Environmental Testing
Environmental testing encompasses all testing geared towards qualifying a product to operating in climatic and mechanical environments around the world. It is conducted to ensure the product will operate as intended and reliably in environments that are common to where the product will be used and/or transported. Environmental testing includes tests that subject the product to extremes in UV, temperature, humidity, pressure, atmosphere, water and more. In addition to climatic and atmospheric tests there are a range of mechanical tests including shock, vibration, drop, impact, and flex. Visit our international test standards list located on the service menu for a range of the environmental tests applicable to most products.
Thermal shock testing is conducted to determine the products ability to function either in it’s intended use, or in extreme environments. These tests are performed to determine the products ability to survive constant or fast rate temperature cycling. We conduct thermal shock testing in New Zealand for a range... More »
Water Ingress Testing is conducted to ensure the product is able to operate safely in it’s intended end-use. Depending on the intended use the test may involve dripping, spraying, or submerging the product under water. Depending on the water ingress code one of the following tests may be conducted. For further information... More »
Dust Ingress Testing exposes your product to airbourne circulating dust over time. These tests are performed to determine the products ability to withstand exposure to dust in their end-use environment. Depending on the dust code either of the following tests may be conducted. Dust Ingress Testing :: IP5X... More »
Vibration testing is conducted to assess the products resilience to forces it’s likely to encounter in either the transport environment, or in it’s end-use. We have experience designing, running and analysing vibration tests and can help make sure your product is rugged, before release. Whether you’re looking for... More »
Shock testing is conducted to accurately measure the fragility of products and to evaluate protective packaging; the data attained during these tests is the key to understanding whether your product is capable of with standing its “real world” environment. We use a Lansmont Model 23 shock tester in our... More »
Tumble testing exposes your product to repetitive random free-fall drops in a controlled repeatable manner. These tests are performed to determine the products ability to survive the many bumps and scrapes it will experience in it’s life with an end-user. The height of the tumble tester drum sets... More »
Handheld and mobile products including smart phones, mobile phones, radios, remotes and other gadgets are becoming increasingly complex yet are being subjected to more abuse than they have ever before. Drop testing is used to assess the fragility of these products by subjecting them to repeatable impacts similar to... More »
Temperature and humidity testing is conducted to determine the products ability to function either in it’s intended use, or in extreme environments. These tests are performed to determine the products ability to survive cold and hot temperature extremes coupled with extreme humidity. Testing can either be performed using... More »
Salt spray testing is conducted to determine the products resistance to corrosion, it is often conducted at the product level to provide quick feedback to the development team on coatings, enclosures and connectors. Sometimes referred to as salt fog, or corrosive atmosphere testing salt spray testing encompasses a... More »
We operate two QUV UV testers here in New Zealand, both capable of performing combined UV and condensation cycles with three different bulb types and the QUV/Spray can also conduct cold water spray to product thermal shock on the products under test. UVA340 simulates outdoor light well and has... More »
Our paint testing equipment is designed to thrash your paint using accelerated weathering techniques before you release it to market. We employ a combination UV, temperature and condensing humidity to accelerate failure modes thereby providing sound benchmarking information for use in either new product development, or quality control.... More »