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What is New in m+p VibControl Release 2.17
Discover how the new features will boost your vibration testing processes!
Is Your Fixture Fit for the Task?
Fixtures play a crucial role in testing, not merely as a bracket to attach your EUT to the armature, ...
NEW m+p Analyzer V5.5 Release
Welcome to the m+p Analyzer V5.5 release. Explore the exciting new features in our on-demand webinar!
m+p Acoustic Control
Acoustic testing of spacecraft components is a crucial step in ensuring the successful launch and operation of satellites and other spacecrafts.
New m+p international Management in the USA
We are very pleased to introduce our new management team in the USA.
Everlasting Support with a Touch of Nostalgia!
35-Year-Old Lamp Test Bench at Volkswagen Keeps on Going and Going, Thanks to m+p international.
Authorized Dealer for Vibration Control Systems: RMC Mühendislik
m+p international, a leader in vibration and acoustic control, is happy to welcome RMC Mühendislik (hereafter named as RMC) to its authorized dealer family.
Turntide Technologies Pushes Vehicle Electrification to the Next Level Using m+p international Vibration Control and Analyzing Solutions
Turntide Technologies invents and scales breakthrough technologies to optimize how humanity uses energy.
Authorized Dealer for Vibration Control Systems: ENMO Sound & Vibration Technology
m+p international, a leader in vibration and acoustic control, is happy to welcome ENMO Sound & Vibration Technology (hereafter named as ENMO) to its authorized dealer family.
Update: Delivery Situation, Services and Customer Visits
Top-notch service and your satisfaction are important to us, so we'll keep you updated here on our actions during the Corona pandemic.
Log4J Exploit: Customer Information
Recently, a critical exploit was found in Java library "Log4J". Attackers can gain full control of systems affected by the bug.
Satellite Manufacturer LeoStella – Scalable and Cost-Efficient Microsatellites Using m+p international for Shock and Vibration Testing
LeoStella in Seattle/USA is revolutionizing the development and production of small satellites (microsatellites). With a strong focus on scalable and cost-efficient production processes ...
m+p Analyzer Release 5.4
For a quick and easy assignment of your mobile measurement data to the recording locations, the GPS module of the m+p Analyzer stores all important geodata ...
Newly Established:
m+p international China Co., Ltd.
We are happy to announce the establishment of m+p international China Co. Ltd.
With this step we have set the basis to further improve our services to our valued ...
Force Limited Vibration Testing
The importance of vibration testing in qualifying and accepting products cannot be
overstated. Especially in aerospace, it is important to implement techniques to ...
Leading Provider Selects m+p international Products for its CBM and Vibration Analysis Services
For over 30 years, IVC Technologies has been providing condition based monitoring (CBM) and vibration analysis services to a diverse range of industries throughout ...
m+p international & ARS
Acoustic Testing Demonstrations
Experience the new reference for ultra-high output acoustic testing live.
m+p VibControl 2.16 Release
We are continuously enhancing our m+p VibControl vibration control system in order to effectively support your vibration testing and to add value for all users.
Mars Perseverance Rover: NASA JPL Relies on m+p international’s Test Systems
Congratulations to the engineers and technicians at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the successful landing of Perseverance on the Mars! NASA JPL successfully ...
More Safety: Check Shaker Performance and Controller Characteristics Regularly
When you perform vibration tests, you must always be 100% confident in your shaker and controller. With our user-friendly Shaker Qualification Tool, ...
m+p Coda Thermal Acquisition System
With m+p Coda, m+p international supplies a scalable temperature/voltage acquisition system that requires no advanced training or programming knowledge to operate.
m+p Analyzer: Event-Triggered and Repeated Measurements
m+p Analyzer offers a large variety of measurement options for online and offline analysis in the time and frequency domain.
Individual Online Software Demos
Online software demonstrations are one of our well-established offerings. We adapt the contents specifically to the needs of your team and your test applications.
m+p VibControl for Servo-Hydraulic Test Systems
Are you testing with a servo-hydraulic test system? Are your specimens heavy, large and require long distances and forces for vibration tests with dynamic loads, ...
Airbus Defence and Space – Our Customer for Over 30 Years
This year we celebrate our 40th anniversary. It is a good occasion to look back on the company history and the people behind it. Who has accompanied us on our great journey?
