Burlington, Washington – Team Corp.’s Tensor 18kN represents the company’s latest evolution in high frequency, large platform simultaneous multi-axis vibration testing equipment. Team’s expertise in mechanical design and high precision manufacturing capability results in a robust, accurate vibration test system for replicating critical field environments.
Replicating aerospace vibration conditions precisely requires a 6-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) test system capable of vibration out to 2kHz bandwidth. Cross-axis control is key to simulating that environment accurately without introducing unwanted, potentially damaging, vibration energy during testing, and is highly dependent on the integration of hydrostatically supported pad bearings that allow no metal-to-metal contact between any moving parts on Tensor.
Team Corp. VP of Engineering Doug Lund explains, “The self-aligning bearings provide high dynamic stiffness, which improves the high frequency response and ability to reproduce the desired vibration test profile.” In addition to high stiffness, the Pad Bearing assemblies eliminate backlash as the table is always in compression, further improving test fidelity.
Adding the Data Physics Matrix provides multi-shaker vibration control and high channel count single-shaker vibration control on the DSP-centric Abacus signal processing platform.
Applications
- Aerospace, avionics testing
- Accurate replication of true, real-world vibration environments in 6DoF
- Accelerated durability, life cycle, fatigue cycling
- Precise product development investigation
- Rapid screening of electrical components, modules
- Addresses MIL STD 810(G) multi-axis testing protocol
Features
- X, Y, and/or Z axis simultaneous/sequential excitation
- 4,800 lbf (21.4kN) force/axis - peak sine
- 3,600 lbf (16kN) force/axis - RMS random
- 50ips (1.3m/sec) velocity
- ±0.50" (12.7mm) dynamic displacement
- 5Hz through 2kHz bandwidth
- ±4° angular rotation
- Pad bearings allow no metal-to-metal contact between moving parts
Specifications
- Top surface: 30" x 30" (0.76m x 0.76m)
- Bare table moving mass: 430 lb (195kg)
- Max recommended payload: 300 lb (130kg)
- Test frequency range: 5Hz to 2,000Hz
- Power requirements: 460VAC/60Hz/3-phase
SignalStar Matrix vibration controller
- 2 to 16 shakers
- 40 to 1,024 input channels
- 24-bit ADC and DAC with 120dB to 150dB dynamic range
- Optional local throughput disk
- Full suite of application software with intuitive interface