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Environmental Simulation TestingShorter time-to-market with reliable products

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In everyday use, technical equipment and products are often exposed to massive climatic and mechanical stresses. They often have to function perfectly in heat, cold, damp, wind and weather. Transportation of a device or a product – whether built-in or as freight – also involves risks which may cause damage or failure.

Environmental and transport simulation testing by TÜV SÜD Product Service verifi es the fi tness for use of components, technical equipment and products and simulates even the most extreme conditions.

Life cycle and qualifi cation tests prove the reliability of your products, help to identify weaknesses, and initiate product improvements at an early stage. They give you, the manufacturer, the chance to launch a robust and reliable product in the market despite massive time pressure. The benefi ts, in addition to enormous time savings, include reduced warranty costs and the opportunity

of offering longer warranty periods while reducing production costs and improving production safety.

TÜV SÜD Product Service supports you by providing cutting-edge test facilities, short testing times, and in-depth consulting to ensure the success of your products on national and international markets – quickly and reliably.

Your benefi ts:• identifi cation and prevention of faults

and errors right from the design and development stage

• confi dence in the product owing to third-party certifi cation

• reduced exposure to product liability • reduced production costs• opportunity of offering long warranty

periods• improved product safety and reliability

at low cost• cross-sector expertise of

experienced experts

Environmental simulation testing by TÜV SÜD – quality assurance with many benefi ts


Transport simulation testingEspecially highly sensitive equipment, such as expensive medical devices, should survive any transport without damages. TÜV SÜD’s testing laboratories therefore simulate methods of transport from trucks to rockets. Even loading is simulated. These simulations are also crucial for built-in equipment, such as measuring instruments for installation in many different means of transport including cars, motorbikes, trains, ships and helicopters.

Packaging testsPackaging protects products and must therefore often withstand the most stressful conditions. To test the sturdiness of packages, the TÜV SÜD experts apply special simulation and test methods, determining, for example, your product’s fragility to provide you with a basis for deciding on the appropriate level of packaging protection. This does not only reduce the risk of damage to goods in

transit, but may also include considerable cost savings. Even large-size packaging on europallets can easily be tested on our shakers with a 1,500 x 1,500 mm slip table.

Ingress Protection (IP) testingThe degree of protection provided by an enclosure may be crucial for equipment functioning. TÜV SÜD Product Service offers IP testing and certifi cation according to the IP Code, e.g. IP 65 (EN 60529, ISO 20653, DIN 40050) focusing on ingress protection against water and dust.

Combined testing – in a single cycleIn real-life operations, climatic and mechanical stresses act simultaneously on a product. Hence, combined simulation makes perfect sense for many products: Cars, for example, must be able to withstand a cold start on a freezing winter morning, but also driving at scorching midsummer temperatures.


Testing in accordance with standards and test tailoring to ensure global complianceDifferent standards and regulations in different countries and markets must be complied with. TÜV SÜD Product Service is thoroughly familiar with these rules and ensures that your products comply with national and international standards, including DIN, ISO, ICE, EN, various factory standards, or the American Military Standard MIL-STD if required. In case your product is not subject to any of these standards, TÜV SÜD Product Service will develop a special test customized to your needs (test tailoring), giving you the certainty of complying with all relevant legal requirements and the chance to reap the sales promotion benefi t of certifi cation.

HALT /HASS tests – accelerated life testingHALT (Highly Accelerated Life Test) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening) tests offer manufacturers an ultra-fast method of identifying any weaknesses in their products.

HALT testingHALT testing takes only two to fi ve days. Accelerated artifi cial ageing reveals any weaknesses in your product.

Integration of HALT testing into product design and development offers numerous benefi ts:• early identifi cation of design and

production fl aws• evaluation and optimization of

design margins• shorter development time • elimination of design problems

before the start of production• certainty of a product’s market

maturity at market launch

HASS testingHASS testing ensures that the defects identifi ed in HALT testing have been effectively eliminated. Non-conforming products are fi ltered out in a special test cycle.

Integration of both tests is sensible and enables you to assess the impacts of product modifi cations – not least with respect to costs.

Our experience speaks for itself: TÜV SÜD Product Service has been operating the fi rst independent HALT/HASS test lab and one of the largest HALT chambers in Europe since 1988.


Temperature and climate – from Siberia right to the AmazonTemperature simulations and climatic testing are particularly important for equipment, products, and components that will be used in extreme environments. Especially in some applications such as aircrafts and other vehicles, this is crucial as full functionality of individual components may prevent disasters and must therefore be guaranteed in all possible climatic conditions.

Freezing temperatures of –70 °C, tropical conditions at temperatures of +55 °C and a relative humidity of 95 %, extreme heat of up to +220 °C – TÜV SÜD’s temperature chambers simulate even the most extreme climatic conditions.

Thermal shock test chambers simulate product ageing within seconds by rapid thermal cycling from cold to heat, at a temperature range between -70 °C and +220 °C.

Corrosive conditions (road traffi c in winter, overseas transport) are simulated in two 1,000-liter salt-spray chambers.

Simulation of mechanical stresses – from car transport to earthquake“Shakers” (electrodynamic vibration test equipment) simulate mechanical stresses to which products may be exposed, for example when used in a helicopter or subjected to earthquake-like shocks. Their wide frequency range and ability to simulate a wide variety of different mechanical stresses, including high-impact shock, guarantee the required versatility.

Shock and vibration testingThe importance of simulating mechanical stresses during product design and development can be demonstrated by various examples. Equipment in a nuclear power plant, for example, must withstand the shocks of a strong earthquake. Radar systems of airport towers must function fl awlessly even in heavy gusts of wind. Last but not least, consumers also expect most everyday products to continue functioning properly even after being dropped.

Simulation of all environmental conditions


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TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbHCompetence Center Environmental Simulation • Dudenstr. 28 • 68167 Mannheim • GermanyPhone +49 621 395-277 • Fax +49 621 395-604E-mail: [email protected]

Are you interested in further information? Do not hesitate to contact us.We will be happy to answer your questions personally.

All environmental simulation tests by TÜV SÜD Product Service at a glance

HALT and HASS testing• Life testing• Production monitoring

Shock and vibration testing• Vibration• Shock• Vibration testing of all types of

technical products, including laser vibrometry

• Standards compliance testing• Testing during design and development• Transport simulation

Combined testing• Vibration testing under thermal and

climatic stress conditions

Climatic testing• Temperature testing• Climatic testing• Thermal shocks

Corrosion testing• Condensation testing under constant

or cyclic climatic conditions• Salt-spray test

Ingress Protection certifi cation (e.g. IP 65)• Dust protection• Water protection


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