In a truly global marketplace, it is important to have assurance that your products will function in the wide range of conditions across the globe. From the high humidity of South East Asia to the low temperatures of Russia and Canada, there are many extremes to consider for your products and your customers’ operation locations.

Today, consumers are more informed and have more choice than ever before. In virtually every online shop, buyers can leave product reviews, while YouTube has endless unboxing and reviews of every conceivable product. Once your product has been released, you can be sure it will be compared to that of your competitors.

That’s why it is extremely important to ensure that your product is of the highest quality possible and fit for purpose. This is where Environmental Testing comes in.

Environmental Testing can ensure that products are:

• - Able to meet the reliability requirements
• - Fit for purpose
• - Resistant to fatigue failure
• - Able to continue to function under extreme conditions that they will experience in the field and in transit
• - Safe to use
• - Able to meet the required quality

Companies that successfully produce consumer products perform extensive testing, both in-house and with external / independent test facilities.  Any combination of testing may be required depending on your product’s intended use, location and industry.

For Aerospace applications, temperature and altitude may want to be combined with vibration to fully recreate the aircraft conditions, whereas for consumer electronics, simply cycling through various temperatures and humidities may be sufficient. Tailoring the duration of climatic exposure can also test the long-term fatigue effects on your product to provide further confidence in warranties and lifecycles.

At Resonate Testing, our Environmental testing capability includes;

• - Six controlled environmental chambers
• - Temperature range from -90°C to +180°C
• - Humidity range 10% RH to 100% RH
• - Altitude range up to 100,000 ft
• - Internal volume ranges up to 1m³
• - Electrodynamic shaker integration capability up to 54kN and 100mm displacement range across three shaker systems
• - HALT/HASS Testing
• - Custom combined climatic and fatigue testing rigs
• - Salt Spray (fog) corrosion testing (Coming Early 2021)
• - IP Enclosure testing (Coming early 2021)

We have the environmental testing capability to give you confidence in your product’s reliability. Our state-of-the-art test laboratory features a number of climatic solutions that can test to a wide range of temperatures, humidities, vibrations and altitudes.

Through our years of experience, we have amassed an extensive range of technical knowledge that reinforces confidence in our customers that we have the skills required to absorb any changes or issues that may arise during a project.

Our commitment to continuous investment in our market leading facilities, equipment and capabilities means that we deliver a superior service to our customers, on time and on budget. We invest in our people and machinery to ensure our customers get the very best in test services We utilise a partnership approach at all times, providing our customers with support, guidance, and clear communication at all stages of the project, as well as adding value.

Our testing services are unique to the island of Ireland and can provide organisations that have testing requirements, the opportunity to utilise our innovative capabilities and testing expertise with a high-quality service for all. Our services are available to customers locally in the UK & Ireland and internationally.

Resonate Testing has a proven track record of Environmental testing in a number of industries including, but not limited to, Aerospace, Automotive, Oil and Gas, Medical Devices, Consumer Goods, Telecommunications and even Space Launcher hardware.

TESTING company, Resonate Testing Ltd has been awarded the highest achievable accolade in the Innovate NI Innovation Accreditation programme for their cutting-edge processes, that have seen the delivery of high-quality live stream testing to global customers, futureproofing the company against the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Based at their Centre of Excellence in Newry, Resonate Testing Ltd has been at the forefront of innovation for over three years, following the introduction of live video streaming capabilities. This became even more necessary due to the shutdown of global travel as a result of the pandemic, and the technology is now being utilised and fully embraced by clients throughout the island of Ireland, Great Britain, Europe and the United States of America.

Innovate NI is a Department for the Economy programme, helping local businesses to take the steps to innovate successfully. It is delivered by Invest Northern Ireland, local councils and further education colleges.

The Innovation Accreditation programme recognises businesses in Northern Ireland that are broadening and strengthening their innovation capacity, capability and activity. Resonate Testing Ltd has been recognised as a Platinum level Innovator, due to the value created and sustained as a result of their innovation strategy.

Managing Director of Resonate Testing Ltd, Tom Mallon spoke about the accreditation saying, “We’re delighted to receive the Platinum level recognition for demonstrating innovation with the introduction of our live stream testing processes. We invested heavily in state-of-the-art equipment prior to the pandemic, which included high-spec cameras, video lighting, Bluetooth technology and audio-visual communications.

“This equipment allows our team to conduct high-quality testing, with backup testing processes in place in the unlikely event of a blackout. Since the restrictions were placed on travel, we are finding that many organisations are looking for companies that specialise in virtual testing and with our experience, we’re the perfect fit.

“We have had organisations in America contact us to do their testing, as the testing processes delivered by local US companies were not meeting the required standards. The fact that we have been declared a Centre of Excellence in Ireland for our testing, reinforces our commitment to high quality testing, which is reassuring for our clients.”

Dr Vicky Kell, Invest NI’s Director of Innovation, Research and Development said: “Now more than ever, it’s important for businesses across Northern Ireland to seek opportunities via innovation, to help drive business growth and resilience. Resonate Testing Ltd is a great example of this, ensuring innovation is at the core of the business, resulting in the development of product providing competitive advantage.

