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S&V News [Sound and Vibration](Sound and Vibration Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) 85th Shock and Vibration Symposium The 85th Shock & Vibration Symposium will be held October 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, VA. The annual Shock 8c Vibration Symposium is the leading forum for the structural dynamics and vibration community to present and discuss new developments and on-going research. The symposium was established in 1947 and typically includes both unclassified (unlimited and limited distribution) and classified sessions. Topics covered at the symposium include shock-ship testing, water shock, weapons effects (air blast, ground shock, cratering, penetration) shock physics, earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, shock and vibration instrumentation and experimental techniques. More than 200 technical papers will be presented. Panel discussions address topics such as new software developments and shock measurement problems. Tutorials provide up-to-date technology overviews by leading specialists. HI-TEST Laboratories will be responsible for all planning and operational aspects of the Symposium. This will be HI-TEST's 14th consecutive year of running the annual Shock 8t Vibration Symposium. For additional information and to obtain the meeting proceedings, please visit www. savecenter.org. Brief descriptions of selected exhibitors at the 85th Shock & Vibration Symposium are listed below. Please use our web-based reader service www.SapdVinfh.rnm or the reader-service card in this issue to request information from any of the exhibitors listed. Autodesk provides 3D design and engineering software. Customers use Autodesk software to design, visualize, and simulate their ideas before they're ever built or created. 3D software supports blockbuster visual effects and buildings that create their own energy to electric cars and the batteries that power them. RS #121 Bodie Technology specializes in handling noisy data via digital signal processing (DSP). Their expertise benefits users of transient dynamics simulations (such as Abaqus/Explicit, LS-Dyna and Virtual.Lab Motion). Komucopia® software helps correlate/interpret transient simulations and experiments. RS #122 Brttel & Kjær will feature the latest PULSE hardware and software for data acquisition including PULSE Reflex shock response spectrum (SRS) synthesis and control to evaluate the shock-worthiness of equipment. They will also be showcasing VC-LAN which offers LAN-based connectivity alongside advanced testing capabilities such as kurtosis control and environmental chamber integration. Briiel 8c Kjær offers a full range of accelerometers, force transducers, impact hammers, impedance heads, non-contact transducers, conditioning amplifiers, cables and accessories. RS #123 Clark Testing provides independent, objective, and competitively priced solutions to testing needs. Their experience and dedication helps assure that customers qualify their products in an efficient manner. RS #124 Crystal Instruments (Cl) is a leading worldwide supplier of vibration controllers, portable dynamic signal analyzers, and dynamic measurement systems for product testing, machine monitoring, and vibration and acoustic analysis. Cl's products cover a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense and medical device manufacturing. RS #125 Damping Technologies vibration damping products deliver significant levels of damping to structures for control of vibration and noise related issues. They have extensive experience in creating effective noise and vibration control solutions in the aerospace, automotive and consumer products industries. RS #126 Data Physics will exhibit a full line of electrodynamic shakers, high-intensity noise generators, vibration controllers and dynamic signal analyzers. They offer shakers from 2 lbf (8.8 N) to 50,000 lbf (222 kN) for a variety of vibration testing applications. Products include SignalCalc dynamic signal analyzers, SignalStar vibration controllers, SignalForce electrodynamic shakers and accessories, and SignalSound high intensity and underwater acoustic systems. RS #127 Dayton T. Brown is an A2LA accredited lab that provides a full spectrum of dynamic, structural, environmental, electromagnetic, fatigue, ballistics, metallurgical engineering, program engineering and testing services. Ask about their new 3 inch displacement UD T5500 shaker. RS #128 Dytran is a leading manufacturer and designer of piezoelectric and DC MEMS sensors. The company's product range includes miniature and triaxial accelerometers, high temperature IEPE sensors, variable capacitance DC sensors with low noise differential output, and sensors with built-in TEDS capabilities. Dytran also offers a complete range of impulse hammers, piezoelectric force and pressure sensors, electronics, cables, and accessories for dynamic measurements, with full in-house customization capabilities. Dytran sensors cover a variety of vibration monitoring applications, including shock and ballistic testing, modal and structural analysis, HALT/HASS/ESS and pyrotechnic testing. RS #129 Hi-Techniques specializes in transient recorders, data acquisition systems and high resolution digital oscilloscope products for a variety of applications. The Synergy 7th generation of data acquisition products offers unparalleled performance and flexibility. RS #130 HI-TEST Laboratories offers