High-Frequency Test Rig for Elastomer Mounts Delivered to Asia
The vibration transmission characteristics of engine mounts, in particular the dynamic stiffness, are of key importance to NVH engineers.
Free Viewer for UFF, TXT, Hewlett-Packard, Teac, MTS file formats
Have a data file from an acquisition system that is no longer supported? A free Viewer is available from m+p international, producer of m+p Analyzer.
m+p international's 40 Year History
Since our inception, m+p international has continuously developed successful products and realized countless projects globally.
NASA Curiosity Rover Captures 1.8 Billion-Pixel Panorama
NASA’s Curiosity rover studies climate and geology on Mars. Our m+p VibControl vibration control systems contributed to mission success:
Trade Shows - an Update
New Resources in Southeast and Texas
m+p Analyzer 5.3 Released
We are continuously enhancing our m+p Analyzer software in order to effectively support your vibration measurements and analysis.
Change in Management as of 1 January 2020
In November 1980 MAHRENHOLTZ + PARTNER Ingenieurgesellschaft was founded by the then director of the Institute of Mechanics at the University of Hannover, ...
Video: High-Frequency Testing of Automotive Elastomer Mounts
Elastomer mounts such as engine and chassis mounts, suspension bushes and vibration absorbers are thoroughly investigated and optimized for their specific application.
Testing Acoustic Materials in an Impedance Tube
Sound quality is becoming increasingly important in product design. Constructive measures and acoustic materials serve to reduce or optimize the perceived noise of a product in the ...
High-Tech: Dynamic Testing of Spacecraft
m+p international continually strives to be a leader in aerospace testing. The most renowned aerospace companies rely on our products for dynamic testing, ...
Battery Electric Vehicles: Environmental and Vibration Testing
Safety is a key consideration for battery electric vehicles, particularly as the energy capacity of batteries increases.
Impact Testing of a Wind Turbine Blade
The rotor blade diameters of modern wind turbine generators are becoming larger and larger, making manufacturing, ...
m+p Analyzer: Operating Deflection Shapes (ODS) by Example
In the last issue of our m+p Analyzer Basics series, we explained the basics of Operating Deflection Shapes. Today we demonstrate how to measure and extract ODS ...
Leibniz University Hannover: New Mechanical Engineering Campus
Headquartered in Hannover, m+p international has enjoyed a close and decades-long relationship with the faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Leibniz University Hannover.
High-Frequency Vibration Testing Using Piezo-Actuators
m+p international has developed a novel method for high-frequency mechanical excitation (> 2 to 40 kHz) of large (> 100 mm) and heavy (> 100 g) test specimens ...
m+p Analyzer Basics: Operating Deflection Shapes (ODS)
In this edition of our m+p Analyzer Basics series, we explain the basics of Operating Deflection Shapes.
Vibration Measurements on Rotating Machines
With the rotating machinery analysis module, our m+p Analyzer provides many functions required to measure and analyze both fixed and variable speed rotating machines ...
DuPont: Improved Fire Safety with the Help of m+p Coda
We are proud to support our customer, DuPont, in the testing of Nomex®, a flame-resistant fiber used in protective clothing for firefighters, police officers, industrial workers ...
Release of m+p Analyzer 5.2.1
Some outstanding enhancements have been made to our m+p Analyzer software for NVH testing. Check out the most important upgrades in Revision 5.2.1.
Shock Measurement and Analysis
See how m+p Analyzer is used for Classical Shock and Shock Response Spectra (SRS) acquisition and processing.
Reliability Testing of Radar Equipment
Our m+p VibControl vibration control systems are used in many defense applications worldwide, including reliability verification of radar systems.
m+p Analyzer: Reporting
In this edition of our series m+p Analyzer Basics we will take a look at the reporting features of m+p Analyzer. We will show how to setup reporting, save and load templates ...
Environmental Testing at Element Warwick
Element is one of the world’s leading independent providers of materials testing, product qualification testing, calibration and advisory services.
Release of m+p VibControl 2.15
The m+p international team is proud to announce the release of m+p VibControl 2.15 software. The new version provides numerous features which further improve ...
