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All-purpose accelerometers

Brüel & Kjær has created a range of robust CCLD accelerometers for vibration measurements in harsh industrial environments. The new Type 4533-B and Type 4534-B accelerometers feature a high signal output-to-weight ratio and very low sensitivity to environmental influences thanks to Brüel & Kjær’s patented ThetaShear® accelerometer ...

Aug. 5, 2013

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

180°C universal accelerometers

Sound and vibration expert Brüel & Kjær has released a new CCLD accelerometer, Type 4527, that can operate at a continuous temperature of 180°C, making it ideally suited for automotive powertrain uses. Type 4527 has wide dynamic, frequency and temperature ranges, making the transducer well-suited to general-purpose use. It has low sensitivity to electro-magnetic interference ...

Dec. 17, 2012

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

The New Mid-Temperature Range Quartz Flexure Accelerometer

Jewell’s force balanced quartz flexure offering has been expanded with the addition of the QFA-150 Series Standard accelerometer. The QFA-150 uses mid-temperature range quartz technology that ...

Sep. 8, 2015

By Jewell Instruments LLC

New 3-axis accelerometer from Hansford Sensors

Hansford Sensors, the specialised manufacturer of advanced industrial accelerometers, has launched a new high performance triaxial vibration sensor, capable of providing simultaneous measurement in three axes. Called the HS-173R, the new accelerometer has been developed specifically for use with the latest generation of route-based and stand-alone data collectors, which increasingly require ...

Apr. 3, 2017

By Hansford Sensors

Brüel & Kjær licences fibre-optic accelerometers to Smart Fibres

Brüel and Kjær has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with UK Company, Smart Fibres to produce and sell fibre-optic acceleration sensors worldwide. Created in Brüel and Kjær’s R&D laboratory, the SmartAccel-HF is a fibre-optic acceleration sensor suitable for high frequency measurement of small vibrations, making it ideal for condition monitoring of ...

Apr. 7, 2014

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

New High Precision AMA & DMA Series MEMS Accelerometers

Jewell Instruments is thrilled to introduce the new AMA and DMA series MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) accelerometers. They are the latest additions to Jewell’s quality product line of high performance and accuracy for inertial applications. These low-cost sensors utilize chip-based technology, consisting of a suspended mass between two capacitive plates, to ...

Mar. 16, 2015

By Jewell Instruments LLC

Jewell Instruments, LLC announces new Force-Balanced Miniature (0.717 inch, 18.2 mm diameter) Quartz Flexure Accelerometer Sensors to their Inertial Sensors and Controls product line

Jewell Instruments, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of sensors and controls, meters and avionics, industrial test equipment, geophysical, and geotechnical products, today announced the addition of their new QFM-180 high temperature force-balanced miniature quartz flexure accelerometer sensors to their Inertial Sensors and Controls product group. The QFM-180 is the newest quartz ...

May 14, 2014

By Jewell Instruments LLC

Breakthrough 4G phone quality system from Brüel & Kjær and Agilent Technologies

A new system for testing the next generation of 4G phones that use Voice-over-LTE technology has been developed by Agilent Technologies and Brüel & Kjær. “The Agilent and Brüel & Kjær solution enables operators and smartphone developers to make highly reliable and integrated Voice-over-LTE audio quality measurements,” said Andy Botka, Vice ...

Jun. 7, 2012

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

Turningpoint and FreeWave Technologies Partner to Mitigate Wind Turbine Failure Through Vibration Monitoring Solution

AWEA WINDPOWER CONFERENCE, (Booth #1209) -- FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced that it has been selected by Turningpoint (http://www.turningpointwind.com/) as its wireless data communications partner for its market-leading turbine vibration ...

May 22, 2011

By FreeWave Technologies, Inc

Learn the fundamental concepts to perform vibration testing

The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) announces that the popular IEST Select Site course, Vibration Basics A-Z, will be offered to design, test, and evaluation professionals during the IEST Fall Conference. This two-day training class will be held Wednesday, November 12, and Thursday, November 13, at the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington Heights (Northwest Suburban Chicago), ...

