The University of Windsor Dedicates Test Lab to Brüel & Kjær

Oct. 1, 2010 - PRLog -- The University of Windsor’s Center for Engineering Innovation is Canada’s largest facility of its kind, covering all aspects of automotive engineering including equipment for Noise, Vibration, Harshness (NVH), Sound Quality (SQ) and structural analysis.

Dr. Colin Novak, Assistant Professor at the University says, “Brüel & Kjær is our preferred supplier of sound and vibration applications. Our relationship goes back many years and is a super example of how the University works closely with industrial partners. Our relationship is continuously evolving and deepening and as a public acknowledgement of our mutual success, the Faculty of Engineering within the Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering has decided to dedicate one of its test labs to Brüel & Kjær”.

Alun Crewe, Brüel & Kjær Vice President, Strategic Marketing, says, “Since Brüel & Kjær was founded, it’s always been our policy to work closely with universities around the world. Our relationship with The University of Windsor is a great example of how both the university and Brüel & Kjær can benefit. We greatly appreciate the Brüel & Kjær name being associated with one of the University of Windsor’s test laboratories”.

For more information about the University of Windsor, please visit: http://www.uwindsor.ca/about-the-university

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About Brüel & Kjær
Brüel & Kjær is a world-leading manufacturer and supplier of sound and vibration measurement systems. Brüel & Kjær helps its customers measure and manage the quality of sound and vibration in their products and in the environment. Focus areas are aerospace, space, defence, automotive, ground transportation, airport environment, urban environment, telecom, and audio.

Brüel & Kjær has an unparalleled portfolio of sound and vibration equipment, and is a renowned deliverer of innovative instrumentation, including sound level meters, microphones, accelerometers, conditioning amplifiers, calibrators, noise and vibration analysers and software. To see the full range of products and systems, please visit www.bksv.com.

Brüel & Kjær also runs a variety of training courses, from basic introductions to noise and it’s effects to more specialised classes teaching customers how to get the most out of their equipment. Free, online training courses - conducted by our expert engineers - run throughout the year too. For all course registration details visit http://www.bksv.com/courses.

Brüel & Kjær is a subsidiary of UK-based Spectris plc (www.spectris.com) that has annual sales of £787m and employs around 6,000 people worldwide in its 13 business units. Brüel & Kjær has 1150 employees worldwide, and is represented by sales offices in 55 countries.

For additional information please contact:
Heather Wilkins
Marketing Coordinator
Bruel & Kjaer
Telephone: 01763 255 780
Web: www.bksv.com
Email: heather.wilkins@bksv.com

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World-leading manufacturer and supplier: sound and vibration solutions for environmental noise measurements, building acoustics, vibration measurements and quality control for use in the automotive, aerospace, consumer industries, local authorities