How Does Turbulence Impact Airplanes?
August 23, 2019The “fasten seatbelts” light comes on. The plane rocks side to side precipitously. You haven’t prayed in years, but you suddenly rediscover your religion, certain you’re about to meet your maker. What is airplane turbulence, and what causes airplane turbulence...
The Future of Aviation
April 19, 2019The aviation industry is a massive global economic contributor, supporting millions of jobs and transporting billions of passengers. It’s laid the groundwork for some of history’s most important technological, design and engineering breakthroughs. Despite ongoing challenges the airlines face operationally,...
EMI/EMC Testing on Aircraft
April 9, 2019Aircraft engineering and design can minimize risks, but this requires protective measures. One hazard, electricity, can influence aircraft functions because aircraft contain devices and equipment for flight, crew and ground support. These maintain communications, navigation and safety, and electrical changes...
Everything You Need to Know About Radio Frequency Identification of Medical Devices
March 12, 2019Radio frequency identification, commonly shortened to RFID, is a type of technology impacting the way various industries log and track information attached to products and people. The healthcare world may have the most to gain when it comes to RFID....
The Ins and Outs of Propulsion Testing
March 8, 2019The term “propulsion” comes from the Latin words “pro,” which means forward, and “pellere,” which means to drive. Propulsion, then, means to drive something forward. Propulsion is the force that causes a balloon to fly forward when the helium inside...
Hydraulics Test Services in Orlando, Florida
December 13, 2018Hydraulics have a wide variety of applications, from valves to actuators, accumulators to pumps, and motors to heat exchangers. NTS Orlando hydraulics department answers the call, with the testing of these applications against a number of MIL, SAE ARM, and...
Giving Back: NTS Helps Stuff a Plane with Toys for Tots
November 29, 2018Our San Bernardino, CA team recently participated in the “Stuff a Plane with Toys for Tots” event at the Redlands Municipal Airport. This aviation themed community event is held annually with the goal of supporting the Marine Reserves Toys for...
Overview of Additive Manufacturing Technology
October 10, 2018The additive manufacturing industry has quickly expanded over the past few decades, especially within the industrial sector. With impressive design ability and minimal tooling, manufacturing and engineering businesses have significantly benefited from the use of additive manufacturing. To help you...
Football Helmet Testing
January 29, 2018CTE — a degenerative brain condition that results from repeated impacts to the head — is changing the game of football as we know it. Since doctors first discovered the first instances of damaging plaque when performing autopsies on NFL players, the...
Package Testing
November 3, 2017Package testing is a way of simulating the conditions a package can be expected to encounter during transit. In today’s increasingly global supply chains, packages and products will often cross wide geographic distances to get to market, moving through multiple...