A Quick Guide to Expediting Your Equipment Under Test from NTS Rustburg
June 24, 2019There is only one commercial site in the United States that can provide global solutions capabilities for all Navy equipment qualification testing, as well as extensive test and qualification capabilities for ground, avionics, and space applications. This test site is...
The Global Impact of Counterfeit Electronic Components
August 18, 2015Electronics are an indispensable part of our lives today. Whether you’re flying an airplane or driving a car, talking on your phone or using your computer, a majority of our life is enabled by electronic components. Unfortunately, electronic components in...
NTS is now in Orlando, Florida!
August 12, 2015We are pleased to announce that Qualtest of Orlando, Florida is now NTS Orlando! Qualtest was established in 1986 and is an internationally accredited, full-service testing provider with two testing facilities in the greater-Orlando area. The environmental facility offers an...
Common IP (Ingress Protection) Testing Failures and How to Avoid Them
June 25, 2015by Erik Rohr, Senior Test Technician, NTS Chicago A product that is used outdoors, in a dusty factory, or near your morning latte will often require some level of tested and certified protection against the ingress of dust and water....
Making of the Mission to Mars: Testing with Liquid Nitrogen & Oxygen
June 16, 2015Mars is mysterious because no one has yet been there to colonize and understand the planet for what it really is. How dangerous will it be? Is it logical to aspire to live there? These are questions many might ask...
NTS CSMO Appointed Chair of ACIL Board of Directors
November 21, 2014Derek Coppinger, CSMO of NTS was inducted as Chair of the ACIL Board of Directors at their annual meeting in October 2014. Mr. Coppinger’s term will run through 2016. The American Council of Independent Laboratories (ACIL) is the trade association...
International Approvals Update – Big Changes in Asia
October 23, 2014The NTS International Approvals team has compiled some recent updates regarding changes to certifications throughout Asia. Getting your products to these big markets quickly and efficiently can make a huge difference to the bottom line. Read on for more information and...
Customers Tee Off at NTS Fullerton Annual Golf Tournament
August 28, 2014It was a beautiful July day at Coyote Hills Golf Course in Fullerton, CA for our annual NTS golf tournament. Roughly 60 customers as well as a few NTS employees queued up in the morning for practice shots and a putting contest,...
Evolution of NTS’ Deck Simulator Fixtures in Accordance with MIL-S-901D
August 26, 2014Evolution of NTS’ Deck Simulator Fixtures (DSFs) for Testing Deck Mounted, Shock Isolated (Class II) Equipment in accordance with MIL-S-901D By Calvin P Milam, Division Manager, NTS Rustburg NTS Rustburg, located in Central Virginia, was founded as a place to conduct...
NTS Santa Clarita Adds Static Firing of Initiators to Testing Capabilities
July 28, 2014Engineers from National Technical Systems Santa Clarita facility working in conjunction with one of our valued customers, recently developed tooling and techniques for measuring the parameters of a pressure pulse produced when through bulkhead initiators (TBIs) are fired. NTS was...