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Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California     - 16 August 2006-

Test Devices will be attending and displaying at the Aerospace Testing Expo 2006 in Anaheim, California. Dave Woodford, our Vice President, knows that the services offered by Test Devices are of substantial value to manufactures and users of turbomachinery components and systems from all over the world. By attending the Expo, we can present our unique abilites to potential customers more directly and give those customers the opportunity to ask more detailed questions and understand better how we can save money for them over their product's lifetime. Come visit us this November 14th, 15th and 16th in The Convention Center. We will be at booth 1609 where you can meet us and we look forward to showing you how we can add value to your company.

Hudson, MA    - 15 March 2006-

Test Devices has announced the availability of its Dynamic Spin Rig with its own page on this site. It is the result of many years of R&D and the assembly of many technoligies into one piece of equipment that substantially advances the state of the art. We invite you to view our page about this outstanding piece of test equipment. If you would like further information, please contact us and one of our sales engineers will be pleased to discuss your application and how we may help you achieve you design goals.

Hamburg, Germany    - 28 February 2006-

Test Devices will be attending and displaying at the Aerospace Testing Expo 2006 in Hamburg, Germany. Vice President, Dave Woodford, feels that the services offered by Test Devices are of substantial value to manufactures and users of turbomachinery components and systems from all over the world. By attending the Expo in Los Angeles last year and now in Hamburg this year , he feels we can present our unique abilites to potential customers and give those customers the opportunity to ask more detailed questions. Our services can save a company money over their product's lifetime. Come visit us this April 4th, 5th and 6th in Hamburg and let us tell you how. Click the link to the right to register. We will be in Booth 456 and we look forward to meeting you and adding value to your company.

Hudson, MA    - 30 November 2005-

Test Devices completed evaluation testing of two damper design improvements for a low pressure turbine rotor assembly. Like the original testing, performed in February 2005, the new damper designs were installed in the completely assembled low pressure turbine and tested at engine orders ranging from 3EO to 44EO with temperatures up to 1000°F. The high temperature excitation (HTE) method used during the damper evaluation again proved to be an excellent method for evaluating damper performance, as it provided the customer with more useful information than traditional test methods.

In addition to testing the improved damper designs, endurance tests were also performed to determine the effect a blade coating has on blade life. Test Devices' excitation testing technique exposed the low pressure turbine blades to 10,000,000 high cycle fatigue (HCF) cycles. TDI’s proprietary speed control method enables the blades to be held “on-resonance” for long periods, permitting the accumulation of large numbers of HCF cycles.

Long Beach, CA    - 8 August 2005-

Test Devices will be attending and displaying at the Aerospace Testing Expo 2005 in Long Beach California. Vice President, Dave Woodford, feels that the services offered by Test Devices are of substantial value to manufactures and users of turbomachinery components and systems from all over the world. By attending the Expo, he feels that we can present our unique abilites to potential customers more directly and give those customers the opportunity to ask more detailed questions and understand better how we save them money over their product's lifetime. Come visit us this November 8th, 9th and 10th in Long Beach. We will be in Booth 13010 and we look forward to meeting you and showing you how we can add value to your company.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base    - 15 April 2005-

Test Devices has been awarded an SBIR (Small Business Incentive Research) phase II contract to continue the research into simultaneously applying both high thermal and mechanical stresses to rotating components during low cycle fatigue spin testing. This two year contract will build upon the success of the previous phase I contract, which proved this technology as viable. Known as TMF (Thermal Mechanical Fatique) testing, it subjects a real jet engine high-pressure-compressor-disk to both thermal and mechanical stresses in a spin test system - at the same time. Once mature, this technology will provide designers with an important new tool to accurately calculate component fatigue life.

Hudson, MA    - 15 February 2005-

Test Devices completed evaluation testing of a damper design for a low pressure turbine rotor assembly. The fully bladed rotor, instrumented with strain gages, was successfully tested at engine orders ranging from 3EO to 44EO with temperatures up to 1000°F. The high temperature excitation (HTE) method used during the damper evaluation proved to be an excellent method for evaluating damper performance. HTE provided the customer with more accurate and useful information than “bench testing” which had been performed prior to spin testing. Additional testing of optimized damper designs is scheduled for this summer.

Hudson, MA    - 11 January 2005-

Test Devices successfully performed a high energy burst test of a high pressure turbine disk. The fully bladed high pressure turbine disk, weighing several hundred pounds, was successfully contained in Test Devices 48 inch spin test chamber. The burst test included both real-time measurement of the rim growth of the turbine disk and a high speed video recording of the burst event. The customer received vital data regarding the diametrical growth of the disk throughout the speed range and up to the point of burst. Additionally, the exceptionally clear high speed video recording provided the customer with critical visual data of the failure event.

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November 14, 15, 16, 2006
Anaheim Convention Center, California
Booth 1609

What's New: This Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004

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