Category: Commtest

New brochure spotlights Commtest Customer Success Team

Posted by Rick Laney – July 27, 2009

Knoxville, Tenn. – Commtest_CoverWhen Commtest, Inc., the global leader in vibration analysis technology, wanted to launch a new business division, it called on Ackermann PR to create the new company’s first corporate capabilities brochure.  The Commtest Customer Success Team helps other companies achieve operational excellence through asset optimization and advanced maintenance technology. 

Commtest’s innovative and affordable vibration analysis products bring reliability within reach of all companies. Now, thanks to the Commtest Customer Success Team, companies will receive all of the benefits of a well run reliability program - including world class productivity gains and financial benefits – with record breaking speed.  With a mountain climbing theme, the new brochure highlights how Commtest’s Customer Success Team guides some of the world’s largest and smallest companies to record-breaking reliability heights.  Call Commtest toll free at 877-582-2946 for a copy of the new Customer Success Team brochure or visit www.commtest.com.

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Commtest’s Ascent 2009 Vibration Analysis Software Released

Posted by Rick Laney – July 1, 2009

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -  Commtest, Inc. changed the way the world looks at vibration analysis when it introduced its innovative line of affordable vibration analysis and data acquisition products in the 1990s.  Now a good thing is getting better.

Coming off a record-breaking year when Commtest doubled the size of its Knoxville headquarters and placed more than 800 portable and vbOnline® systems globally, Commtest announced this week that its Ascent® 2009 Software is now available.  Building on the success of its award-winning Ascent® 2008 R2 Software, Commtest says the new software offers performance improvement and enhancements for its customers.

In addition to all of the functionality that won the Ascent Software a prestigious Plant Engineering Product of the Year Award in 2007, the new version of Ascent provides an extended Internationalization Engine with expanded language support and an enhanced universal plug-and-play driver for USB communications with instruments.  Other improvements include attached file schedule entry (the ability to attach external documents), improved reporting options and enhanced database utilities that eliminate duplicate entries.

Commtest also announced this week that it has released new device firmware for the vbSeries® vibration analyzers and new vbOnline®.  The vbSeries® of products from Commtest delivers the core features and functions that maintenance professionals need in a vibration analyzer without the complexity and cost typically associated with vibration analysis equipment.  Commtest’s products have opened the door for many small- and mid-sized companies to benefit from advanced maintenance practices that only large corporations could afford in the past.

Commtest’s complete line of innovative equipment includes vibration data collectors, portable vibration analyzers and permanently-installed online machinery surveillance systems – all sharing the user-friendly software interface, Ascent.  The company also has a comprehensive services division that helps customers maximize their return, get started with the equipment in hours and provides a complete range of training services.

The new Commtest Ascent 2009® Software is available to registered users at www.commtest.com. Commtest Instruments Ltd. is based in Christchurch, New Zealand and the company maintains a U.S. Headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Commtest Continues to Grow – Hires New Technical Director and Product Manager

Posted by Ryan Willis – June 29, 2009

Rod AcklinDr. Robin Williams

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Commtest, Inc., the global leader in vibration analysis technology, has hired Rod Acklin as Product Manager and Dr. Robin Williams as Technical Director.

Rod Acklin worked in the vibration analysis industry for 18 years as a design and application engineer, product manager and project manager before being named Product Manager for Commtest. Prior to that, he ran a production facility for eight years. Since 1996, Acklin has worked in design and support of Commtest’s family of Reliability products. He is a Vibration Institute Category II Vibration Analyst and has successfully launched numerous vibration instruments and analysis software packages.

Dr. Robin Williams brings extensive experience in research, product design, strategic planning and corporate change management to his new role as Technical Director for Commtest. With a background in electronics and bio-medical engineering, his career spans medical robotics research, design of award-winning portable data products, leading design teams, directing global strategic technology initiatives and corporate management. He most recently led the expansion of a remote monitoring and control company into the agriculture and utilities sectors. Williams also led research and development for HumanWare, the leader in information technology for people with visual and learning disabilities, where he was over product development, technology strategy and market research.

Coming off a record-breaking year when Commtest doubled the size of its Knoxville headquarters, introduced the new Ascent® 2009 Vibration Analysis Software, launched the new vbRemote® service and moved into new Global headquarters in New Zealand, Commtest continues to expand in size, offerings and capabilities. For more information, visit www.commtest.com.

Commtest Instruments Ltd. is based in Christchurch, New Zealand and maintains its U.S. Headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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