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 Testing Terms

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Imtech N.V. will be providing environmental test systems for the BMW research and innovation centre in Munich, including:

climate and wind test labs where tests relating to quality, emissions, performance and efficiency can be held under any simulated climate condition; and
refrigeration test systems including, the vapour generators, all electrical solutions and dehumidification technology.

A technical paper from Endevco addresses issues in measuring high shock levels. According to the website, the paper, “Problems in High-Shock Measurement,”
The biggest challenge [in making high-g shock measurements] has always been to pinpoint the source(s) of the problem. This paper discusses a major source of errors - the shock accelerometer, and suggests a practical […]

Standards Testing Laboratories (STL), can now perform dynamic cornering fatigue testing up wheels up to 28-inches in diameter and 20-inches wide. The company’s FM Machinery Division made this possible with an upgrade to one of its rotary fatigue test machines. STL is making this upgrade package available to other companies who wish to be […]

These all arrived in my inbox this morning, so it seemed like a good opportunity to revive this blog…….Dan
Mentor Graphics, Agilent Partner on Auto Net Design and Test Tools
Mentor Graphics will license certain products in the Mentor Graphics Volcano product line to Agilent Technologies. The Agilent LIN Tester, derived from Mentor’s Volcano LIN Spector product, […]