In hazardous work environments, products must be dependable, precise, and well-validated. Thermal & vibration testing, and shock testing, are a must-have validation test today. NexorTest is on top of this most important process with a best-in-class and proven accurate environmental testing solution that is based on standards, and helps assess product performance associated with the most severe environments.

Quick Summary:

Thermal testing and vibration testing are essential to confirm product durability under extreme environments. NexorTest offers the industry's best testing solutions to simulate the stresses products endure in reality. After thermal, vibration, and shock testing, design flaws are tested early on, and products are qualified to perform in the field while meeting industry standards, including Aerospace, Automotive, and Defence.

Why Thermal and Vibration Testing Are Critical for Product Reliability in Harsh Environments:

In high-performance arenas, reliability is not a choice—it’s a requirement. Thermal testing and vibration testing have an important role to play in qualifying a product’s robustness to those environmental conditions.

Understanding Thermal and Vibration Testing:

To understand this, you can go through the definition as follows:

• Thermal testing is an assessment of how a product behaves in numerous temperature situations that simulate heat exposure, freezing temperatures and extreme thermal cycling.
• Vibration testing is exposing the product to oscillating forces that mimic mechanical vibrations per the product's shipping conditions, product usage, or product operations.

The SI unit for vibration testing is made up of:

• Frequency Hertz (Hz)
• Acceleration meters per second squared (m/s²)
• Displacement millimetres (mm) or inches

Why These Tests Matter:

These points will help you to get to know about test matter:

1. Structural Integrity: Thermal and vibration testing allows complete confidence that all fasteners, solder joints, and structural components can withstand the forces involved with a given set of environmental conditions, without failing.
2. Early Flaw Detection: If designers can identify potential weaknesses in the material before mass production, it can eliminate costly recalls later in the production cycle.

Real-World Applications:

• Aerospace: Testing of satellite systems is done to ensure survivability from launch vibrations and space's vacuum and thermal environment.
• Automotive: ECU and sensors are subjected to thermal vibration tests to replicate in under-hood Environmental Testing.
• Industrial: Pieces of Heavy Equipment are subjected to vibration and heat from continual use.

Testing Standards You Should Know

Thermal and vibration testing must follow internationally recognized standards to ensure consistency and comparability

Vibration Testing Standards

• Types: Random, Sinusoidal, Resonance
• Standards:
  • IEC 61373 – Railway Applications
  • ASTM D999-08 – Shipping Vibration
  • IEC 60068-2 – General Environmental Vibration
  • JSS 55555 – Indian Defense
  • MIL-STD-810 – U.S. Military Environmental Standard

Thermal Testing Standards

• IEC 60068-2-2 – Dry Heat
• IEC 60068-2-14 – Thermal Cycling
• MIL-STD-810
• JSS 55555

Combined Thermal Vibration Testing

• ISO 16750-3 (Automotive electrical/electronic equipment – Mechanical loads)

These standards specify parameters like:

• Frequency and acceleration profiles
• Temperature ramp rates, cycling, and dwell times
• Combined and sequential test configurations

Benefits of Combined Testing

Testing products under both thermal and vibrational conditions reflects real-world environments more accurately. This leads to more reliable and validated product performance.

Conclusion

Whether it's aerospace, automotive, defense, or industrial equipment, validating products through environmental testing is crucial. NexorTest offers a comprehensive suite of thermal, vibration, and shock testing services to ensure your product survives and thrives in extreme conditions.

FAQ

What is thermal and vibration testing?

It’s a combined testing method that simulates extreme temperatures and mechanical vibrations to evaluate a product's durability and reliability.

Why are these tests significant for industrial products?

Industrial, automotive, aerospace, and defense products often operate in extreme conditions. These tests help ensure they remain functional and safe under such environments.

What does shock testing provide?

Shock testing simulates sudden impacts or drops to validate how a product withstands rapid mechanical stress—an essential complement to vibration testing.

What are the SI units for vibration testing?

Acceleration: m/s² | Velocity: m/s

How does NexorTest conduct these tests?

NexorTest uses advanced, standards-compliant test systems to replicate real-world stress environments. This ensures precise, reliable performance assessments across industries.