Users Group

The following is a partial list of Xcite Systems users and their primary excitation applications.

User Region Primary Application
 

Aircraft and Aerospace Industries

Aerospatiale France Commercial Aircraft GVT
Agusta Italy Helicopter gear box testing
Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation USA Aircraft anti-skid braking system evaluation
Allied Signal - Aircraft Landing Systems USA Braking system dynamic model verification
Ball Aerospace Corporation USA Braking system dynamic evaluation
Boeing Aerospace USA Military aircraft ground vibration testing
Boeing Shared Services Group USA Machine tool chatter and stability studies
Boeing Vertol USA Helicopter active damper testing
British Aerospace England Missile system dynamic testing
General Electric - Evendale USA Aircraft engine turbine blade fatigue testing
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation USA Aircraft braking system dynamic evaluation
Martin Marietta USA Missile system dynamic load testing
MBB Germany Airframe dynamic evaluation
MBB Helicopter of Canada, Ltd. Canada Helicopter rotor dynamic studies
Pratt & Whitney USA Turbine engine bearing evaluation
Rockwell International USA Missile delivery system GVT
Solar Turbines Incorporated USA Turbine engine bearing evaluation
 

Automotive

A.O. Smith Corporation USA Automotive frame modal analysis
B.F. Goodrich USA Truck tire dynamic testing
Bayrische Motoren Werke Germany Vehicle Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness testing
Blue Bird Body Company USA School bus dynamic response studies
Borg Warner Automotive USA Anti-lock brake dynamic testing
Bridgestone Tires Japan Automotive tire noise reduction
Bridgestone/ Firestone, Inc. USA Vehicle tire tread vibration comparisons
British Leyland England Vehicle Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness testing
Changchung Automotive Research Institute China Linear and Torsional drive train NVH studies
Fiat Italy Modal Model damping correlation studies
Ford Motor Company Australia Automotive Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
Ford Motor Company England Automotive Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
Ford Motor Company Germany Automotive Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
Ford Motor Company USA Automotive Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
Freightliner Test Center USA Truck cab vibration isolation studies
G.M. Powertrain Division USA Truck transmission dynamics testing
General Motors Corporation England Automotive Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
General Motors Corporation USA Advanced manufacturing research
General Motors - Cadillac Division USA Automotive Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
General Motors - Milford Proving Grounds USA Dual channel Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
General Motors - Milford Proving Grounds USA Torsional drive train Noise/ Vibration
General Motors Corporation - Opel Germany Advanced manufacturing research
GKN England Automotive axle torsional dynamics testing
Goodyear Tire & Rubber USA Tire Noise/ Vibration testing
Hankook Tire USA Tire modal characterization
Harley Davidson Motor Company USA Three channel motorcycle ride simulation
Hino Motors Japan Truck Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
Honda Motors Corporation USA Vehicle Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness testing
Honda Motors Japan Gasoline engine torsional dynamics
Isuzu Motors Japan Vehicle Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness testing
Kenworth Truck Company USA Truck frame modal correlation
Kia Motors Korea Automotive Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
Kochi Japan Automotive component testing
Mazda Japan Vehicle noise reduction
Millbrook Proving Ground, Ltd. England Automotive component testing
Mitsubishi Motors Japan Truck engine mount testing
Nissan Diesel Japan Diesel engine torsional dynamics and damping studies
Nissan Japan Truck Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
NKK Japan Automotive component testing
SAGA - Parelli Tires Italy Diesel engine torsional damper testing
Peterbilt Motors Company USA Truck frame modal correlation
Suzuki Japan Motorcycle vibration reduction
Toyota Japan Automotive Noise/ Vibration/ Harshness
Volkswagen Germany Exhaust system fatigue studies
Yamaha Japan Motorcycle vibration reduction
 

