Axle Torque Measurements

On-vehicle measurements are a critical part of the design validation process when developing a new vehicle.  One important test is measuring torque through drive axles.  These torque measurements can be made on half-shaft axles for front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive vehicles, or Read More …

The Advantages of Thermocouple Amplifiers in the Medical Industry

MSC Thermocouple Amplifier Technologies  For decades, Michigan Scientific Corporation (MSC) has been an industry leader in developing thermocouple amplifier products for testing in the automotive, agricultural, and military equipment industries. As the medical technology sector grows and advances, MSC is well-poised to provide precise, Read More …

Using Wheel Force Transducers for Vehicle Dynamics

Vehicle dynamics testing plays a key role in advancements to the automotive industry. Michigan Scientific offers important instrumentation used in vehicle dynamics: the Wheel Force Transducer (WFT). The Wheel Force Transducer is capable of measuring all wheel forces and moments, Read More …

Converting Wheel Pulse Transducer Outputs to Analog Voltages

To complement our new High Resolution Wheel Pulse Transducer (WPT) encoder product, Michigan Scientific Corporation is offering an add-on to convert encoder pulses to proportional voltages.  The EC-LV (Encoder Conditioner – Linear Voltage) reads the Phase A, Phase B , Read More …

New Product Alert! | New Wheel Force Transducer Model – LW65

For over 60 years, Michigan Scientific Corporation (MSC) has made amazing strides in the process of improving great products, so that they can better serve our customers. We are excited to announce a new model of Wheel Force Transducer (WFT), Read More …

Wireless Telemetry Instrumentation in Electric Vehicles

The development of electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles, collectively known as “EVs,” has become a multi-billion dollar industry. It is no wonder vehicle testing and instrumentation companies are working hard to quickly adapt to the new changes and requirements Read More …

Which thermocouple amplifier is right for me?

There are many considerations when choosing a Michigan Scientific thermocouple (TC) amplifier product; mounting, channel count, TC type, input range, and accuracy are the main concerns.  In Part Two of our two-part blog series, we will discuss how to choose Read More …

Why do I need thermocouple amplifiers?

Michigan Scientific Corporation (MSC) offers a variety of thermocouple amplifier products.  We strive to meet our customers’ requirements for different thermocouple types, input/output ranges, and measurement accuracy.  In this first of a two-part blog series, we will start with examining Read More …

State of the Art Machine Shop

Michigan Scientific Corporation (MSC) wasn’t always the state-of-the-art machine shop and assembly facility that it is today.  MSC grew from humble beginnings in the home basement of our President, Hugh Larsen over 60 years ago.  Since the basement workshop, MSC Read More …

Load Cells in Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications

Michigan Scientific Corporation’s (MSC) Load Cells can be used in a wide variety of applications. From high loads with heavy equipment, to precise, small load changes in delicate applications, MSC Load Cells are the ideal measurement tool for a large Read More …