Happy’s Tech Talk #40: Factors in PTH Reliability—Hole Voids
Facing the Future: Time for Real Talk, Early and Often, Between Design and Fabrication
Trouble in Your Tank: Can You Drill the Perfect Hole?
CentraTEQ to Showcase Wide Range of Vibration & Environmental Test Systems at Battery Tech Expo 24
March 26, 2024 | CentraTEQEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Environmental and vibration test specialists CentraTEQ are excited to be exhibiting at the upcoming Battery Tech Expo, scheduled to take place at Silverstone on April 25, 2024. Recognised as the UK’s largest technical expo dedicated to the battery value chain, the Battery Tech Expo is poised to bring together a comprehensive gathering of industry professionals, buyers, specialists, and suppliers.
At the event, CentraTEQ will highlight an assortment of products from renowned manufacturers, placing particular emphasis on Vibration Test products from ETS Solutions, a leading international supplier of vibration testing equipment. These products, including shakers, amplifiers, and slip tables, play a pivotal role in Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), enhancing product reliability through vibration testing methodologies.
Visitors to the CentraTEQ booth, B17, will have the opportunity to explore an extensive range of vibration testing products and services while engaging with experts to discuss custom test fixture requirements. Customised test fixtures play a crucial role in vibration and shock testing, ensuring reliable connection to vibration test systems and accurate simulation of real-life mounting conditions for test specimens.
Additionally, CentraTEQ will feature Hanse Environmental Stress Test systems, known for their extensive range of advanced HALT/HASS chambers and specialised environmental processing systems. These offerings cater to various industries, including automotive, electronics, and aerospace, ensuring robust testing solutions tailored to diverse needs.
Furthermore, the exhibition will spotlight Benchmark specialised shock testing equipment, such as the AVEX® Shock Machines, essential for the designing and destructive testing of components across various industries. With shock pulses ranging from 3G to 30,000G, these machines offer unparalleled validation capabilities for products subjected to extreme conditions.
Share on:
Suggested Items
Study on Resonance Mitigation in Metallic Shielding for Integrated Circuits
07/08/2025 | Article by Maria Cuesta Martin, Victor Martinez, Vidal Gonzalez Aguado, Würth ElektronikInherent cavity resonant modes often lead to significant degradation of shielding effectiveness, responsible for unwanted electromagnetic coupling. Cavity resonant modes of the metal shielding enclosure can produce two adverse problems: the mutual coupling among different RF modules and shielding effectiveness reduction of the metal enclosure. The cabinets serve to shield certain components from electromagnetic interference (EMI). However, these cavities present some resonance peaks at 5 GHz, making it impossible to use them at higher frequencies.
The Global Electronics Association Releases IPC-8911: First-Ever Conductive Yarn Standard for E-Textile Application
07/02/2025 | Global Electronics AssociationThe Global Electronics Association announces the release of IPC-8911, Requirements for Conductive Yarns for E-Textiles Applications. This first-of-its-kind global standard establishes a clear framework for classifying, designating, and qualifying conductive yarns—helping to address longstanding challenges in supply chain communication, product testing, and material selection within the growing e-textiles industry.
Magnalytix and Foresite to Host Technical Webinar on SIR Testing and Functional Reliability
06/26/2025 | MAGNALYTIXMagnalytix, in collaboration with Foresite Inc., is pleased to announce an upcoming one-hour Webinar Workshop titled “Comparing SIR IPC B-52 to Umpire 41 Functional & SIR Test Method.” This session will be held on July 24, 2025, and is open to professionals in electronics manufacturing, reliability engineering, and process development seeking insights into new testing standards for climatic reliability.
Defense Speak Interpreted: Is DARPA Still Around After CHIPS?
06/24/2025 | Dennis Fritz -- Column: Defense Speak InterpretedWhen I first published my Defense Speaks Interpreted column in January 2019 on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA ERI), the agency advocated for an expanded Defense emphasis on closing the growing technology gap in microelectronics. The emphasis was on “resurgence.”
I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week
06/13/2025 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007Today is Friday the 13th, and in much of Western folklore, this is a day when bad luck is lurking. But while Friday the 13th may top Western superstition charts, the global calendar is sprinkled with its own unlucky legends. In Spain and Greece, the bad juju lands on Tuesday the 13th—a day linked to Mars, the god of war, and naturally, chaos. In Italy, it’s Friday the 17th that is feared, thanks to the Roman numeral XVII, which can be rearranged to spell VIXI—Latin for “I have lived” (a poetic way of saying you’re dead).