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Instrumentation
Dick Stern
Applied Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University PO Box 30, State College, Pennsylvania 16804
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Eckel Industries, Inc., Cambridge, MA, announces a new addition to their Acoustic Lay-in Panels (ALPs). Theses ceil- ing panels provide a simple and effective method for upgrad- ing/correcting the performance and appearance of acoustic ceilings in commercial, religious, and institutional facilities. With the introduction of the 2x2 or 2x4 "V" ridged style of ALPs (V-ALPs), additional degrees of ceiling design freedom has become available. Contact: eckel@eckelusa.com for more information.
Scantek, Inc., an ISO 17025 NIST/NVLAP accredited Calibration Laboratory announces the RION NX-28FT, a program card for RION’s newest sound level meter, the NA- 28. The NX-28FT turns the NA-28 into a capable FFT ana- lyzer with 8,000 lines resolution and 20 kHz frequency range (not changeable). The NA-28 can measure 1/3rd, 1/1/ octave bands simultaneously. In addition, the NA-28: meets ISO 1996-2:2007 Annex C; all pass and frequency provided simultaneously, inst, max, from 1 to 999 s; 100 dB dynamic range; hanning and rectangular weighting; sorts up to 20 “peaks” by level, then frequency; up to 40 x zoom; trig- ger–internal and external; stores on CF card; can optionally store wave form
Contact: www.scantekinc.com.
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