Cambridge Collaborative, Inc.

Cambridge Collaborative, Inc. is a research, development and consulting firm. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was founded in 1971. The firm provides engineering services in vibration and acoustics to clients in both the public and private sectors.

The company works in three main areas. Its consulting work covers general noise and vibration problems and statistical energy analysis, known as SEA. Its testing work is diagnostic acoustic and vibration testing. The site gives reverberant acoustic chamber testing, wind tunnel testing and no-cost-field acoustic testing as examples.

The company also develops and sells software for noise and vibration design and prediction. According to the site, its Site Acoustics product covers noise mapping and industrial noise monitoring for data centers and industrial sites.

The staff includes mechanical, acoustical, and aeronautical engineers, most of whom hold advanced degrees. The site says the firm has held contracts with federal and local government agencies. Its overhead rates were set by the U.S. Government Audit Agency.

The site lists past clients including the US Navy, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Electric Boat, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cummins, the US Air Force, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Owens Corning and International Truck. It also says the firm has played a major role in bringing statistical energy analysis to industry since 1975.

Visitors can call the company at (617) 876-5777. The contact page has a form with choices for consulting, software, testing or support. The firm asks people to send a few details about their noise and vibration project.