Environmental Simulation Testing
A wide range of environmental conditions affect your equipment and products during transportation, storage, and operation. These conditions may change the characteristics of material and the way systems interact.
Through the product development cycle, testing and quality assurance are essential to ensuring safe, quality products are brought to market. Environmental simulation testing ensures your products operate and perform as intended despite environmental conditions and interferences.
At DEKRA, we support manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and their suppliers to launch safer, smarter products. We provide a full range of services across the entire development cycle, serving as a leading source for testing and advisory needs.
Ensuring the quality and performance of your products throughout the product development cycle helps build a strong company, a good reputation, and trust with your customers. Working closely with professionals is essential to get the proper certifications and approvals from key regulatory agencies.
What Is Environmental Simulation Testing?
Environmental simulation testing reproduces certain climatic conditions that could impact a product’s performance or quality. Testing with environmental simulations helps manufacturers and companies assess how products and materials behave. For example, extreme heat, strong winds, altitude, or heavy rains could all impact how materials react or products behave. Thorough environmental simulation testing ensures products can hold up against these conditions.
Industries Served
DEKRA provides services for a variety various types of products including aircraft, automotive components, electronics, EV components, and more, ensuring that all components meet rigorous industry standards and specifications.
Importance of Environmental Simulation Testing
There are many types of environment simulation testing based on temperature cycling the likely climatic conditions a product can be exposed to:
- Vibration testing uses vibration or movement to test how resilient products are during extensive transportation or in an industrial environment.
- Temperature and climate testing tests how products and materials react to different temperatures and humidity levels.
- Temperature shock testing assesses how products react to sudden changes in temperature by moving them to different climatic chambers.
- Corrosion testing assesses which materials are best suited for your environment by spraying a mixture of salts onto the components.
- Mechanical shock testing measures a product’s response to sudden acceleration and deceleration and analyzes performance to impact.
- Ingress protection testing ensures a product is valid for outdoor and industrial applications while withstanding dust and moisture.
- Altitude testing accurately replicates temperature, humidity, and the atmospheric conditions, allowing the testing of equipment that is utilized at excessive heights. This ensures that the product will be able to withstand extreme conditions that they will face.
Standards we frequently test
ASTM Environmental Test Standards
- Packaging and Shipping Testing (e.g. ASTM D 4169)
- Shock and Vibration Testing (e.g. ASTM C 192, ASTM D 3580, ASTM D 999)
- Accelerated Aging Testing (e.g. ASTM D 5427, ASTM F 1980)
- Corrosion, Salt Fog and Salt Spray Tests (e.g. ASTM A 380, ASTM B 117, ASTM D 610, etc.)
- Temperature and Humidity Test Standards (e.g. ASTM A 194, ASTM C 272, ASTM D 380, etc.)
Professional Environmental Simulation Testing Services from DEKRA
DEKRA is a leading brand for safety solutions. We provide comprehensive safety consultations, inspections, environmental testing services and certifications required to get your product from design to market. From household goods to industrial equipment, your products are constantly exposed to different climatic conditions.
We simulate different environments your products are likely to encounter during transportation, operation, and storage to assess quality. Our test methods are accredited and give you the certification required to safely sell your products to customers and grow your business. Our test methods and accreditations are accepted in several countries, so you have global market access to a larger customer base.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of environmental conditions can be simulated during testing?
What types of environmental conditions can be simulated during testing?
Climatic chambers can simulate several environmental chambers to ensure the performance and quality of your products throughout their lifecycles. From various environmental tests to shock to vibration to temperature testing, we provide comprehensive inspections based on regulatory standards.
How does environmental simulation testing benefit manufacturers?
Can environmental simulation testing be tailored to specific industries and product types?
Automotive Accessories
Automotive Accessories
- EV charging stations
- Garage door openers
- Infotainment consoles & display panels
- LED lights
- Radios & CD players
- Satellite receivers
- Speakers
- Tires
- Tolling readers & tags
- Vehicle onboard units
- Wiper blades
Automotive Components
Healthcare Equipment
Household Goods