Trusted for 40+ Years

Engineering Monitoring & Testing Solutions

Trusted by aerospace, defense, transportation, and packaging engineers for 40+ years.

  • Shock & Vibration Recorders and DAQs up to 50kHz Sampling
  • Purchase or Fast Short-Term Rentals
  • Engineering support from experienced shock, vibration & equipment specialists
Trusted • Proven • Reliable

If It’s in Motion We Can Measure It

  • Airborne Data Acquisition
  • Shipping & Packaging Validation
  • Transportation and Logistics Monitoring
  • Demanding Field Testing Environments
  • Engineering-Grade Analysis Software Included
  • High Speed Shock, Pressure, Strain, Torque
  • Direct Access to Engineering Support
  • 40+ Years Experience
  • Used in NASA, Aerospace, Defense & Packaging Applications
  • GeoSynch™ GPS Event Correlation
Explore Shock Recorders

Capture Every Shock & Vibration Event

Self-contained data recorders that monitor shipments, equipment, flights and tests, giving you hard evidence of what really happened.

  • Tri-Axial Sensing + Other Sensors
  • Long Battery Life
  • Temperature, Humidity & Pressure
  • DynaMax™ Engineering Software
Explore EDR-5

High-Speed Dynamic Recording & Analysis

Rugged, Portable IEPE-compatible Sensor recording systems supporting up to 50kHz/channel sampling for demanding laboratory and field measurement applications.

  • PSD analysis
  • Shock Response Spectrum (SRS)
  • Transmissibility Capability
  • Filtering
  • Waveform analysis
  • Integrated Engineering DynaMax™ Suite Software
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Customers Who Use IST Instruments

The World’s Most Demanding Programs

  • NASA
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Boeing
  • Raytheon
  • Northrop Grumman
Products

Shock & Vibration
Recorders up to 50kHz

From flagship high-speed DAQ systems to more affordable shipment recorders — purchase or fast short-term rentals, with DynaMax™ analysis software included.

Flagship EDR-5

01 EDR-5

Flagship Rugged, High Speed 50kHz DAQ & Monitoring System

Advanced battery-powered recorder for shock, vibration, pressure, strain, force, torque, dynamic response, field testing, transportation monitoring, and impact measurement applications and more.

Flagship · 6-Channel EDR-5D

02 EDR-5D

High Speed DAQ & Monitoring System (6 Channel)

Advanced battery-powered recorder for shock, vibration, pressure, strain, force, torque, dynamic response, field testing, transportation monitoring, and impact measurement applications and more.

15-Channel EDR-15FieldDAQ™

03 EDR-15FieldDAQ™

Standalone High Speed Long Life Field DAQ

Long life, high-speed, 15 channel field data acquisition package. Records 15 simultaneous IEPE transducer channels at 50kS/s per channel for 7+ days on battery, with no laptop or external power needed while recording.

Ultra-Long Battery EDR-L32™

04 EDR-L32™

Ultra-long Battery Life, Precision Low-g Transportation Recorder

Affordable Performance Ultra Low Power Low Shock Recorder

Add-On GeoSynch™

05 GeoSynch™

GPS EDR Event Correlation

Shipment Event Location & GPS Correlation System

Software DynaMax™ Suite

06 DynaMax™ Suite

Advanced Analysis Software for EDRs

Included with every new recorder purchase or rental — PSD, SRS, transmissibility, probability density functions, filtering, event spreadsheets and more.

Compare every recorder side by side

Channels, sample rate, memory, GPS, battery life & best use.

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Industries & Applications

Trusted for monitoring & testing applications involving aerospace, defense, transportation,
logistics, energy, industrial equipment & laboratory testing.

DynaMax™ Suite Software

A competitive advantage, included with every recorder.

DynaMax™ Suite is included with every new recorder purchase or rental and offers a wide selection of user interface and advanced analysis features.

01

Power Spectral Density

Computes & displays PSDs of selected vibration data. Export to CSV for laboratory vibration controller import. Easy cursor GUIs for quick amplitude, frequency & g-rms measures.

02

Shock Response Spectrum

Generates & views SRS of selected event data in seconds — no software integration or programming required. Apply field data to an array of single degree-of-freedom models.

