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National Technical Systems
The ability of a product to withstand mechanical shocks is both a key design consideration and an important selling point for certain types of military and consumer goods. For this reason, a dynamic mechanical analysis is a required component of quality control and product testing.
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National Technical Systems
NTS’s extensive software library includes a large selection of international applications and operating systems for testing your product (e.g., localized versions of Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, Linux Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, SuSE, Solaris, etc.). From simple verification that the text in your product is the correct language and does not clip in dialog boxes to translation verification by native language speakers, we can support all of your localization testing needs.
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National Technical Systems
Shipping containers carrying military and civilian hardware often spend a considerable amount of time in the backs of transport trucks. When the cargo travels off road being delivered to remote fields of operation, the ride can be quite rough. Items that see rough road duty may be encased telephones, laptops, missiles or medical equipment, and regardless of the journey, the gear has to work upon arrival.
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National Technical Systems
Liquid to liquid thermal shock testing applies thermal shocks to test samples by alternately immersing them in a high- and low-temperature liquid medium. Very high thermal ramp rates can be achieved with this method; much more so than air to air thermal shock methods.
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National Technical Systems
To determine the failure point or break strength, you will need to define what a break is (break detector). Generally, there are two common types of breaks: the sharp break is referred to the measurement when load or force drops by 5% from its peak load measurement. A percentage break is another form of break and is generally determined by the sample material and its relationship to load degradation from a peak load measurement. A plastic material will likely have a load drop of 5%, but not represent a break. In this case, a percentage break would need to be applied. In a tensile test, the breaking load is the break strength.
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National Technical Systems
Ion Chromatography Testing provides cleanliness-related information, specifically individual ionic data values, for various types of samples, including, but not limited to, printed circuit boards, printed circuit assemblies, and soldering fluxes.
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National Technical Systems
NTS’ Fuel Systems & Component Testing site at Santa Clarita is used for the development and qualification of fuel line parts and subsystems. Any individual device or subsystem that is part of an engine or fuel system – such as fuel pumps, hydro-mechanical fuel controls and shutoff valves – requires qualification testing to the RTCA DO-160 environmental standards for airborne equipment or the Mil-STD 810G environmental standards for a broad range of military equipment. The fuel testing site installed at NTS Santa Clarita is a state-of-the-art facility for simulating the most stringent environmental conditions.
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National Technical Systems
Ingress Protection testing, or IP testing, tests a product’s ability to protect against “ingress,” that is, the infiltration of water, dust and foreign objects. Some of the standards related to IP testing are MIL-STD-810 (Military), RTCA/DO-160 (Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics), and IEC 60529 (International Electrotechnical Commission).
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National Technical Systems
Are you preparing to release a new computer product? NTS can exercise your product’s functionality throughout the entire development cycle – alpha, beta and/or golden master phases of development. NTS can start by developing comprehensive test plans and detailed test methodologies or you can supply us with a specific test plan to execute on your behalf.
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National Technical Systems
Immersion testing evaluates how well your product or component will hold up when submerged in water or other liquids. This is not limited strictly to waterproofing — other factors, such as the ability to withstand rapid changes in pressure or exposure to caustic chemicals, can also be made a part of testing. As a result, immersion testing is an investment in more robust and durable design. By taking the time to test these factors early in the development process, you can create an all-around better product and shorten your time to market.
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National Technical Systems
Are you releasing a new product or revising an existing product? NTS can exercise your product’s functionality throughout the development lifecycle – alpha, beta and/or golden master phases of development. NTS can start by developing comprehensive test plans, detailing test methodologies or you can supply us with a test plan to execute. Functionality testing can be performed on hardware or software products to verify that your product functions as designed.
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National Technical Systems
NTS has extensive abilities in fluid testing. We’ve tested a large variety of products, from pipe fittings to process controllers, flexhoses to pressure vessels, valves to actuators, tank liners to heat exchangers, water to Skydrol. We have tested these products for a variety of measurements, from viscosity to flash point and auto ignition, among others. NTS fluids testing facilities are equipped with computerized data acquisition, reduction and analysis equipment for monitoring the functional characteristics of specimens during testing. NTS has considerable expertise in high flow testing of small devices – such as meters, indicators, totalizers, sensors, transmitters, and check valves.
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National Technical Systems
For any product or system component that is regularly exposed to the elements, due diligence and quality control must include testing for all conditions likely to be encountered during use. Freezing rain and ice in particular present a number of obvious challenges for aircraft, automobiles and other vehicles. Rigorous freezing rain tests should be made part of any environmental testing program, both for meeting RTCA DO-160 and other requirements, and for delivering an overall safer and more versatile product to market. As an important partner to the aviation and defense industries, NTS can help you meet these goals.
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When the required testing of a product includes a transport simulation test, there are several standards that various organizations have published for package testing methods. These include the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Military Standards (MIL-STD-810), and in more recent years the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) whose test standards are becoming more widely accepted.
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National Technical Systems
NTS is uniquely situated to help manufacturers in the development, testing and certification of the Internet of Things/IoT products. We can test with a wide variety of other smart technology products, using protocols such as ZigBee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, Thread, and Bluetooth to see how your product functions. We can perform RF performance and coexistence testing to help you evaluate issues that your customers may see in their own homes, and how you can address them. In addition, we are an authorized ZigBee certification lab, and have test tools specifically focused on validating ZigBee devices.