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    Reliability Facilities

    Reliability Facilities

    Our test and measurement facilities

     

    1,000 m3 facilities at your service

    Detailed information about our test capabilities

    Dry Heat Testing
    (IEC60068-2-2)

     

    The Dry Heat test determines the suitability of products and/or components for transportation, storage and use under conditions of high temperature.

    Main failure modes generally associated with these tests are:

    • Material degradation
    • Discoloration

     

    This test provides a number of preferred severities at high temperature. The specimen can be placed either operating or non-operating in this environment.

    Cold Testing
    (IEC60068-2-1a)

     

    Cold Testing is used to determine the suitability of products and/or components for transportation, storage and use under conditions of low temperature.

     

    The test is primarily intended to observe the effect of constant low temperature (without condensation) on the device under test over a prescribed period.

     

    This test provides a number of preferred severities of low temperature (typically –10°C or -20°C or -40°C) and test duration (typically 1000 hours)

    Thermal Cycling Testing (IEC60068-2-14Nb)


    Thermal Cycling Testing (TCT) determines the ability of parts to withstand cyclical exposures to extremely low and extremely high temperatures. A mechanical failure resulting from cyclical thermomechanical loading is known as a fatigue failure. With this test we can simulate fatigue failures that might occur in your product.

    Thermal Shock Testing (IEC60068-2-14Na)

     

    Expose your product to alternating high and low temperatures to accelerate product flaws before it reaches your customer.  Our Thermal shock equipment exists of two chambers which can be controlled from -40°C up to +85°C for operational and +125°C for non-operational tests.

     

    Failure acceleration depends on the following test conditions:

    • The difference between high and low temperatures
    • The transfer time between the two temperatures
    • The dwell times at the extreme temperatures

    Damp Heat Testing (IEC60068-2-78)

     

    The Damp Heat test is applied to determine the suitability of products and/or components for transportation, storage and use under conditions of high humidity and high temperature.

    Main failure modes generally associated with these tests are:

    • Corrosion
    • Discoloration
    • Delamination / peeling
    • Cu / Ag migration

     

    This test provides a number of preferred severities of high temperature, high humidity. The specimen can be placed either operating or non-operating in this environment.

    Life Test Chamber (IEC60068-2-3)

     

    The Life Test chamber is primarily intended to observe the effect of high constant temperature on the specimen over a prescribed period.

    Main failure modes generally associated with these tests are:

    • Wear-out

     

    Because of the size of the chamber (153m3) almost all product sizes will fit.

     

    This test provides a fixed high temperature (+35°C ) and long test duration (typically 6000 hours or more).

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