Deane B. Jaeger from Harley-Davidson will be giving a keynote address on 7th May 2003, at the SAE Noise and Vibration Conference May 5-8, 2003 in Traverse City, Michigan, USA. This year marks the 100 year anniversary for Harley-Davidson and the sound of their motorcycles remains relatively unchanged.
Read more on the SAE web site.
VXI Technology, Irvine CA, will acquire Agilent’s mechanical data acquisition products. Agilent will sell its assets, products, technology and employees associated with its VXI-based mechanical data acquisition products includes measurement and analysis products for use in shock, vibration and acoustical analysis applications.
Read more on the Agilent web site.
A new book by Eugene Rivin, published by ASME, titled “Passive Vibration Isolation”, covers the necessary techniques to successfully design vibration isolation systems.
Read more on the ASME web site.
Fluent software version 6.1, now has the capabilities to make noise predictions.
Read more on the Fluent web site.
The 10th Asia Pacific Vibration Conference (APVC) will be at the Royal Pines Resort in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 12-14 November 2003.
Read more on the APVC web site.
A new book called, “Fundamentals of Rotating Machinery Diagnostics” has been released by ASME, written by Donald Bently, Charles Hatch and edited by Bob Grissom. The book covers the basics and some advanced topics of using measured vibration to diagnose machinery faults. Several details case studies are included.
Read the review on the ASME web site.
Owens Corning Automotive, Novi Michigan USA, has developed a composite speaker panel that uses Distributed Mode Loudspeakers. The technology has been available from NXT since the 90’s, and produce both mid- and high frequency sound and that is non-directional.
Read more on the Owens Corning Composites web site, under the Automotive section.
The Daimler Chrysler Neon has a sprial cut antennae to reduce the whistling noise.
Read more on the SAE web site.
Quiet Steel(TM) is a patented product from MSC Laminates that is a sandwhich of sheet steel with damping material between the sheets. This product can provide reductions in sound and vibration inside a vehicle.
Read more on the MSC Laminates web site.
Analog Devices won an award from the magazine analogZONE for its gyroscope that uses MEMs technology. The ADXRS150 iMEMS gyroscope has both an angular rate sensor and all necessary signal processing on a single piece of silicon.
Read more on the Analog Devices web site.