Automotive/Transportation Application Ride quality has been receiving tremendous attention in recent years. New vehicle designs are presenting less noise to the occupants and the subtle details of the intricacies of road/tire interaction, bump & jar response, and the overall feel of the ride are important to every customer. The K-Beam family covers the low to mid frequency range of many investigations and the many piezoelectric offerings extend into the higher frequency areas of interest. Use/purpose · light in mass to generate minimum extra load · high sensitivity to ensure reliable signals · ruggedly built to guarantee long service life Aerospace and Military Application Very demanding applications are encountered in the military and aerospace industry where any error may present a life-threatening situation. This category also covers a tremendous range of applications and nearly all accelerometer product offerings have been used in these important investigations. Flutter testing, rocket launch pad dynamics, aircraft EMA, ammunition investigations, helicopter rotor reactions, etc. are a few of the common measurements performed. Use/purpose · high sensitivity to ensure reliable signals · ruggedly built to guarantee long service life · hermetically sealed to withstand the toughest environments Condition Monitoring Application Kistler accelerometers are used in a wide variety of condition monitoring applications, such as damage detection and predictive maintenance. It is important to detect equipment malfunction before expensive catastrophic failure or safety issues occur. Other condition monitoring applications include tilt/ angle sensing, bearing/rotating machinery diagnostics, shipping industrial recorders for packaging industry, elevator and active control, robotics, sports/medical, civil engineering structures including bridge/ dam/buildings and roads. Accelerometers used in this category include K-Shear piezoelectric and K-Beam capacitive accelerometers. Use/purpose · robust and hermetically-sealed to guarantee reliable measurement · high sensitivity to ensure reliable signals · ground-isolated to prevent ground loops K - B e a m® 8310A... Capacitive sensor for low frequencies. K - S h e a r® 8 7 0 2 B ... Universal acceleration sensor for up to 500 g. P i e z o t ro n ® a c o u s t i c emission sensor 8152B... Rugged sensor for acoustic emissions up to 900 kHz. K - B e a m® 8393A... Triaxial sensor for low frequencies. K - S h e a r® 8 7 9 4 A ... Universal triaxial sensor for up to 500 g. Impulse force industrial hammer 9722A... To analyze the dynamic behavior of mechanical structures. www.kistler.com 27