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Newton’s ManikinPC physiological (Human Comfort) software update

ManikinPC (Manikin Physiology Control and Predictive Comfort) software is a closed-loop feedback control system for Newton thermal manikins that accurately mimics the human thermoregulatory system and provides metrics for comfort and sensation. In fact, any level of activity can be input and appropriate metabolic wattages will be imposed onto the manikin. At the core of […]

If you’re ever in the neighborhood…

Fisherman’s Terminal (located on Salmon Bay in the Interbay neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, just east of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and immediately west of the Ballard Bridge) was officially established in 1914 by the Port of Seattle as the home port for the North Pacific Fishing Fleet – which nowadays includes some of the […]

Manikin Whisperers

There are “dog people”, and there are “cat people”. You know who they are. You might even be one. But did you know that there are also “manikin people”? It’s true that our thermal manikins warm up to and work well with everyone, but some people seem to make a special connection – an immediate, unspoken bond. A manikin whisperer, […]

HVAC Development Roadmap: Aligning Your Simulation and Measurement Tools

As the transportation industry moves to higher levels of electrification and incorporates more sophisticated cabin climate control systems, tools to develop and validate performance must follow suit. Energy efficiency and occupant thermal comfort have risen to the level of importance previously reserved for cabin temperature. A recent post by ThermoAnalytics, our Calumet, MI colleagues, “Solving for […]

Manikin Dream Vacation

As we all know, it’s exhausting to be “on” all the time. Thermetrics manikins agree wholeheartedly with that sentiment! It’s hard being a manikin. There’s the constant demand of paying attention to every detail… the challenge of translating objective sensor data into what humans call “feelings”… the cheerful willingness to be uncomfortable so that others […]

Thermetrics Rents Manikins!

Thermetrics’ advanced Newton 26-zone sweating thermal manikin, STAN seat test manikin, and the HVAC Automotive manikin are available for rent/hire. These complete turn-key systems include manikin, laptop PC, ThermDAC control software, startup and training at the client facility, as well as ongoing technical support. Thermetrics has prepared these rental systems because there are times when a manikin rental makes more sense than […]

What can you test on a Newton?

Here at Thermetrics there is one question we get asked all the time… What can you test on a Newton? Let’s begin with jackets, shirts, pants, and vests, Underwear, outerwear, sleeping bag tests. Athletic gear, uniforms, three-piece suits, Firefighting bunker gear – helmet to boots. Clothes for hunting, fishing, and boating, Clothes for when you’re […]

Thermetrics Dynamic Hotplate System Generates Instantaneous Surface Heat-flux Measurements

A traditional sweating guarded hotplate, also known as a “skin model”, is designed to produce accurate, repeatable measurements of the thermal resistance (Rct) and vapor permeability (Ret) of textiles when tested under steady-state conditions. Traditional hotplates run into problems when used to test the performance of textiles in conditions that are NOT steady-state. Thermetrics new […]

When you care enough to give the very best…

Our Newton thermal manikins never ask for much. A little electricity… a bit of clean water… some help when getting dressed. Our Newton’s seldom complain and rarely ask for anything beyond the basic necessities, so if you’ve been wondering what the perfect Christmas gift might be for the Newton in your life, we’d like to recommend our […]

Manikin or Mannequin?

Throughout Thermetrics’ website, visitors will see that Newton, Nemo, ADAM, STAN, and our other anthropometric systems are called “Thermal Manikins.” Hmmm, you say, why aren’t they called “Thermal Mannequins”? They’re the same thing, right? In many European countries (and a good part of the Americas) a retail store display or fashion dummy is called a mannequin. That word has […]

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