By Dan Romanchik, on January 31st, 2008%
From the January 8, 2008 issue of NIST Tech Beat:
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a novel technique for measuring the roughness of surfaces that is casting doubt on the accuracy of current procedures. Their results announced in a forthcoming paper* could cut development costs for automakers as they design . . . → Read More: NIST Develops New Approach to Surface Profiling
By Dan Romanchik, on January 31st, 2008%
PCB Piezotroncs’ Model 106M160 is a high-intensity ICP acoustic microphone, designed for measuring airbag deployment noise and total impulse of an inflation event occurring inside of an automotive cabin. The unit offers sensitivities of 79.8 mV/kPa (550 mV/psi); a measurement range of 189 dB (57.2 kPa); 96 dB (1.4 Pa) resolution; and frequency response of 0.05 . . . → Read More: Sensor Measures Sound Pressure Levels of Airbag Deployment
By Dan Romanchik, on January 20th, 2008%
The new on-line interactive Agilent Test & Measurement Catalog 2008/09 is now available, with enhanced features that include:
Sending an email to a colleague that links to a specific page within the catalog
Bookmarking pages for ease of future reference
Saving the catalog to your desktop or CD enabling off-line viewing/portability
Making personal reference notes on the . . . → Read More: New Agilent Catalog Online
By Dan Romanchik, on January 19th, 2008%
Test&Measurement World is offering a white paper by Honeywell on torque measurement and the new NEW 2008 Honeywell Sensing and Control Test and Measurement Catalog. The catalog includes information on:
load cells, pressure transducers, torque sensors, instrumentation accelerometers and displacement sensors,
off-the-shelf products and customized solutions, and
highly accurate, stable sensors engineered for . . . → Read More: White Paper Discusses Torque Measurement
By Dan Romanchik, on January 19th, 2008%
Modern Tire Dealer reports:
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has signed a contract with IDIADA Automotive Technology SA, a Spanish company, to allow Yokohama Rubber to preferentially use IDIADA’s new test track.
The test track is under construction. It is scheduled to start operation in April.
The term of the contract is 15 years, from 2008 through 2023. . . . → Read More: Yokohama Tire to Use Spanish Test Track