Tektronix, Inc. announced the expansion of its TBS1000 oscilloscope series to include three new 4-channel models at 60 MHz, 100 MHz and 150 MHz bandwidth. Designed and built by Tektronix, the TBS1000 oscilloscopes are backed by a 5-year warranty for years of reliable electronics testing in research and development, education, service and manufacturing applications. With […]
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MTS Delivers World’s Largest Rolling Road Simulation System
MTS Systems Corporation announced that the world’s largest rolling road system is now fully operational at DNW (German-Dutch Wind Tunnels), one of the world’s most advanced specialized wind tunnel test facilities, located 100 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Deployed within an aerodynamic wind tunnel, the system provides a moving ground plane that is critical […]
B&R testing laboratory accredited by Austrian federal ministry
B&R products comply with all the relevant standards, as documented by the respective certifications. To get products to market as quickly as possible, B&R maintains an in-house environmental testing laboratory at its headquarters in Eggelsberg, Austria. Here, B&R is able to produce the evidence required to prove that environmental factors do not negatively influence the […]
Timken and Stark St. College open Technology and Test Center
A collaboration between The Timken Co. and Stark State College led to development of the new Technology and Test Center, the first testing facility of its kind to be constructed in the Americas. The $14 million center on Stark State College’s North Canton, Ohio, campus tests large bearing systems that can have up to 13-ft […]
Lion Precision’s Application Note To Improve Shaft Runout Measurement
To help designers, engineers, and maintenance staff make better shaft runout measurements, Lion Precision has a new application note available on their website. Real-time shaft runout measurement is common in machine condition monitoring and other applications. Like many measurement applications, there are unanticipated challenges for the uninitiated and a variety of solutions to those challenges. […]
Digital Design Tips and Tricks with a Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
by Faride Akretch, Technical Marketing Manager, Tektronix Use an MSO to efficiently implement digital designs while verifying and debugging signals. As electronic products become faster and more complex, they are harder to design, verify and debug. Extensive verification of these designs must be performed to ensure reliable product operation. When problems occur, it is critical […]
Tektronix Donates to Advanced Engineering Programs at OSU
Tektronix, Inc. announced that the Tektronix Foundation has made a sizeable donation totaling $75,000 to fund three advanced laboratory and engineering programs at Oregon State University. This most recent gift continues the decades-long partnership between Tektronix and OSU. This latest gift to OSU by the Tektronix Foundation, a private foundation funded each year with a […]
Hexagon Metrology Releases Fixturing System in the U.S. Market
Hexagon Metrology announced Swift-fix, a fixturing and work holding system for the metrology and manufacturing industries, is now available in the U.S. market. The system works with a wide range of measurement equipment including portable articulating arms, CMMs, laser scanners, and optical and multisensor vision machines. Swift-fix is designed to securely hold parts in the […]
Coordinate Metrology Society Launches Level-One Certification Program for Portable 3D Metrology
The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) announced the launch of the industry’s first Level-One Certification for Portable 3D Metrology. The first examinations will be held at the 29th annual Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC), July 22 – 26, 2013, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. Applicants for the Level-One Certification must submit an application, […]
Renishaw wins sixteenth Queen’s Award for revolutionary measurement system
Renishaw announces that it has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2013 in the Innovations category for its revolutionary REVO five-axis multi-sensor probing system. The REVO is used on co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs) to significantly improve accuracy and throughput when inspecting complex parts including aero-engine blades, automotive cylinder blocks and many types of gears. This […]