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MTI’s 1510A Signal Generator for Field Testing and Calibration
MTI’s 1510A precision signal generator is a portable signal source for calibration, testing, troubleshooting, and system monitoring. This battery-powered, microprocessor-controlled direct digital signal generator is Made in the USA by MTI Instruments, a worldwide supplier of precision measurement solutions and portable balancing equipment. There are plenty of reasons to use MTI’s 1510A, but five that top the list. Calibrating balancing equipment Calibrating condition monitoring systems and equipment Calibrating charge amplifiers Testing alarm conditions and simulating sensors. Troubleshooting wiring and cabling. As one of the most versatile and powerful handheld signal generators on the market, MTI’s 1510A is the right [...]
MTI Instruments is making its global presence known in Singapore
Click Here to View Ways to Use 1510A with the PBS-4100+ Join MTI Instruments at the Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 24th to September 26th, 2019. Visit MTI Instruments in Booth #756 at the premiere event in Asia Pacific for the commercial air-transport maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry, to see its PBS-4100 line of vibration and balancing systems. Aircraft engine vibrations caused by out-of-balance parts can lead to cracked fan, turbine, and compressor components. Imbalance-induced vibrations can also cause metal fatigue and, if left unchecked, engine failure. Pinpointing the source of vibrations can be challenging [...]
Aircraft Engine Test Cell is World’s Largest
The world’s largest aircraft engine test cell is in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), home of the upcoming MRO Americas 2019 show for the commercial air-transport maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry. Delta TechOps, a division of Delta Airlines and a full-service MRO, recently opened a $100 million test cell at its Atlanta facility that’s capable of running a jet engine at 150,000 lb. thrust. That’s more thrust than the GE Aviation GE90 engine, which powers Delta’s Boeing 777-200 LR fleet, can produce. “This test cell is a vote of confidence in Delta TechOps,” said Ed Bastian, Delta Airlines CEO, in [...]
MRO Americas 2019: Engine Vibration Analysis from MTI Instruments (Booth #2301)
MTI Instruments, a U.S.-based manufacturer of engine vibration analysis and balancing systems, will exhibit at MRO Americas 2019 from April 9 to 11 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Visit MTI Instruments in Booth #2301 at MRO Americas, the premiere event for the commercial air-transport maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry, to see its PBS-4100 line of vibration and balancing systems. MTI instruments will also give away a 1501A precision signal/function generator. Aircraft engine vibrations caused by out-of-balance parts can lead to cracked fan, turbine, and compressor components. Imbalance-induced vibrations can also cause metal fatigue [...]
The Top Five Trends Impacting Test and Measurement for 2019
With 2019 upon us, we know everyone is thinking about what's next in the Test and Measurement industry. We also know that without test and measurement equipment, engineers can't accurately and consistently prove that their mechanical or electronic devices perform as required. When they don't work, engineers also need to determine why and how to fix them. All of this leads to innovative thinking on how to test and measure even better by taking advantage of rapidly growing trends such as digitization, software, additive manufacturing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and new sensing applications that are driving advances in T&M. [...]
New Signal Buffer Conditioner Solves Signal Distribution Challenge
MTI Instruments is solving signal distribution challenges with a new product, the BC804 signal buffer conditioner. Now available as part of a limited production run, the BC804 acts as a buffered amplifier and is optimized for ultra-sensitive measurement equipment. When a single signal must be distributed to multiple instruments, one shortened output can affect the others. The BC804 solves this signal-distribution challenge by providing eight fully independent and isolated buffer amplifier channels. With the BC804, each channel has one input and four buffered outputs. Each output can tolerate a short without failure and won’t affect the other outputs. Equipped with [...]
Perspective: The Importance of Aviation Engine Vibration Testing
A White Paper by Rick Jones, President and CEO of MTI Instruments, addressing the industry-wide challenge of aviation safety and service and the importance of jet engine testing.
Three Vibration / Balancing Solutions for the Aviation Industry
A technical White Paper by Isaac Abbott, Lead Engineer for MTI Instruments, on three vibration/balancing solutions for the aviation industry.
Common Test and Calibration Uses of the 1510A Portable Signal Generator
Introduction As one of the most versatile and powerful hand-held signal generators on the market, the 1510A is a two-channel, battery-powered, microprocessor-controlled direct digital signal generator. It has an average battery life of 3 hours of continuous use. Weighing in at under two pounds, makes it ideal for use in the field. There are many different ways this sophisticated device can be leveraged to perform precise test and calibration of equipment, wires, cables, sensors and much more. Use Case #1 | Sensor Simulation You can simulate sensors during system development, bring-up, and test. Often during [...]