Why Test?
Long-term durability of consumer and industrial electronics, photovoltaic (PV) panels, and wind turbine blades is one of the key factors in their cost competitiveness. Whether you assemble panels, manufacture modules or blades, or produce other components or materials, it is imperative that you understand the factors that degrade energy output over time.
Will your PV product last outdoors? Will your carbon-fiber composite blade survive in the North Sea? For how long? Does your new raw material supplier have the same quality as your previous one? Is your warranty backed by reliable durability data? Don't guess when you can test.
Q‑Lab serves customers in multiple industries related to electronic components, including:
- Organic & Inorganic Coatings
- Photovoltaic Modules
- Photovoltaic Components
- Wind Turbines
- Electronic Displays
- Electronic Assemblies
- Solder Connections
The Q‑FOG cyclic corrosion chamber is the perfect tool for recreating atmospheric corrosive conditions in the laboratory. The Q‑FOG cyclic corrosion tester performs a variety of salt spray and cyclic corrosion tests and meets certain IEC qualification test specifications. For testing beyond IEC qualification, an exposure that alternates between QUV and Q‑FOG testers provides a robust outdoor weathering simulation for many environments.
Our Exposure Testing Services for the Electronics Industry
Salt-Accelerated Outdoor Corrosion
Direct exposures with salt spray can produce fast and realistic corrosion, particularly for coated metals. Specimens in salt-accelerated corrosion tests are sprayed with a salt solution twice per week.
Accelerated Laboratory
Accelerated laboratory corrosion testing is an efficient and effective way to evaluate the durability of electronic related components.
Q-FOG cyclic corrosion testers provide the best possible laboratory simulation of natural atmospheric corrosion.
Q‑Lab's cyclic corrosion testers simulate the atmospheric conditions that cause electronic component degradation types including:
- General Corrosion
- Galvanic Corrosion
- Crevice Corrosion
- Filiform Corrosion
- Pitting Corrosion
A variety of corrosion test standards are available to evaluate components’ performance and durability. Visit Q‑Lab’s Standards Search page to browse standards and find the right test for your product.
Additional Testing for Electronic Applications
Florida & Arizona Natural Outdoor
While accelerated weathering chambers are a key weapon in the fight against the forces of sunlight, heat, and moisture, nothing beats the real thing: outdoor testing in one of Q‑Lab's benchmark outdoor weathering facilities. Q‑Lab's South Florida and Arizona Desert sites provide the ultimate test of your electronic product’s outdoor durability using natural conditions.
Q-TRAC Natural Solar Concentrator
The Q‑TRAC natural sunlight concentrator combines the benefits of outdoor and accelerated testing, providing five times the annual solar energy of an exposure in South Florida.