Capabilities, Facilities and Equipment

Capabilities, Facilities and Equipment

EMC Regulatory
  • 10-Meter Chambers
    • 3-meter, 10+ ton capacity turntable
    • Radiated emission 10K-18GHz
    • Conducted emission 10K-30MHz
    • Employing a dual antennae process, can simultaneously prescan 30 MHz – 1 GHz and 1 GHz – 10 GHz for radiated emissions compliance in less than 20 minutes
  • 5-Meter Radiated Emissions Chamber
  • 3-Meter Radiated Emissions Chamber
  • 3-Meter Radiated Immunity Chambers
  • 5+ Shielded Rooms 
  • Reverberation (Mode-Stirred) Chamber
    • Frequency Range 80 MHz to 18 GHz
    • Dimensions (Internal) 46’x20’x14.7′
  • Modular Impulse Generator
    • Surge capacity from 208Vac, 16A to 480Vac, 25A
    • Meets EN 61000-4-5 requirements
  • Generator
    • 400A at 48V DC
    • Performs overvoltage and undervoltage testing to Section 10 of GR-1089-CORE
  • Surge Test Equipment
    • Surges to 10 x 1000 µseconds up to 2000V peak open circuit and 100A short circuit conditions
    • Meets specifications of Section 4.6.7.1 of GR-1089-CORE
    • Surges to 10/250 µseconds and short circuit current of 2,000A at 4kV
    • As referenced in Telcordia GR-1089-CORE, Sections 4-10
  • Lightning Surge Tester
    • LTS System from Thermo Fisher Scientific
    • Lightning Testing to RTCA DO-160 Section 22 & 23
    • 7 Test Waveforms (1, 2, 3, 4, 5A, 5B, 6)
    • 5 Test Levels (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    • 2 Test Types (Pin Injection, Cable Bundle)
    • 3 Test Methods (Direct, Cable Induction, Ground Injection)
  • Rohde & Schwarz ESIB EMI Test Receivers
    • Suitable for broadband conducted emissions testing for NEBS Level 3
  • OCS 500N6.8 Oscillatory Wave and Ring Wave Surge Generator
    • IEC 61850-3 (Telecom equipment in power substation)
    • IEC 60255-22-1 (Electrical disturbance tests for measuring relays and protection equipment)
    • IEEE 1613 (Telecom equipment in power substation)
    • ANSI/IEEE C62.41 (Surge in low-voltage AC power circuits)
    • ANSI/IEEE C37.90.1 (Relays and Relay Systems associated with electric power apparatus)
    • IEC 61000-4-10 (Damped Oscillatory wave magnetic field immunity)
    • IEC/EN 61000-4-12 (Ring wave)
    • IEC/EN 61000-4-18 (Damped Oscillatory wave)
    • IEC 62052-11 (Metering equipment)
Wireless/SAR
  • Wireless Chamber
    • Capable of testing microwave point-to-point and point-to-multipoint systems up to 38.5 GHz (emissions up to 200 GHz).
  • 3-Meter Wireless Chamber
    • Fully anechoic
  • Wireless Screen Rooms
  • SAR Chamber
    • Capability to 6 GHz with EX electric-field probe.
    • Utilizes DASY4 professional system with a RX 90 robot.
    • IXA-020 ‘fast’ amplifier for the SARA2 measurement system.
MIL-STD
  • Military Chambers on both coasts
    • 200 V/m radiated immunity test capability per MIL-STD-461 and RTCA/DO-160.
  • High power radio frequency (RF) amplifiers
    • Capable of delivering up to 2,500 watts.
  • 3-phase programmable power supply
    • 45,000 watt capability, ideally suited for Airbus specification testing.
  • Helmholtz Coils for magnetic immunity testing
    • Capable of generating magnetic fields from DC to 100kHz in excess of 180 dBpT
Metering
  • Multiple Three Phase Automated Electric Meter Test System
    • Microprocessor-controlled single station kWh comparator and kW demand testing unit.
    • Tests both socket meters and A base meters.
  • PIM 100 Combination and Ring Wave Test System
    • Can test up to 8kV lightning surge.
    • Capable to surge through the combined Coupling/Decoupling Network (CDN) for equipment that pulls up to 32A.
Telecom
TCA 8200 Telecom Conformance Analyzer

