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.

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Element Longmont Environmental Specialties

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.

Standards / Specifications at Element Longmont

• AS/NZS CISPR 22
• ASTM
• CNS 13438
• EN 12184
• EN 55011 / CISPR 11
• EN 55014-1 and -2
• EN 55022 / CISPR 22
• EN 55024
• EN 55103-1 and -2
• EN/IEC: 61000-3-2
• EN/IEC: 61000-3-3
• EN/IEC/KN: 61000-4-11
• EN/IEC/KN: 61000-4-2
• EN/IEC/KN: 61000-4-3
• EN/IEC/KN: 61000-4-4
• EN/IEC/KN: 61000-4-5
• EN/IEC/KN: 61000-4-6
• EN/IEC/KN: 61000-4-8
• EN 61000-6-3
• EN 61000-6-4
• FCC Part 15
• FCC Part 18
• ICES-003
• KN 61000
• KN23 / KN35
• MIL-STD-1540
• MIL-STD-167
• MIL-STD-461
• MIL-STD-810
• MSFC-SPEC-521
• RTCA/DO-160
• SL-E-0002
• SSP 30237/8
• TCVN 7189
• VCCI

Approvals, accreditations and documents

  • Longmont Environmental A2LA Mechanical ISO 17025 Certificate and Scope
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