Climatic

Searching for the perfect climatic test facility for your defense or military testing needs? NTS has hundreds of climatic test chambers available across the country that are perfect for military and defense testing.

NTS can subject your military testing device or article to various temperatures, humidity, altitude, rain, salt spray, sand and dust, sunshine, explosive atmosphere or any combination of these. We have more than 45 years of experience in climatic, environmental, and accelerated life testing for defense purposes. From small, commercial parts and components, to large test specimens requiring the use of our large drive-in chambers, to those requiring special installations and safety measures, NTS can perform the climatic testing for your military test requirements.

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Air Contaminants

Atmospheric contaminants can affect how equipment functions. The three names -- air contaminant testing, mixed gas flow testing or pollutant gas testing -- all refer to exposing test subject to simulated atmospheric contaminants.
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Combined Environments Testing

NTS operates several combined environments chambers in labs throughout the U.S., offering simultaneous temperature, humidity and atmosphere testing. We can work with you to find the right tests for your products.
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Corrosion

Accelerated corrosion testing is utilized to determine the resistance of materials and protective coatings to corrosive atmospheres when a more corrosive atmosphere is required. Contact NTS to find out more.
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Fire

Ensuring that products and systems operate as designed when exposed to fire conditions is a vital component in the success of your product. Fire and flammability testing is required in a wide variety of industries.
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Hail Impact

Testing can be performed using clear ice, stone and aluminum projectiles of up to two inches in diameter, fired at velocities of up to 500 miles per hour. Typical test programs include aircraft windshields, antennas, radoms, and wheel/brake assemblies.
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HALT / HASS

Do you need to minimize your warranty claims, reduce field failure, and reduce your products time to market, and increase your customer confidence in your products? HALT/HASS testing can help.
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GMW3172 Testing

If you've got electrical components for vehicles, make sure you get them tested to the GMW3172 specification. Contact NTS today to get your product tested.
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Immersion Test

There is lot more to immersion testing than submerging waterproof enclosures under water per MIL-STD-810. In fact, immersion testing applies to a wide range of tests. Let NTS help you with your immersion testing.
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Fuel Tank Testing

Whether you are testing a new plastic automotive fuel tank for permeation and vibration resistance or performing qualification testing on a titanium and composite wrap satellite fuel tank, NTS has the facilities and engineering personnel to help you.
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Fungus Testing

NTS provides microbiological expertise to perform every type of fungus test on your materials, subassemblies or equipment. Products operating in warm, humid environments must be tested to withstand fungus attacks.
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Materials

From thermoplastics to adhesives to composites, thermosets to titanium... rubber strength and resistance; abrasion resistance; surface, fracture and plating analysis. Fatigue studies are conducted for a wide variety of materials for various measurements.
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Salt Fog Testing

NTS provides salt fog testing at most of its test sites. If you require this type of climatic testing to Mil-Std-810, ASTM B117, or if you would like us to design a custom test, NTS has the chambers, support equipment and the experience.
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Sand & Dust Testing

NTS operates some of the largest and most accurately performing sand and dust testing chambers available. We can accommodate parts in excess of 8 cubic ft and comply with all aspects of Mil-Std-810. Contact NTS today for more information.
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Temperature & Humidity Testing

Temperature/humidity testing determines how components, subsystems and complete systems behave in severe environments that involve elevated temperature and high or fluctuating relative humidity. Contact NTS to find out more and get your product tested.
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Thermal Shock Testing

Thermal shock testing is at the severe end of the scale in the group of temperature tests. Thermal shock refers to a very high rate of temperature change, typically 30C per minute or higher and is appropriate for testing packaging, etc.
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Thermal Vacuum Testing

As an Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory with over 40 years experience in testing aerospace components, subassemblies and systems, NTS has developed an extensive body of practical knowledge for performing thermal vacuum testing.
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Wind & Rain Testing

Wind driven rain testing determines the effect of falling water on various types of devices and enclosures. Wind and rain test studies, among other factors, the effect of rain and subsequent moisture penetration on water resistant enclosures.
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Vibration

NTS has one of the most extensive dynamics test facilities in the world. Over 90 electro-dynamic and electro-hydraulic exciters are available for vibration testing, from components to whole systems for Automotive, Aircraft, Shipboard and Rail.
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