Name

MB Dynamics

Legal name

MB Dynamics, Inc.

Website

https://mbdynamics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vibration Testing Equipment

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Military Aerospace Ground Support Equipment (GSE) & Test Systems (IMABAMAL), Formation, Testing & Quality/Metrology Equipment for Batteries (EUAFABAK)

Keywords

• Vibration test systems
• Electrodynamic shakers
• Modal exciters
• Accelerometer calibration
• NVH testing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Vibration Test Equipment and Systems: Sale of vibration test hardware including exciters, shakers, controllers, calibration systems, and complete turnkey testing solutions. Products include Squeak and Rattle test systems, modal exciters, shaker systems, dynamic controllers, and transducer calibration equipment.
2. Engineering Services: Test engineering consulting, field service, and test laboratory support provided by 25+ year experienced experts. Services include test method development, road data acquisition, dynamic testing, training, calibration protocols, and troubleshooting.
3. Test Lab Support Programs: Three-tiered support programs (Level 1, 2, 3) offering spare parts, factory repairs, onsite visits, ISO recertification, and direct engineering assistance beyond standard warranty.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MB Dynamics designs, manufactures, and sells vibration and motion test equipment, including electrodynamic shaker systems, modal exciters, dynamic controllers, and automated accelerometer calibration systems, paired with proprietary software (Win475, BSR Suite, MB Millenium, SMTS Software). The portfolio covers buzz-squeak-rattle (BSR), NVH, steering, suspension, battery pack (RESS), modal/structural, and transducer calibration applications. The company complements its hardware with engineering consulting, field service, and tiered test-lab support programs delivered by personnel with 25+ years of industry experience.

Product overview

MB Dynamics offers a comprehensive portfolio of vibration test systems, equipment, and engineering services for noise and vibration testing applications. The product portfolio centers on excitation and motion test hardware including electrodynamic shakers and exciters (Energizer Series for BSR testing, Modal exciters from 25N to 4000N, C-Series and PM-Series shaker systems), paired with MB Millenium dynamic control systems for single and multi-axis vibration control. Specialized test systems address specific applications: Squeak and Rattle Test Solutions with BSR Suite software, Steering Module Test Systems (SMTS) with driver simulators, Suspension Component Test Systems, Battery Pack RESS Vibration Test System, and Transducer Calibration Systems including Win475 multi-DUT automated calibration systems. All products integrate with proprietary Win475 software and NI DAQ hardware. The portfolio is complemented by industry-exclusive test engineering services, field service, and three-tiered test lab support programs. Products support automotive, aerospace, industrial, civil engineering, and academic sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BSR Energizer Series (Black, Blue, Red, Silver) Extremely quiet electrodynamic vibration exciters for buzz, squeak, and rattle (BSR) automotive testing. Four models with distinct peak force and maximum payload specifications. Operating background noise below 28 dB(A) meets Noise Rating Curve 18, GMW14011, GM7293TP, BMW PR311-2 and PSA specifications.
• Squeak and Rattle Test Solutions Comprehensive BSR test systems supporting 1-6 axis quiet excitation, including full vehicle, sub-system, component, and material compatibility testing, used by automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers for NVH engineering and S&R prevention.
• Battery Pack (RESS) Vibration Test System Vibration test system for verifying the ongoing quality of rechargeable energy storage systems (battery packs) used in electric vehicles, supporting EV battery road load testing requirements.
• Steering Module Test Systems (SMTS) Non-hydraulic steering test systems for evaluating rattle, NVH and performance in EPS, EPHS, EPAS, MDPS, HPS, ADAS and automated driving steering architectures, including test simulators, driver simulators, rack load simulators and component test benches.
• Suspension Component Test Systems Test rigs for noise characterization, NVH, and performance evaluation of passive and active suspension components for automotive applications.
• Modal Exciters & Amplifiers (Modal 25, 50A, 110, 250A, 500, 1000) Modal exciters ranging from 25N to 4000N force output for modal and structural testing applications, with Ethernet control of remote amplifiers. The Modal 50A has over 1,300 installations worldwide, the best-selling model in the industry.
• MB Millenium Dynamic Control Systems Vibration and force control systems for single and multi-shaker configurations, supporting Time History, Random, Sine, Linear, and Rotary control modes with MIMO multi-axis control.
• Shaker Systems (C-Series, PM-Series) Electrodynamic shaker systems for vibration testing from 100N to 22kN force output, including quiet BSR shakers, modal shakers, and air bearing shakers for calibration applications.
• Transducer Calibration Systems Automated accelerometer calibration systems supporting ISO 16063-21, including air bearing exciters, Win475 calibration software, and multi-DUT calibration capabilities for high-volume sensor manufacturing and ISO 17025 quality assurance.
• Model BHP/EPB Brake Hydraulic Pressure and Electric Parking Brake Test Bench Test bench for automotive brake hydraulic pressure and electric parking brake systems R&D, accurately measuring and controlling hydraulic pressure and EPB power levels per GMW16316 procedures.
• In-Car Driver Simulator Non-hydraulic in-car driver simulator for testing steering systems, detecting road-excited column and rack rattles, functional noises, NVH issues, durability and steering performance for EPS, EPHS, EPAS, MDPS, HPS, ADAS and AD steering technologies.
• CAL25HF High Frequency Air Bearing Vibration Exciter High frequency air bearing calibration exciter with operating bandwidth of 3 Hz to 20 kHz, beryllium armature, automatic payload re-centering, and ISO 16063-21 compliance for accelerometer calibration up to 70mm diameter and 910 grams.
• Lateral Excitation Stand Modal exciter support stand reducing experimental modal survey measurement errors, compatible with MODAL 50A and MODAL 110 exciters, supporting up to 60 kg suspended load with horizontal or vertical positioning.
• Test Engineering Services Industry-exclusive engineering services including test method development, road data acquisition, modal testing, S&R evaluations, accelerometer calibrations, sound quality testing, and vibration troubleshooting, provided by experts with minimum 25 years of field-proven industry experience.
• Field Service Onsite customer testing and data acquisition support, including in-field diagnosis, troubleshooting, and remediation of vibration, noise and dynamics problems across thousands of installations.
• Test Lab Support Program (Levels 1, 2, 3) Three-tiered support program beyond standard warranty: Level 1 (spare parts, factory repairs, onsite visits), Level 2 (adds ISO 9000 re-certification), Level 3 (adds hands-on test engineering assistance from an application engineer).

