Lockheed Martin establishes a modern force transducer calibration center
Lockheed Martin: force transducer calibration center
To be sure that their force transducers, despite being economical are still accurate, most aerospace centers take extensive measurements in their own factories. Reliable force transducers are at the heart of structural testing for aerospace components and are indispensable for their integrity, performance and safety.
Lockheed Martin has established a new measurement center in the John C. Stennis Space Center, MI, USA and set up its force measurement division to the very highest standards.
The laboratory received its accreditation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation.
USA debut for high-precision transfer force transducers
Among the most important instruments in the new measurement center are the
TOP transfer force transducers and the
DMP40 precision amplifierfrom HBM. The TOP transfer force transducers are already in use in the national metrological institutes of Europe and are 10-times more accurate than the previous best force transducers according to
ISO 376 Class 00. They were developed for applications at the top of the calibration pyramid, for comparisons between national calibration laboratories.
The laboratory accepts and calibrates force transducers from
more than 100 Lockheed-Martin facilities worldwide and also provides this service for other companies.