Mini accelerometer
01 August, 2008Dytran has introduced an ultra-miniature IEPE accelerometer with titanium housing. Weighing 0.2 g, this miniature accelerometer reduces mass loading effects.
Boundary scan interface
01 August, 2008JTAG Technologies has released the JT 2147/AGP boundary scan interface for use with Aeroflex in-circuit testers.
Olympic structures being monitored
31 July, 2008The China Earthquake Administration, the government body managing the country’s earthquake preparedness and disaster mitigation, has selected a structural health monitoring system developed by National Instruments Alliance Partner CGM Engineering.
Arbitrary noise generator
01 July, 2008Agilent has introduced what it claims is the industry’s first pulse function arbitrary noise generator that provides signal quality combined with versatile waveforms. It is suitable for general-purpose bench tests or serial data stress tests.
Impedance analysers
01 July, 2008A range of precision impedance analysers with maximum frequencies ranging from 5 to 120 MHz for production, test and research applications has been introduced by Wayne Kerr Electronics.
Linear measurement
01 July, 2008Available from IDM Instruments is the Celesco M150, claimed to be the world’s smallest cable extension transducer or string pot, measuring 1.9 x 1.9 x 1 cm.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) simulator system
08 May, 2008The NSG 438 is a preventative instrument that detects the occurrence of a discharge and automatically updates the counter and pre-counter displays, making it suitable for long test runs. Simple and easy to use, operators can create and store conditions in the instrument’s memory for subsequent re-use.
Measurement instruments
09 April, 2008Rohde & Schwarz measurement instruments feature the accuracy and range needed in order to test OFDMA systems reliably.
Australian representative for electrical safety testers appointed
08 April, 2008Westek Electronics has been appointed as Vitrek Corporation's Australian Representative.
Australian representative for electrical safety testers
19 March, 2008Vitrek Corporation, a US instrumentation manufacturer, has appointed Westek Electronics as the Australian representative for electrical safety testers and its other test equipment.
Rent the Prodig-5 TV explorer
10 March, 2008If you're a technician working on TV systems then you'll be interested in the Prodig 5 TV Explorer. A function generator, it's designed to assist with the installation, maintenance and surveillance of terrestrial, satellite and cable TV systems.
Capacitance meter
10 March, 2008The BK Precision capacitance meter 830B, is a compact, handheld, lightweight, battery-powered test unit featuring a 4½ digit LCD, 11,000 count resolution and nine automatically selected ranges with full-scale value from 1.0 pF to 199.99 mF.
Pulse function arbitrary noise generator
11 February, 2008Agilent Technologies has introduced a pulse function arbitrary noise generator, which provides superior signal quality combined with versatile programmable waveforms. It is suitable for general-purpose bench tests or advanced serial data stress tests.
Cooperation agreement extended
27 November, 2007The Institute of Instrumentation, Control and Automation Australia (IICA) and Reed Exhibitions have signed a two-year agreement for ICEX, the exhibition section of IICA, to again be part of National Manufacturing Week for the next two years.
Open standard celebrates 10th anniversary
12 November, 2007The PXI Systems Alliance (www.pxisa.org) has announced the 10th anniversary of the PXI (PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation) specification, the PC-based modular I/O platform for test, measurement and control systems.
