Baltimore

Element Baltimore is an internationally accredited, full-service failure analysis and materials testing laboratory located in Hunt Valley, Maryland, approximately 30 minutes north of downtown Baltimore. The facility operates across 16,000 square feet and has been a trusted resource for electronics and materials testing for over four decades.

 

Originally founded as Trace Laboratories in 1980, the facility was established as a military printed circuit board and assembly testing laboratory. It was acquired by National Technical Systems (NTS) in 2015 and became part of Element Materials Technology in 2022, building on decades of investment in instrumentation and technical expertise.

 

Today, Element Baltimore supports customers across the aerospace, automotive, commercial products, defense, energy, medical, space, and telecommunications industries. Core capabilities include chemical, electrical, thermal, environmental, and space simulation testing, alongside specialty services such as thermal vacuum testing, outgassing analysis, tin whisker studies, and custom material property evaluation.

 

If you have technical questions or require help designing a test plan, you will work one-on-one with our technical experts. Many staff members actively participate in IPC and ASTM standards committees, including serving as committee chairs, ensuring our testing reflects the most current industry requirements.