An interesting article caught my attention last week. A military wife was sharing her soldier’s dismay over how the Velcro that is supposed to hold up his cammo pants, seal pockets and keep him in uniform does not work in a dusty, sand ridden environment like Iraq or Afghanistan. Funny, Cascade TEK performs the military standard (MIL-STD 810) sand and dust testing on all types of military and civilian gear. These tests insure components in the field can withstand sand and dust bombardment. We’ve seen all types of hardware, electronics, but never velcro…
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Sand & Dust Testing – Everything But….
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010MIL-STD Blowing Sand & Dust Test In Action
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
Tony "Dusty" Arbogast & Phan Tu Execute A Sand/Dust Test
Cascade TEK’s blowing sand and dust chamber has been operational now for a few weeks. So far we have tested products such as cell phones, door latches, filters and avionics equipment to the MIL-STD 810F Blowing Sand and Blowing Dust test specifications. Here is a picture of a test in action. It gives you a good idea of what this machine looks like.
Check out Cascade TEK MIL-STD 810 Blowing Dust for details on how the MIL-STD 810 Blowing Dust test is performed.
Check out Cascade TEK MIL-STD 810 Blowing Sand for details on how the MIL-STD 810 Blowing Sand test is performed.
Cascade TEK also performs SETTLING Sand and Dust testing, popular with automotive, avionic and entertainment component manufacturers. The SETTLING Sand and Dust tests we run most often are RTCA-DO-160, SAE J1455 and IEC 60529 IP5X and and IP6X. Exposure to fine dust causes problems with moving parts, forms conductive bridges and acts as an absorbent material for the collection of water vapor. Not good.
Check out Cascade TEK Sand and Dust Testing for details on all our sand and dust test capabilities. Also stop by our Product Testing Services Page to see our full suite of tests performed.
Cascade Tek 12.2 meter Package Drop Test Video for Test Spec. PRF 12990872
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Hello Everyone,
Please excuse our lapse in blogging. We make our blogging return with a video about a unique package testing application we performed. The test requires a 12.2 meter Package Drop Test Video for Test Spec. PRF 12990872. This includes a temperature pre-conditioning to determine if temperature has an effect on the product at the time of impact. Enjoy the video, and send along any questions or comments.
