Asian Review of Mechanical Engineering (ARME) is a half-yearly international peer-reviewed journal of Mechancial Engineering. One of the objectives of this journal is to disseminate knowledge on various research issues connected with the topics include, but are not limited to:

Statics and dynamics
Strength of materials and solid mechanics
Instrumentation and measurement
Thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy conversion, and HVAC
Combustion, automotive engines, fuels
Fluid mechanics and fluid dynamics
Mechanism design (including kinematics and dynamics)
Manufacturing engineering, technology, or processes
Hydraulics and pneumatics
Engineering design
Product design
Mechatronics and control theory
Material Engineering
Design engineering, Drafting, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) (including solid modeling), and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

Springs are inevitable part in many mechanical systems. Currently spring stiffness measurement is carried out mostly using some mechanical devices with hydraulic systems and analog measuring instruments. But these systems are much more costly for smaller industries. This paper presents a work of designing and fabrication of a small scale spring stiffness measuring machine. Here load application is done by conventional method, i.e. using hydraulic system. Use of sound sensors instead of scales and gauges makes it more compact and less expensive than any other apparatus. Additionally, using electronic components make this system flexible for more add-ons and gives better user interface. All the components used for this system are available in low cost. At the end, the results of measurement of stiffness by using machine and by theoretical method are compared.