NTS Facility Spotlight: Chicago, IllinoisSpecializing in EMC, Environmental and Mechanical Testing

Our state-of -the-ar t laborator y is posit ioned just outside downtown Chicago

Mult iple EMI/EMC test chambers including a 5m oversized unit

Discover the robustness of your product after exposure to harsh environments

About NTS ChicagoNTS Chicago features a 40,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility in Mt. Prospect, IL. We

have over thirty years’ experience partnering with customers to provide signi� cant gains in

compliance, reliability and durability. Our team guides your product through testing while

providing seamless communication and program management. We have your solution to

quali� cation requiring both EMC and environmental simulation requirements such as military,

avionics, automotive, off-road automotive and aerospace.

This location houses full EMC/EMI capabilities and blowing sand/blowing dust testing to

complement our long-standing environmental capabilities such as vibration, thermal shock and

cycling, temperature humidity, acceleration, corrosion, altitude and HALT/HASS. With the addition

of these capabilities, we can now offer a one-stop-shop solution to partner companies who want

to get their compliant products to market quickly and ef� ciently.

EMI/EMC/ESD Testing

5-meter semi-anechoic chamber with 10’x10’ door, 12,000 lb capacity turntable, vehicle exhaust system and troubleshooting projection screen inside the chamber

Four EMI test chambers

Reverberation Chamber for testing above 400MHz

Large, sectioned ground plane with pre-con� gured commercial immunity stations for expedited testing

Full vehicle automotive testing

Automotive Testing to JDQ 53.3, JDQ 202, JDQ 203, load dumps, transients

Commercial Product Testing – FCC, EMC Directive, CISPR, 61000-X-X

Medical Directive Testing – 60601-1-2

Military MIL-STD-461 (D,E,F)

Avionics RTCA/DO-160 ( D,E,F,G)

Other customer standards as requested

Dynamics Testing

25,000, 18,000 and 6,500 force pound electrodynamic shakers

Vibration at Temperature

Constant Acceleration/Centrifuge

Loose Cargo Vibration

ISTA Package Testing

HALT/HASS Chambers (30”x30”x30” and 48”x48”x48”)

Package Drop

Chemical Testing

Copper-Accelerated Acetic Acid-Salt Spray (CASS)

Chemical Compatibility

Chemical Resistance

Contamination by Fluids

Fluid Compatibility

Fluid Immersion

Fluid Resistance

Fluid Susceptibility

Porosity

Salt Spray/Fog/Mist

Solderability

www.nts.com1.800.270.2516

NTS Facility Spotlight: Chicago, IL

Specializing in EMC, Environmental and Mechanical Testing

Determine rel iabi l ity with thermal shock testing

Our chemical engineers can offer a myriad of solutions for the most complicated chal lenges

NTS Chicago's exper tise in HALT testing wil l f ind the l imits and discover the weak l inks of your products and systems

Environmental Simulation Temperature/Humidity Testing

– 9 standing chambers

– 2 walk-in chambers up to 11’x12’

– Temperature ranges -70 to 130 degrees C

– Humidity control throughout condensing range of 5 to 90 degrees C

Altitude Chamber

– 100,000 ft. with temperature -55 to 150 degrees C

– Rapid Decompression, Explosive Decompression

Thermal Shock/Thermal Cycling

– 9 Single-Zone Thermal Cycling Chambers (varying sizes up to 36”x36”x36”)

– 10 Dual-Zone Thermal Shock Chambers (20”x20”x18” test volume) -75 to 200 degrees C

– Large Dual-Zone Thermal Shock Chamber (42”x42”x42”) test volume

Sand and Dust

– Blowing Sand: Wind speed > 18 m/s, ambient at 55 degrees C

– Blowing Dust: Wind speed from 1.5 m/s to over 20 m/s at ambient and 55 degrees C

– Settling Dust per IP5X and IP6X (under pressure)

Ingress Protection IPXX, levels 1 through 9k

– Water Spray/Water Jetting, NEMA 250 Hosedown

Icing/Freezing Rain

Explosive Atmosphere

Salt Fog

CASS Testing

Solar Radiation

Gravel Bombardment

Advanced Cycling and Abrasion Testing

Flammability

Electrical Testing

AC/DC High Voltage

Automation - High Speed Data Acquisition

Capacitance

Continuity Monitoring

Current Measure

Dielectric Strength

Dissipation Factor (Tam Delta)

DWV - Dielectric Withstand Voltage

High Pot

Inductance

Insulation Resistance

Leakage Current

Low-level Contact Resistance

Moisture Insulation Resistance

Power & Current Cycling

Q Factor

Resistance

Resistance Temp Coef� cient

Surface/Volume Resistivity

UN/IATA Battery Testing

Voltage Drop

Mechanical Testing

Abrasion

Adhesion

Bend

Breaking Force/Strength

Cable Endurance

Compression/ Compression Set

Durometer Hardness

Fatigue Life

Insertion/Engaging/Withdrawl

Mechanical Durability/Cycling

Peel Strength

Push/Pull/De� ection

Resistance to Solder Heat

Separating Force

Shear/Lap Shear

SolidWorks Fixture Design

Strain Gauge

Tensile/Elongation/Flex

Torque/Torsional Strength

Lab Accreditations and Evaluations

NTS Chicago is accredited to ISO 17025 through A2LA, certi� cate numbers 0214.38 and 0214.39

About NTSNational Technical Systems (NTS) provides test, inspection and certi� cation services to help

clients build better, stronger, safer, more reliable products and bring those products to market

quickly and ef� ciently. NTS engineers and technicians have extensive knowledge of current test

and conformity requirements, both domestic and international over a range of industries including

aerospace, defense, telecom and energy.

NTS Chicago1660 Wall St. Suite 100Mt. Prospect, IL 60056

www.nts.com | 1.800.270.2516sales@nts.com

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