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Ford FDS Case Study

How to Predict Life-Expectancy of Equipment

Ford Motor Company and Vibration Research teamed up to solve a unique product development and vibration testing challenge.

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Ford engineers needed to identify if they were over-testing their product. If so, they needed to select a test type that would best determine the product’s longevity. Download the case study to learn about:

  • Ford Motor Company’s test scenario and concern
  • Vibration Research’s proposed testing method: the Fatigue Damage Spectrum (FDS)
  • How the FDS software solved Ford’s testing challenge