TRaC extends environmental test offering

TRaC, the test and certification specialist has further increased the range of environmental test services in its portfolio with the installation of a new vibration test system or ‘shaker' at the company's Warwick facility.

TRaC's latest investment is a model V8-440T supplied by LDS. It is a guided slip table-format vibration test system with a capacity of up to 700kg and two interchangeable table sizes that provide maximum flexibility in mounting test subjects.

The combination of large displacement and wide-duration shock pulses matches specific requirements in the aerospace industry, that of jet-engine ‘windmilling', more commonly known as ‘fan blade off' (one blade detached from a turbine's fan). The LDS system's capabilities in generating vibration stresses at low frequencies are the key to this extended service.

In addition to these specialist tests, TRaC's latest investment will consolidate and extend its vibration and shock testing services for electronic assemblies, including ruggedised military and avionics systems, satellite components and general product and packaging evaluation.

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