  • Compliance testing according to all world major standards.
  • Performs simulation and analysis of analog, digital (T1/E1) and VoIP signals, conditions and messages used in telecom networks.
Fiber Optics
  • Optical Discontinuity Analyzing System
    • Allows measuring optical signal disconnections lasting longer than 10 µsec and short time glitches in the transmitted optical power as small as 0.3 dB.
    • For testing optical connection devices such as optical connectors and splices, particularly during vibration, shock and other mechanical integrity tests.
  • Communications Analyzer
    • Tests optical interface OC-192/STM-64 options, with a line rate of 9953.280 Mbps, a payload rate of 9621.504 Mbps and a overhead rate of 331.776 Mbps
Temperature/Humidity
  • 25+ Temperature/Humidity Chambers
  • 10+ High/Low Temperature Chambers
  • High Temperature Chambers
  • 3-Zone Thermal Shock Chamber
  • 20 kW High Power Temperature/Humidity Chamber
Seismic/Shaking/Vibration
  • Hydraulic Shakers up to 50,000 lb-f, 16 inch stroke
  • Electro-Dynamic Shakers up to 36,000 lb-f, 2 inch stroke
  • Unholtz-Dickie K-Series Shaker
    • 17,000 lbf Sine
    • 16,000 lbf Random
    • 34,000 lbf Shock
    • 3 Inch pk-pk Stroke
  • 901 Lightweight Shock Rig
HALT/HASS
HALT/HASS Typhoon 2.5 Chamber

  • Thermal range of +200°C to -100°C, with a max ramp rate of >60°C/min
  • Vibration range of 50 Grms (10Hz to 5kHz) and 60 Grms (10Hz to 1kHz)
Altitude
  • Altitude Chambers with Temperature
  • Altitude Chambers with Temperature & Humidity
  • Rapid Decompression Chambers
Corrosion
  • 5+ Salt Fog Chambers for ASTM B117
  • Gaseous Corrosion Test Chambers (NEBS)
  • SO2/CO2/Moist Air Corrosion Chamber
Fungus/Mold
  • Multiple Chambers, including a large walk-in for testing of large items
  • Testing to MIL-STD-810, RTCA/DO 160, ASTM G21, IEC 60068-2-10 & many others
Dust/Wind

  • Airborne Contaminants Chambers
  • Wind Machines
  • Airflow Test Chamber
  • Hygroscopic Dust/Coating Chambers
    • Simulates approximately 15 years of dust accumulation, then subjects EUT to a high humidity environment.
    • Used in GR-63-CORE & GR-1274-CORE.
  • Blowing Dust Chamber
    • 3’ x 3’ x 3’ capacity
    • Thermal range of +20°C to +80°C
    • Designed to meet the requirements of MIL-STD-810G
  • Settling Dust Chambers (IP Testing)
Solar Radiation
  • MIL-STD-810 & GR-487-CORE Chambers
  • Ultraviolet Test Chambers
  • Xenon Arc Weather Simulation Chambers (Weatherometer)
    • Provides full spectrum sunlight (ultraviolet, visible and infrared light), coupled with a water spray option that fulfills full featured accelerated weathering, as specified in ASTM G155 for non-metallic and plastic material, as well as test parameters outlined in automotive standards SAE J2412 and J2527, and AATCC Method 16 Option 3, for textiles.
  • Spectroradiometric Measurement System
    • Measure overall or part of the entire 200 nm to 30 µm wavelength range, and will support weathering testing prescribed in ASTM G155, SAE 1885(J2412), Method 505.4 of MIL-STD-810, and solar panel testing to UL1703.
    • Solar radiation is a key component in most life cycling test suites.
Flash
Ecosun 10L LED Sun Simulator Flash Tester

  • Peak voltage and current output measurement for flat plate and thin film PV modules to IEC 61646, IEC 61215 and UL 1703
Flame/Explosion
  • Flame Test Chambers
  • Explosion Chamber
Drop
Drop Tester

  • Max drop height: 72″
  • Min drop height: 11″
  • Max EUT weight: 175 lbs
Sound
  • Acoustic Chambers
Battery
Maccor Series 4000 Battery Test Systems

  • 3mV – 15V, 2mA – 10A , 16 channels
  • 2V – 30V, 30mA – 150A, 2 channels
Acceleration
Centrifugal Static Acceleration Tester
35 lbs EUT weight @ 150 G
200 lbs EUT weight @ 40 G