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January 4, 2018
M-Bond 610 is a two-component, solvent-thinned, epoxy-phenolic adhesive for high-performance applications, including high-precision transducers.  It has a minimum shelf life of 9 months at +75...
January 2, 2018
The human heart valve that prevents blood flow back to the lungs is called the mitral valve. This valve operates under the highest forces of any of the four valves in the heart.  Rapid...
December 28, 2017
Although strain measurements can be made with strain gages installed in all four arms of a Wheatstone bridge, “full-bridge” applications are relatively rare in stress analysis work....
December 28, 2017
Even wonder how to balance 250US gage pattern (nickname: The Windmill) with an E01 resistor? Take a look. The E01 resistor can be bonded near the location of the CEA-XX-250US-350 strain gage and then...
December 26, 2017
In this video, Xu Zhongyuan provides a demonstration of Micro-Measurements System 9000 and StrainSmart software in Chinese language. www.micro-measurements.com      
December 21, 2017
Copper is a reactive metal that requires the use of the correct surface preparation materials and techniques in order to install a strain gage successfully and repeatably.  In this iNotes video...
December 19, 2017
A question that is asked from time to time is, «Why do WK-Series strain gages have multiple, apparently redundant lead ribbons?».  In this iNotes video, Tom and Collin provide...
December 14, 2017
If you need to prepare for an upcoming strain measurement and you want to be sure that you have materials on-hand to cover a wide range of possible temperatures and environments, the MAK-1 Master...
December 12, 2017
 MM Matrix Integrity (M) Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) invited PETRONAS Group Technical Solutions to observe a demonstration of the PhotoStress® method. The demonstration’s purpose was to confirm...
December 7, 2017
The cast iron frying pan is an excellent surface to illustrate how to solve common strain gage installation challenges, such as: Filling and smoothing a rough, cast surface. Installing a...