Environmental Testing – Mechanical & Dynamic

Mechanical and Dynamic Testing

Austest Laboratories is the most comprehensively equipped provider of accredited mechanical testing services including shock and vibration in Australia, featuring:

- Vibration and shock test facilities in NSW, VIC and SA
- 5 modern electrodynamic shakers:
  - Force capacity up to 60 kN (vibration), 120 kN (shock)
  - Displacement up to 100 mm (unique in Aust.)
  - Payloads up to 2000 kg
  - Combined vibration / temperature testing
- 2 heavy-duty shock machines
  - Payloads up to 1,500 kg
  - Acceleration levels up to 600 g
  - Half-sine, Sawtooth and Trapezoidal pulses
- Shock Response Spectrum (SRS) test facility (unique in Aust.):
  - - High-level and high-displacement SRS profiles
    - Frequency range 1-2000 Hz
  Inclination testing – Naval equipment, MIL-HDBK-2036
  - Meets RAN NTB requirements for Naval Shipborne Shock testing to Mil-S-901D/E, BV043, DEF(AUST)5000
  - Payloads up to 900 kg
- High-acceleration shock machines
  - Acceleration levels up to 30,000 g
  - Payload up to 100 kg
- Specialized vibration machines (asynchronous motion, long-stroke reciprocating motion etc.)
- Sustained acceleration (centrifuge) machine
  - - MIL-STD-810, RTCA DO-160
  - Payloads up to 100 kg, 20 g acceleration
- High-speed impact machine, up to 500 J

Universal load testing (compression/tension) machine, 100 kN
Static and Dynamic inclination table, MIL-HDBK-2036
Packaged drop tester, up to 80 kg
Enclosure protection test facilities
- Ingress protection – IP code
- Impact protection – IK code
Customized fatigue test rigs – automotive harnesses, train seats, cyclic impact, strength, slam open/close, wear and cyclic fatigue.

These comprehensive facilities are operated by leading experts in the field with each laboratory headed by senior engineers with 15+ years of experience in dynamic mechanical testing.

Testing operations are fully supported by in-house fixture design and fabrication facilities.

Our laboratories hold formal accreditation for testing to wide range of commercial, defence, automotive, transport and other standards, including but not limited to: