Environmental Exposure (Climatics) Testing Services Specifications

Testing Services


	Environmental Test Services Offered
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	Accidents / LOCA		Companies simulate accidents and assess preparedness. This includes loss of coolant accidents (LOCA) in power generation facilities.
	Aging / Life Testing		Companies perform aging or life testing.
	Altitude Simulation		Companies perform simulations of high-altitude conditions to test products that need to function in environments with extreme temperatures and low levels of oxygen.
	Blowing Sand / Dust (Erosion)		Companies test samples by exposing them to blowing sand or streams of abrasive particles in a liquid.
	Chemical Analysis / Testing		Companies test for chemical compatibility including decomposition, degradation, and penetration.
	Corrosion Testing / Inspection		Companies test or inspect for corrosion's effects and for corrosion resistance. Corrosion is a chemical or electrochemical reaction between a material, usually a metal, and its environment. It causes deterioration of the material and its properties. Laboratory corrosion tests include immersion tests in corrosive solutions, and salt spray or fog tests. Field corrosion inspection or testing includes the following: thickness changes and weight loss, and process water compositional changes using ultrasonic, eddy current, mechanical gaging, coupon tests, chemical analysis, and other techniques.
	Decompression / Vacuum		Companies simulate exposure to a vacuum atmosphere or to explosive decompression.
	Electromagnetic / EMC		Companies offer electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing. EMC measures the ability of electrical systems or products to operate without causing electromagnetic interference (EMI) that affects other equipment. EMC also measures resistance to EMI from other equipment or from the environment.
	Explosive Atmosphere / Intrinsic Safety		Companies offer products or components for applications in an explosive atmosphere, or provide intrinsic safety (IS) assessment.
	Fire Characteristics / Flammability		Companies perform fire characteristics testing for flame and heat resistance, smoke development, and the toxicity of combustible products.
	Flow / Pressure Testing		Pressure and flow testing includes pressurized liquid or gas exposure, hydrostatic burst tests, flow tests, and evaluation of thermal (icing) effects on fluid systems. Pressure and flow tests are commonly used to evaluate hydraulic, pneumatic, or gas handling equipment.
	Fungus / Biofouling		Companies offer products or components to determine resistance to fungal growth or biofouling.
	Humidity		Companies test the effects of humidity on products and components.
	Radiation Exposure (Hard)		Radiation testing includes the exposure of parts, products, or samples to X-rays, alpha or beta particle radiation, gamma rays, or other types of hard radiation. Solar radiation is considered a weathering exposure test.
	Seismic / NEBS Testing		Companies perform seismic or network-equipment-building system (NEBS) compliance tests. These tests subject anchors to load cycles of varying magnitude and frequency to simulate seismic events.
	Stress Screening		Companies offer conventional stress screening, which uses vibration or dynamic and thermal stress to verify the suitability of production products or components. Highly accelerated stress screening (HASS) uses higher climatic and mechanical stimuli to provide shorter test times compared to conventional stress testing.
	Thermal Cycling / Shock		Companies offer thermal cycling or thermal shock testing services. Repeated hot and cold cycles (thermal cycling) or rapid temperature changes (thermal shock) can result in high levels of cyclic stress due to thermal expansion.
	Transportation Test		Companies offer transportation testing services to simulate the shipping, handling, stacking or freighting of packages, parts, or products.
	UV Exposure (Weathering / Solar Radiation)		Companies expose products or components to simulated solar radiation or weathering. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can damage certain plastic materials and coatings.
	Wind / Rain		Testing is designed to simulate the exposure of packages, parts, equipment, facilities or products to rain, wind, snow, freezing rain, icing, humidity, or other weather and climatic conditions.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted or specialty services.
