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Ask the Expert: Will a COTS power supply pass MIL-STD-461 testing?
May 4, 2018This is a difficult question to answer, but in most cases I would say no, not without a few modifications. The main reason for this is due to test requirement variances between defense and commercial standards. For example, MIL-STD-461 uses...
Telecommunications Equipment Testing and Certifications
April 18, 2018Telecommunications equipment deployed in Central Office locations within the telephone network must be tested and certified for safety. A failure of one product in one rack must be contained to ensure it does not adversely affect the entire Central Office....
Hands on Shock and Vibration Training Coming to Plano, Texas!
February 7, 2018NTS is teaming up with the experts at the Equipment Reliability Institute to bring you their popular Fundamentals of Random Shock and Vibration testing on March 19, 2018 in our Plano, TX vibration testing laboratory. This class is a must...
Annual Plano, TX Customer Appreciation BBQ
May 9, 2017NTS is pleased once again to host our annual lunch featuring catering from Hutchin’s BBQ. We’ll be serving pulled pork, brisket, sausage, all the fixings and dessert. Come mingle with the NTS team, friends and colleagues. We’ll be providing lab...
Howell Instruments of Forth Worth TX
December 2, 2016NTS Plano had the pleasure of hosting Byron Jones of Howell Instruments to conduct environmental testing for Howell’s new Data Acquisition Units. Howell’s client, MD Helicopters, requested more rigorous testing than Howell is able to conduct internally and turned to...
Reverberation Chamber Workshop at NTS Plano
October 26, 2016On Thursday, November 10, 2016, NTS is hosting its second workshop on reverberation chamber technology at our Plano facility.* Sponsored by ETS-Lindgren and NTS Plano, this is a free, hands-on, half-day workshop open to those that are interested in learning...
NTS offers CAD/FEA Modeling for Direct and Indirect Effects Lightning, Reducing Test Costs and Time
May 24, 2016The NTS Lightning Technologies laboratory in Pittsfield, MA is now offering finite element analysis, allowing the performance of complex simulations that accurately model the interaction of lightning with a variety of aircraft and avionics components for our customers. This service...
Solar Radiation Testing in Accordance with Method 505 of MIL-STD-810
May 17, 2016Solar radiation (sunshine) testing is one of the basic tests required for any military equipment planned to be deployed in the open and therefore subject to direct radiation from the solar source. The effects of this radiant energy can...
How can I relate the results of MIL-STD-810 salt fog testing to the life time of my product?
April 20, 2016This is a very common question that we get asked quite often and unfortunately there is no correlation between what the product sees in the salt fog chamber to what it will experience out in the field. In order to...
Is there a preferred sequence for EMI, EMC Tests?
April 5, 2016One of the questions we get asked often is about order of EMI/EMC testing. Neither MIL-STD-461 nor RTCA/DO-160 specify the order of test performance. Leaving aside the issue of Safety of Flight tests for aircraft (which typically must be performed...