Automotive engineering expert, Applus IDIADA has expanded its measurement capabilities with a full pass-by system from Brüel & Kjær, for testing both ground operation and in-vehicle (one-man) operation.

For vehicles and powertrain engineers, PULSE 17 brings important developments, with new angular analysis software providing a new post-processing application for analysing sound and vibration in the angle domain. Primarily designed for crank-angle analysis of internal combustion engine/powertrain systems, it can however be used to analyse any rotating system where cyclic phenomena need to be investigated.

The move brings on board the NVH Simulator and SoNoScout products as well as the development team that produced them, adding a wealth of signal processing and automotive NVH knowledge to the company. “Our long association with many automotive companies has allowed us to develop unique solutions to the difficult issues facing NVH engineers,” said Mark Allman-Ward of NoViSim. “Being part of Brüel & Kjær Sound & ...

Magneti Marelli is a tier-one supplier to automotive manufacturers throughout the world, developing components such as exhaust systems to exacting specifications and targets.

Brüel & Kjær and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen industrial cooperation between the two companies. Sikorsky are bidding their MH-60R Seahawk helicopter to replace the Danish military Lynx helicopters. The MOU is conditioned on the decision by the Danish government to procure the Seahawk.

Vibration measurements in harsh industrial environments is much easier for engineers with Brüel & Kjær’s new Type 8347-C Accelerometer. The Type 8347-C accelerometer can withstand temperatures ranging from -196°C (-321°F) to +482°C (+900°F) and has high resistance to radiation.

A new system for testing the next generation of 4G phones that use Voice-over-LTE technology has been developed by Agilent Technologies and Brüel & Kjær. “The Agilent and Brüel & Kjær solution enables operators and smartphone developers to make highly reliable and integrated Voice-over-LTE audio quality measurements,” said Andy Botka, Vice President and General Manager of Agilent's Microwave and Communications Division.

Measurement Partner Suite is the free, new post-processing software for Brüel & Kjær’s sound level meters and hand-hand analyzers. For the first time, Brüel & Kjær now includes post-processing functionality in the same program that users upload their data to.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has opened their new ‘Brüel & Kjær Laboratory for Aerospace Vibration and Acoustics’. The laboratory is part of Virginia Tech’s new National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) Research and Innovation Laboratories in Hampton, Virginia. It contains state-of-the-art instrumentation and equipment for measuring and analyzing vibration and sound, and is sponsored by Brüel & Kjær.

Brüel & Kjær offers advanced test-to-Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to help vehicle manufacturers speed up their time-to-market process.

Brüel & Kjær Vibration Test Systems will be presenting one of the sessions at at this year’s Best Factory Awards Conference, running on 27th and 28th March at Chesford Grange, Kenilworth. Managing Director, Dr Lawrence Grasty and Head of Operations Bruel & Kjaer Royston, Andrew Turner will host a session focusing on “Agility and workforce ability” - describing how the vibration test systems manufacturer cut inventory, which resulted in a ...

Assessing vehicle noise is a faster and easier process with the launch of Brüel & Kjær’s latest data analysis software platform: PULSE 16.1. This update for Brüel & Kjær’s PULSE analyser system has many new features, including improved Source Path Contribution (SPC) technology with time-domain insight and Exterior Sound Simulator software.

Visitors to the Institute of Acoustics’ (IOA) Wind Energy meeting will have a chance to see noise specialist, Brüel & Kjær’s latest environmental tools. During the meeting - held on Thursday 26th January at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff - Bruel & Kjaer UK’s environmental specialists will be demonstrating the company’s kit for testing wind turbines, including its 2250 and 2270 Sound Level Meters. These portable meters provide a complete ...

Brüel & Kjær has successfully completed the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) of a data acquisition and vibration test system for INPE, Brazil. INPE – or The National Institute for Space Research – is a civilian research centre for aerospace activities within the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. The new system is for performing mechanical satellite qualification and acceptance testing, where vibration, shock and acoustic fatigue ...

Assessing the power and location of noise sources has become easier with a unique system available from Brüel & Kjær, which uses sound intensity techniques - the 2270-G. This complete system consists of a hand-held sound level meter, sound intensity software and a sound intensity probe. It is unique in providing on-screen camera pictures of the measurement object and clearly displaying coloured sound power contours over the image, as well as pr...

Upgraded Brüel & Kjær Monitoring System Equips Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Further Improve Noise Management

Sound and vibration expert, Brüel & Kjær announced its support of the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research (ISVR) 2011 Advanced Course.

Bruel & Kjaer Royston - commonly associated with the colour green due to the colour of its instruments – is now officially greener, as the company has become ISO 14001 certified. ISO 14001 is a series of international standards on environmental management - and the ISO 14001 part specifies a system of Environmental Management controls against which an organisation can be certified, as accredited, by a third party. Bruel & Kjaer’s Royston si...

The University of Windsor today signed an agreement with Brüel & Kjær - the world’s oldest and largest manufacturer and supplier of sound and vibration measurement apparatus - to establish North America’s first Wind and Renewable Energies Centre of Expertise (WRECE) in the Centre for Engineering Innovation.

Brüel & Kjær is to provide Thales Alenia Space with an LDS vibration shaker system for mechanical vibration and shock testing of satellites.