03

Transmissibility Analysis

Analyze how a structure transmits energy, used in conjunction with PSD analysis. Evaluate package cushioning, suspension systems, and more.

04

Integrations & Derivatives

Computes & displays first and second integrals of acceleration waveforms (velocity & displacement) and waveform jerk (1st derivative).

05

Digital Filtering

Low pass, high pass, band pass, band stop — Butterworth, Chebyshev, Chebyshev II. Specify type, cutoff frequency, and filter order.

06

Drop Height Module

Package drop height computation from recorded free fall and impact data. Includes package animator — investigate energy absorption and generate drop reports.

07

Probability Density Functions

Computes and displays sample PDFs of time histories — excellent for normality testing of field data. Compare to Gaussian distribution with computed correlation coefficient.

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Event Spreadsheet & Sorting

g-peak, g-rms, max, min, avg, duration, ΔV and crest factor. Powerful data sorting, filtering, and editing tools. Histograms, statistical summaries, and CSV export.

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Power Spectral Density

Computes & displays PSDs of selected vibration data. Export to CSV for laboratory vibration controller import. Easy cursor GUIs for quick amplitude, frequency & g-rms measures.

Specifications

Windows XP through Windows 11 • Full waveform graphics & cursor manipulation • CSV export • C++ scripting for custom algorithms • Drop height & damage boundary analysis.

Why IST?

Why Engineers Choose IST

01

40+ Years' Experience

Over four decades serving customers around the globe with precision, reliability and responsive support.

02

Real-World Field Expertise

Engineers who know transportation, field and laboratory measurement first-hand.

03

Aerospace & Defense Usage

Trusted on NASA, Lockheed, Boeing, and defense programs where failure is not an option.

04

Rugged Field-Proven Systems

IP67-rated, battery-powered instruments built for demanding field and transport environments.

05

Advanced Analysis Software Capability

DynaMax™ Suite included with every recorder — PSD, SRS, transmissibility, and more.

06

Configurable Instrumentation

From 2g low-level monitoring to 500g high-impact drop measurement, configurable to your application.

07

Fast Rentals

Purchase or fast short-term rentals — with direct access to engineering support.

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Engineering Support

Real engineers. Real labs. Direct access to shock & vibration specialists.

Product Comparison Matrix

Find the right recorder for your application

Waveform capability, sample rate, memory, GPS, environmental sensing, event capacity, and battery life — all in one view.

Product #Chs Max Rate Memory GPS(*) Deg/%RH Max Events Max Rec Time(**) Battery(**) Best For
EDR-15FieldDAQ™ 15 50kHz 160GB — — — 7D+ High-Speed Multi-Channel Field DAQ
EDR-5 3 50kHz 32GB 1mil+ 44D 90D+ Advanced Measurements
EDR-5D 6 50kHz 64GB 1mil+ 44D 90D+ Advanced Measurements
EDRL-32™ 3 4kHz 32MB 2000+ >60min >3M General Transport, Long Term & Fleets
EDR-3C 3 3.2kHz 4MB 5.3k 8min 30D Transportation & General Testing
EDR-3D 6 3.2kHz 8MB 5.3k 8min 15D Transportation & General Testing
EDR-6DOF 6 3.2kHz 8MB 5.3k 8min 15D Motion Analysis
SnapShock-Plus™ Event 1.2kHz >1MB Deg 26.6k N/A 21D Impact Monitoring
ShockTimer N/A N/A N N/A N/A 4M Long Term Transport
(*) Integrated GPS available. (**) Waveforms @ 2kHz sample rate, using low-power sleep when available, continuous recording, no triggering.
Engineering Resources

Covering Decades of Testing History

Real application notes and case studies from NASA, Sandia, USDA, NSWC, and beyond. Click any title to download the article.

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Battery Life — A Competitive Feature

Recorder Battery Life Comparison

Expected operating duration under typical recording conditions. From high-speed multi-channel DAQs to ultra-long 120+ day transport monitors.

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If It’s in Motion, We Can Measure It

From satellite transportation to airborne vibration and crash testing, IST delivers high-performance recording solutions for demanding Aerospace & Defense applications. The EDR-5 and EDR-5D provide reliable measurement and recording for critical shock and vibration environments.

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