Centrifuge
Acceleration
Testing
MIL-STD-810
Imagine the forces experienced by a fighter jet pilot or an astronaut during a high-speed maneuver. Now, picture your aerospace components enduring even greater forces with LabTest Certification state-of-the-art Centrifuge Acceleration testing equipment!
LabTest: Canada’s Only ISO 17025 Accredited Laboratory For Centrifuge Acceleration Test!
Registered with the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, LabTest Certification pushes the boundaries of testing with its exclusive ISO 17025 accredited Centrifuge Acceleration Test, in compliance with all versions of MIL-STD-810. This test is specifically designed for sensors, components, and systems used in:
With our expertise and advanced testing capabilities, we ensure your products can withstand the extreme forces they encounter in real-world applications.
When Speed Meets Strength – Centrifuge Testing for Reliability
What Is The Purpose Of The Centrifuge Acceleration Test?
The acceleration test is performed to ensure that material can structurally withstand the steady state inertia loads that are induced by platform acceleration, deceleration, and maneuver in the service environment, and function without degradation during and following exposure to these forces. Acceleration tests are also used to ensure that material does not become hazardous after exposure to crash inertia loads. This test helps manufacturers meet industry standards and regulatory requirements, ensuring that components perform flawlessly in demanding environments.
Centrifuge Test Configuration
The design model of the Centrifuge Acceleration Test setup highlights the precision engineering behind the testing process. This model simulates the exact forces that aircraft components endure, ensuring that materials maintain their integrity under extreme acceleration, deceleration, and maneuvering conditions.
What Applications Is The Centrifuge Acceleration Test Used For?
This test method is applicable to parts, components, independent equipment or integrated systems in the Civil Aviation, Defence & Security, or Aerospace Industry intended to be installed in aircraft, helicopters, manned aerospace vehicles, air-carried stores, and ground/sea-launched missiles.
What Are LabTest Certification Testing Capabilities For Acceleration Testing?
Our centrifuge is capable of reaching an extensive range of speeds and Revolutions Per Minute (RPM), tailored precisely to manufacturers’ requirements. Whether you’re testing for high-G forces or durability under extreme conditions, our equipment delivers the precision and reliability needed to push your products to their limits. This level of testing is about identifying potential weaknesses before they become failures, ensuring your components can withstand real-world operational stresses, and giving you confidence in the performance and safety of your designs.
Centrifuge Test Installation
This diagram illustrates a basic centrifuge test installation, where the test item is subjected to inertial load conditions during high-G acceleration. The setup ensures that forces are evenly distributed across the test object, simulating real-world loads encountered in aerospace and defense applications. Proper balancing and secure mounting are critical to obtaining accurate test results and preventing structural failures during testing.
Unmatched Capabilities: 50+ Gs Acceleration!
Our cutting-edge centrifuge can subject your sensors, components, and systems to an astonishing 50+ Gs of acceleration—far beyond what the average human can withstand. Let’s put this into perspective:
- 🚀 Acceleration level astronauts train for: 3-4G (long periods) & 9G (very short periods)
- 🏎️ Acceleration levels experienced by Formula-1 pilots during a race: 4-6G
- 🚶🏻 Acceleration level a typical (untrained) person loses consciousness: 4-5G
- 🚘 Fastest commercial car acceleration: 0-60 mph (100 km/h) in 1.74 seconds, which translates into 1.63G
- 🪂 Opening a parachute while free falling: 33G
- 🚘 Automobile crash into a wall @100 km/h (60 mph): 100G
- ⚽️ Soccer ball struck by an average professional player: 300G
- ⚾️ Baseball struck by a bat: 3,000G
- 🛠️ Acceleration Test performed by LabTest Certification: 50+G
Behind the Test: A Look Inside Centrifuge Acceleration
See Centrifuge Acceleration Testing in Action! Curious about how components endure high-G forces? Watch this video to see how we test aerospace and defense equipment to ensure they meet the required standards for durability and performance.
Join Industry Leaders Who Trust LabTest Certification
Leading Aerospace, Civil Aviation, and Defense manufacturers trust LabTest Certification to validate their innovations and ensure unmatched reliability and performance. With unique capabilities unparalleled in Canada for Centrifuge Acceleration Testing, LabTest is the partner of choice for businesses like yours!
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