LDS / Dactron have released the Focus II signal analyzer, which uses USB 2.0 on a laptop or PC. The real time analyzer has four to twenty analog inputs, and designed for vibration and noise measurement and analysis. The analyzer can also read TEDS sensors that have in-built calibration data, so that measurements are automatically calibrated.
Read the news article on the Dactron web site.
ST Microelectronics have released a new MEMS accelerometer model LIS3L02, that can measure motion in 3 directions, or inclination.
Read the product information on the ST Micro web site.
Vishay has released a new range of sealed weldable strain gauges.
Belcan has acquired the COMET acoustics business from Collins & Aikman on 15 Dec 2003. The COMET software development, support and NVH consulting team also joined Belcan.
The conference Transport noise and vibration 2004 has been announced and will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia.
See the conference web site for more details.
Japan Today has an article on a cell phone that uses bone conduction for the speaker. The user presses the phone against her jaw and the sound is transmitted into the ear using bone conduction. The phone is made by Tu-Ka Cellular
Check out the Jobs section for a new job opening for a junior vibration and acoustic engineer in Billerica MA, USA.
Analog Devices has released the ADXL32x family of MEMS accelerometers. They are available with two measurement axes in a package that is 4mm x 4mm x 1.45mm. They are claimed to be the smallest accelerometer form factor available today.
Read more on the Analog Devices web site.
The Mechatronics 2004 conference will be held in Sydney, Australia on September 6-8, 2004.
See the Mechatronics 2004 conference web site for more details.
The new Star City bridge over the Monongahela River in West Virginia has 770 sensors and 28 data loggers attached to it to monitor the condition of the bridge.
Read more about the project on the West Virginia University web site.