Cooperation between Brüel & Kjaer and m+p international
m+p international Mess- und Rechnertechnik GmbH, Hannover/Germany, and Brüel & Kjaer Sound & Vibration Measurement A/S, Nærum/Denmark, signed a cooperation ...
High-Speed Multi-Channel Data Acquisition
Recently, we supplied a high-speed multi-channel data acquisition system to an aerospace company. The system comprises several sub-systems each housed ...
Revolutionizing the Acoustic Testing of Satellites
Satellites undergo extensive stress tests before any space mission starts. To test their acoustic durability, satellites are often placed in a reverberant acoustic test facility (RATF), ...
m+p Analyzer: Throughput to Disk and Post-Processing
In this edition of our Newsletter series we will take a look at the throughput and post-processing features of the m+p Analyzer.
High-Frequency Test Rig for Elastomeric Anti-Vibration Mounts
Electric and fuel cell vehicle drives present NVH specialists with new and challenging design requirements. Noises previously masked by the combustion engine are audible ...
m+p Analyzer: Working with Measurements and Metadata
The m+p Analyzer is all about measuring vibration data and providing traceable results that, even years later, can be reviewed and put into context.
Vibration and Shock Testing at Continental
The environmental testing laboratory of automotive supplier Continental in Toulouse, France, is equipped with four m+p VibControl vibration controllers and eight-channel ...
m+p Analyzer 5.2 with Powerful Enhancements
Discover the full bundle of new or updated software tools in m+p Analyzer revision 5.2! They will help you get your NVH tests done quickly and precisely.
m+p Analyzer: the Project Browser
The project browser is the core element of the m+p Analyzer when it comes to managing projects, measurement data and calculated results.
Acoustics and Vibration Testing in Aerospace
During normal operation many parts of an airframe endure extremes of both temperature and acoustic excitation. Consequently, damage can occur during initial testing.
m+p VibPilot Now with Battery
With the proven 4/8-channel m+p VibPilot, m+p international sets the standard for affordable performance in vibration control, NVH testing and dynamic signal analysis.
m+p Analyzer: 3D Charts - Online Waterfall and Colormap Plots
m+p Analyzer offers four different types of charts for specific data analysis needs, a 2D single chart, a 2D Multi-chart, a 3D Waterfall chart and a Colormap chart.
m+p international Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Recently, m+p international was awarded the certification for the new ISO 9001:2015 standard by TÜV SÜD Germany, a global testing, certification, and inspection provider.
m+p VibControl 2.14 in 2:50 Minutes
Our m+p VibControl vibration control software is used by many of the leading environmental test labs throughout the world. Software updates and enhancements ...
Vibration Testing: Operational Deflection Shapes from Sine Analysis
Vibration testing to international and laboratory standards is important for product verification and approval. Additional information of the system under test are ...
m+p Analyzer: 2D Charts - Data Manipulation
In the last issues of our series “m+p Analyzer Basics” we showed basic features of 2D charts such as formatting and positioning and more advanced features such as ...
Vibration Testing: Continuous Time Domain Recording
Vibration tests for mechanical environmental simulation of complex components such as satellites require a large number of control, watchdog and measurement channels.
m+p Analyzer: Advanced 2D Charts Features
m+p Analyzer offers four different types of charts for specific data analysis needs: 2D Single chart, 2D Multi-chart, 3D Waterfall chart and Colormap chart.
Automating Test Sequences
With the m+p VibUtil software add-on, our vibration controllers offer a versatile tool for automated vibration testing and combined climatic and functional testing.
m+p Analyzer: Basics of 2D Charts
m+p Analyzer offers four different types of charts for specific data analysis needs: - 2D Single chart, - 2D Multi-chart, - 3D Waterfall chart, - Colormap chart
Automated High-Temperature Durability Tests
Engine and exhaust systems are exposed to extremely high temperature and vibration loads. Durability tests are performed by applying controlled vibration levels ...
Tool FRF Identification under Operational Conditions
Engineers at the National NC System Engineering Research Center in Wuhan/China propose a new method for tool frequency response function (FRF) ...
Acoustic Excitation of Turbomachinery Blisks
During operation, rotor blades of aircraft turbines are subject to high dynamic forces introduced by the working fluid. To assess the structural health of the blades, ...