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	Accelerated (HALT / HASS)?		Accelerated testing and screening includes highly accelerated life testing (HALT) and highly accelerated stress screening (HASS). The results from HALT testing are used to set test limits for production screening or HASS tests. The operating and/or destruct limits derived from HALT testing allows the use of higher climatic and mechanical stimuli, resulting in shorter test times in HASS compared to conventional stress testing. HALT is a process developed to uncover design defects and weaknesses in electronic and mechanical assemblies using vibration testing, combined with rapid high and low temperature changes. HALT addresses reliability issues at an early stage in product development, offering significant advantages over traditional techniques.
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	Combined Environments / Conditions?		Companies test using a combination of environments or conditions such as vibration and humidity, or sine and random vibration.
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Industry Applications



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	Components / Parts		Companies evaluate and provide testing or related services at the component or part level.
	Products		Companies evaluate and provide testing or related services at the finished product level.
	Samples		Companies evaluate and provide testing or related services for test panels; samples taken from a part, product, or facility; or fabricated simulations of a product sub-system.
	Other		Companies provide testing or related services at an unlisted or specialized level or form factor.
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	Industry Applications:
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	Aerospace / Avionics		Companies test aerospace and avionics products.
	Appliances		Companies test commercial appliances.
	Automotive		Companies test automotive parts or products such as tires, seals, gaskets, etc.
	Industrial / Machinery		Companies test general-purpose industrial equipment and machinery.
	Building & Construction		Companies test building and construction components, products, equipment, facilities, buildings, installations, repairs, and other services.
	Battery / Energy Storage		Companies test energy storage products such as batteries, battery parts, fuel cells, flywheels, supercapacitors, hydrogen storage systems, ultracapacitors and other emerging energy storage systems.
	Coatings / Paint		Companies test the qualities of coatings and paints.
	Combustion Equipment		Companies test gas, oil, and solid fuel-powered equipment.
	Electrical Distribution		Companies test electrical power distribution parts and products such as circuit breakers, busbars, switch gears, electrical boxes or enclosures, panel boards, power cords, plugs, and receptacles.
	Food & Beverage		Companies tests food or beverage products. This includes the testing of commercial and industrial food equipment for preparation, cooking and refrigeration, and food or beverage products.
	Drugs / Pharmaceuticals		Companies test or validate drugs or pharmaceutical products. This includes the testing of commercial and industrial pharmaceutical equipment for production, encapsulation, and packaging.
	Hazards / Hazardous Location		Companies test equipment or products designed for use in locations where hazardous situations are expected. These products include devices designed to withstand explosions and exposure to fumes and radiation.
	Health Care / Medical		Companies test health care equipment and medical devices.
	HVAC / Plumbing		Companies test plumbing and lighting fixtures in addition to heating, cooling, and ventilation (HVAC) products or equipment.
	Hydraulics / Pneumatics		Companies test or inspect hydraulic or pneumatic parts and products such as motors, tools, cylinders, compressors, hose, tubing, and fittings.
	Instrument & Sensors / Laboratory		Companies test instruments, sensors, and laboratory equipment.
	Latex Products		Companies test tests latex products.
	Legal / Forensics		Companies provide examinations, investigations, testing, forensic analysis, and/or expert witness or testimony services for legal or litigation applications.
	Marine		Companies test products that are used in marine environments.
	Materials		Companies test the strength and quality of materials.
	Motors and Control Systems		Companies test motors, motor drives, motion controllers, and control systems.
	Nuclear / Utility		Companies test parts, products, capital equipment, or facilities used in the nuclear or utility industries.
	Paper / Plastic Packaging		Companies test paper or plastic packaging products.
	Piping / Pressure Vessels		Companies inspect, test, or evaluate pressurized components and systems. This includes piping, tubing, pressure vessels, reactors, boilers, etc.
	RF & Wireless / IT & Telecom		Companies test radio frequency (RF) and wireless products, or information technology (IT) and telecommunications equipment.
	Rubber Products		Companies test rubber products.
