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November 9, 2023
Why Opt for Three? Unraveling the Electrical Complexity Behind the Decision for Three Lead Wires in Quarter-Bridge Gage Installations   From an electrical standpoint, two wires from a...
October 11, 2023
Moving Measurement Efficiency from Controlled Environments to the Field Micro-Measurements efficient and highly-sensitive strain gages measure the effect of external forces on an object. These...
August 1, 2023
Micro-Measurements Precision Measuring Devices Optimize Structures for Anticipated Loads   When you open a door, your hand is applying a torque to the knob.  Torque force twists...
June 27, 2023
Foil Strain Gage Sensors for Better Precision A VPG Micro-Measurements foil strain gage sensor is an inherently precise measurement device, easily capable of resolving one part in a million (PPM)...
June 12, 2023
Finding Balance with Micro-Measurements Strain Gages In 1833, a man named Samuel Hunter Christie invented a bridge circuit that, 10 years later, was discovered by Sir Charles Wheatstone who...
May 1, 2023
Do You Ever Perform Tests Where the Data Isn’t That Important? Significant planning and expenditure is required to perform any test. Although it’s natural to want to keep these costs...
April 5, 2023
The Micro-Measurements Difference   As a verb, gage and gauge mean the same thing — to perform an act of measurement. At VPG Micro-Measurements, we’re in the business of...
March 10, 2023
Creating Safer and More Reliable Products with Strain Gauges in a Full Wheatstone Bridge Circuit The strain gauge sensor converts force, weight, and pressure into a readable measurement that can...
February 15, 2023
Valuable Data Enhances Competitive Design and Performance    Author: Tyler McLaughlin – Suspension Design Lead. SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) is a global...
April 21, 2022
Structural health monitoring (SHM) is defined as a process of implementing a damage identification strategy for manufactured building products or civil structures. SHM incorporates three major...