DLAH
4145.4
MMDO
30
Nov 81
HQ US ARMY MATERIEL DEVELOPMENT AND
READINESS
COMMAND
PAM DARCOM-P 700-17
HQ NAVAL
MATERIAL COMMAND PAMPHLET NVAMAT P 4030.1
HQ AIR FORCE
LOGISTICS COMMAND PAMPHLET AFLCP 71-3
HQ AIR FORCE
SYSTEMS COMMAND PAMPHLET AFSCP 71-3
HQ DEFENSE
LOGISTICS AGENCY HANDBOOK
LOGISTICS PACKAGING TESTING EQUIPMENT
This
pamphlet identifies packaging testing equipment available in the Department of
Defense (DOD) and lists activities where it is located. The pamphlet is
intended to assure optimum use of DOD packaging testing equipment. It applies
to materials and processes related to specific end items and other tests
specifically excluded from the Joint Logistics Commanders' (JLC) Regulation
(AFLC/AFSC-R 71-2/DARCOM-R 700-17/NAVMATINST 4030.8/MCO 4030.34/DLAR 4145.32)
on "Lead Activities for Testing Packaging Materials and Processes."
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Headquarters
Air Force Logistics Command Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 |
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Headquarters
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30
November 1981
Logistics PACKAGING
TESTING EQUIPMENT
Purpose: This
pamphlet provides information concerning the availability of Packaging Testing
Equipment at DOD activities. It serves as a guide for the testing and
evaluation of specific commodities not covered under the Lead Activity Concept
of Specialization for Packaging Materials and Processes.
OPR: DARCOM/DRCSM-PST
NMC/MAT 04
AFLC/LO
AFSC/LO
DLA/OW
Distribution
(see page 49)
Paragraph
Page
Foreword ----------------------------------
i
Table of
Contents -------------------------
iii-iv
CHAPTER 1 -
GENERAL
Scope
-----------------------------------
1-1 1-1
General
---------------------------------
1-2 1-1
Responsibilities
------------------------
1-3 1-2
Application
-----------------------------
1-4 1-2
References
------------------------------
1-5 1-3
CHAPTER 2 -
APPENDIXES
Environmental Testing Equipment ----------------- A-1
Physical Testing Equipment ---------------------- A-3
Process Testing Equipment ----------------------- A-6
ARRADCOM ---------------------------------------- B-1
US Army Defense
Ammunition Center and School ---- B-3
DARCOMPSCC -------------------------------------- B-5
MERADCOM ---------------------------------------- B-10
NLABS ------------------------------------------- B-12
TACOM ------------------------------------------- B-14
AFPEA ------------------------------------------- B-16
AD ---------------------------------------------- B-20
OGDEN ALC --------------------------------------- B-22
Oklahoma City ALC ------------------------------- B-24
Sacramento ALC ---------------------------------- B-25
San Antonio ALC --------------------------------- B-26
Warner Robins ALC ------------------------------- B-27
Naval Avionics Center --------------------------- B-28
Naval Underseas Warfare Engineering Station ----- B-28
NWHC -------------------------------------------- B-29
C - Packaging
Activity Points of Contact
US Army
----------------------------------------- C-1
US Air
Force ------------------------------------ C-2
US Navy
----------------------------------------- C-3
DISTRIBUTION ------------------------------------------- 49
1-1. Scope. This information applies to the subordinate commands and
activities of the Joint Logistics Commanders (JLC) and the Defense Logistics
Agency (DLA) as applicable. These
organizations will hereafter be referred to as "DOD activities."
a. Lead Activity Concept. The policy regarding lead activity
specialization for testing and evaluating packaging materials and processes is
established by JLC Regulation (see para 1-5a, this pamphlet). This regulation assigns exclusive
responsibilities for the testing of general groups of materials and processes
to specific DOD activities. Its
objectives are to eliminate duplication of effort, provide testing focal points
for governmental agencies and industry, improve skills and productivity, and
standardize packaging testing equipment to the optimum extent. The following
testing is excluded from the Lead Activity Concept:
(1)
Materials and processes related to specific end items or weapons systems or
subsystems.
