About Element Longmont Environmental
Element Longmont Environment is a full-service testing laboratory offering environmental testing capabilities including thermal cycling, acceleration, classical shock and vibration testing.
Our environmental and dynamic testing capabilities give you a single source to meet the dynamic and environmental requirements of MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, RTCA DO-160 and others.
Element Longmont - Environmental Expertise
Element Longmont - Environmental offers the most complete environmental and dynamics testing services in Colorado with years of experience helping identify and correct flaws, fatigue points and weaknesses in products before they go to market. Our team of environmental experts know from experience how to bring value to every test they conduct.
From vibration testing to mechanical impact and shock to temperature, humidity and altitude testing, we're fully prepared for any environmental testing tasks. Let us perform all the necessary environmental services to get your product to market fully certified, proven and ready to perform.
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Longmont Environmental Featured Services
HALT Testing & HASS Testing
Element's Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT testing) and Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS testing) provide efficient and reliable methods for combining multiple test types into a single, comprehensive testing program.
Seismic Testing
Element's seismic testing subjects structures to strong ground shaking to simulate earthquakes or nearby railways, airports, and power plants.
Temperature and Thermal Testing
Element can recreate the conditions your parts or products will face in actual use.
Dropped Objects Testing
Ensure dropped object prevention equipment functions safely and as designed with Element's testing services to ANSI/ISEA 121-2018 standards.
Our team of over 9,000 Engaged Experts in North America, Europe, The Middle East, Australia, Asia and Africa are ready to help you.
Vibration Testing Capabilities at Element Longmont
• Seismic Test
• Horizontal Seismic: 60″ x 48″ mounting table
• horizontal displacement 12″
• 21,000 lbs. force
• 40 IPS
• .1 Hz – 500 Hz
• Meets NEBS GR63, Zone 4 Earthquake, Transportation Vibration, and Reliability Testing needs
• Vertical Seismic: 48: x 48″ to 96″ x 96″ mounting table
• vertical displacement 12″
• 21,000 lbs. force
• 40 IPS velocity
• .1 Hz – 500 Hz frequency range
• Meets NEBS GR63, Zone 4 Earthquake, Transportation Vibration and Reliability testing needs.
• Servo Hydraulic Shaker: horizontal load capacity 2,5000 lbs. Meets MIL-STD-810 and RTCA DO-160
• Loose Load Vibration: repetitive shock, MIL-STD, ASTM, and ISTA, loose cargo testing
• Electrodynamic Vibration
• Ling 335 Horizontal vibration table, 18,000 force lbs, 5Hz – 3,000Hz, 1 inch diameter stroke. Sine, Random and Shock capable
• Ling 335 Horizontal vibration table, 30,000 force lbs, 5Hz – 5,000Hz, 2 inch diameter stroke. Sine, Random and Shock capable
Mechanical Impact and Shock Testing Systems at Element Longmont
• TITL Tester: Center of gravity and tipping point testing for palletized items and rack equipment
• Horizontal Impact Test System (HITS): 90″ x 72″ platform produces half sine and square waveforms. Simulates truck docking railcar coupling, pallet marshaling, transportation testing.
• Acceleration – 3 foot radius centrifuge, 100 G’s, slip rings, 15 single channels with ground, 2 coaxial and 7 low noise single channels, Crash Safety
• Pyro Shock: MIL-STD-810, Method 517, NASA-STD-7003
• Drop Shock, Package Drop: 4′ x 4′ platform, programmable shock system for half sine, square wave, trapezoidal shock. Damage boundary assessment, free fall drop of large items.
• High Velocity (G) Shock: 6″ mounting surface, small test articles, acceleration to 10,000 G’s (bungee assisted), 0.5 min/sec to 1 min/sec. Evaluates disc drives, rocket velocity, etc.
• Compression Testing, Box container crush testing: 4′ x 4′ package area, 15,000 pounds capacity, simulates stacking and warehousing.
• Precision Package Drop Test: ISTA and ASTM free fall drop of packages
Temperature, Humidity, Altitude Testing Capabilities at Element Longmont
• Temperature and Humidity Chamber:
• 20′ x 17′ x 12′ man-rated drive-in chamber
• 8 foot wide door
• Temperature Ranges: -76°F to 320°F, -60°C to 160°C
• Temperature Transition Rate: 1°C/min
• Temperature and Humidity Chamber:
• 7′ x 7′ x 27′
• Temperature Ramp Rate: 20°C/min
• Temperature Range: -70°C/min to + 170°C/min, 5 – 95% Relative Humidity
• Temperature Altitude Chamber:
• 36″ x 36″ x 36″
• Altitude Range from -2,000 ft to 200,000 ft
• Temperature Ramp Rate: 10°C/min
• Temperature Range: -70°C/min to + 170°C/min
• Meets MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160 and IEC.
• Thermal Shock Chamber:
• Three 27 cubic foot zones
• Temperature Range: -70°C to -170°C
• 3 second transfer time.
Temperature with Vibration (AGREE) Testing at Element Longmont
• Servo Hydraulic Temperature and Vibration:
• 71″ x 53″ x 65″
• 48″ x 48″ mounting table
• Temperature Range -70°C to + 177°C
• Shaker displacement 3 inch diameter
• 41 IPS Velocity
• Meets MIL-STD-810, ISTA, and ASTM.
• Electrodynamic Temperature and Vibration:
• 71″ x 53″ x 48″ mounting table
• Temperature Range -70°C to + 177°C
• Shaker displacement 1 inch diameter
• 36″ Head Expander
• 8,000 lbs force
Other Environmental Testing at Element Longmont
• HALT Highly Accelerated Life Testing, HASS Highly Accelerated Stress Screening:
• 4′ x 4′ x 4′ Chamber
• Combined temperature and vibration
• Temperature Ranges -100 °C to 170°C
• Acceleration Range 3G’s to 100G’s
• Rapid Decompression:
• 21″ Diameter x 24″ long
• Transition rates up to 20,000 ft/sec
• Meets RTCA DO-160
• Blowing Rain:
• Meets MIL-STD-810 and RTCA DO-160
• Dust Testing:
• 61″ x 42″ x 97″ chamber for settling dust
• Puff test
• Meets SAE J573
• Salt Fog Chamber:
• 48″ x 30″ x 36″
• Meets MIL-STD-810 Method 509.3, RTCA DO-160, and ASTM B117
• Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC):
• 62″ in depth x 41″ Diameter.
• Plate is 36″ x 60″ with pressure to 1 x 10-6 Torr.
• Temperature range is -180 degrees C to 175 degrees C.
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