Columbia Research Laboratories
Columbia Research Laboratories manufactures a broad variety of sensors and associated signal conditioning electronics that include force balance inertial-grade accelerometers and inclinometers, piezoelectric vibration and pressure sensors, strain gage aircraft mainframe fatigue sensors, precision linear variable differential transducers, and fiber optic sensors.
- 1.800.813.8471
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- 1925 Mac Dade Blvd.
Woodlyn, PA 19094
United States of America
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L.V.D.T Products
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Columbia Research Laboratories
Columbia's L.V.D.T.'s are designed for the most demanding high temperature military and industrial applications where maximum life under adverse conditions is required. The corrosion resistant stainless steel housing provides effective shielding to contain the magnetic flux within the transformer, as well as providing protection against external magnetic fields. Conservative design permits the use of these transducers well beyond their specific linear range with minimum loss of accuracy.
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Piezoelectric
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Columbia Research Laboratories
The Columbia product line of piezoelectric accelerometers is widely known for reliable performance, quality and ruggedness and is always expanding to meet the unique challenging and ever changing requirements of our customers. The selection of specifications, sizes and configurations is large and diverse and suitable for use on many applications requiring features such as, high performance, high accuracy, high temperature, seismic event, 4-20mA output, airborne, miniature size and general purpose use.
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Displacement Transducers - DC Operation
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Columbia Research Laboratories
The Columbia DDCP Series Transducers are completely self-contained displacement measurement systems that operate from a low voltage DC power supply or battery. They permit highly accurate readout and recording of an output signal directly without auxiliary signal conditioning electronics.
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Biaxial Linear Accelerometers
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Columbia Research Laboratories
The line of Biaxial Force Balance Linear Accelerometers available are 2-axis versions of our General Purpose, Low Noise and High Temperature, and High Performance Single axis Linear Accelerometers.
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Vibration/Temperature Transmitters
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Columbia Research Laboratories
Columbia's Solid State Loop-Powered Vibration and Temperature Sensors are specifically designed for industrial machinery monitoring. The Sensor continuously measures both vibration level and temperature, along with key machinery health parameters, and transmits the data directly into a PLC, providing accurate level monitoring and with support alarm and machinery shutdown capabilities.
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General Purpose
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Columbia Research Laboratories
This group of accelerometers is made up of the 3000 and 5000 Series. The 3000 Series are standard size units, including many with all welded construction, that are hermetically sealed for use in dirty and humid environments. The 5000 Series are smaller and lighter in weight than standard units. Characteristics are almost identical except that with miniature units higher natural frequencies and shock levels can be obtained due to their inherently reduced mass. Sensitivities, however are somewhat lower. High Temperature models are available that operate to +500°F. For best performance use with the Columbia Model 4601 Charge Amplifier or Model 5810 Inline Charge Converter.
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High Stroke/Length Ratio - AC Operation
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Columbia Research Laboratories
The Columbia H Series LVDT's provides an exceptionally high stroke-to-length ratio while maintaining excellent performance. With a linear range of +/- 1.0" to +/- 3.0" the H Series has found extensive application in position sensing and displacement measurement on large valves and remotely operated industrial process controls.
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Accelerometers
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Columbia Research Laboratories
The force balance accelerometer has a classical critically-damped, second-order frequency response. There is no peaking in the response but simply a smooth roll-off above the natural frequency. This property along with the excellent characteristics of the "HP" torquer design makes Columbia accelerometers the best choice for demanding applications where precise DC and near-DC measurements are needed in demanding shock and wide band vibration environments. Columbia force balance accelerometers are available to cover virtually all applications. Low noise, high output units can be used for seismic structure motion studies while miniature, high range versions are optimum for measuring more violent high G environments encountered in many industrial, aircraft and missile applications.
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Fiber Optic Pressure Seals
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Columbia Research Laboratories
Fiber Optic Pressure Seals are designed to provide a safe, convenient, reliable method of exiting fiber optic data lines through a structure while preserving the integrity of either a pressure or vacuum environment.
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General Inclinometers
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Columbia Research Laboratories
Columbia's SI-701 Series of Inclinometers are electronic tilt sensors based on Force Balance Accelerometer technology. They produce high level low impedance output proportional to the sine of the tilt angle. Model SI-701B is a low cost general purpose sensor that can be up-graded with the addition of the Columbia "HP" torquer system (SI-701BI) for greater accuracy and ruggedness. A bi-axial version of both units (SI-702B) is also available. The Model SI-701BI is designed with an output circuit made for 4-20mA data transmission systems for industrial applications. The model SI-701FND is a fluid dampened premium performance inclinometer designed to produce accurate tilt data in extreme shock and vibration environments. The latest addition in the line is Model SI-701WPBI, a waterproof (to 150 feet) inclinometer which operates from a +15 volt supply with 4-20mA output. A single power supply powers both the sensor and the 4-20mA line driver.
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Strain Sensors
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Columbia Research Laboratories
Columbia's foil strain sensors monitor the fatigue loading experienced by tactical aircraft under various conditions of speed, weight and missions configuration. Critical undercarriage structures and control surfaces may be monitored for fatigue damage induced by high-G maneuvers and high stress landings. These sensors are self-temperatures compensating, environmental resistant, have a high output, two active arms and are easily installed.
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Integrated
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Columbia Research Laboratories
Columbia's Integrated Accelerometers are completely self-contained vibration measuring systems having a built-in amplifier within the housing. Low output impedance allows operation directly into standard readout equipment without auxiliary signal conditioning. This type of accelerometer must be powered by a constant current power supply like Columbia's model 5421.
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High Performance Linear Accelerometers
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Columbia Research Laboratories
The sensors featured in Columbia's High Performance Force Balance Accelerometers offer extremely rugged, high performance accelerometers. These sensors are used in applications ranging from severe vibration and shock environments, to demanding missile and airborne applications and downhole well servicing applications. Columbia also offers high temperature and miniature High Performance Sensors.
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General Purpose - AC Operation
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Columbia Research Laboratories
The S Series LVDT's are Columbia's general purpose line of LVDTs. They are designed to sense linear displacement over the ranges of +/-0.04" to +/-0.30" and translate this motion into a precisely proportional voltage for measurement and control.
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Biaxial Inclinometers
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Columbia Research Laboratories
Columbia's Biaxial Inclinometers use the same force balance accelerometer technology used in our single axis inclinometers. These Biaxial Inclinometers are used in applications where dual axis tilt measurements are required. The SI-702B series is intended for use in applications such as platform stabilization, surface mapping and measuring tilt angles in remote locations. The SI-701AI series, is designed with an output circuit configuration made for use in 4-20mA data transmission systems.
