The phrase “Good things come in small packages” is true! Small satellites, also known as CubeSats, are being launched at a record pace with the successful February 15, 2017 launch of 104 satellites of which 88 were Planet Labs’ Dove satellites collectively known as Flock‐3p, aboard an Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. This amazing launch followed the successful June 22, 2016 launch of 12 Planet Labs’ Flock‐2p satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. These spacecraft are shoebox‐sized satellites placed into lower Earth orbit to provide imaging data.

The Sentek Dynamics team enjoyed meeting attendees at the 2016 Automotive Testing Expo in Novi, Michigan. Visitors stopping by the booth were able to preview a complete vibration test system provided by Sentek Dynamics.

Sentek Dynamics hosted its Fall 2016 Sales and Training Meeting for North American Representatives September 19 – 21, 2016 at its offices in Santa Clara, CA.  Participants learned about new products and gained hands-on experience with electrodynamic vibration test equipment using an 11,000 lbf Sentek Dynamics’ demonstration system and Crystal Instruments’ controller.

Sentek Dynamics completed the installation of a 14,300 lbf water-cooled system with a 60x60 inch high-pressure slip table and 60x60 inch head expander with load support and guidance at a major Silicon Valley technology company.  Systems features included a long-stroke option (3.0 inch) and air-isolation mounts to eliminate the need for a seismic floor.

Sentek Dynamics and our sister company Crystal Instruments was recently featured in the March 2016 issue of Sound & Vibration magazine. Click on the picture below to download a full copy of our featured article, "What's Required to Bring Vibration Testing In House?".

In the new flick The Martian, vibration testing becomes a matter of life and death, survival or starvation, when a supply probe bound for Mars and loaded with nourishment for our lonely red planet hero (Matt Damon) fails mid-launch. Prepare for movie spoilers.

Sentek Dynamics and its sister company Crystal Instruments participated in the thirteenth Automotive Testing Expo North America displaying their latest products and technologies designed for today’s demanding environmental test requirements that ensure manufacturer’s products meet the highest standards for product quality, reliability, durability and safety. 

(Santa Clara, Calif. – June 10, 2015)  –  Nano-satellite developer Aquila Space has formed a strategic partnership with Crystal Instruments and Sentek Dynamics to test a prototype of its three-spectral-band imager, the primary payload of a 6U CubeSat scheduled to launch at the end of 2015.