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News Release from: Kistler Instruments | Subject: Miniature triaxial accelerometer
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 May 2006
Miniature triaxial accelerometer resists
heat
A miniature triaxial accelerometer has been designed for use in aggressive environments such as aerospace subsystem vibration testing and industrial quality control applications.
The miniature triaxial accelerometer from Kistler Instruments has been designed for use in aggressive environments such as automotive engine bay and under vehicle applications, aerospace subsystem vibration testing and industrial quality control applications Weighing only 6.4g, the accelerometer has a measuring range of +/-250G with a sensitivity of 20mV/G over the frequency range of 1Hz to 9kHz with only a 5% deviation, resolving a wide range of vibration measurements
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Kistler PiezoStar crystal, in a welded hermetic, ground isolated housing, ensures reliable operation over a wide temperature range from -54 deg C to +165 deg C.
The combination of the PiezoStar crystal and integrated high-gain microelectronics ensures very low variations in sensitivity over the whole operating temperature range compared with quartz and ceramic element accelerometers.
Mounting is by a single, M5 centre hole allowing the miniature four-pin ceramic connector to be positioned throughout 360 deg for convenient cable orientation.
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The new accelerometer can be powered by any Kistler power supply coupler or industry standard IEPE (Integrated Electronic Piezoelectric) compatible power source.
* About Kistler Instruments - established in Wintherthur (Switzerland) in 1957, Kistler is represented in over 50 countries and has subsidiaries in Germany, France, Italy, UK, Japan, USA, China, Korea and Singapore.
With a staff of 650, the Kistler Group is one of the world's leading providers of dynamic measuring instrumentation.
The Kistler Group achieved turnover of SFR 150 million in the 2004 financial year.
Kistler's core competence is the development, production and use of sensors for measuring pressure, force and acceleration.
Kistler's know-how and electronic systems can be used to prepare measuring signals for use in analyzing physical processes, controlling and optimizing industrial processes, improving product quality in manufacturing and improving performance in sports and rehabilitation.
Kistler offers a comprehensive range of sensors and systems for engine development, automotive engineering, plastics and metal processing, installation technology and biomechanics.
Heavy investment in research and development, 15% of staff worldwide are engaged in research and development, has generated a number of innovations using piezoelectric, piezoresistive and capacitive techniques to provide solutions to numerous force, pressure and acceleration measuring problems.
These innovations include the world's first commercial quartz sensor, two-wire constant current technology to integrate sensors with microelectronic circuitry, high-temperature pressure sensors for use up to 400 deg C and three-component force measuring sensors.
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