MEMS-based accelerometers are increasingly deployed in harsh environments where mechanical stress is not just expected but constant.

WASHINGTON – The new littoral combat ship (LCS) Jackson was showered by spray and shaken by a large explosion June 10 as she endured the first of a series of controlled tests intended to prove the ...

The rapid evolution of technology has lead to miniaturization of products. These changes have dictated a shift in the design of shock machines used to test such products. The differences are reflected ...

A key element of the new product development cycle for companies in the automotive, military, medical device, and electronics industries is shock and mechanical vibration testing. For unbiased ...

The Navy's new Deck Simulator Shock Machine (DSSM) improves shipboard electronics reliability while reducing testing costs as equipment evaluations began in Philadelphia, saving the Navy $75,000 per ...

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ADMET offers tensile testing tips, tensile grips and fixtures, extensometers, universal testing machines and digital force testers for tension, compression, flexure, torsion and fatigue testing. We ...

Sandia National Laboratories researchers use a blast tube to demonstrate how well nuclear weapons could survive the shock wave of a blast from an enemy weapon and to help validate the computer ...

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Technical Systems, Inc. (“NTS”), the leader in qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions in North America, is pleased to announce the ...

The U.S. Navy is debating the utility of shock trials. Shock trials test how ships handle undersea explosions, giving sailors a better understanding of how the vessel will hold up in battle. In ...

A retired U.S. navy captain recommends setting off powerful explosive charges near America’s latest aircraft carrier to make sure it can survive the rigors of combat. The U.S. Navy wants to put off ...

Engineers at the Sandia National Laboratories have figured how to test the large forces experienced by rocket avionics systems with a more environmentally friendly method. When a rocket goes into the ...