Tag Archives: MIL-STD-810G
How rugged are your products? Using MIL-STD-810 to improve the durability and ruggedness of commercial products.
How rugged are your products? Using MIL-STD-810 to improve the durability and ruggedness of commercial products. Although it was developed by the United States military, MIL-STD-810 is a test methodology that is used by many manufacturers now, regardless of whether they plan to sell to the U.S. Department of Defense. MIL-STD-810G allows for tailoring an... Read More
Most Popular Solar UV Tests Include MIL-STD-810G Method 505.5 and ASTM Standards
Call it what you want: solar radiation, UV exposure, accelerated weathering. When is this testing necessary or advisable and which test should be used? When is easy: You should perform solar testing if your product will be exposed to sunlight. Which test is more difficult to answer. There are several different types of solar tests.... Read More
MIL-STD-810G Change Notice 1 Incorporates Many Climatic & Dynamic Updates
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently issued Change Notice 1 to MIL-STD-810G, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests. This change notice incorporates more changes – climatic and dynamic – than any previous revision of -810. A PDF of Notice 1 is available here. It’s a bulging 1,058 pages, over 280 pages more than the... Read More
MIL-STD-810G Used to Prove Whether IT Equipment is Rugged Enough
Although it was developed by the United States military, MIL-STD-810 is a test methodology that is used by many manufacturers now, regardless of whether they plan to sell to the U.S. Department of Defense. MIL-STD-810G allows for tailoring an equipment’s environmental design and test limits to the conditions that it will experience, also known as... Read More
RTCA/DO-160G is Latest Version for Testing of Airborne Equipment, But Not the Only Choice
Guidance to help you identify and select the applicable version of the DO-160 standard and other regulations for your aerospace product. We often get the question: What version of RTCA/DO-160 should I use? As per usual, it depends. RTCA/DO-160G, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment, is the latest version; it is dated December... Read More
