ABOUT US

 

THE VIBE LAB is owned and run by William Drechsler.  Bill has worked in Environmental testing for 28 years.  He began his Environmental Test career at the General Motors Delco Environmental Lab based in Goleta, CA where he served as Lead Engineer for the last 8 years of  his 16.5 year tenure.  Bill continued at the same facility for 4 years after Litton Guidance and Controls bought the lab from Delco.  At Delco Bill ran vibration and shock tests for products ranging from gyro guided oil well drills, sea surface, underwater, automotive, Indy cars, air bags, transportation, packaging, armament, avionics, launch vehicle, and deep space.  Programs have ranged from unrestricted commercial development programs to the most stringent quality levels of NASA.  Bill has lived almost his entire life in Santa Barbara and holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, from U.C. Berkeley.

   THE VIBE LAB is pleased to offer Component and end item Vibration and Shock Testing services in Santa Barbara, California.  THE VIBE LAB is located in the foothills of the south coast, 100 miles north of Los Angeles, just 5 minutes from downtown Santa Barbara, CA.  We offer an alternative to the hidden expenses of staffing tests at distant locations, the tedious and time consuming packaging, shipping, and transporting of heavy and awkward test set-ups  - and the costly frustration involved with rescheduled or cancelled tests due to critical equipment inadvertently forgotten back at home. 

THE VIBE LAB specializes in ESS overnight services with optional pick up and delivery to your facility for local customers.  THE VIBE LAB welcomes operational Acceptance, Qualification, and Design Validation vibration and shock testing as well as response measurements for engineering in the lab or at your site. 

 THE VIBE LAB’s workhorse shaker system is a Ling B335 with a force rating of 18,000 force lbs with a 100 lb armature.  The system has two B335 heads, one in the vertical position and a second with a 48” x 48” slip table.  THE VIBE LAB also has a pneumatic driven AVCO shock machine for high g-level short duration tests not producible on the shaker.  

 

 

You will be surprised by your THE VIBE LAB experience.  You will be greeted by Bill who will direct you and your vehicle right into the lab.  He will then help you unload your product and equipment so that he can quickly get to work on your project without delay.  Or if you are local, Bill can pick up your test units, shake them and return them to your site.