Environmental Testing
The automotive industry is currently in the midst of an exhilarating evolution with regards to connectivity. The demand for faster speeds and enhanced computing power has taken center stage, particularly in relation to critical electronics and mechanical components in transportation vehicles.
ThermalAir environmental test equipment and our cutting-edge environmental testing chambers empower test engineers to conduct thermal testing on their automotive components, exposing them to temperatures ranging from -80°C to +225°C. Our advanced thermal test systems generate a precise and dynamic hot and cold thermal air stream, directly targeting the test article undergoing environmental stress testing.
With our technology, you can achieve temperature extremes of -80°C to +225°C without the need for LN2 or CO2.
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Environmental Stress Testing
Test engineers can use ThermalAir environmental testing equipment and our environmental testing chambers to thermal cycle their automotive sensors to temperature from -25°C to +225°C. Our systems generate extreme hot and cold thermal air stream directly on the test article that requires harsh environmental testing.
In the very near future the majority of all new cars will be classed as “connected” and there will be more than hundreds of millions connected vehicles on roads in around the world. The overwhelming number of connected vehicles, along with the increasing level of connectivity, is already creating a data explosion, from sensors and cameras, sonar and radar, LIDAR and GPS systems. All get exposed to hot and cold temperature environments
Our new thermal test technology enables easy and precise testing while controlling temperature with one touch functions. MPI ThermalAir Systems offer cutting-edge solutions for thermal stress testing in various industries including automotive, aerospace, telecommunications, and more. With our advanced temperature forcing systems, you can simulate thermal shock, temperature conditioning, and stress screening with precise control. Our products, including the ThermalAir TA-5000 Series, TA-3000 Series, TA-1000 Series, TC-100 Chiller, Test Chamber, and Accessories, are trusted by engineers and scientists worldwide. Experience the power of MPI Thermal’s thermal test systems for your semiconductor IC devices, automotive electronics, fiber optic components, and electronic test needs.
Thermal Testing & Cycling LIDAR, Sensors, Radar, Electronics, etc, etc…
Environmental Testing Equipment – Environmental Temperature Testing – Environmental Stress Testing – ESS Testing – Environmental Stress Testing
Electronics continue to infiltrate all aspects of automotive design as consumer demand for safety, performance, fuel efficiency, and reliability continues to grow. Automotive Electronic design incorporates semiconductor components, electronic sensors, and sub-systems. Automobiles have over 50 sensors, switches and other electronic controls. These components require temperature conditioning and fast temperature cycling at ranges -80°C to +225°C and beyond.
MPI Thermal offers cutting-edge environmental temperature testing equipment that is not only portable but also easily transferable between test stations. Automotive component manufacturers can rely on our state-of-the-art ThermalAir TA-5000 system to efficiently conduct environmental stress testing on their parts, right at the test location. From environmental temperature testing to thermal profiling and other crucial environmental stress testing processes, MPI Thermal systems are the preferred choice in the manufacturing industry.
Automotive Tier 1 and Tier 2 component manufacturers need to simulate temperature environments during the engineering and production test process to assure they work once installed in a vehicle.
Fast Ramp & Cycle Environmental Temperature Testing
ThermalAir Temperature Simultaion Systems for Automotive Environmental Testing
The design challenges go well beyond simply delivering processing power and high-speed data transfer. Design engineers must also safely manage heat generated by those processes in the confines of tight vehicle packaging requirements, as well as ambient and cold temperature fluctuations, while adhering to stringent safety and reliability standards of the automotive industry.
ThermalAir Systems for Automotive Environmental Temperature Testing Applications
- One system fits all temperature ranges -80°C to +225°C
- Plug in anywhere 200 to 25OVAC, 20amp, 50/60Hz
- Up to 24 SCFM continuous airflow capacity Hot & Cold
- Fastest temperature ramp rates without the use of LN2 or CO2
- Systems are easily moved for sharing between workstations or testers.
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Bring temperature to your test for automotive electronics and non-electronic components from temperature -80°C to +225°C.
In considering specific design issues facing automakers and their suppliers, the challenges related to thermal management can be broken down to a variety of temperature test applications to assure reliability when exposed to outdoor environments:
- Automotive Sensors
- Vehicle Control Products
- Electronic Control Units or ECUs
- Incoming parts Inspection
- Semiconductor IC Verification
- Simulation-based testing
- Cooling Heating Stress Full Cycle
- Design or Fabrication Weakness
- Fast Hot & Cold Thermal Cycling
- Electronic and Mechanical Subsystems
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Automotive Part Manufacturers
The design challenges go well beyond simply delivering processing power and high-speed data transfer. Design engineers must also safely manage heat generated by those processes in the confines of tight vehicle packaging requirements, as well as ambient and cold temperature fluctuations, while adhering to stringent safety and reliability standards of the automotive industry.
ThermalAir Systems for Automotive Temperature Test Applications
- One system fits all temperature ranges -80°C to +225°C
- Plug in anywhere 200 to 25OVAC, 20amp, 50/60Hz
- Up to 24 SCFM continuous airflow capacity Hot & Cold
- Fastest temperature ramp rates without the use of LN2 or CO2
- Systems are easily moved for sharing between workstations or testers.
Environmental Stress Testing
Environmental stress conditions such as radiation exposure, temperature extremes, vibration, and dirt encountered by the military, on factory floors, and under the hoods of automobiles, these semiconductor devices need to keep working. To assure quality and reliability of electronic devices, semiconductor manufacturers need to simulate harsh environments during the engineering and production test stage. This is why the MPI Thermal TA-5000 Series ThermalAir temperature test products are part of the test.
ThermalAir Systems for Automotive Electronics, Parts, and Accessories
The design challenges go well beyond simply delivering processing power and high-speed data transfer. Design engineers must also safely manage heat generated by those processes in the confines of tight vehicle packaging requirements, as well as ambient and cold temperature fluctuations, while adhering to stringent safety and reliability standards of the automotive industry.
Temperature Forcing System
MPI ThermalAir temperature forcing systems provide a direct thermal stream of clean dry hot and cold air directly to the part that needs to be thermal tested. In the lab or on the production floor, ThermalAir Series provide unparalleled thermal stress testing capabilities for scientist and engineers.
The ThermalAir system allows you to generate very precise controlled temperature for simulation test in Thermal Shock, Temperature Conditioning, Stress Screening, Temperature Cycling and more. Thermal test processes can be accomplished with our ThermalAir system. Ramp, Cycle, Dwell and Soak times are fully programmable with a touch of a button.