ESS Tutorial, Spectrum Analyzer Glossary

Here are two good links from the Electronics Testing & Measurement Bulletin, an e-mail newsletter I receive:

Environmental Stress Screening 101: Free Tutorial
Spectrum Analyzers 101: A Glossary of . . . → Read More: ESS Tutorial, Spectrum Analyzer Glossary

App Notes from National Instruments

NI has recently released three app notes that many automotive engineers will find useful:

Automated Automotive Body Inspection System for Poka-Yoke Production Lines Using NI IMAQ Vision
Developing a Strain Measurement Solution Using NI LabVIEW Software and Data Acquisition Hardware
Developing a Hardware-in-the-Loop, High-Speed Simulation and Data Acquisition System for ECU Testing with the NI PXI Platform and NI . . . → Read More: App Notes from National Instruments

Measure Engine Movements

Aicon EngineWatch measures engine movements, and the movements of other relevant parts in the engine bay, in six degrees of freedom (6-DOF). It can make measuerments while the vehicle is on a test stand or while it is in motion. It reports the position and orientation of the measured points with absolute values in the vehicle . . . → Read More: Measure Engine Movements

Shaker Offers Three DOF

Dynamic Solutions now offers a 3 DOF Vibration System, the Model DS-6600X3.  The system is rated at 6600 lbf for both sine and random.  The system can be run either sequentially or simultaneously.  In both cases the test fixture needs to only be mounted once.  Using the simultaneous mode significantly reduces test time.  The system uses . . . → Read More: Shaker Offers Three DOF

Espec Opens Novi (MI) Office

The Oakland Business Review reports that Espec, a manufacturer of environmental test chambers based in West Michigan is opening a sales and service office in Novi, near Detroit.

Although the Hudsonville-based company already has a sales force to cover the Detroit area, they currently work from home. The new office will be the company’s first brick-and-mortar presence . . . → Read More: Espec Opens Novi (MI) Office