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European Test Services (ETS) B.V.

PO Box 299
2200AG Noordwijk
The Netherlands
Contact: Alexander Kübler, Marketing & Technical Sales Manager
Tel: +31 71 565 8831
Tel: +31 71 565 5969
Fax: +31 71 565 5659

Email: Alexander.Kuebler@esa.int
Web: http://www.european-test-services.net

European Test Services (ETS) B.V. is managing and operating the environmental test centre of the European Space Agency ESA. Our core business is maintaining and providing test facility services to European industry.

We are active in the domains of Mechanical testing, EMC testing, Thermal testing, Altitude simulation and more. The broad range of facilities can accommodate small units up to large equipment.

Our services to automotive Industry are focussing on vibration testing and EMC testing.

European Test Services B.V.
offers its services to
European industry.

Vibration Testing

One of the major risks for hardware failure results from high vibration levels, to which equipment is exposed during it’s life. Our vibration test facilities generate mechanical vibrations, which represent any vibration environment equipment is exposed to. Our customers make use of a series of electro-dynamic systems and a six-degree of freedom hydraulic system.

The two largest electrodynamic shakers are the QUAD multishaker for vertical testing and the DUAL multishaker for lateral testing. The QUAD shaker provides 640kN nominal thrust and the DUAL shaker provides 320kN nominal thrust. The interfaces for test article installation are roughly 3.3m x 3.3m and 3m x 3.5m, the nominal allowable payload mass is 10000kg. The test envelope of both facilities ranges from 3Hz to 2000Hz with accelerations from 10 mg to 20 g (empty table).

The multi-axis vibration facility HYDRA complements the electrodynamic vibration test facilities. HYDRA has a 5.5m octagon test table for test article fixation and the allowable payload mass is 23 tons. The HYDRA test envelope ranges from 1Hz to 100Hz with accelerations from 20 mg up to 5 g (above 20Hz).

The test centre offers a
variety of electrodynamic
shakers.

Multi axis vibration testing on payloads up to 23 tons is
possible.

Instrumentation & Data Acquisition

Data acquisition during vibration and shock testing is performed with the mechanical data handling facilities which also can be used for analysis. The system is modular and mobile which means that the number of measurement channels can be extended and connection of instrumentation can be performed already in the preparation area. The sensors that can be measured are amongst others: Piezoelectric sensors, ICP sensors, voltage output sensors and strain gauges.
 

State-of-the-art data
acquisition equipment is
available.

EMC & ESD Testing

For electromagnetic emission measurement and electromagnetic immunity testing, ETS uses the Maxwell large EMC facility.

The Maxwell facility is a fully anechoic chamber (movable floor absorbers available) and offers fully automated EMC testing from 10Hz to 40GHz (radiation) and from 10Hz to 500MHz (conduction). The equipment available is compliant to MIL, DO, IEC and EN standards which enables testing for diverse industries.

 

MAXWELL Large EMC
Facility.

Quality Assurance

Our testing services and management are performed in accordance to DIN EN ISO 9001: 2000. Currently ETS is undergoing certification to ECSS-Q-20-07A.