a full spectrum of testing including standard MILS-901D lightweight, medium weight, and heavyweight testing, MIL-STD-167 Types 1 and II vibration testing, MIL-STD-740 noise and MIL-1399 inclination testing. Their Applied Technologies Division offers numerical and analytical testing expertise including response to underwater shock, survivability/vulnerability analysis, advanced composite materials design, progressive failure/survivability of composite structures, fracture mechanics and ballistic modeling and simulation. RS #131 IMV produces dynamic simulation and measuring systems. The company also provides testing, analysis and other consulting services. They offer vibration test systems that include energy-saving, singleand multi-axis, compact, and temperature, humidity, and vibration combined systems, as well as vibration controllers. RS #132 Kistler will exhibit dynamic pressure and force sensors, along with accelerometers used in many shock and vibration applications. New this year will be PiezoStar, high temp, multiple-ranged, piezoelectric triaxial accelerometers along with a high g, high temp 8715 miniature accelerometer, RS #133 Lansmont provides testing and monitoring equipment that product and packaging engineers rely on to discover the limits and unknowns in their products' transport and in-use environments. They help engineers design stronger, more durable products and packages that can survive the rigors of the real world by measuring hazards before putting products at risk. RS #134 m+p international will display the Smart Office dynamic signal analyzer and Vibco with VibPilot 24, VXI, LXI and USB measurement hardware along with the new data acquisition and control system hardware, VibRunner. The Coda (Continous On-line Data Acquisition system) will be demonstrated as well. RS #135 Meggitt Sensing Systems specializes in sensing and monitoring systems for measuring physical parameters in the extreme environments of aircraft, space vehicles, power generators, nuclear, oil and gas installations and test laboratories. Meggitt Sensing Systems has operated through its antecedents since 1927 under the names of Ferroperm Piezoceramics, Lodge Ignition, Endevco, Sensorex, ECET, Vibro-Meter and Wilcoxon Research. Today, their capabilities and facilities have been integrated under one Meggitt division to provide complete systems from a single supply base. RS #136 Müller BBM provides consultancy services, testing and planning in all fields of acoustics, building physics and environmental protection, they examine the effects of sound, vibration, heat, humidity and harmful substances, in addition to the effect of electromagnetic waves on humans, on machinery and on the environment. RS #137 National Technical Systems offers a full range of engineering solutions from product design, development and testing to systems integration, project management and managed services at laboratories located across the US. Their testing capabilities include MIL-S-901D, MIL-STD-167, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461/461, RS 105, DO-160, MILSTD 202, and MIL-STD 883. RS #138 OROS will showcase the new, Teamwork generation of 3-series analyzers. This latest hardware redesign further enhances usage for mobile, distributed acquisition, stand-alone or large channel-count systems (1,000+ inputs). RS #139 PCB Piezotronics designs and manufactures piezoelectric, piezoresistive, strain gage, MEMS and capacitive sensors and instrumentation for aerospace applications. They specialize in high shock and MEMS accelerometers. RS #140 Precision Filters will showcase instrumentation for signal conditioning of static and dynamic strain and shock and vibration measurements. They also supply programmable switching systems and portable filter/ amplifier systems. They are a single source for signal conditioning and switching products designed to provide high performance at reasonable cost. RS #141 PVI Systems is a National Instruments Gold Alliance Partner providing customized engineering solutions to a diverse array of industries. They are skilled at integrating NI devices with custom designed hardware and software to provide unique solutions for R&D and manufacturing, particularly in the fields of data acquisition, machine vision, automated test, and motion/process control. RS #142 SIMULIA is the Dassault Systèmes brand that makes realistic simulation an integral business practice improving product performance, reducing physical prototypes, and driving innovation. SIMULIA solutions include Abaqus Unified Finite Element Analysis solutions, multiphysics solutions for insight into challenging engineering problems and SIMULIA SLM for managing simulation data, processes and intellectual property. RS #143 Spectral Dynamics provides systems for sine control of challenging tests, innovative MIMO control of multiple shakers, shock data capture at 5 Msample/sec/channel or accurate phase-locked acquisition of hundreds of channels of data. Spectral Dynamics uses mathematics effectively to reduce the total costs of dynamic testing. They can provide customized solutions for vibration, shock or acoustic test control, multi-channel data acquisition, modal analysis or PIND testing. RS #144 Taylor Devices is a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative products for shock and vibration control used by the military, aerospace and commercial market sectors. Their technology includes shock absorbers, vibration