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PCB Delivers Quality Sensors for Precise Measurements in Your Test Lab
In a global marketplace driven by innovation and development, PCB has a sensor for every stage of product development—including R&D, production variation control, and process monitoring and protection. When you need rapid data on product performance and survivability, rely on PCB for the product robustness you demand, unbeatable value, best warranty, and fast shipment. Our quality is verified via rigorous specification testing on every sensor in A2LA accredited, ISO/IEC 17025 calibration labs.
PCB Sensors for Test Labs
Engineers and scientists at leading businesses, research institutions, and independent laboratories around the world choose PCB® as their sensor manufacturer. Product lines include sensors for the measurement of acceleration, acoustics, force, load, pressure, shock, strain, torque, and vibration.
Applications of PCB Sensors for Test Labs
Our precision microphones, accelerometers, force sensors and pressure transducers are used for many different applications, including:
Study and map dynamic properties of a structure using force sensors or accelerometers and analysis software.
Determine the influence of specific environmental conditions on equipment performance.
Use piezoelectric accelerometers, force sensors, or MEMs accelerometers to measure and prevent unwanted transmissions of vibration.
Simulate stress waves to measure harsh impacts on structural integrity with rugged accelerometers.
Use force sensors and/or rugged accelerometers for impact, airbag and dummy tests to increase driver, passenger and pedestrian safety.
Measure vibration in buildings and infrastructure with accelerometers to ensure structural integrity.
Use accelerometers to subject assemblies to specific vibration profiles with the goal of stressing mechanical components to failure.
Measure sudden peaks in acceleration to improve on ruggedness and survivability.
Detect critical bearing faults using high temperature ICP® accelerometers.
Test material strength and stretching threshold using general purpose and fatigue-rated load cells.
Identify and eliminate sources of acoustic vibrations on a structure using precision microphones.
Make sound intensity measurements with precision microphones.
Treat unwanted vibration and audible sounds using precision microphones and accelerometers.
Use array microphones to map sound source and intensity on and around a structure.
Use piezoelectric pressure sensors to measure underwater shock due to cavitation that can damage machinery like control valves, pumps, propellers and impellers.
Measure high pressure, repetitive pulses, such as those encountered in hydraulic applications using industrial grade pressure sensors.
Measure turbulence with underwater and wind tunnel testing using piezoelectric pressure sensors or surface microphones.
Use piezoelectric pressure sensors to measure shock waves caused by explosions both underwater and on land.
Types of PCB Sensors for Test Laboratories