Consultants and Test Laboratories

CSA Engineering USA Satellite vibration testing
CSA Engineering USA Three channel high frequency motion simulator
Datasyst Engineering and Testing Services USA Construction equipment load testing
Delta Acoustics Denmark Torsion excitation of wind turbines
Det Norske Veritas Norway Offshore platform vibration testing
Good Samaritan Hospital USA Building vibration isolation testing
International Technegroup, Inc. USA Industrial vibration consulting
Manitoba Research Council Canada Power generation consulting projects
Manta Corporation USA Off road vehicle vibration testing
Materials Characterization Laboratory USA Jet engine ceramic bearing wear studies
National Engineering Laboratories England Vibration qualification studies
National Institute of Standards & Technology USA Residential dwelling earthquakes studies
Ontario Research Foundation Canada Oil exploration equipment evaluation
Rush Engineering USA General industrial vibration consulting
Sandia National Laboratories USA Nuclear system dynamic testing
SDRC England Automotive suspension test consulting
SDRC USA Steel mill ventilation fan testing
SES Technical, Inc. USA Trouble shooting of steel mill vibration problems
Southwest Research Institute USA Oil field structural evaluations
Toronto General Hospital Canada Human ear response to rotational motion
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USA Minuteman missile silo nuclear near miss studies
Yard Ltd., Consulting Engineers Scotland Submarine structure borne noise evaluation
 

Defense Industry

Agency for Defense Development Korea Classified
AMTE England Military vehicle dynamic studies
FMC Corporation, Ordnance Division Engineering USA Ordinance systems vibration isolation
Hamilton Standard Division of United Technologies USA Satellite active vibration isolation studies
Naval Construction Research England Ship hull modal studies
Naval Engineering Test Establishment Canada Weapon systems modal characterization
Naval Underwater Systems Center USA Submarine structure borne noise isolation systems
Naval Weapons Center USA Torpedo vibration characterization
U.S. Army Corpus Christi Army Depot USA Army ordinance delivery system vibration testing
 

Process and Industrial Product Industries

AGIP Italy Oil field equipment structural evaluation
Bailey Controls Company USA Industrial control equipment vibration screening
Beloit Corporation Italy Paper machine vibration damping systems
Beloit Corporation Poland Paper machine vibration damping systems
Beloit Corporation USA Diesel engine noise and vibration control
Bendix - Industrial Group, Warner & Swasey USA Industrial gear box gear noise studies
Conoco, Inc. USA Petroleum process vibration trouble shooting
Defiance - Noise & Vibration USA Industrial vibration reduction
e.i. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc. USA Chemical plant piping vibration studies
Erving Paper USA Paper machine vibration damping systems
ITT Grinnell Corporation USA Industrial valve vibration and fatigue studies
Kusters Germany Paper machine vibration damping systems
Lucky Goldstar Industrial Systems Co. Korea Process machinery vibration control
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Japan Heavy industrial equipment modal analysis
Nuovo Pignone Italy Industrial gear box gear noise studies
Pacific Pumps Division USA Industrial pumping systems vibration analysis
Phoenix Products USA Offshore platform lighting systems vibration screening
Reliance Electric Company USA Electric motor dynamics
The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company Canada Paper machine vibration damping systems
The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company Italy Paper machine vibration damping systems
The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company USA Paper machine vibration damping systems
Timken Company USA Roller bearing non-linear loading studies
Valmet-Karlstad AB Sweden Paper machine and food processing vibration damping
Whirlpool Corporation USA Appliance vibration control studies
 

Machine Tools

Bryant Grinder USA Chatter evaluation of grinding machines
China National Machinery & Equipment Corp. China Dynamic studies of aerospace composites
Cincinnati Milacron USA Chatter troubleshooting of milling machines
Ingersol Milling Machine USA Dynamic load simulation of vertical mills
Pratt & Whitney USA Cutting tool chatter correlation with machine dynamics
The Geason Works USA Dynamic investigations into gear tooth cutting chatter
Warner & Swasey Company USA Chatter studies in vertical boring mills
White Sundstrand USA Chatter excitation of turning mills
 

