Vibration testing and analysis. This has been referred to in a number of different ways, most of which are not meant to be complimentary. Voodoo box, black magic, rocket scientist stuff, etc. It is an ...

Disruption of a payload can be caused by three of the primary sources of vibration (or noise): ground vibration, acoustic noise, and direct force disturbances. Ground, or seismic vibration, is present ...

There's typically no way around it. At some time during a motor's life, it is likely to experience high vibration levels. What's behind this maintenance phenomenon? The cause may be an electromagnetic ...

NOTE: Click on images or equations to make them larger. Last month’s column discussed the basics of simulating resonant or natural vibration frequencies as an introduction to performing advanced ...

TMC has specialized in providing vibration isolation systems and precision working surfaces for precision measurement laboratories and industry for more than three decades. Precision “tops” and their ...

Cable‐harnessed beam structures constitute a significant advancement in the design of modern engineering systems, where strategically routed cables are integrated into beam frameworks to enhance ...

Vibration analysis is a powerful and non-invasive way to measure, understand, and quantify the internal dynamics of mechanical systems, but the cost of the necessary instrumentation is sometimes a ...

Industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, is a term used to describe the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, including the Internet of ...

Part 1 of this series addressed the advantages and disadvantages of various vibration sensors; Part 2 examined signal conditioning and system hardware selection and configuration. I’ll wrap up by ...