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  IN THIS ISSUE
  Ground Vehicle Testing
  No. 15/ July 2009

» Lead Story

Rolling at Wind Speed

» Materials Feature

Minimize measurement error and increase lab productivity with MTS Calibration

» Product Feature

New wheel force transducer enables fast, precise spindle load data acquisition for medium-duty trucks

Rolling at Wind Speed

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MTS helps develop the world’s first commercially available, full-scale rolling road wind tunnel.
  Despite increased demand from both racing vehicle and passenger car developers, no full-scale rolling road wind tunnel facilities have existed anywhere in North America, and no such facilities have been available for public use anywhere in the world. Thanks to a partnership between MTS, Windshear Inc., and Jacobs Technology this void in the marketplace has been successfully filled.

Jeff Bordner, Site Manager at Windshear, talks about how MTS, Windshear and Jacobs Technology combined talents to create the world’s first commercially available, full-scale rolling road wind tunnel facility.

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Materials Testing Feature
Minimize your error risks and optimize lab productivity with MTS Calibration Services. Our state-of-the-art, A2LA-accredited Metrology Laboratory and expert field and factory calibration capabilities will provide you with a solid foundation for all measurements, while keeping your test equipment calibrated to industry standards.

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Product Feature



Acquire complete spindle load data in hours, not weeks, with the new MTS SWIFT® 45 sensor designed specifically for medium-duty trucks.
 
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