Off Road and Construction Equipment

Caterpillar Technology Center USA Vehicle simulation correlation studies
Fiat Allis Italy Roll over structure dynamic testing
Fiat Allis USA Structure borne noise simulation
International Harvester USA Combine vehicle dynamics
J.I. Case USA Tractor modal excitation
John Deere USA Tractor suspension simulation
John Deere Technical Center USA Component testing and simulation
Komatsu Japan Bulldozer steering vibration evaluation
 

Power Generation Equipment

Atomic Energy of Canada Canada Inertial mass excitation of generators
Babcock & Wilcox USA Steam piping dynamics troubleshooting
Detroit Edison USA Foundation and bearing pad modal studies
Electricite de France France Four channel modal excitation of turbine foundations
GE Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory USA Modal analysis of recirculating pumps
General Electric Power Systems USA Continuous torsional excitation of turbine rotors
Hitachi Japan Inertial mass excitation of turbines and generators
KWU Germany Excitation of power plant piping systems
Mcgraw Edison USA Modal studies of gear reduction systems
Mitsubishi Electric Japan Modal analysis of turbine rotors
Ontario Hydro Canada Inertial excitation of dams and switch gear foundations
Pacific Gas and Electric Company USA Generating plant auxiliary equipment trouble shooting
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant USA Bearing pedestal dynamic studies
South Africa Power Authority South Africa Inertial excitation of foundations and bearing pads
Tennessee Valley Authority USA Modal evaluation of power distribution towers
Toshiba Japan Torsional excitation of turbine rotors
Turbo Research USA Troubleshooting in power plants
Westinghouse Electric Corporation USA Continuous rotational excitation of turbine rotors
Wisconsin Electric Power Company USA Vibrational cleaning of slag deposits on heat exchangers
 

Railroad Equipment

Association of American Railroads USA Development of dynamic models of rail cars
British Rail England Modal analysis of rolling stock
General Motors Corporation USA Vibration and noise reduction of diesel locomotives
Pullman Standard USA Ride quality studies of suspension systems
 

Shipbuilding Industries

Japan Shipbuilding Japan Hull dynamics correlation studies
Mitsui Shipbuilding Japan Underwater inertial excitation of ship propellers
Sumitomo Shipbuilding Japan Superstructure inertial excitation
 

Steel Industries

British Steel Plc. England Rolling mill torsional dynamics troubleshooting
Kobe Steel Japan Steel handling machinery dynamic studies
U.S. Steel USA Cold rolling mill vibration reduction
 

Universities and Research Institutes

Chuoh University Japan Machine tool dynamics research
Dartmund University Germany Automotive suspension simulation
Eindhoven Technical High School Netherlands Tool chatter research
Georgia Institute of Technology USA Helicopter bearing load simulation
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium Machine tool chatter research
Korea Standards Research Institute Korea Industrial vibration reduction research
Lehigh University USA Power transmission structures and equipment
Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory Japan Aircraft bearing dynamic loading
Michigan Tech USA Automotive suspension dynamics and damping simulation
Ohkuma Japan Machine tool research
Purdue University USA Machine tool chatter research
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Netherlands General modal analysis research
Southeastern University China Inertial excitation of turbine bearings
Tennessee Technological University USA Bearing dynamics
Texas A&M University USA Jet engine bearing dynamics
Tjing Ling Industrial Research Institute Taiwan Power generation equipment
University of Cincinnati USA Machine tool troubleshooting and dynamics education
University of Dayton USA Automotive braking systems research
University of Manchester England Machine tool research
University of Saskatchewan Canada Oil exploration vehicle dynamics
University of Sheffield England Machine tool chatter research
University of Southampton England Industrial vibration reduction research
University of Wisconsin USA Power distribution equipment dynamics