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title = "Instrumented Hammer"
author = ["Thomas Dehaeze"]
draft = false
category = "equipment"
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Tags
: [Modal Analysis]({{<relref "modal_analysis.md#" >}}), [Force Sensors]({{<relref "force_sensors.md#" >}})

And instrumented hammer consist of a regular hammer with a force sensor fixed at its tip.


## Manufacturers {#manufacturers}

| Manufacturers                                                                                                | Country  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| [PCB](https://www.pcb.com/sensors-for-test-measurement/impact-hammers-electrodynamic-shakers/impact-hammers) | USA      |
| [DJB](https://www.djbinstruments.com/products/instrumentation/impact-hammers)                                | UK       |
| [Dewesoft](https://dewesoft.com/fr/products/interfaces-and-sensors/accelerometers-and-modal-hammers)         | Slovenia |