Environment Associates Inc.
Established in 1967, Environment Associates has supported aerospace, military, automotive and commercial manufacturers with a full range of highly technical, developmental, qualifying and production-related testing services. At EA we’ve made a company-wide commitment to maintaining the highest quality standards while providing personalized customer service.
- (818) 709-0568
- (818) 709-8914
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- 9604 Variel Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311
United States
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Thermal Shock Testing
Thermal shock is a very important test for determining the reliability of a product when subjected to sudden changes in temperature and how this stress source can accumulate deterioration or physical damage in performance.
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Cyclic Durability (Fatigue) Testing
Today’s products are very complex and designed to minimize costs with the use of FEA software that can project fatigue hot spots. Using your analysis results, we can create a test plan that includes mechanical cyclic durability and environments that will best test your design.
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Sand & Dust Testing
Products with moving parts, electromechanical components, filtering systems and electronics are all susceptible to fine and large particle dust that can contaminate a product. These contaminates can cause premature failures and loss of function.Today’s test plans for phones, computers, vehicles, enclosures and aircraft include sand and dust testing to determine if this stress source would cause functional deterioration.Our services include military and automotive dust testing for both blowing and agitated dust and sand.
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IP and NEMA Ingress Testing
Environment Associates offers dust, water and solid ingress protection testing to multiple specifications including EN/IEC 60529 and NEMA 250 for electronics enclosures, SAE standards for automotive components, RTCA DO-160 for commercial aircraft and various MIL standards for associated military hardware.
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Thermal Vacuum Testing
When you want to test your product for extreme space conditions, that include temperatures from 155°C to -175°C at space vacuum altitudes, Environment Associates is your solution. Using this test to determine the unique failures of space mechanisms that orbit the earth is key in improving system reliability. Thermal vacuum testing is similar to thermal cycling but adds deep space vacuums for detecting corona/arcing and intermittence and increases a product’s out-gassing. The key failure modes found during this test are: 1) electrical iIntermittence, 2) thermal control issues, 3) arcing, 4) corona, 5) material out-gassing, and more, to determine a product’s flight-worthiness for workmanship and processing issues.
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Pyroshock Testing
The purpose of Pyroshock (pyrotechnic shock) testing is to simulate the high-frequency, high-magnitude shock pulse experienced by an explosive event (such as an impact on a military tank or an explosive deployment charge). Pyroshock testing can expose failures in electronic components that are sensitive to high-frequency pyroshock energy. Common failures include: relay and crystal oscillator chatter, detachment of larger components from the circuit board, hard failures of small circuit components, and the dislodging of contaminants, which cause short circuits. Severe damage to crucial components used in space or in the military can produce critical results, such as loss of life, due to malfunction.
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Salt Spray, Salt Fog & Cyclic Corrosion Testing
We service most industry segments with harsh environment, salt fog corrosion testing.If your product is coated or painted for the marine, automotive or military industries, we are equipped to provide accredited testing within multiple chambers.We provide ASTM sample preparation for coated and painted articles to ensure that your test is performed correctly.We also provide custom configurations with varied salt concentrations and temperatures for many customers with products that are used in unique environments. Products like circuit boards, electronic devices and sensors may all have specialized testing requirements.
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901 Shock Testing
Environment Associates performs high-impact mechanical shock for all grades, classes and types of Navy ship board machinery, equipment, systems and structures. Our lightweight shock machine is approved by the Naval Surface Warfare Center for use in testing the survivability of Navy shipboard equipment to MIL-S-901D on items and fixturing weighing up to a combined 500 lbs.
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Tensile & Compression Testing
If you are looking for a value on the forces needed to assemble a product, or what it will take to overcome a connector latch or other device that mates together, let Environment Associates perform these tests for you. We can test in both tensile and compression on samples that are less than 14" (35.56 cm) wide and can handle product travel less than 54" (137.6 cm), with sensitivities at 0.01 lbs. (4.53 grams) at a wide range of speeds. EA specializes in the determination of connector performance for many different applications and styles.
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Connector Testing
If your product uses a connector or terminal, it can be susceptible to a unique set of failures that warrant specific connector testing conditions to determine the robustness of your design.
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Shock Impact Testing
Environment Associates provides everything you need in drop shock testing — package/container, drop shock/impact systems and electro-dynamic simulated pulses. With our equipment, we specialize in tuned, matched impacts from 20 Gs to 30,000 Gs and from 30 ms to .02 ms in sine, saw-tooth, square-wave, gunfire and rotational cam pulses for almost any set of standards, or for any real-life condition. We can also handle a large range of weights and sizes. EA’s specialists will match the right test, equipment and configurations to your product. We also provide fixture design and special set-up solutions to mount and monitor your product’s functionality during and after testing.
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Explosive Atmosphere Testing
A product that is designed for or could potentially be placed in a hazardous, explosive environment must be evaluated, especially if it could cause the environment to ignite. This is imperative for products that operate within engine compartments, electrical panels that are mounted in adverse environments, pumps and much more. We can test using almost any mixture of propane or hexane gas and can support these tests with altitudes up to 50,000 ft. If you are concerned about your product’s potential risks, see us about putting your test plans in action.
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Accelerated Aging Testing
Accelerated aging is a testing method used to estimate the useful lifespan of a product when actual lifespan data is unavailable. This occurs with products that have not existed long enough to have gone through their useful lifespan: for example, a new type of car engine or a new polymer for replacement joints or medical products and packaging.
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Contaminating Fluid Testing
Products manufactured using plastics, coated and painted surfaces, seals or other "A" surface materials can come in contact with spilled chemicals, sweat, cleaners, lubricants and fuels that can be a potential stress source for a product. These stress sources can cause discoloration, deterioration and de-lamination failures. We can create a list of fluids and/or follow TRCA, DO-160, MIL-STD-810 and ASTM guidelines for a list of products that should be used to test your part's compatibility.