NEW: m+p VibControl 2.14
m+p VibControl software has been the first choice for reliable and safe shaker control in leading test laboratories worldwide for many years. With Revision 2.14, we provide ...
High-Frequency Vibration Test Rigs
Engine mounts are used in the automotive industry to ensure a high degree of ride comfort within the cabin. The mounts reduce vibration to the car body by absorbing ...
Aircraft Strength Testing
The Avic Aircraft Strength Research Institute (ASRI) is the national test center for verifying structural strength of aircraft in China. It provides ground testing facilities for ...
m+p Coda Monitors Lifting of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is one of the most exciting science projects at present. NASA recently used an m+p Coda software system to monitor the critical ...
Safe Vibration and Acoustic Testing Using Data Reduction
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest space telescope ever created, has been undergoing vibration testing at NASA since December 2016.
Structural Analysis Software
Did you know that the structural dynamics package of the m+p Analyzer provides a complete set of tools for observing, analyzing and documenting the vibrational ...
NVH: m+p Analyzer Revision 5.1
m+p Analyzer 5.1, the latest version of our fully integrated platform for various NVH applications, is available now. The software enhancements provide you with greater ...
NVH Testing: m+p Analyzer in 2:30 Min.
m+p Analyzer makes light work of gathering dynamic data, displaying results, performing specialized analysis and generating customer ready reports.
Calibrating Your Measurement Hardware
As is very common within the industry an annual calibration is recommended to check that all is well with your systems and they are within manufacturers tolerances.
Multichannel Vibration Monitoring
There is a growing demand to monitor testing equipment and facilities during vibration and acoustic testing of large structures. System monitoring not only protects ...
Sound and Vibration Analysis in a Vehicle
Interior noise perceived in the passenger cabin is one of the most important factors in a customer’s determination of the total quality of the vehicle and largely influences
Random Kurtosis Control
Simulating random vibration provides a better insight into the effects that real world motion has on objects and systems, especially compared to sine testing.
Updating Faurecia’s Exhaust Systems Test Rig
Faurecia is a global player in the automotive industry with about 330 production sites and R&D centers worldwide. m+p international has updated and perfected the ...
Scalable Automatic Modal Hammer
Gathering knowledge of the dynamic properties (natural frequencies, modal damping, modal shapes) is necessary to develop better products characterized by ...
m+p Analyzer Refines London's Black Cab Design
The London Taxi Company (LTC) has recently been using the m+p Analyzer from m+p international to further improve the noise performance and passenger ...
High-Channel Count Vibration and Modal Testing of Spacecraft
The China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) is China's main spacecraft development and production facility with multiple subsidiaries. One of them, the Research Institute ...
Modal Analysis: Controlled Nonlinearities
Nonlinear techniques are the subject of ongoing structural testing research. This article deals with the construction, testing and correlation of a structure ...
m+p Analyzer, the Next Software Generation for NVH Applications
m+p Analyzer Revision 5.0 replaces the former SO Analyzer generations of m+p international’s flagship noise and vibration measurement, analysis and reporting software.
m+p Controllers Improve Quality of High Cycle Fatigue Testing
The Rolls-Royce Mechanical Test Operations Centre (MTOC) near Berlin performs mechanical and structural evaluation of gas turbine components during ...
Wind Turbine Blade Damage Detection
Wind turbine blades are exposed to continuously-varying aerodynamic forces, gravitational loads, lightning strikes, and weather conditions that lead the blade damage ...
Structural Testing and Strain Gauge Measurements
Experimental structural testing is necessary in a wide range of applications from airframes and sub-assemblies down to individual components such as turbine blades ...
MAHLE Uses m+p Vibration Controllers for Automotive Parts Testing
MAHLE is one of the largest automotive suppliers worldwide for engine systems, filtration, engine peripherals, and thermal management. They successfully use vibration ...
Vibration Testing of Rearview Mirrors
In everyday life who of us thinks about the fact that even unspectacular parts of the vehicle such as rearview mirrors have to be thoroughly tested?
Testing Acoustic Fatigue
Rigorous acoustic fatigue testing is crucial to ensure the resilience of spacecraft and their components. The Beijing Institute of Strength and Environmental ...
