Test.Lab from LMS International is a budget-friendly, 4 to 8 channel system for closed loop vibration control testing. The system supports vibration testing, endurance testing, online damage monitoring, and trend analysis.
Test engineers can use the system to control vibration control tests and supports random, shock, sine and combined test modes. It also includes support for […]

COSMOSDesignSTAR(TM) 2006 is the latest version of a standalone design analysis program that works with many CAD programs. This latest version simulates drop tests for both parts and assemblies.
The new software also offers fatigue life analysis for the first time. Users can perform fatigue studies on assemblies that contain different material properties and can accurately […]

Flexpoint Sensor Systems recently filed a patent for a Hygrometer Bend Sensor, an instrument that measures the moisture content or the humidity of air or any gas. This technology opens an entirely new market for Flexpoint and its patented technologies.
Flexpoint’s engineers originally discovered the Bend Sensor’s ability to measure humidity while working on automotive applications. […]

SatCon Technology Corporation today announced that it has sold its Ling Shaker and Amplifier product line to QualMark Corporation of Denver, Colorado for approximately $2.3 million in cash. Under the Ling Products name, SatCon has manufactured and sold electrodynamic shakers through the Power Systems Division located in Worcester, Massachusetts. This asset sale includes the intellectual […]

The new Hanse 6DoF vibration test system produces 100 Grms of vibration force for accelerated stress testing of products. This is twice the force generally available and allows larger product loads to be tested for reliability and/or production screening while markedly reducing air consumption per Grms by 50%.
The system consists of a specially designed […]

Probably the most enjoyable part of my job is covering advanced technology. Nearly every day something crosses my desk that makes me sit back and say, “How cool”! I know, however, that it’s not always the most advanced technology that gets the job done.
Just as frequently, it’s paying attention to the mundane details that make […]

The Model 377B41 is an externally-polarized, 0.5-in., free field microphone with a sensitivity of 50 mV/Pa. It has wide dynamic range (15 to 146 dB (A) re 20µPa) and a frequency range from 3.15 Hz to 20,000 Hz (+/- 2 dB). This traditional type condenser microphone has a +150 °C (+302 °F) operating temperature range, […]

The Series 200B, 200C and 210B piezoelectric dynamic impact force sensors accurately measure dynamic impact force. Unlike strain gage sensors that are suitable for measuring static loads, dynamic impact force sensors possess the necessary response and endurance to accurately follow fast-rising, repetitive and short-duration force events such as actuation or operation of various automotive accessories […]