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Brüel & Kjær

Sound & Vibration

Measurement

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Presenter

• Martin Alexander P.E.

• Solution Manager Telecom Audio

• Senior Sales Engineer

• BSME Cooper Union

• SMME MIT

• 10+ years consulting in sound and

vibration

• 32 years with Brüel & Kjær

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The Brüel & Kjær Mission

We help our customers measure and manage

the quality of sound and vibration in their

products and in the environment

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The Brüel & Kjær History

Per V. Brüel

1942-1960 1960-1980 1980-1992 1992-2012

Viggo Kjær

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License to Trade, 27th Nov. 1942

Stamped

4th Dec. 194228. November 1942

Cash Book

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Three Partners

Viggo Kjær (Development)

Per V. Brüel (Sales)Holger Nielsen (Production)

� Manager of production in early decades

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First Products

• TubeVoltmeter (VK), (Type 2401)

• Constant Percentage Bandwidth Analyzer

(PVB) (Two was built)

Ca. 1938 - 1939

Brüel & Kjær, Civilingeniører

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Covering the Sound and Vibration Market

Our expertise is measuring sound and vibration.

Brüel & Kjær is engaged in two major domains:

Industrial

(emission)

Environmental

(immission)

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Sound and vibration test systems

ServicesNoise measurement and monitoring

Transducers

Best-in-Class Products…

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Some of Our Customers

Automotive Telecom/Audio EnvironmentalAerospace

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Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration

• The world’s largest Sound and Vibration company

- 25% market share

• 1050 employees, 420 in Denmark

- 200 R&D engineers world wide

• 90 offices/agents in 55 countries

- Fully owned sales and support offices in 13 countries

- 8 Accredited Calibration Centres

• The only true global

service organisation within

the S&V industry

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Spectris plc – The Parent Company of Brüel & Kjær

• UK-based Spectris is the parent company of 16 worldwide

business units

• Sales of €1.3 billion in 2011

• 5,700 employees worldwide

• Brüel & Kjær is part of the Test and Measurement segment

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Building the Sound & Vibration Industry

Major achievements:

• World-class microphones

• Developing new analysis tools and

techniques

• Biggest R&D effort in the industry

• Creating international standards

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Dedication to Sound and Vibration

• With 70 years of dedication to

sound and vibration, the Brüel & Kjær trademark

has become synonymous with:

– Top quality

– High-precision

– Reliable solutions

– Customer involvement

– Innovative technology

– Unique knowledge within sound and vibration

– Global organisation with highly skilled employees

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Brüel & Kjær in our daily lives: Mobile Phones

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Brüel & Kjær in our daily lives: Cars

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Brüel & Kjær in our daily lives: Flat Panel TVs

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Brüel & Kjær in our daily lives: MP3 Players

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Brüel & Kjær in our daily lives: Powergen

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If you want to know more

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