Sound bites: A roundup of what's new in the global NVH assessment market

摘要

The automotive sound and vibration assessment market is growing - it grossed USD256 million last year - but much of the testing equipment on offer is getting smaller to ease portability and the refinement engineers' task. Size is, however, relative, Visteon, for example, has a 'portable' NVH dynamometer that moves from location to location in the back of an articulated truck Having been available in the USA for a couple of years - it was used to help develop the Ford F-150 pickup, among others - this flexible noise lab is now under consideration for a move into Europe, too.