Fields of application for the MSR Data Loggers

There are many situations in industry and commerce where it becomes necessary to simultaneously measure and record various measurement parameters such as humidity, temperature, pressure, acceleration, vibration, shock, voltage, light etc. With their wide range of available measurement parameters, small size and large memory capacities, the robust data loggers from MSR Electronics GmbH provide an efficient solution for a multitude of different measuring tasks.

The following examples are just a small selection from a multitude of potential applications. 

Field

Application

Pilot monitoring, aircraft and flight attitude monitoring​

• Travelling in space: MSR Data Loggers on the way to the International Space Station ISS
• MSR data logger used for space medicine: Cell culture experiments in microgravity on board the military fighter jet aircraft F-5E “Tiger” of the Swiss Air Force
• The Edge of Space - an astrophysics experiment
• Data logger MSR145 for a Space Project for Central American Association of Aeronautics and Space (ACAE)
• Measuring aircraft structural usage using the Acceleration Data Logger MSR165

• Animal monitoring, monitoring of breathing, walking, standing, lying and sleeping behaviour
• Research Activities using the ART-MSR Method of Automatic Recording and Interpretation of Rumination and Feeding Behavior (PDF)
• Automatic health monitoring in dairy cows: Comparison of rumination activity records of pressure sensors and acoustic sensors (PDF)

• Special MSR data logger for soot particulate filter monitoring
• Stadler Rail using MSR165 Data Loggers to quantify rail transportation comfort

Customers working in these fields are some of the main users of MSR data loggers. For reasons of discretion, we are only able to publish a few example applications here. MSR data loggers are used in these industries for purposes such as the monitoring of technical plant and equipment, reduction of wear in installations, monitoring of process workflows, improving the performance of machines, dimensioning of bearings and dampers, noise reduction of motors, detection of imbalances, vibration measurements on refrigeration units, material tests, electronic transport monitoring, measurements for product development, fault diagnostics and research and development.

• Precise recording of dynamic mechanical stress: MSR165 data loggers assist with machine, workpiece and production optimisation
• Determining transportation stresses when shipping pallets or individual packages – user report by Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
• Monitoring of machines and apparatus in transit
• Data Logger MSR165 in use as diagnostic tool for vibration analyses on vibrating tables
• War on "sticky fingers" - with MSR measurement technology
• MSR165 Data Loggers to detect machine trouble quickly and accurately
• Vibrations: where, how and to what extent? User report MSR165 Data Loggers at u-blox AG.

Building services engineering, construction industry, architecture firms

• MSR145 for building monitoring, heating and climate monitoring
• Data Logger MSR165 for optimising the quality of concrete further
• MSR255 data loggers for investigating the causes of indoor issues

• MSR145 Data Loggers in food process engineering
• Transportation of foodstuffs

Chemistry, pharmaceutical industry, laboratories, health care, life science, medicine, medical technology

Patient monitoring, Prediagnostics and telediagnostics, Transport and storage of chemicals and drugs

• MSR Data Loggers: Quality monitoring of shocks and vibration immissions during road transport of highly sensitive medical devices
• MSR Data Loggers: Intelligent solutions for measurement tasks in laboratory and field
• Healthcare management
• High Altitude Sleep Disturbances Monitored by Actigraphy and Polysomnography (PDF)
• MSR Technology integrated in Pelvic Floor Trainer: The new Pelvictrainer® by Msys AG.
• MSR data logger used for space medicine: Cell culture experiments in microgravity on board the military fighter jet aircraft F-5E “Tiger” of the Swiss Air Force
• Fall detection by smart phone in older adults - with Data Logger MSR145
• MSR165 in use for medical technology: mini data loggers assist with workpiece optimisation
• *NEW* Recording measured data using MSR160 and MSR145 Data Loggers for optimising an electric golfing wheelchair by Otto Bock Mobility Solutions
• *NEW* MSR145 Data Loggers with acceleration sensors measure sitting activity on dynamic office chairs
• *NEW* MSR Budgetline Data Loggers used to monitor temperature of Pharmaceuticals in Transit or during storage.

Environment, energy, electricity, water treatment, solar technology

• MSR255 data loggers for environmental monitoring applications

Monitoring of the transportation and storage of sensitive goods of all types, e.g. foodstuffs, chemicals, precision machinery, works of art, electronics, film materials, glass etc. Temperature, humidity, air pressure, incident light and vibration/shock are recorded during transportation for instance - these are all relevant to assuring the quality of the goods and are essential in any liability or insurance matters.
 

• MSR165 Data Loggers: Collecting data for secure transporation
• Monitoring of various precision machines in transit – MSR165 Data Logger in use
• MSR Data Loggers: Quality monitoring of shocks and vibration immissions during road transport of highly sensitive medical devices
• Transportation of paintings – vibration measurements with a MSR165 Data Logger
• Monitoring of short-pulsed lasers in transit with a MSR145 Data Logger
• War on "sticky fingers" - with MSR measurement technology
• Transporting fragile paintings – developing new processes for efficient damping of shocks and vibrations
• eBay Magazine: Monitoring of parcel deliveries
• Risk assessment for shock and vibration immissions with new preventive strategies for transporting fragile paintings
• Determining transportation stresses when shipping pallets or individual packages – user report by Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
• MSR165 Data Loggers optimise transports for Trimos SA, manufacturer of precision measuring instruments

• MSR175 and 175 Plus [GPS] Application by CERN in Europe moitoring transportation shock recording with GPS data
   

• ​Risk assessment for shock and vibration immissions with new preventive strategies for transporting fragile paintings
• Climate monitoring of exhibits with MSR145 Data Logger
• Preventive conservation of art and cultural assets at the historic Zurich medical collection with Data Logger MSR145
• Transporting fragile paintings – developing new processes for efficient damping of shocks and vibrations
• Monitoring of works of art in transit – MSR145 Data Logger in use
• Risk assessment for shock and vibration immissions with new preventive strategies for transporting fragile paintings – MSR165 Data Logger in use
• Transportation of paintings – Fundamental aspects and vibration measurements during the transportation of artwork – with Data Logger MSR165

Monitoring of prototypes, quality measurements

• Measurement of acceleration forces in amusement parks
• MSR data logger used for space medicine: Cell culture experiments in microgravity on board the military fighter jet aircraft F-5E “Tiger” of the Swiss Air Force
• Measuring acceleration for avalanche emergency systems
• Fall detection by smart phone in older adults - with Data Logger MSR145

• Fitness centres: New Technology integrated in Pelvic Floor Trainer
• Measuring acceleration and deceleration of survival traps (Discovery Channel)
• Measurement of acceleration forces in amusement parks (Sat.1)
• Movement monitoring
• Water Skiing as an Extreme Sport. Swiss TV Information Magazine «Einstein» testing g-forces using MSR dataloggers.
• Spectacular acceleration measurements for TV magazine «Galileo»
• MSR Data Logger measuring g-forces in Formula 1 cars for TV magazine «Pro7MAXX»
• MSR165 Data Loggers measure g-forces at Airpatrol, producer of airbags
• Calculating the stresses on the knee when skiing - downhill racer Thea Waldleben measures g-forces by means of MSR165 Data Loggers

• NEW! Thermophysiological comfort of bicycle backpacks: MSR147WD Wireless Data Logger in use at VAUDE
• Measured data from the aircraft seat: MSR145WD Wireless Data Logger in use for the Lantal Textiles Company