	Microelectronics / Electronics		Microelectronics or semiconductor testing includes the evaluation of semiconductor wafers, packaged dies, or integrated circuits (ICs). Electronics testing includes the evaluation of electronic assemblies, passive devices, printed circuit boards (PCBs), power electronics modules, commercial audio/visual (AV) devices, and other specialty electronic products.
	Semiconductor / IC Packages		Semiconductor, microelectronic, and IC package testing includes testing at the wafer, die, or packaged IC level. Semiconductor and IC package testing services may provide wafer sort and packaging services in addition to component evaluation. In the packaging process, fabricated wafers are cut into dies and then "packaged" in a lead frame or other system, which protects the chip and allows interconnection to the electronic circuit on the PCB, module, or product. Wafer sort is wafer-level testing where the individual dies are tested for defects and then marked before the packaging process. Defective dies are rejected, which avoids unnecessary packaging costs. After the packaging and interconnect is complete, the packaged device may be put through additional functional or burn-in testing; this is often done using automated test equipment (ATE).
	Valves / Pumps		Companies test valves or pumps.
	Welding & Fabrication		Companies test welded and fabricated parts, products, assemblies, and equipment.
	Specialty / Other		Other unlisted industry applications.
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Certifications and Approvals


	Test / Certify To:
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	C-Tick (Australia & New Zealand)		C-Tick is a certification trademark registered to the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) under the Trade Marks Act of 1995, and to the Radio Spectrum Management Group (RSM) in New Zealand under Section 47 of the New Zealand Trade Marks Act. C-Tick marks must be used in accordance with governing regulations and are therefore issued only to suppliers based in Australia or New Zealand. C-Tick labels are expected to be durable and limited in size, scale, and color according to regulation.
	FCC (US)		Under rules and regulations, Title 47, Part 15 Subpart B, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates all commercial electronic devices destined for sale in the United States that have clocks / oscillators that operate at a frequency greater than 9 kHz, and that use digital techniques. This includes most products that employ microprocessors, as well as RF devices.
	FDA		Suppliers provide evaluations based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards, protocols and/or Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) or Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP). This does not mean the products have FDA approval.
	GS Mark (Germany)		The GS Mark (Geprüfte Sicherheit, meaning Safety Tested) indicates that an electrical, mechanical, or electro-mechanical product was tested and complies with the minimum requirements of the German Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG). The GS Mark is a licensed mark of the German government and may only be issued by an accredited product safety testing and certification agency.
	IEC		The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a global organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic, and related technologies. IEC is the European organizational equivalent to UL.
	IEEE		Products are tested and/or certified according to standards or guidelines from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
	ISTA		The International State Transit Association (ISTA) offers performance testing relative to packaged-product distribution. Transport packaging tested in an ISTA Certified Laboratory may be certified as Transit Tested.
	MIL-SPEC		MIL-SPEC is a specification that military agencies use for the procurement of military supplies, equipment, and services.
	NIST		Tests or measurements are traceable to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
	NOM (Mexico)		NOM standards are the official Mexican product safety requirements. Electrical, electronic, medical, wireless, and telecom products sold in Mexico must be tested to the mandatory NOM standards by an accredited Mexican laboratory. Testing may be conducted by a laboratory outside of Mexico if it has a laboratory-to-laboratory mutual recognition agreement with an accredited Mexican laboratory, or by an accredited lab in a country free-trade agreement with Mexico.
	NRC		Tests or certifications in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) standards or guidelines.
	NRTL Mark (UL, CSA, TUV, etc.)		Suppliers certify or test to UL, ETL, CSA or other NRTL standards required to obtain an NRTL Mark. The laboratory can issue an NRTL mark if the laboratory is part of an NRTL or is an authorized agent of an NRTL. NRTLs use their specific “marks” (e.g., UL, S Mark, CSA, etc.) to certify products. NRTLs publish standards that other laboratories use to test and qualify products to.
	OEM Specific		Company evaluates, inspects, tests, or certifies to specific OEM requirements.