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% time savings with MULTI-DUT CRASH-CAL automated calibration systems versus single-DUT methods
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Embassy Global LLCcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 December 2018Worldwide strategic partnership with 20-year strategic technical marketing experts. Embassy Global is 100% woman-owned and all-virtual, based in Buffalo, New York with worldwide presence. They are recognized industry experts in automotive and aerospace testing products, markets, and applications. The partnership supports MB Dynamics' growth and global expansion efforts, particularly in Europe, Asia Pacific and beyond.
• E-HengcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChina-based partner promoting MB Dynamics electrodynamic testing shakers at Automotive Testing Expo Shanghai. Jason Wang represents MB Dynamics in China, supporting sales and customer assistance throughout the region.
• Searls Enterprises, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMichigan sales representative covering the specific automotive testing market in Michigan. Owner Roger Searls represents MB Dynamics at trade shows and handles local sales inquiries.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brüel & Kjær (HBK): Brüel & Kjær (now part of Hottinger Brüel & Kjær, HBK) is a direct competitor in vibration test and acoustic measurement equipment, offering shakers, modal analysis systems, and acoustic/BSR test solutions to the same automotive OEM and Tier-1 customer base as MB Dynamics.
• MTS Systems: MTS Systems (now part of Amphenol) manufactures electrodynamic shaker systems, vibration test controllers, and calibration equipment that directly overlap with MB Dynamics' C-Series/PM-Series shakers and Modal exciter lines, serving automotive, aerospace and civil engineering test labs.
• Data Physics Corporation: Data Physics is a direct competitor in dynamic signal analyzers, vibration controllers and shaker systems, competing head-to-head with MB Dynamics' MB Millenium control platform and electrodynamic shakers in structural and environmental vibration testing applications.
• TIRA GmbH: TIRA is a German manufacturer of electrodynamic shaker systems, vibration test systems and calibration equipment, directly comparable to MB Dynamics' C-Series and PM-Series shakers and used by the same automotive/aerospace test laboratories.
• Crystal Instruments: Crystal Instruments manufactures vibration controllers, dynamic signal analyzers and modal analysis systems that compete directly with MB Dynamics' MB Millenium control systems and Modal exciter ecosystem, with comparable automotive and aerospace test customers.
• IMV Corporation: IMV is a Japanese manufacturer of electrodynamic and hydraulic vibration test systems, including shakers and controllers, directly comparable to MB Dynamics' C-Series/PM-Series shakers and MB Millenium controllers and a significant competitor across MB Dynamics' APAC customer base.
• Kistler Group: Kistler produces piezoelectric accelerometers, force sensors and calibration systems that overlap with MB Dynamics' transducer calibration portfolio (CAL25HF, CAL25AB) and serve the same automotive sensor QA, crash test, and NVH customer base.
• SPEKTRA Schwingungstechnik und Akustik: SPEKTRA is a German specialist in vibration test and calibration systems, including shakers and accelerometer calibration, with direct overlap to MB Dynamics' calibration exciter and vibration test product lines for automotive and aerospace applications.

Emerging players

• Dytran Instruments: Dytran manufactures piezoelectric and IEPE accelerometers and vibration sensors used in crash, NVH and modal test applications, partial overlap with MB Dynamics' calibration and accelerometer-focused product lines rather than full systems competition.

Broad incumbents

• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Test & Measurement / Vibration): Thermo Fisher's Materials & Structural Analysis / Test & Measurement division offers vibration and acoustic test solutions as part of a much broader scientific instrument portfolio, providing a large incumbent alternative to MB Dynamics' specialty automotive vibration test systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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