Climatic and physico-chemical environmental tests
Validate the robustness and durability of your products
Industrial, electronic and mechanical products are subject to numerous climatic and physico-chemical constraints throughout their life cycle (transport, storage, use). Climatic and physico-chemical tests help to guarantee their reliability, safety and compliance with current standards.
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Why carry out climatic and physico-chemical tests?
These tests make it possible to :
- Validate the durability and reliability of your equipment in extreme conditions (temperature, humidity, corrosion, fluids, explosive atmospheres, etc.)
- guarantee regulatory compliance (RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD, ISO/IEC, ATEX, etc.)
- Anticipate failures and improve product design
- Meet qualification requirements for marketing (CE marking, customer requirements, specific certifications)
What sectors are involved in these trials?
Automotive, rail and marine
Aeronautics, defence and space
Energy
Industry & consumer, medical and telecom/IoT
Our climatic and environmental testing services
Climatic tests
- Thermal testing: Temperature range from -90°C to +650°C.
- Constant or cyclic humidity tests: Humidity level from 10% to 100% RH.
- Rapid temperature change tests
- accelerated climatic ageing** **Combined climatic tests
- Combined climatic testing (temperature, humidity, vibration)
Corrosion tests
- Neutral, acetic and cyclic salt sprays
- Polluted atmospheres (corrosive gases)
- Validation of surface treatments
IP and IK tests
- Dust and waterproof (IP5X to IPX9K)
- Mechanical shock resistance (IK00 to IK10)
Fluid resistance tests
- Resistance to fuels, oils, solvents and chemicals
- CBRN testing (nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical threats)
Thermal shock tests
- Air-air and air-water shocks
- Identification of mechanical and electrical weaknesses
- Acceleration of product ageing
Tests in explosive atmospheres
- Non-ignition tests
- Explosion containment
- Surface temperature analysis
Sunlight tests
- Simulation of solar radiation
- Thermal and actinic effects
- Accelerated ageing of materials and components
Sand wind and dust tests
- Penetration of fine particles
- Abrasion tests
- Simulation of prolonged exposure in a controlled environment
Altitude and rapid decompression tests
- Altitude simulation up to 125,000 feet
- Rapid decompression (< 15 s, or even < 2 s or < 200 ms as required)
- Overpressure and vacuum tests
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Our technical resources
- Over 140 environmental chambers (up to 93 m³)
- Automatic and manual thermal shock chambers
- Salt spray and corrosive gas chambers
- Specialised test benches for fluid resistance and CBRN tests
- Complete IP & IK test facilities
- Test chambers for explosive atmospheres up to 40,000 feet
- Rapid decompression chambers (decompression in <2s possible)
- Solar simulation benches (up to 1400 W/m²)
- Sand and dust wind test chambers
Why put your trust in the Emitech Group?
- Multi-sector expertise: Aeronautics, Automotive, Rail, Space, Military, Energy, Marine, Consumer Electronics, etc
- State-of-the-art infrastructure spread across our laboratories in France
- Tailor-made support: analysis of normative requirements, test planning, interpretation of results, etc
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