Qualification Testing of Laser-Firing ChemCam
NASA runs a number of spectacular current missions. Its Curiosity rover, for example, studies climate and geology on Mars and investigates its past habitability.
NVH Sunroof Testing
Noise and vibration tests are essential during design and product development to ensure the reliability, structural integrity and acoustic characteristics, not only ...
Bearing Fault Detection and Diagnosis
Specifically used for detection of defects in ball-race and roller bearings the Envelope Analysis function is a sensitive indicator of defects and can predict the ...
Bosch: m+p Vibration Control Systems since 1991
Bosch is the world’s largest independent parts supplier to the automotive industry. The Reliability Laboratory of the Robert Bosch Car Multimedia division in ...
Faster Multi-Shaker GVT Testing
In Ground Vibration Testing of aerospace structures sine excitation is very popular due to its good signal to noise ratio. The main drawback of this technique is the high ...
Road Load Simulation
Vibration testing is essential during design and product development of motor vehicles to ensure the reliability and structural integrity not only of the vehicle but also ...
Vibration Testing of Curiosity’s High-Gain Antenna
NASA runs a number of spectacular current missions. Its Curiosity rover, for example, studies climate and geology on Mars and investigates its habitability.
Prediction of Impact Noise
Impact noise characterized by high peak value and short duration is a very common source of noise in industry and in many cases it can be summed up in the noise ...
Mission to Mercury with the Help of m+p Vibration Controller
BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the still largely unexplored planet Mercury.
Automotive: High-Frequency Vibration Test Rig
The comfort characteristics of a vehicle are largely determined by the interior acoustics. To reduce noises generated within the cabin, elastomer mounts can ...
Novel Noise Prediction Technique Saves Time and Money
The redevelopment of a subway station in central London required the removal of a thick concrete slab, approximately 66 x 56 ft. To minimize the potential disruption, ...
Non-Destructive Quality Evaluation of Fruit
The Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT)in Thanjavur uses the m+p SO Analyzer software and the m+p VibPilot frontend for non-destructive ...
Ground Vibration Testing
Recently, m+p international supplied a complete ground vibration test system to a reputable customer who will use the system for mobile aircraft testing.
Johns Hopkins University APL Uses m+p Vibration Testing System
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (APL) in Laurel, MD has built and commissioned an entirely new building for spacecraft sized payloads as well as ...
Measuring Stress and Strain
Strain gauges are metallic foil grids on a flexible backing material which are glued to a test item‘s surface to measure tension or compression. Tension and compression ...
Wind Turbine Gearbox Testing
The gearbox of a wind turbine is often regarded as the weak link and requires especially thorough testing. Doosan Corporation Mottroll in South Korea chose m+p international's ...
Dragon Spacecraft Tested with m+p SO Analyzer
You saw and heard it in the news: In October the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship launched into space from Cape Canaveral to International Space Station.
Remote Control of B+K NEXUS Conditioning Amplifiers
m+p’s current VibControl Revision 2.11 (Windows 7 operating system, 64-bit version) now enables parameterization and remote control of ...
Vibration Testing: Multi-Sine
Newly implemented is multi-sine excitation into our VibControl shaker control systems. This test mode allows you to simultaneously sweep up to 10 sine tones at ...
Noise Testing of Wind Turbine Generators (IEC 61400-11)
Noise is an important factor in the development and deployment of wind turbines. To protect the environment, the level of noise emissions is strictly limited in many countries.
VibControl: Advanced Vibration Control Methods
Always striving to be a leader in the aerospace and defence testing m+p international recently added a number of new control capabilities to its industry accepted ...
Digital Acoustic Control Systems for NASA
m+p international inc. has recently been awarded a contract to provide NASA Plumbrook in Ohio with their Digital Acoustic Control Systems (DACS). m+p along with their partners ...
Siemens, Germany, utilizes m+p international's Coda at their turbo compressor test facility
Siemens, Germany, utilizes m+p international’s Coda solution for continuous data acquisition, data processing and real-time monitoring at their turbo compressor test facility.
Coda Utilized to Save Lives
m+p international’s partner All Temp Engineering recently fabricated and installed three coolers and three freezers at BloodSource, a not for profit company located in ...