	S Mark		The S Mark is a European safety mark valid throughout the EU and a recognized symbol of safety since 1926. The S Mark is a symbol of electrical safety and evidence to authorities that an independent body has independently tested and certified a product’s compliance to applicable European safety requirements.
	Telecordia / Bellcore		Telecordia / Bellcore provides mathematical reliability models for most types of electrical and electronic components. These reliability models are based on component parameters such as number of transistors, power dissipation, and environmental factors.
	USP		The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) establishes standards to ensure the quality of medicines for human and veterinary use. USP also develops authoritative information about the appropriate use of medicines.
	VCCI (Japan)		VCCI is the regulation of interference generated by computing devices. This is well established in Japan; however, its implementation differs from that in other countries. Emissions control is performed on a voluntary basis, under the supervision of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) by Information Technology Equipment.
	Other		Other unlisted certifications
	AAMI		Companies test or certify products according to Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) standards.
	ASME		ASME International formed the Codes and Standards Technology Institute (CSTI) in November 2001 to ensure that ASME standards committees have continuing sources of research in the technologies that they cover. CSTI provides the research and technology development needed to establish and maintain the technical relevance of codes and standards.
	ASTM		The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) establishes standards for protective equipment. ASTM-certified means the product complies with certain design specifications for safety.
	CB Report		The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) CB Scheme is an international system for the acceptance of test reports regarding the safety of electrical and electronic products. Manufacturers with a CB test report issued by a participating organization can obtain certification in all other member countries of the CB Scheme. Each certifying agency issues CB test certificates to attest that product samples have successfully passed the appropriate tests.
	CCC (China)		CCC stands for China Compulsory Certification and requires manufacturers in 132 product categories to obtain the CCC Mark before exporting to or selling in the Chinese market. The CCC Mark became effective on May 1, 2002. The two previous systems (CCIB and CCEE or Great Wall) caused a great deal of inconvenience for enterprises dealing in both domestic and foreign trade by carrying different national quality standards.
	CE Mark (Europe)		The European community requires CE marks for all electric and electronic equipment that will be sold, or put into service for the first time anywhere in Europe.
	CISPR		The International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR) prepares standards for the higher end of the frequency range, from 9 kHz upward. These standards protect radio reception from interference sources such as electrical appliances of all types; the electricity supply system; industrial, scientific and electro-medical RF; broadcasting receivers (sound and TV) and IT equipment (ITE).
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System / Facility Assessments


	Accreditations / Registrations
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	A2LA		A2LA is the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. A2LA accreditation is defined as formal recognition of an organization's technical competency to perform specific tests, types of tests, or calibrations. The general requirements for laboratory accreditation are contained in ISO / IEC 17025. This standard contains quality system requirements and technical requirements that the laboratories must meet. Laboratory accreditation requirements go beyond just ISO / IEC 17025.
	ANSI		The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) functions as the administrator and coordinator of the United States' private-sector voluntary standardization system, including nearly 1000 company, organization, government agency, institutional, and international members. Standards information, conformity assessment, a reference library, and other services are available here.
	ASTM		Laboratories that are accredited by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) participate in one or more of ASTM's Interlaboratory Crosscheck and Proficiency Testing Programs, or are assessed according to applicable ASTM standards or guides such as the E1580-93(2002) Standard Guide for Surveillance of Accredited Laboratories. Assessing bodies and not ASTM make the actual conformity to ASTM standard guides.
	CNAL (China)		Laboratories that are accredited or accepted by the China Accreditation Committee for Laboratories (CNAL) test products such as home appliances, luminaries, power tools, power supplies, switches and chargers.
	FCC		Under Rules and Regulations, Title 47, Part 15 Subpart B, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates all commercial electronic devices (unintentional radio-frequency radiators) destined for sale in the United States that have clocks / oscillators that operate at a frequency greater than 9 kHz and that use digital techniques. This includes most products that employ microprocessors, as well as RF devices.
	FDA		Laboratory or facility is in compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) or current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registered.
