A key element of the new product development cycle for companies in the automotive, military, medical device, and electronics industries is shock and mechanical vibration testing. For unbiased ...

Vibration testing helps to predict how well a product will withstand its intended service or transportation environment. Some new vibration controllers have the capability to replicate data recorded ...

The principal vibration testing capabilities which are in common use today largely evolved from the early requirements of the aerospace industry. Standard test protocols, random vibration, single axis ...

The 'Big Shaker' is an electrodynamic vibration test facility with a nominal force of 89 kilonewtons. It is run by the DLR Institute of Space Systems, and used for the approval of space systems and ...

It took decades for technology to catch up with the math that a researcher worked out to control vibration table shakers. This researcher knew that shaking in all directions at once was the key to ...

Space structures are exposed to intense, quasi-static and dynamically mechanical accelerations, particularly during launch. The test laboratory is responsible for the qualification of components and ...

The 40 ft diameter, vault-like, 40-ton door of NASA's Johnson Space Center’s historic Chamber A was sealed shut on July 10, 2017. This signified the start of around 100 days of cryogenic testing for ...