ISTA uses standard ASTM specifications for vibration so most labs can
set it up. You can perform their drop test yourself on a concrete
floor. ISTA also has a membership program and certified laboratories
if you want full test documentation for insurance purposes.
We perform an in-house ISTA-equivalent shipping and handling test,
giving us the assurance that our packaging is adequate. Downside of an
in-house test is you must establish your own credibility in event of
shipping damage.
These procedures are available from the ISTA website, www.ista.org.
Series 1 tests cover most electronic products.
Procedure 1A - Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products
weighing 150 lb. (68.2 kg) or Less: Basic requirements include fixed
displacement vibration and shock testing
Procedure 1B - Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products
weighing Over 150 lb.:
Basic requirements include fixed displacement vibration and shock
testing.
Procedure 1C - Performance Test for Extended Testing for Individual
Packaged-Products weighing 150 lb. (68.2 kg) or Less: Basic
requirements include fixed displacement or random vibration, shock and
compression testing (atmospheric conditioning optional).
Procedure 1D - Performance Test for Extended Testing for Individual
Packaged-Products weighing Over 150 lb. (68.2 kg): Basic requirements
include fixed displacement or random vibration, shock and compression
testing (atmospheric conditioning optional).
Procedure 1E - Performance Test for Unitized Loads: Basic
requirements include vertical linear or random vibration and shock
testing
Procedure 1F - Developmental Test for CLosed Reusable Transport
Containers for Loads of 150 lb. (68.2 kg) or Less: Basic requirements
include fixed displacement or random vibration, shock, compression
testing and atmospheric pre-conditioning.
Procedure 1G - Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products
weighing 150 lb. (68.2 kg) or Less (Random Vibration): Basic
requirements include random vibration and shock testing
Procedure 1H - Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products
weighing Over 150 lb. (68.2 kg) (Random Vibration): Basic requirements
include random vibration and shock testing
Procedure 2A - Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products
weighing 150 lb. (68.2 kg) or Less: Basic requirements include
atmospheric conditioning, compression, fixed displacement or random
vibration and shock testing.
Procedure 2B - Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products
weighing Over 150 lb. (68.2 kg): Basic requirements include
atmospheric conditioning, compression, fixed displacement or random
vibration and shock testing.
Procedure 3D - Performance Test for Small Packaged-Products 1 lb.
(453.6 g) or Less Bagged for Parcel Delivery System Shipment: Basic
requirements include random vibration and shock testing.
Procedure 3C - Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products 150
lb. or Less for Parcel Delivery System Shipments: Basic requirements
include atmospheric conditioning, compression, random vibration and
shock testing.
Procedure 3E - Performance Test for Unitized Loads of Same Product:
Basic requirements include atmospheric conditioning, compression,
random vibration and shock testing.
Procedure 3F - Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products 100
lb. (43.5 kg) or Less Shipped Non-Unitized from Distribution Center to
Retail Outlet: Basic requirements include atmospheric conditioning,
compression, random vibration and shock testing.
Procedure 3G - Thermal Performance Testing of Transport Packaging:
Basic requirements include atmospheric conditioning, vibration and
shock testing.
Procedure 3H - Performance Test for Products or Packaged-Products in
Mechanically Handled Bulk Transport Containers: Basic requirements
include atmospheric conditioning, random vibration and shock testing.
Procedure 3J - Performance Test for Reusable Intermediate Bulk
Containers: Basic requirements include atmospheric conditioning,
compression, random vibration and shock testing.
Guide 5B - Focused Simulation Guide for Thermal Performance Testing of
Temperature Controlled Transport Packaging
David Sterner
ADEMCO, Syosset NY
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Subject: RE: NEBS: Trans\Vib & ISTA standards (International Safe Tra
Author: "John Juhasz" <SMTP:[email protected]> at ADEMCONET
List-Post: [email protected]
Date: 6/19/2000 9:08 AM
You may want to try MET Labs . . . they are fully capable for GR-63, so they
may
be able to integrate your other standard and they have a lab west of the
Mississippi.
http://www.metlabs.com/ <http://www.metlabs.com/>
John Juhasz
Fiber Options
Bohemia, NY
-----Original Message-----
From: Collins, Jeffrey [ mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> ]
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 9:02 PM
To: '[email protected]'
Cc: '[email protected]'
Subject: NEBS: Trans\Vib & ISTA standards (International Safe Transit
Asso ciation)
Group,
In addition to my NEBS GR-63 Transportation Vibration certification, I am
also handling meeting a Manufacturing Quality Engineering Spec called "ISTA
(International Safe Transit Association). Has anyone had any experience with
ISTA? Has anyone tried combining the most stringent requirements of each
spec into a single test script and perform one test for both standards? And
finally, do you know of any labs that are certified to test to both
standards....... preferably west of the Mississippi?
Thanks in advance,
Jeffrey Collins
MTS, Principal Compliance Engineer
Ciena Core Switching Division
[email protected]
www.ciena.com
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