	IECEE		Laboratories are accredited or approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission of Electrical Equipment (IECEE) to test electrical or electronic products.
	Industry Canada		Laboratories are accredited or accepted by Industry Canada to test products including EMC and terminal testing.
	InMetro (Brazil)		The Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial (InMetro) or the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality establishes measurement and quality standards in Brazil. Within Brazil, Inmetro is responsible for the activities of accreditation of certification bodies, inspection bodies, product performance verification bodies and training bodies, and for the activities of accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories.
	ISO		ISO includes any of the variety or ISO certifications such ISO 7779, ISO 9000 (1994), ISO 9001: 2000, ISO 13485, ISO 14000, ISO 17020 or ISO 17025.
	ISO 9001:2000		ISO 9001: 2000 sets out the requirements for a company's quality management systems. These standards range from manufacturing to services including design and development, production, installation and servicing. ISO 9001: 2000 standard have replaced the 1994 ISO 9000 standards.
	ISO 17020		ISO 17020 outlines the general requirements for the competence of inspection services providers, inspection bodies or inspectors. Inspection companies or qualified inspectors examine products, parts, equipment, services, installations, repairs and facilities to assure quality, consistency, condition and conformance to required standards and/or procedures.
	ISO 17025		ISO 17025 outlines the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.
	JAB (Japan)		The Japanese Accreditation Board (JAB) for conformity assessment was established in 1993 by Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations). JAB developed and established third party conformity assessment schemes in Japan. JAB provides accreditation programs for testing and inspection bodies, certification bodies, training bodies and medical laboratories.
	KETI (Korea)		Laboratories are accredited or accepted by the Korea Electric Testing Institute (KETI) to test products. KETI accreditation allows a laboratory to perform EMC and safety testing necessary to obtain the mandatory EK Mark certification required on products sold in Korea.
	METI (Japan)		Laboratories are accredited as certifying bodies by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to test products. METI accreditation allows a laboratory to perform EMC and safety testing necessary to obtain the mandatory S Mark certification for products sold in Japan. The new standards have been in place since August 2004 for Electrical Appliances and Materials, as defined under the DENAN Law, for products manufactured in or imported to Japan.
	Notified Body (Europe)		Notified or competent body accreditation indicates laboratories that are recognized for meeting the product testing requirements according to SWEDAC, EN, ISO, ISO/IEC or other European organizations or standards bodies.
	NRTL		Laboratory is an NRTL (recognized by OSHA, etc.) or agent or representative laboratory of an NRTL (qualified by the NRTL to perform tests). NRTL stands for Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory recognition. A part of OSHA’s Directorate of Science, Technology, and Medicine. The Program recognizes private sector organizations as NRTLs, and recognition signifies that an organization has met the necessary qualifications specified in the regulations for the Program. The NRTL determines that specific equipment and materials ("products") meet consensus-based standards of safety to provide the assurance, required by OSHA, that these products are safe for use in the U.S. workplace.
	NVLAP		The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories.
	RvA (Netherlands)		Raad voor Accreditatie (RvA) is the Dutch Accreditation Council. The RvA is the only accreditation body in the Netherlands that works in the public field. RvA provides accreditation programs for testing, calibration, inspection and laboratories as well as registrars or certification bodies.
	SCC (Canada)		Laboratory or body is accredited or accepted by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) standards body.
	UKAS (United Kingdom)		The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognized by government of the United Kingdom to assess, against internationally agreed standards, organizations or bodies that provide quality system registration, certification, testing, inspection, calibration and proficiency testing.
	VCCI (Japan)		Laboratories that are accredited or accepted by the VCCI test IT and telecommunications equipment to voluntary guidelines for emissions. The regulation of interference generated by computing devices is well established in Japan, but its implementation differs somewhat from that in other countries. Emissions control is performed on a voluntary basis, under the supervision of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI).
	Other		Other unlisted system assessments.
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