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Vibration Testing and Analysis

Cross Vibration Test Services

Vibration testing (or shaker testing) is a way to safely imitate the possible conditions a product may see during its lifecycle. Testing with a shaker table ensures that products are soundly built and are able to safely operate outside of a testing environment. It also makes sure they’re able to withstand transportation, expected operation, and many other factors.

In order to determine the limits of the test specimen, products can be subjected to various types of vibration and shock testing, including sinusoidal vibration, random vibration testing, and various types of shock pulses. A combination of tests may even be required. No matter the type of shaker testing you need, Cross is your vibration test partner. We work with you and with your product to make sure it meets the necessary quality standards.

No matter the type of shaker testing you need, Cross is your vibration test partner. We work with you and with your product to make sure it meets the necessary quality standards.

Meeting Today's Testing Standards

In many cases, sinusoidal (or sine) testing may be what’s required for your product. This type of test is used for exploratory purposes or to find resonant frequencies. When products are shipped and operated across land, air, and sea, knowing that they’re in working order is critical. Don’t risk future problems due to insufficient initial testing.

Or your product may need a more “real-world” test. When that’s the case, we generally recommend something like randomized vibration testing. Once the product is out of the production or testing environment, it will encounter stressors. We make sure those stressors won’t cause future failures.

Randomized vibration testing

Consistent vibration testing

Sinusoidal vibration testing

Shock pulse testing

Real world vibration testing

Vibration Testing For Your Industry

Vibration testing and analysis is an important factor in determining how components will hold up to everyday use. Your team may be required to test products for development, reliability, or safety protocols depending on the products intended use and exposure environment.

Vibration testing is necessary in all types of industries such as Aerospace, Automotive, Rail, Electronics and Consumer Products and is also a critical component to determine product durability during transportation and shipping.

This is especially true when you consider the environmental exposure that products can encounter while also experiencing vibration during transport. Most products are developed to withstand these types of environments, and vibration testing is a necessary component to ensuring compliance.

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Aerospace

Electrical

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Shipping/Packaging

Medical

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Consumer Products

Combining Vibration Testing and Other Procedures

Cross Testing also provides evaluations and monitoring during vibration tests to track vibration responses a product may have. We monitor these responses with accelerometers or through the noise output.

Our acoustic cameras provide us with the data to evaluate the noise of your part quantitatively by producing a visual representation of noise output. Through a combination of noise, vibration, and harshness testing, we can get a full picture of the strengths and weaknesses of your product.

Cross offers vibration testing and analysis with state-of-the-art equipment that allows our team to simulate and monitor climate conditions while testing for vibratory impact. Our chambers have large-scale footprints that allow us to meet most product, packaging, or material size needs that you may have. Our vibration systems have the ability to add climate to any test necessary, and can perform various types of vibration tests as well as mechanical shock testing. Capabilities Include:

Vibration Testing

  • Sinusoidal Vibration
  • Random Profiles
  • Sine on Random
  • Resonance Search and Dwell
  • Narrow Band Random on Random
  • Combined Temperature and Vibration

Mechanical Shock Testing

  • Half Sine
  • Thermal and Initial Peak Saw Tooth Pulses
  • Triangular
  • Rectangular
  • Trapezoidal
  • SRS
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Real World Vibration Simulations

Your product may need a more “real-world” test. In these situations, we can create specialized tests to mimic real-world situations. This is accomplished by mounting accelerometers on your product in the field and recording the vibrations it experiences during normal use. This data can then be used to create custom vibration profiles that will put your part through a realistic simulation. We do this because once the product is out of the production or testing environment, it will encounter stressors. We make sure those stressors won’t cause future failures.

To really meet the demands of the real world, a combination of tests are often recommended. In many cases, combining sine testing with random vibration testing can effectively simulate conditions a product may encounter better than a single test.

Knowing which tests to do and why is where Cross Testing shines. You need a vibration testing company that can do more than the bare minimum. If you have a dynamic problem, we have a custom solution.

With our variety of NVH tests available, we’re able to make predictions about how a product will react to the types of shocks or vibrations it experiences in shipping or in everyday use. Reproducing real-world forces and stressors gives you a reasonable prediction of potential product weaknesses or design issues.

With the ability to design and build custom test rigs and fixtures we can support all of your vibration needs. We use data acquisition solutions to ensure proper data collection during testing.

Pre/Post photogrammetry, gap and other measurement methods allow us to determine compliance of most specification requirements. With the added ability to perform environmental tests such as sun simulation or salt spray analysis, Cross can handle your entire project, without the need to utilize multiple sources.

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Why Cross Vibration Tests?

Cross vibration testing is dedicated to providing clear and actionable data for your product. Even if your product requires unconventional testing procedures.

At Cross Testing, we use data acquisition, high speed photography, shaker tables, and other methods to get a clear picture of how your product will respond to real-world stimulus. And through data acquisition, hardware, and software, we can collect field data to use to generate random vibration profiles. This allows you to not have to solely rely on preexisting test profiles found in test specifications. As well as pinpointing any potential weaknesses or design flaws.

When you’ve created a product, you want to know that it will pass the tests of modern operations. Get that peace of mind with Cross Noise, Vibration, and Harshness Testing.

Find Vibration Testing and Analysis Near Me

Offering a range of testing services from our testing laboratories in the U.S. and Mexico. Learn more about the expert testing procedures performed in our state-of-the-art facilities. We can provide you with actionable data about your parts or materials so that you can make the best decisions for your product, your production process, and your end users. We can also provide calibration services, inspection services, and metrology products through our network of ISO 17025 accredited precision measurement labs.

 

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