Accelerated Environmental Testing Laboratories
Accelerated environmental testing applies elevated stress to surface durability and reliability problems faster than service, on the understanding that acceleration must be justified.
When is it used?
- Reliability qualification for electronics and assemblies
- Outdoor and weathering durability claims
- Design comparison between options
- Screening before field trials
Sample considerations
- Define the failure criteria and how the product will be monitored during exposure.
- Acceleration assumptions should be stated in the report rather than implied.
Laboratories with relevant capabilities
- Impact Solutions (Livingston, Scotland) — documented: Weathering / environmental exposure
- Kiyo R&D Center and Laboratory (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) — documented: Weathering Testing
- Element Denver-Longmont (Longmont, CO) — documented: Reliability Testing
- EAG Laboratories (Sunnyvale, CA) — documented: Reliability Testing
- Retlif Testing Laboratories (Ronkonkoma, NY) — documented: Reliability Testing
Frequently asked questions
- Does passing an accelerated test prove field life?
- It provides evidence under stated assumptions. Field life claims need those acceleration assumptions to be justified and documented.
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