Rugged Technolgy

For industrial, outdoor, military, marine, and mission critical applications, ruggedness is a top priority to withstand extreme environments. AIS has developed products to withstand the battery of test required for MIL-STD-810F compliance, ranging from high altitude testing to drop testing. The rigorous testing that these units go through ensure to our customers that our products meet the highest standards of ruggedness and reliability. MIL-STD-810F is the most widely used international standard for ruggedized testing, set by the US Military.

MIL-STD-810F

MIL-STD-810F includes a broad range of test to measure the ruggedness of a product. Below is a list of AIS STANDARD tests performed.

High Temperature: MIL-STD-810F Method 501.4

Use high temperature tests to obtain data to help evaluate effects of high temperature conditions on material safety, integrity, and performance.

Low Temperature: MIL-STD-810F Method 502.4

Use low temperature testing to measure how low temperature conditions during storage, operation, and manipulation affect material safety, integrity, and performance.

Rain: MIL-STD-810F Method 506.4

The purpose of this method is to help determine the following with respect to rain, water spray, or dripping water:

• The effectiveness of protective covers, cases, and seals in preventing the penetration of water into the material
• The capability of the material to satisfy its performance requirements during and after exposure to water.
• Any physical deterioration of the material caused by the rain.
• The effectiveness of any water removal system.
• The effectiveness of protection offered to a packaged material.

Humidity: MIL-STD-810F Method 507.4

The purpose of this method is to determine the resistance of material to the effects of a warm, humid atmosphere.

Vibration: MIL-STD-810F Method 514.5

Vibration tests are performed to:

• Develop material to function in and withstand the vibration exposures of a life cycle including synergistic effects of other environmental factors, material duty cycle, and maintenance.
• Verify that material will function in an withstand the vibration exposures of a life cycle.

Shock: MIL-STD-810F Method 516.5

Shock tests are performed to:

• Provide a degree of confidence that material can physically and functionally withstand the relatively infrequent, non-repetitive shocks encountered in handling, transportation, and service environments. This may include an assessment of the overall material system integrity for safety purposes in any one or all of the handling, transportation, and service environments.
• Determine the material’s fragility level, in order that packaging may be designed to protect the material’s physical and functional integrity.
• Test the strength of devices that attach material to platforms that can crash.

OPTIONAL MIL-STD-810F TESTS available upon request

Low Pressure (Altitude): MIL-STD-810F Method 500.4

Use low pressure (altitude) tests to determine I the material can withstand and/or operate in low pressure environments and/or withstand rapid pressure changes.

Temperature Shock: MIL-STD-810F Method 503.4

Use temperature shock tests to determine if the material can withstand sudden changes in the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere without experiencing physical damage or deterioration in performance. Sudden changes is defined as “greater than 10 deg C per minute”.

Solar Radiation (Sunshine): MIL-STD-810F Method 505.4

This method has two purposes:

• To determine the heating effects of direct solar radiation on material.
• To help identify the actinic (photodegradation) effects of direct solar radiation.

Salt Fog: MIL-STD-810F Method 509.4

The salt fog method is performed to determine the effectiveness of protective coatings and finishes on materials. It may also be applied to determine the effects of salt deposits on the physical and electrical aspects of materiel.

Sand and Dust: MIL-STD-810F Method 510.4

• Small-particle dust (≤ 149 µm) procedures. These tests are performed to help evaluate the ability of materiel to resist the effects of dust that may obstruct openings, penetrate into cracks, crevices, bearings, and joints and to evaluate the effectiveness of filters.
• Blowing sand (150 to 850µm particle size) procedures. These tests are performed to help evaluate if materiel can be stored and operated under blowing sand conditions, without degrading performance, effectiveness, reliability, and maintainability due to abrasion (erosion) or clogging effects of large, sharp-edged particles.