Electrodynamic shakers:

• Load range: From 8kN to 60kN
• Maximum displacement: 63mm peak-to-peak
• Our range of vibration controllers enable us to carry out all types of vibration tests, including:
  • Sine vibration
  • Random vibration
  • Classical shock
  • Sine-on-random (SOR)
  • Random-on-random (ROR)
  • Shock response spectra (SRS)
  • Resonance track & dwell.

Hydraulic shakers:

• Load range: up to 60kN
• Payload capacity: > 2000kg
• Displacement: 150mm peak-to-peak

Shock, Impact and Bump Testing:

• Vertical drop
• 15° incline shock machine
• 1m² payload area shock machine
• Loose load vibration table
• Fixed displacement vibration machine
• Lightweight Shock Machine (Test Standard MIL-STD 901D)
• Drop | Bounce Testing for packaging and transport of equipment

Vipac has a large number of climatic chambers throughout laboratories in Melbourne and Sydney:

• Temperature range: -70°C to +180°C
• Ramp rates: Up to 6°C/min
• Relative humidity: 0 to 99%RH
• Small-scale to large walk-in test chambers

Given this wide range, there are very few climatic conditions our test chambers cannot simulate.

IP testing to IEC 60529 Ingress Protection is used to:

• Determine equipment and enclosures’ ability to resist the ingress of foreign matter (solid and liquid)
• Ensure that human exposure to dangerous parts is prevented.

Read more about our IP Testing capabilities in our Electrical Safety Testing services offering.

Maximum size: 250 x 250 x 250mm.

Assessing the ability of materials to be stored and operated without degrading their performance, reliability and maintainability due to abrasion or clogging of larger, sharp-edged particles.

Blowing Sand & Dust Testing is one of the available test methods covered by MIL-STD-810G.

Our salt spray chambers carry out a range of salt fog tests, including:

• MIL-STD 810 Method 509 Salt Fog
• ASTM B117 Salt Fog
• IEC 60068.2.11 Salt Mist

This testing is ideal for:

• Marine equipment
• Comparative testing
• Material evaluation
• Coatings/surface finishing procedures on hardware.

Involves placing equipment in a chamber and lowering the pressure to simulate
altitude, helping:

• Aero and space industries
• The transportation sector – many testing protocols require verification of operation and performance after airfreight, which can be carried out in our barometric test chambers.

Load range: up to 100kN (10 tonne)

Using a controlled loading rate allows us to assess the performance of:

• Roofing products
• Load bearing brackets
• Machinery holding equipment.

Using hydraulic, pneumatic and electric hardware along with a range of control systems and instrumentation, we can design, manufacture and commission custom test rigs to perform any fatigue, strength or endurance testing requirements.

Vipac provides package testing service to assess the durability and strength of packaging and products during transport.

Because we’re a member of the International Safe Transit Association, ISTA testing (including Amazon package testing, also known as ISTA 6-Amazon.com testing) is available through Vipac. We also test to IEC, ISO 11607 and ASTM D4169 standards, or to company-specific norms, in addition to ISTA packaging standards.

Vipac’s engineers replicate environmental influences normally at play during transit and storage, under controlled settings, in our state-of-the-art labs to test. Our packaging-testing methods include:

• Climate conditioning
• Drop and shock testing
• Compressive resistance testing
• Concentrated impact testing
• Low pressure (high altitude) testing
• Random vibration testing
• Loose-load vibration testing

Our team can also design and build new test equipment if a client requires a specific method to be used, or a specific test to be conducted.