By Dan Romanchik, on June 30th, 2009%
Hans-Peter Hoenes, Senior Manager for Product Line Applications, Automotive at Fairchild Semiconductors, writes:
The increasing complexity of electronic systems in modern automobiles reached a level where a paradigm shift both in design and the qualification process becomes mandatory. Releasing products according AEC-Q101, a sampling based method derived from ammunition testing in the 1940s and implemented in . . . → Read More: Powering Reliability – Ensuring Automotive Quality beyond AEC Q100/101
By Dan Romanchik, on June 26th, 2009%
AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation has introduced three accessory kits for RF conducted immunity testing for Bulk Current Injection (BCI) to various IEC, Military, Avionics and Automotive specifications. Designed as a complement to AR’s RF conducted immunity test systems, the three new kits each include attenuators, injection probes, monitor probes, calibration fixtures, calibration resistors, and termination resistors – . . . → Read More: AR Announces All-Inclusive Conducted Immunity Test Kits
By Dan Romanchik, on June 25th, 2009%
According to a new report by Global Industry Analysts the non-destructive test (NDT) equipment market will reach $1.2 billion by 2015. Stringent industry product specifications and tight quality control requirements set by the manufacturers are two of the biggest factors driving this demand.
The global market for surface inspection equipment is growing steadily with European and . . . → Read More: Global NDT Market to Reach $1.2 Billion by 2015
By Dan Romanchik, on June 24th, 2009%
AutoCar.Co.UK reports that BMW has opened a new aerodynamic test facility. According to the report,
The new Munich-based Aerodynamic Test Centre is spread over five floors and 25,000sq meters, took three years to construct and cost 170m Euros (£144m). Until now BMW had been using wind tunnels in five different locations around the world.
The facility – . . . → Read More: BMW Gets Windy
By Dan Romanchik, on June 19th, 2009%
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International has produced a simple, consistent and economical sound test standard that can be used to determine whether a streetbike (on-highway motorcycle) exhaust system emits excessive sound, the AMA reports.
The J2825 “Measurement of Exhaust Sound Pressure Levels of Stationary On-Highway Motorcycles,” issued by the SAE in May, establishes instrumentation, test . . . → Read More: SAE Releases Motorcycle Sound Test Standard
