Test Chambers

Test Chambers

Test chambers reproduce environmental conditions within a contained space for the purposes of evaluating the long-term effects of specific changes upon objects such as industrial products, electronic products and other components. These conditions simulate those which a product will typically encounter in the span of its useful life.

Environmental test chambers evaluate a product’s quality and durability, and identify potential flaws and malfunctions that exist either in product design or material choice before the product reaches the public market. Industries ranging from medical, construction and automotive to consumer, food processing and packaging use test chambers on everyday products such as car parts, cigarettes, make-up, medicines and kitchen appliances. Read More…

Test Chambers Test chambers reproduce environmental conditions within a contained space for the purposes of evaluating the long-term effects of specific changes upon objects such as industrial products, electronic products and other components. These conditions simulate those which a product will typically encounter in the span of its useful life.
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Products undergo this testing in certain environmental conditions, the findings allow for production adjustments by the manufacturer and result in a better quality product arriving on the market. Common procedures recorded in test chambers include the effects of extremes of temperature and sudden variations of temperature in temperature chambers and cryogenic chambers, the effects of humidity and moisture in humidity test chambers, and salt spray tests which record the degrading effects of salt water and corrosion-resistance of objects for manufacturer analysis. Other types of test chambers include: AGREE chambers, altitude chambers, thermal shock chambers and vacuum test chambers.

The design and construction of the test chamber has to be carefully considered. As it is a process test, test chambers need to have a means of viewing and monitoring the testing procedure either through a viewing hole, or through a video feed. In some cases, an environmental test chamber will have a "reach-in" capability in order for the testing engineer to handle the product or material being tested. The method of process control is another consideration to be undertaken as control panels can be either analog or digital, fed by a computer or the web etc. Environmental test chambers are designed with the capacity to replicate extreme environmental conditions.

Temperature chambers can typically reach temperatures above 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, and cryogenic chambers produce temperatures on the other end of the scale achieving lows of -200 degrees Fahrenheit, or even lower with the help of liquid nitrogen. In addition to temperature variations which can be further tested by thermal shock chambers, humidity and air moisture content can be replicated with humidity ranging from 10-100% in most humidity chambers. Altitude chambers simulate extremely high altitudes to test the effects of pressure and air change, and routinely 10-8 Torr levels are achieved in vacuum environmental chambers. Test chambers have to be carefully constructed in order to achieve controlled and consistent testing.

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Altitude Chambers

Altitude Chambers

An altitude chamber is a test chamber that is designed to simulate the altitude, vacuum, and temperature of environmental conditions at heights that match the flight patterns of all forms of aircraft, from commercial to military...

Climate Chambers

Climate Chambers

A climate chamber is an enclosed space that provides a controlled set of circumstances for testing the impact of various environmental and climatic conditions on industrial goods, commercial products, electronic devices, materials, and biological matter...

Environmental Chambers

Environmental Chambers

An environmental chamber is an enclosure used to test the effects of a variety of conditions on a product, component, part, or assembly. These highly technical pieces of equipment are capable of simulating the types of conditions a product may face while in use...

Humidity Chambers

Humidity Chambers

A humidity chamber is a mechanism that examines how products react when exposed to variations in humidity. This type of environmental testing is used by manufacturers to test the various parameters of their products in the harshest of conditions...

Stability Chambers

Stability Test Chamber

Stability chambers and rooms are climate-controlled environments that provide stable conditions for testing and storage. These specialized environmental chambers offer a precise, raised temperature or humidity to ascertain...

Temperature Chambers

Temperature Chambers

A temperature chamber is a controlled environment capable of producing conditions that a product will encounter during its use. These highly controlled technical tools are able to produce the types of hazards, uses, and atmospheres a product may endure...

Test Chamber

Test Chamber

A test chamber is a managed and controlled environment used to test the endurance, stability, and practicality of equipment, products, and chemicals. They are a controlled enclosure that mimics the effects of environmental conditions that a product may encounter during its usage...

Thermal Shock Chambers

Thermal Shock Chamber

Thermal shock chambers are climatic chambers for thermal shock testing that are utilized to put the material to serious shocks. This is accomplished through the repeated and sudden passage to low temperature areas from high...

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Environmental Test Chamber

An environmental test chamber is a chamber that creates atmospheric conditions that can influence the performance, function, and capabilities of assemblies and components. It is a sophisticated instrument that provides data...

Vacuum Chambers

Vacuum Chamber

A vacuum chamber removes air and pressure from a confined enclosure to test the effects of a vacuum on parts, materials, components, and assemblies. It can also be used to test the performance of applications for manufacturing...

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Cleanrooms Animation

A cleanroom is a specially designed enclosed space where airborne particulates have been limited or removed by a highly sophisticated filtration system. They are used by industries that require a highly controlled and monitored...

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Cleanroom Gloves

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