We are Prosig. This is our blog, where we share knowledge and best practices with engineers, researchers and academics across the world. We design, manufacture and sell systems to measure and analyse noise & vibration.
You can find Prosig’s main website here.
Who Are Prosig?
Prosig was founded in 1977 by staff from the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research (ISVR) at the University of Southampton. We supply reliable, high-quality measurement systems and offer support, consultancy, rental and training services.
We have assisted companies, defence organizations, F1 teams, power generators, universities, and research organizations worldwide for five decades.
Prosig is a part of CMTG. The group’s capability helps us provide complete engineering solutions across various disciplines and market sectors. Partners, resellers and agents support businesses across the globe.
We are passionate about sound and vibration measurement. We needed high precision and high integrity tools to measure and analyse sound and vibration. Nothing we found was good enough, so we made our own.
Who Are CMTG?
CMTG brings quality, innovation, and service to a range of precision markets. CMTG specialises in vibration analysis and the science of structural and rotating machinery condition monitoring for the aviation, defence, automotive, and power industries. CMTG offers a wide range of system capability, innovation, and over 45 years of experience. They provide the technologies and services to optimise complex systems, identify potential failures and help our customers plot solutions, reduce costs and improve safety.
CMTG is made up of Helitune, Semia, SEI, Beran, Prosig, and DJB. and has local sales and support facilities in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and the USA.
Read about our bloggers
Adrian LincolnAdrian Lincoln is an Applications Specialist at Prosig and works on signal processing applications, training and consultancy. He was formerly a Research Fellow at the Institute of Sound & Vibration Research (ISVR) at Southampton University. He is a Chartered Engineer and member of the British Computer Society and Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
Chris MasonChris' early love of computers & technology (Sinclair ZX80's, Commodore PETs & Apple ]['s) grew into a career in software development, product development, team leadership, web development, and marketing. He is now General Manager at Prosig, part of CMTG. Chris graduated with an HND from Portsmouth Polytechnic and in 2019 completed an Executive MBA at the University of Winchester where he focused on innovation and strategy.
DJB InstrumentsDJB specialise in vibration sensors and accessories. DJB manufacture accelerometers, associated instrumentation, and calibration services.
Don DaviesDon Davies graduated from the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) at Southampton University in 1979. Don specialises in the capture and analysis of vibration data from rotating machines such as power station turbine generators. He created and developed the PROTOR system and is Applications Group Manager at Prosig. Don is a member of the British Computer Society.
Dr Cindy (Xin) WangCindy has a BSc from the Dept of Jet Propulsion at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a Masters from the University of Sheffield in Mechanical Engineering and an MPhil/PhD from the University of Southampton for her thesis “Computational aeroacoustics of slat track system”. Cindy has extensive experience working in Automotive and joined Prosig in 2019 as an Applications Engineer.
Dr Colin MercerDr Colin Mercer was formerly at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), University of Southampton where he founded the Data Analysis Centre. He then went on to found Prosig in 1977. Colin was MD and Chairman of Prosig for many years. He retired as Chief Signal Processing Analyst at Prosig in December 2016. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
Dr Mike DoneganMike graduated from the University of Southampton in 1979 and then went on to complete a PhD in Seismic Refraction Studies in 1982. Mike then joined Prosig as a special applications engineer. He spent forty years at Prosig, researching & developing new algorithms and assisting customers with data analysis issues, until his retirement in 2024.
James WrenJames Wren was Sales & Marketing Manager for Prosig Ltd until 2019. James graduated from Portsmouth University in 2001, with a Masters degree in Electronic Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer and a registered Eur Ing. He has been involved with motorsport from a very early age with a special interest in data acquisition. James is a founder member of the Dalmeny Racing team.
John MatheyJohn Mathey graduated with a MS degree from the University of Toledo in 1972. John gained over 35 years of experience with instrumentation, measurement, and analysis. Twenty-five of those years were spent at Ford Motor Company solving and providing training for vehicle noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) issues. He was a technical specialist at Prosig USA, Inc. where he provided technical support to Prosig customers in the USA. Sadly, John passed away in 2022.
Justin FosterJustin is Development Group Manager at Prosig having joined as a Software Engineer in 1998 after graduating from Southampton University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. As Development Group Manager, Justin oversaw all product development at Prosig and managed the software development team. He left Prosig in 2023.
ProsigSpecialists in systems for acoustic and vibration measurement, analysis, and testing within the automotive, aerospace, defence, manufacturing, and power industries. The company designs and develops its own products and its engineers have decades of experience in solving real-world noise and vibration problems for major organizations throughout the world.
