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August 24, 2018
Using IPC/JEDEC-9704 & 9702 Standards for Strain Gage Testing of Any Printed Wiring Boards. In this iNotes Video , Mike talks about cracks in the PCBs and shows how Micro-Measurements strain...
August 23, 2018
If you want to do the job right, you need the right DAQ software. We have all heard that before. But how do you pick the right DAQ software?  For data acquisition, it is just as important to...
August 23, 2018
Is the bridge I cross during my commute in danger of falling down? Will an earthquake crumble my office? Will that airplane actually fly? Are you stressed? These are just a few of the...
August 23, 2018
When abrading harder materials (many tool steels for example) the use of 400 grit silicon carbide paper tends to “polish” the surface rather than causing a uniform roughness conducive to...
August 9, 2018
As (“Advanced Sensors”) robots and drones become ever more common, and as their industrial applications grow in scope, variety, and complexity, so does the need for strain-gage-based...
August 7, 2018
How to measure all at once force, strain, displacement, temperature … and add control or test actuators with a DAQ or DAS? The Pacific Instruments Series 6000 is a modular signal...
August 7, 2018
The PI 7200 and PI 7300 DAS bring new capabilities and levels of performance to transducer data acquisition in rugged applications such as wind tunnels, engine test stands or wherever the...
August 7, 2018
The components of data acquisition systems include sensors, signal conditioning, filters, Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), other data acquisition elements, and last but not the least, unique...
July 31, 2018
Notwithstanding the fanciful notions implanted in the public imagination by science-fiction purveyors, it will be a long time before every person and stress analyst will have their own clever little...
July 26, 2018
In this iNote Jon from Intertechnology Inc.  shows a technique to mark the shaft surface for strain gage orientation and alignment. Dual element shear  strain gage sensors such as the...