Oct. 9, 2008

By Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST)

Vibration basics course registration now open

The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) announces that the popular IEST Select Site course, Vibration Basics A-Z, will be offered to design, test, and evaluation professionals during the IEST Fall Conference. This two-day course, to be held Wednesday, November 12, and Thursday, November 13, at the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington Heights (Northwest Suburban Chicago), Illinois, ...

Jul. 15, 2008

By Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST)

Jewell announces new single and dual axis digital inertial sensors

Jewell Instruments, LLC announces new single and dual axis digital inclinometer and accelerometer sensors to their Inertial Sensors and Controls product line. Jewell Instruments, a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of sensors and controls, meters and avionics, and industrial test equipment today announced the addition of their new DXA and DXI digital inclinometer and accelerometer ...

Mar. 7, 2013

By Jewell Instruments LLC

IMI Sensors Releases New Catalogue “Industrial Vibration Sensors, Switches Instrumentation”

October 10, 2007, Depew, NY – The IMI Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics (PCB®) has announced the release of a new 124-page full product catalogue, “Industrial Vibration Sensors, Switches and Instrumentation”, detailing a full line of high-temperature, high frequency, low-cost, ICP® and 4-20 mA accelerometers, switches, indicators/alarms and signal conditioning equipment for machine condition ...

Oct. 10, 2007

By IMI Sensors, a division of PCB Piezotronics

Jewell Instruments Nominated for NH High Tech Council’s Product of the Year

Jewell Instruments has been selected as one of six finalists for the 2016 New Hampshire High Tech Council’s Product of the Year. This award recognizes and celebrates innovative products developed in New Hampshire over the past year. The nominated companies will present their products to hundreds of tech leaders who will help ...

Oct. 17, 2016

By Jewell Instruments LLC

Releasing the music in the Golden Gate Bridge

Using accelerometers, microphones, speakers and amplifiers - for uses that their designers surely never foresaw - composer Bill Fontana has been making sound art since the 1970s. Trained as a composer, he soon found an interest in the physics of sound, and in the music inherent in the sounds of everyday life, as well as the developing world of modern music that uses sounds created with ...

Apr. 10, 2012

By Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S

World’s first “0-dB-function” Sound Level Meter & Vibration Meter for Industrial Vibration Testing

The new Kanomax sound and vibration meters are designed to be compact, lightweight and easy to use. The sound meter complies with type 2 ANSI S1.4 1983, and has an innovative, unique 0-dB feature that eliminates the self-noise of the microphone. This technology extends the lower limit of the measurement range to lower than 0 dB-SPL. The vibration meter features a magnetic ...

Apr. 10, 2013

By Kanomax USA, Inc.

Mini `doughnut-blimp` leads the way at QCAT

Designed by Queensland University of Technology avionics engineering student Bryan Huang, the blimp could soon guide visitors from reception to their meeting rooms. Mr Huang has spent the last 12 weeks working on the blimp as part of his summer vacation scholarship with CSIRO. “We wanted to try a doughnut shape to see if it offers better manoeuvrability indoors than a more conventional ...

Feb. 6, 2011

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Last chance for reduced registration pricing for vibration basics and MIL-STD-810G IEST training courses

Online reduced-rate registration is closing November 4, 2009 for the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology two Select Site Courses, MIL-STD-810G and Vibration Basics A–Z. After November 4, registration will be on-site only and at an increased rate. By attending, you can expand your knowledge to help you become more valuable to your industry. Courses will be held November 10–12, 2009 ...

Oct. 20, 2009

By Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST)

Personal exposure monitoring device predicts breathing rates, contributes to more meaningful environmental dose estimates

A new technology developed by a research team led by RTI International will help scientists better understand the relationship between environmental contaminants in the air and potential adverse health effects. The new approach uses personal exposure monitors with built-in acceleration sensors to determine individual activity levels while predicting how fast adults, and potentially children, ...

Apr. 16, 2012

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

MIL-STD-810G and vibration testing courses: Learn from the experts who helped draft the standards

Make Chicago your education destination this fall to get maximum-value training from leading experts at minimal cost. The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) offers two Select Site Courses, MIL-STD-810G and Vibration Basics A–Z, and multiple ways to save on them. Discounts are available for 'early birds' who register before October 5, as well as for groups—submit two course ...

Aug. 27, 2009

By Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST)

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