Vishay Precision Group - Company - Press - VPG Announces Micro-Measurements Division’s European Training Session Schedule for 2012

MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA — Feb. 15, 2012 — Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE: VPG) today announced its Micro-Measurements division’s European training session schedule for 2012. Held at VPG’s Micro-Measurements facilities in Basingstoke, UK and Heilbronn, Germany, these practical courses are designed to train customers in the proper use of strain measurement techniques.

The Micro-Measurements courses provide excellent hands-on training for those who use, plan, supervise, or instruct others in stress analysis techniques. Courses being conducted in 2012 include sessions focusing on strain gages, instrumentation, and transducers.

2012 Training Schedule for Basingstoke, UK:

Date	Workshop	Fee (+ VAT)
Feb. 7 – 8	Strain Gage	£495 + 20% VAT
Feb. 9	Instrumentation	£270 + 20% VAT
April 17 – 18	Strain Gage	£495 + 20% VAT
April 19	Transducer	£270 + 20% VAT
June 12 – 13	Strain Gage	£495 + 20% VAT
June 14	Instrumentation	£270 + 20% VAT
July 17 – 18	Strain Gage	£495 + 20% VAT
July 19	Instrumentation	£270 + 20% VAT
Sep. 11 – 12	Strain Gage	£495 + 20% VAT
Sep. 13	Transducer	£270 + 20% VAT
Nov. 20 – 21	Strain Gage	£495 + 20% VAT
Nov. 22	Instrumentation	£270 + 20% VAT

2012 Training Schedule for Heilbronn, Germany:

Date	Workshop	Fee (+ VAT)
March 6 – 7	Strain Gage	685€ + 19% VAT *
June 26 – 27	Strain Gage	685€ + 19% VAT *
June 28 – 29	Experimental Stress Analysis	685€ + 19% VAT *
Oct. 9 – 10	Strain Gage	685€ + 19% VAT *
Oct. 11 - 12	Instrumentation	685€ + 19% VAT *
* A combination of any two training sessions: 1150€ + 19% VAT

The Strain Gage workshop serves as an introduction to strain gages and their terminology. The Wheatstone bridge and its uses are discussed, in addition to surface preparation techniques, adhesive systems, leadwire attachment techniques, and the testing of gage installations.

In the Instrumentation workshop, basic systems and the Wheatstone bridge are reviewed. Participants will learn about multiple-channel systems, signal-to-noise ratios, A/D converters, dynamic data acquisition, aliasing and filters, constant voltage and current, leadwire effects, and instrument calibration and linearity.

The Transducer workshop explores the basic Wheatstone bridge, in addition to bending, tension/compression, and shear and torsion measurements. Topics covered include choosing materials, gages, and adhesives, in addition to a practical session on bonding and wiring. Simple compensation techniques are reviewed, as well as testing, protection, and calibration.

In the training course for experimental stress analysis, participants will learn how to make proper determination of mechanical stresses through strain gage measurement and how to validate their calculated results using knowledge of the strengths of various materials and structures. The curriculum includes an overview of various material strengths and guidelines for how to perform experimental stress analysis tests. The course is complemented by references to real-world examples and case studies from industrial measurement practice.

In addition to the regularly scheduled courses, Micro-Measurements is able to bring the same curriculum to customer premises throughout Europe by special arrangement. For more information on our training programs and for registration purposes, please contact:

Basingstoke: + 44-(0)125-646-2131, mm.uk@vishaypg.com;

Heilbronn: + 49-7131-39099-0, mm.de@vishaypg.com.

About Micro-Measurements

The Micro-Measurements division of Vishay Precision Group is an industry leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of sensors for high-precision strain measurement. Micro-Measurements offers a full complement of strain gages, data acquisition systems, PhotoStress equipment and coatings, and supplies necessary to obtain accurate, reliable stress data. Our products are used throughout the industrialized world — both in the practice of stress analysis and as the sensing elements in a wide variety of transducers for measuring physical variables (weight, force, torque, pressure, etc.).

About Vishay Precision Group

Vishay Precision Group (VPG) produces sensors based on precision resistive foil technology, and sensor-based systems. It provides vertically integrated products and solutions for multiple growing markets in the areas of stress, force, weight, pressure and current measurements. As a spin-off from Vishay Intertechnology, VPG’s decades-long track record encompasses innovations in foil precision resistors, current sensors, and strain gages, which have served as a foundation for VPG’s more recent expansion into strain gage instrumentation, load cells and transducers, weighing modules and complete systems for process control and on-board weighing. Vishay Precision Group may be found on the Internet at www.vishaypg.com.