5 February 2008, Carlsbad, CA, USA - APS Dynamics, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of vibration shakers and systems for modal test excitation, low frequency calibration and component test, is pleased to announce that the Assets and Product Line have been acquired by SPEKTRA, the foremost designer and manufacturer of vibration and acoustic calibration systems. SPEKTRA will continue the long-established tradition of producing high-quality, high-performance shakers that have made APS Dynamics the leader in the industry for more than 35 years.

ATA Engineering, Inc. today announced the release of version 2.8 of ROTATE and ROTATE PLUS, the latest version of their software package for advanced analyses, diagnostics and maintenance of rotating machinery, including transmissions, bearings and planetary gears. ROTATE v2.8 offers usability features and enhanced capabilities over previous versions.

LMS, the engineering innovation company, announced today that EADS-CASA has implemented LMS Test.Lab to accelerate its processes for ground vibration testing. This aircraft testing process includes a series of tests to detect the aircraft resonances as a verification of the aircraft safety and reliability before the first actual test flights. The LMS Test Lab Ground Vibration Testing (GVT) solution includes integrated testing and analysis software and is based on interconnected LMS SCADAS III data acquisition front-ends adding up to over 700 channels. This represents one of the largest channel count systems for aerospace dynamic testing. EADS-CASA co-operated with LMS Engineering Services and Alava Ingenieros, LMS’ representative in Spain, to gain an in-depth understanding of best practices in ground vibration testing and to accelerate the deployment of the LMS Test.Lab solution.

Dytran Instruments is pleased to introduce a new ultra miniature IEPE accelerometer with titanium housing. Weighing in at just 0.2 grams, this miniature accelerometer successfully reduces mass loading effects. Because of its tiny "teardrop" design, the 3224A2 is ideal for vibration measurements in even the smallest locations.

This year the Journal of the IEST reaches a golden milestone of 50 years of continuous publication. Retrospective coverage in the April and October issues of the Journal will explore a half-century of progress in the industry and look at the evolution of the Journal. Select papers from the early years of the Journal will be republished. A subscription to the Journal is a benefit of membership in IEST.

Once again, the North American UniContest received enthusiastic welcome in the academic community. Participants were invited to submit a project describing an application using the OROS OR35, 8-channel analyzer. For the 2nd time, the NA-UniContest raised a lot of interest and excellent projects to evaluate. The jury, comprising a global cross-section of well-regarded professors, worked hard to vote for the best project.

LMS, the engineering innovation company, today announced that Electrolux adopted LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics to simulate and optimize the vibro-acoustic performance of home appliance products and to reduce the dependence on time-consuming prototype testing. The acoustic simulation software is deployed in the Core Technology Innovation Division of Electrolux, based in Porcia (Italy), which is responsible for developing innovative concepts and for supporting the primary development teams with expert services in key engineering domains such as acoustic optimization.

A number of new tutorial topics will be available to design, test, and evaluation/product reliability professionals at ESTECH 2008, May 4-7, 2008, at the Hilton Chicago/Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale (Northwest Suburban Chicago), Illinois.

Wilcoxon Research was recognized in the Department of Navy's SBIR/STTR Success Stories for the development of the shear mode Vector sensor.

Abstracts are due February 1, 2008 for the 25th Space Simulation Conference! The conference will take place October 20-23, 2008, at the Doubletree Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland.