John Morris Industrial Signs Distribution Agreement with Crystal Instruments

John Morris Industrial (a Division of John Morris Scientific Pty Ltd), a growing force in the test and measurement / condition monitoring equipment supply market announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Crystal Instruments, covering Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands.

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What am I going to do with 128 channels?

The short answer is, “a lot!” DSA (dynamic signal analyzer) users will immediately be able to do more of what they already do, faster and easier. VCS (vibration control system) users will discover new and safer ways of testing products to requirement specifications. 

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An Ear for Gears - Understanding Gearbox Signatures

Speed reducers and other gearboxes are common industrial components. Monitoring their case vibration with accelerometers is an effective means of detecting problems within. To effectively diagnose these important mechanical elements, you need to understand the geometric details of their construction. Most importantly, you need to know the arrangement of shafts and the number of teeth on every gear within your transmission.

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Data Acquisition and Vibration Controller System Delivered to Purdue University

Crystal Instruments is proud to provide quality test equipment to higher education institutes. Recently, Crystal Instruments delivered a data acquisition and vibration control system to Purdue University's laboratories for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Included in the delivery was a full set of hardware equipped with software to enable complete shaker test control functions, iPad control in Dynamic Signal Analysis mode, and a premium version of EDM Post Analyzer software.

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Ethernet Becomes the Standard for Vibration Controllers

The major difference between CI and other Ethernet based controller products is that CI uses IEEE 1588 PTP to synchronize the sampling clock on different hardware units. The other products on the market usually require an additional trigger bus besides the Ethernet cable. The beauty of IEEE 1588 PTP is that all time synchronization is conducted on the same Ethernet cable that is used for network communication.

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