrust Multi-component Sensors simultaneously measure both torsion and thrust loads and are typically used in test systems to characterize elastomeric materials and components. These sensors are also installed in dynamometers and road load simulators. They are used to characterize quality and durability of production components for suspensions, drivetrains, […]

Standards Testing Laboratories (STL), an independent testing facility for tires, wheels and related automotive components, has upgraded their capabilities for Belgian Block Testing, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM)-mandated specification. This test evaluates the shock and vibration experienced by a wheel traversing a cobblestone surface.
These test services, which have been part of the company’s portfolio […]

ESI Group has just released Version 2.0 of BioRID-II (Biofidelic Rear Impact Dummy, model) for PAM-CRASH/PAM-SAFE 2G. This first industrial version of the newest BioRID-II dummy has an articulated thoracic/lumbar spine similar to the human one (having 24 vertebrae). The neck is maintained under pre-tension load via a muscle substitute consisting of a single damper […]

These items from the October 2007 issue of the Automotive EMC Bulletin………Dan
Conferences
ASIA-Pacific EMC Week and Technical Exhibition
Singapore, 19-23 May 2008 has a last notice of Call for Papers. Deadline is
15th October 2007.
NAV 07 Conference and Exhibition
The NAV 07 Conference and Exhibition runs from 30 October - 1 November and is reported to feature over […]

The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) has acquired Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation Select Services, LLC (ACLASS), expanding ANAB’s range of conformity assessment services to include accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories.
ANAB is the U.S. accreditation body for management systems and is located in Milwaukee. ACLASS is located in Arlington, Va.
With the acquisition of ACLASS, […]