Tom Achatz

Thomas Achatz, PE, holds a BS and MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MS in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Tom’s engineering experience includes 34+ years at General Motors in product assurance. At GM, Tom led a team responsible for developing test methods and requirements and validating components. Tom has published and presented many technical papers. Currently, Tom is a Product Development/Validation Consultant for Vibration Research.

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Presentation

Test to field correlation for accelerated vibration testing

Being intentional about identifying real failure modes is an effective use of product development resources. For vibration testing, this means measuring the right data and analyzing it to correlate an accelerated test or virtual twin to a known amount of usage. With the tools and know-how, using acquired data to arrive at an appropriate vibration test profile is achievable. This presentation will demonstrate how VR hardware and software deliver test profiles with field-representative results.