isolators, dampers, spring-dampers, liquid springs, modular machined springs and seismic protection products. Available output forces range from one pound to four million pounds, with computational simulation and full scale component testing available. RS #145 Team has developed a number of 6 DoF test systems used commercially and in support of DoD programs. The newest addition to their high performance multi-axis systems is the TE6-9000, a 4,000 lbf, 6 DoF system with unmatched frequency response and controllability. Team hydrostatic bearings and electrodynamic shakers can be combined to allow reproduction of the toughest test parameters. RS #146 THtek is the Authorized North American Distributor for TEAC Data Recorders. TEAC offers a complete range of instrumentation data recorders, utilizing flash-memory card, solid state, and hard-disk recording media, with onboard signal conditioning. The WX-7000 Series Wide Band Data Recorder features 80 kHz max bandwidth, 16/24-bit resolution, DC/AC/IEPE input, and expansion to 128 channels. The WX Series can operate in stand-alone mode with front panel control and monitoring, or by PC software-controlled mode via Gigabit Ethernet interface. IRIG-B and GPS input options are available. The portable and rugged LX-110/120 Series will also be exhibited, featuring 16/24-bit resolution, DC/IEPE and strain inputs, stand-alone recording capacity to 64 GB, and front-end recording to PC via Ethernet interface. The AQ-VU Video/Data Recorder, providing portable synchronized video and data recording and playback, will also be on display. RS §147 Vibration Research will be exhibiting their 5th generation vibration control system hardware (VR9500 Revolution) with Version 10 software for electro-dynamic and servo-hydraulic shakers. They have pioneered software advancements such as Kurtosion, Field Data Replication, and Fatigue Damage Spectrum. Advanced hardware capabilities combined with powerful user friendly software make Vibration Research controllers the premier choice of testing labs around the globe. RS §148 Weidlinger Associates investigates, designs, rehabilitates, and protects buildings and infrastructure and performs advanced computational analyses for many complex and award-winning projects. The firm is committed to the principles of sustainable design and energy efficiency and is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. RS §149 Xcitex is an innovator in the industries of motion analysis and video-based motion capture. ProAnalyst® is software for extracting ("tracking"), analyzing, and presenting motion from pre-recorded video. MiDAS DA software combines and synchronizes data from a variety of sensors with highspeed video. RS §150 VR Seminars Whether you've just purchased your Vibration Research control system, you've had it for a couple of years, or you're simply curious about our controllers, join us for Vibration VIEW User Training. At our two-day training held at our brand new facility in Jenison, MI, you'll learn basic system setup with hands-on instructions for all test modes and software features. Our experienced and knowledgeable sales engineers will be teaching and demonstrating so that you can run effective tests in an efficient time frame. Please visit www. vibrationresearch.com for more information on the training schedules. Accelerometer Mounting Meggitt's new pod accelerometer mounting system may revolutionize vibration testing. The Endevco® 46A general purpose accelerometer, available in five sensitivities from 10 to 1,000 mV/g, is threaded and can be fitted into a variety of different mounting blocks (or "pods"), with a stud or adhesive. The hex and cube pods are designed to mount traditional single axis measurements, the tri-hex pod, with slots for three sensors, allows technicians to test up to three sensitivities at once - ideal if the customer is not sure what g-range is expected. For multi-axis testing, the triaxial pod enables different sensitivities to be tested on different axes. The accelerometers can be removed and replaced, leaving the mount in place on the test object. "The pod system allows for greater flexibility and lower inventory costs," says Terry Weed, VP Sales and Marketing, Meggitt Sensing Systems. "Until now test technicians have had to find a specific accelerometer with the correct mounting configuration. With this design, technicians can mix and match between different threaded accelerometers and mounting receptacles." The innovative system will save money when the accelerometer has to be fixed permanently on to the test object; only the mount itself has to be affixed, while the more expensive accelerometer can be removed at the end of the test or swapped with an accelerometer of a different sensitivity. The triaxial pod will provide substantial savings when a sensor on one axis breaks during testing - instead of replacing the whole unit only the broken sensor has to be replaced. Testing shows the threaded accelerometer will not loosen from the pod, however the 46A and mounting bases have lock wire holes for customers that require them. The accelerometer has a 10-32 microdot top connector, is eligible to bear the CE Mark and is IEEE P1451.4 TEDS capable. Pods are offered in anodized aluminum for applications where case isolation is needed and in titanium where case grounded measurements are required. A full specification is available on the company's website: www.endevco. com/46a-pod/. 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