Shock testing facility

Problem

• Shipboard equipment and systems must be able to withstand shocks produced by either nuclear or conventional weapons during wartime service.
• To ensure that safety and combat capability is not compromised, equipment used by or supplied to the Navy must conform to military standard 901D.

Solution

• IRL offers the most competitive value globally for shock testing at its Parnell premises in Auckland.
• Our MIL-STD-901D lightweight high impact shock testing machine can evaluate the ability of both off-the-shelf and custom-built equipment weighing up to 150kg to resist shock loading in three axes.

• Originally built for verifying equipment designed and manufactured by New Zealand suppliers to the ANZAC Frigate project in the 1990s, our machine has a strong track record of success.

Benefit

• IRL's testing programmes can highlight weaknesses in equipment design and mounting arrangements, and in most cases allow modifications to be made that meet acceptance criteria.
• IRL provides a comprehensive test report based on the requirements of the military standard and in accordance with the protocol established for the ANZAC Frigate project.

• This facility and the experience and expertise of the Defence Testing team at IRL provide the Navy and its suppliers with a cost-effective way to test in New Zealand for pre-qualification and qualification purposes.

Examples of items tested:

• Emergency escape breathing apparatus stowage rack
• Flat screen monitors and mounting arms
• Computer mounting brackets
• Laptop computers with various mounting arrangements
• Power supplies with various mounting arrangements
• Data/media converters with various mounting arrangements
• Communications equipment
• Torpedo air charging panel enclosure

• Junction boxes