News KIT AND TENGTOOLS WIN INNOVATION & NEW PRODUCT AWARD C
oplan and TengTools have announced that Coplan’s digital tool control solution, KIT, has won the Innovation & New Product Award at Electra
Mining Africa 2026, one of the continent’s leading industrial, mining and engineering exhibitions. The award recognises KIT’s combination of visual tool control, custom foam storage and digital asset management, helping industrial organisations gain greater control over their tooling. Working alongside TengTools’ Get Organised approach to workspace organisation, KIT addresses the growing need for visibility, accountability and standardisation across industrial operations.
SMARTER TOOL MANAGEMENT As industrial businesses face increasing demands for efficiency, compliance and operational control, effective tool management extends far beyond workshop organisation.
KIT combines digital tool management with TengTools’ storage systems and custom foam solutions to help businesses control tools and equipment without the complexity or cost of fully automated tracking systems.
Businesses can create and maintain digital asset registers, conduct rapid visual tool audits and report missing or damaged tools. KIT also supports the management of calibration records and compliance data, while helping organisations standardise tooling across teams, sites and departments. The result is a practical, scalable solution
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istler has launched KiBox Lab, its most advanced multi-channel charge amplifier for laboratory testing and other demanding measurement applications. Combining high-performance signal conditioning and filtering with versatile data acquisition (DAQ) and comprehensive digital connectivity in a single platform, KiBox Lab sets a new benchmark for precision measurements with piezoelectric sensors. The system delivers exceptionally low noise and drift, a wide input range and high-frequency bandwidth, enabling highly accurate and reliable measurements across a broad spectrum of testing and research applications. Test and measurement tasks in research and development regularly require high-precision sensors and measuring chains. Applications such as micro- vibration testing, cutting force measurement, wind tunnel testing and material testing benefit from highly accurate, quasi-static and dynamic measurements with piezoelectric sensors. These applications also require low-noise signal conditioning and high-end, integrated data acquisition systems. Typical users include the aerospace and machining industries, as well as academic research facilities.
designed to improve accountability, reduce tool loss and provide greater visibility over critical assets.
BUILT FOR INDUSTRIAL DEMANDS From mining and heavy industry to manufacturing, maintenance and engineering, every workplace has different tool control requirements. KIT offers a flexible approach that can be tailored to individual organisations, combining physical organisation with digital management. By bringing together organised storage, visual management and digital processes, businesses can establish consistent working practices and maintain control over tools across multiple teams and locations.
AWARD-WINNING INNOVATION The award marks a milestone for Coplan and TengTools, recognising their partnership and focus on practical solutions to industrial challenges. KIT continues to be deployed across sectors where organisations need greater visibility, control and accountability over tools and equipment. As the partnership develops, Coplan and TengTools aim to help businesses modernise tool management through practical, cost-effective solutions that deliver measurable operational benefits.
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thisiskit.com KISTLER LAUNCHES KIBOX LAB
To address these demanding requirements, Kistler has developed KiBox Lab (5280A), a next- generation multi-channel charge amplifier for laboratory and advanced testing environments. The all-in-one platform combines
advanced signal conditioning capabilities, including low-pass, high-pass and notch filtering, trigger functions and virtual channels, with versatile data acquisition (DAQ), Ethernet connectivity and digital interfaces such as a web user interface and REST API. While KiBox Lab is primarily designed for precision measurements with piezoelectric sensors, its 16 input channels can be flexibly equipped with general-purpose voltage input modules. In addition, support for piezoresistive sensors will be introduced through future input modules. The new KiBox Lab 5280A offers significant advances over the 5080A, Kistler’s previous high-end charge amplifier, in several key areas. First, it offers 16 freely configurable input channels instead of eight and incorporates a modular data acquisition system with integrated digital connectivity. For applications requiring
only signal conditioning, signals can also be routed via ±10 V analogue outputs. A second major benefit is the significantly improved drift performance. Drift levels have been reduced by approximately a factor of three compared with the 5080A, providing substantial advantages for quasi-static measurements. Additional highlights include exceptionally low noise levels and passive cooling, eliminating the need for a fan and allowing the instrument to be positioned closer to the unit under test.
Furthermore, the charge input range has been extended to ±1 to 3,000,000 pC, while the frequency bandwidth reaches up to 300 kHz (-3 dB). With a sampling rate of up to 2.5 MSps per channel, KiBox Lab is well suited to capturing highly dynamic measurement signals. The system also supports the Precision Time Protocol (PTP according to IEEE 1588), enabling precise synchronisation of multiple devices in complex test set-ups.
Kistler
www.kistler.com September 2026 Instrumentation Monthly
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