“Invest NI has supported the company since it was established in 2015. Our support, combined with the company’s culture of innovation has helped Resonate Testing Ltd to break into new markets, create jobs, gain international customers and secure its success. I would like to congratulate Resonate Testing Ltd’s team on its Platinum level Innovator achievement, the highest level of Innovation recognition under the Accreditation programme. I wish Resonate Testing Ltd every success in its future growth and will be keen to hear of future developments.”

Resonate Testing Ltd provides a range of testing processes to many industries including aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, medical devices, consumer goods and telecommunications.

Have you ever dropped a new piece of technology and worried that it may be broken? From small devices such as your smartphone to large items like a computer server, drop testing is a key part of product assurance to ensure products can survive the harsh conditions of mishaps in the transportation or handling process. Functionality after a drop is key in several industries from consumer goods to military support equipment.

Drop Testing consists of:

• - Ensuring your test item is representative of the final product or a production model of the unit to be tested.
• - Selecting an appropriate drop surface based on the items intended use environment, this can include surfaces such as plywood, concrete and even steel of various thicknesses.
• - Selecting an appropriate height from which to drop the item. Is it commonly handheld and potentially dropped from chest height? Or stored on a shelf three metres tall in the distribution centre?
• - Testing the unit in all applicable faces, edges and corners. The high forces caused by the drop impact can have different effects on the unit whether it landed on an edge or face. Smashed smartphone screens are a common example of a drop completely on the screen face.
• - Fully checking the unit after testing to see if it has passed the test. Some units may have no cosmetic damage on the outside but fail to work correctly after testing, due to damaged internal components.

Drop Testing can generate important data for a wide range of products and industries. Whether you want to recreate a real world drop for developing your new prototype, or test your product for government or industry approvals, a drop test is usually a key part of any new product development.

At Resonate Testing, we have newly commissioned drop testing capability to give you confidence in your product’s durability. We can test from various heights (> 3 metres) onto various impact surfaces (plywood, concrete, steel etc.) for a wide range of test items and standards such as MIL-STD-810, ISTA, ASTM and ISO standards.

Our Vibration Testing services are unique to the island of Ireland and can provide organisations that have testing requirements, the opportunity to utilise our innovative capabilities and testing expertise with a high-quality service for all. Our services are available to customers locally in the UK and internationally.

Resonate Testing has a proven track record of testing in several industries including, but not limited to, aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, medical devices, consumer goods, telecommunications and even space launcher hardware.

Réaltra is an Irish company dedicated to the design, development and manufacture of cost-effective space electronic systems, using cutting-edge technologies.

As part of the space product design verification and qualification process, Réaltra required assistance from a testing company that had the expertise and capability to test ‘Upstream’ space products in representative space mechanical environments.

Due to the rugged  nature of the products that Réaltra are testing and the critical applications and niche market that they operated in, they needed to ensure a high-quality, reliable testing service was executed to meet the very challenging time scales and high standards needed to meet the space programme test requirements.

All products that are used on space launchers need to undergo a rigorous “qualification” test campaign, which validate that the design can survive the harsh environments of the launch and space with sufficient margin.  This process involves rigorous testing by experienced and knowledgeable personnel to ensure the tests are completed to the required space industry standards.

Réaltra Space Systems Engineering selected the team at Resonate Testing due to their outstanding reputation and as a recognised Centre of Excellence in space mechanical testing in Ireland, as well as their ability to service customers across a range of sectors and their extensive expertise on the various testing processes. Réaltra required test conditions that would replicate the real-life mechanical environment that their products experienced during a launch. This included high-level vibration tests to simulate the intense launch conditions as well as complex shock testing to replicate the launcher stage separation events.

Choosing Resonate Testing for their range of projects enabled Réaltra to ensure continuity of their space product testing during the Covid-19 pandemic. As well as being located only one hour from Réaltra’s headquarters in Dublin, Resonate Testing Ltd also very conveniently offers high-quality live video-streaming capabilities, which ensured that the testing programme continued successfully during the Covid-19 lockdown, when personal travel was restricted .

The space equipment test activity that started as a pilot project for Réaltra Space Systems Engineering has now grown into a collaborative and successful partnership with Resonate Testing.  Speaking about the partnership, Danny Gleeson, Chief Commercial Office at Réaltra Space Systems said, “We contacted Resonate Testing Ltd as they had been recommended for their expertise and reputation for delivering high-quality testing, excellent customer service, reliability and flexibility. Our experience with Tom, Steven and the whole team at Resonate has been excellent and we have found truly collaborative and innovative space test partners who have delivered innovative test solutions and enabled us to deliver on time to our customers while operating with the challenges of the Covid-19 restrictions. With Resonate’s state-of-the-art technology, and collaborative attitude they made the testing process extremely straightforward and convenient for Réaltra. We are looking forward to continuing our work with Resonate Testing in future projects.”