A rocket engine only gets one first flight, so engineers instrument every static fire to catch a stress concentration or a structural fault before it becomes a failure. Mapping that stress distribution across engine structures and airframes falls to Vishay's Micro-Measurements CEA series strain gages. A weldable strain gage, spot-welded directly to metal, adds a second layer of coverage — surviving heat and vibration a bonded gage can't — so engineers can identify the root cause of a failure long before a vehicle ever reaches the pad.
Behind every static fire is The DNA of tech.®
With over six decades of experience developing components designed to withstand high temperature and humidity conditions, Vishay's components are engineered to ensure exceptional reliability, featuring such qualifications as AEC-Q100, AEC-Q101, and AEC-Q200.
Components withstand temperatures up to 180 °C in harsh environments
Industry's lowest RDS(on) optimized for gate drives
AEC, MIL qualifications and superior long term performance
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