Laboratory Category

Vibration & Shock

Sine, random, shock, SOR/ROR and combined environmental vibration

MIL-STD-810IEC 60068JSS 55555ISO 18431ISO 10816IEC 61463MIL-STD-202
Instrument RegisterNABL scope
01Vibration Shakers (3 Axis, 6000 Gf Force)
02Vibration Integrated Climatic Chamber
03Shock Test Machine (up to 200g)
04Accelerometer Calibration System (B&K)
4
Instruments
12
Capabilities
7
Standards

01Overview

What this disciplineactually establishes

Vibration and shock testing is critical for certifying that aerospace and defence equipment can survive the extreme dynamic environments of flight, launch, transport, and combat operations. Our state-of-the-art vibration laboratory features multi-axis electrodynamic shakers and precision shock test systems.

Vibration and shock testing validates that equipment can withstand continuous vibration spectra, transient shock events, and combined dynamic environments without degradation of performance or structural integrity. This testing is mandatory for airworthiness certification and defence qualification.

Category recordNABL Accredited
DisciplineVibration & Shock Testing
Instruments4
Capabilities12
Standards7

Sectors served

AerospaceDefenceSpaceAutomotiveElectronicsTransportation

02Instruments

What each machineis for

Purpose notes for 4 instruments. The register in the header lists all 4 lines held under this category, with quantities.

Vibration Shakers (3 Axis)01

Vibration Shakers (3 Axis)

Multi-axis electrodynamic shakers delivering up to 6000 Gf force for sine and random vibration testing

Vibration Climatic Chamber02

Vibration Climatic Chamber

Combined temperature and vibration environmental test system for simultaneous climatic and dynamic stress

Shock Test Machine03

Shock Test Machine

Mechanical shock testing system capable of half-sine and saw-tooth waveforms up to 200g peak acceleration

Accelerometer Calibration04

Accelerometer Calibration

B&K precision accelerometer calibration and vibration measurement reference system for traceable accuracy

03Capabilities

What this laboratorycan qualify

  • Sine Vibration (IEC, MIL, JSS, ASTM)
  • Random Vibration Broadband Excitation
  • Shock Testing (Half Sine, Saw Tooth)
  • Sine-on-Random & Random-on-Random
  • Resonance Search & Dwell
  • Combined Vibration + Climatic
  • Acceleration Measurement (B&K)
  • Noise & Sound Measurement
  • Sweep & Fixed Frequency Testing
  • Shock Response Spectrum (SRS)
  • Multi-axis Vibration Profiling
  • Transportation Vibration Simulation

04Governing standards

The documents thiswork is judged against

MIL-STD-810

Method 514 vibration and Method 516 shock testing for defence equipment qualification.

IEC 60068

Environmental testing including vibration, shock, and seismic simulation procedures.

JSS 55555

Indian joint services specification for vibration and shock testing of military equipment.

ISO 18431

Mechanical vibration and shock — Signal processing and measurement techniques.

ISO 10816

Evaluation of machine vibration by measurements on non-rotating parts.

IEC 61463

Seismic qualification for electrical equipment in nuclear power plants.

MIL-STD-202

Test methods for electronic and electrical component environmental testing.

05Method, scope and outcome

How it runs, where itapplies, what it buys

01Method

The process follows: fixture design and fabrication, accelerometer instrumentation, resonance survey, sine and random vibration profiling, shock pulse application, combined environment testing, data analysis, and certification reporting.

02Applications

Applications include avionics vibration qualification, missile and munitions shock testing, satellite launch vibration simulation, helicopter equipment certification, vehicle component durability, and packaging shock validation.

03Outcome

Certified dynamic qualification, compliance with MIL-STD and IEC standards, identification of resonance and fatigue failure modes, validation of vibration isolation systems, and documented evidence for certification authorities.

Specify the instrument,book the slot

Tell us the standard and the specimen — we allocate the chamber, the shaker, and the engineer.