Specialty Testing and Inspection Services

Specialty testing and inspection services provide specialized or proprietary testing services and inspection services. They often use special equipment or methods such as remote video cameras, patented surveillance systems, biothreat detection instruments, thermal imagers, infrared cameras,  condition monitors, oil analyzers or ferrographs, bioanalytical test equipment, ultrasonic emission detectors, and other specialized or unique measurement devices. Specialty testing and inspection services can be part of a general-purpose product and component testing service, or be included in a battery of application-specific tests.

Specialty testing and inspection services may inspect equipment, materials, components, or finished products. These services may also include calibration services and federally-regulated inspection services. Specialty testing and inspection services for product and component testing involve the evaluation of finished products or product components by measuring their performance through specialized tests, including electrical, environmental, dynamic, ergonomic, and other tests. Product and component testing services test products and components according to a variety of testing standards, including UL 489, CE, ISO, and MIL-STD 810. MIL-STD 810 is a U.S. military standard for the test methods used to determine the environmental effects on equipment. An inspection service verifies that machinery is undamaged and can perform within normal parameters. A calibration service tests equipment for any deviation in standard operating procedures or resets components that may be out of alignment or producing erroneous measurements. A material testing service analyzes the performance of materials under various conditions.

Specialty testing and inspection services include non-destructive testing (NDT) service, which include techniques such as visual inspection, ultrasonics or eddy current methods, acoustic emission, electromagnetic or magnetic testing, optical inspection or X-ray imaging. A non-destructive testing service (NDT) provides inspection without damaging or destroying components in the inspection process.

Specialty testing and inspection services also include component and materials testing. A material testing service provides feedback on the quality of materials used in all kinds of industries, and includes testing of metals; polymers and plastics; air, water, and soils; weather conditions and chemicals. Automated test equipment (ATE) is used for testing and inspecting electronic components such as semiconductors and printed circuit boards (PCB). Automated test equipment includes X-ray equipment and in-circuit testing equipment.

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