Accelerated Testing of Light Industrial Machines 690601

Accelerated testing has become a very big tool in the product engineering of light industrial machines. Measurements and testing under field and lab conditions produce information to guide the designer on new machines and rapidly measure his success. The availability of advanced computer systems, tape recorders, lab test facilities and life prediction theory has improved the ability to predict life of the machine. This paper outlines some of these techniques being used at the present time.