(2)
Research, development, test, and evaluation of materials or processes funded in
program element codes 6.1 and 6.2 of DOD 7045.7H.
(3)
Testing and evaluation of packaging equipment related to specific operational
requirements.
b. Item Responsibility. The DOD activity having item
responsibility normally has packaging responsibility. Materiel readiness and resource limitations make it
essential that adequate protection be provided in accordance with joint service
regulations on packaging (see para 1-5b, this pamphlet). The item is only as good as the
protection that has been provided.
To assure adequate protection, yet reduce the possibility of costly
excessive protection, packaging testing is also an essential function of the
overall packaging mission. Since
many activities having item responsibility do not have packaging testing
facilities or equipment, it is desirable that the availability of existing
equipment be known prior to the contracting or purchasing of testing
equipment. By arrangement between
DOD activities, testing lead time may be compressed and military packaging
resources effectively used.
1-3. Responsibilities. Each DOD activity has primary
responsibility for compliance with the Lead Activity Concept for testing
packaging materials and processes, when applicable. Under the conditions stated in 1-2a(1) and 1-2a(3) above,
responsibilities are as follows.
a. DOD activities assigned item
responsibility should perform required testing when the necessary testing
equipment and personnel are available.
b. If adequate packaging testing
facilities are not available on site, DOD activities are then responsible for
seeking the most advantageous means of accomplishing test requirements. This should be done with respect to
total DOD packaging capabilities and interservicing opportunities.
a. General. Information contained in appendixes of this pamphlet pertain
specifically to 1-3b above. This
information is intended to assure optimum use of DOD Packaging Testing
Equipment.
b. Format. This pamphlet has three appendixes.
(1)
Appendix A, Equipment Locations.
This appendix consists of an alphabetized list of available packaging
testing equipment. Each listing is
followed by a brief description of its testing related function and the DOD
activities at which it is located.
(2)
Appendix B, Equipment Descriptions.
This provides a list of DOD packaging activities followed by an
alphabetized list of equipment found at each activity. In addition to cross-referencing
appendix A, it also provides equipment descriptions. The equipment has been grouped into the following functional
categories:
(a)
Environmental testing.
(b)
Physical testing.
(c)
Process testing.
(d)
Instrumentation/recording.
Due
to the diverse nature of "instrumentation/recording equipment" at
various activities, equipment falling in this category has been excluded from
appendix A.
(3)
Appendix C, Packaging Activity Points of Contact. For each location listed in appendix B, an address,
attention symbol, and AUTOVON number have been provided.
c. Procedures. Any activity or command desiring testing in accordance with
the conditions established in 1-2a(1) and 1-2a(3) above should informally
contact the applicable DOD activity having the required equipment to determine
testing feasibility.
CAUTION: These procedures shall in no way alter
the packaging testing policy established by the references cited below.
a. AFLC/AFSC Reg 71-2 Lead Activities
for Testing Packaging
DARCOM Reg
700-17
Materials and Processes
NAVMATINST
4030.8
MCO 4030.34
DLAR 4145.32
b. AR 700-15
Packaging of Materiel
NAVSUPINST
4030.28A AFR 71-6 MCO 4030.33A DLAR 4145.7
APPENDIX A EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
Altitude Chamber - used to test effects
of controlled low pressure on sealed containers, sealed barrier materials, and
foamed plastics. DARCOMPSCC, AFPEA, AD
Climatic Long-Term Test Room - tests
the effects of any climatic condition known in the world on packages for
unlimited time duration. MERADCOM, AFPEA, AD
Cyclic Exposure Cabinet - used for
cyclic environmental testing and in determining water vapor transmission rates
of packages and packaging materials by cycling temperatures and relative
humidity over a 24-hour period. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, AFPEA
Engine Test Cell - determines the
effect of extreme temperature, solar radiation, and humidity on packaged
engines. AD
Humidity Chamber - used to test the
corrosive effects of various relative humidities on packaged items, and also
for pretest conditioning of materials. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, TACOM, AFPEA,
OGDEN ALC
Oven - used for accelerated aging of
tapes and barriers, high heat pretest conditioning, and exposure to the effects
of the sun and high temperatures. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, TACOM, AFPEA
Ozonator - tests the effects of ozone
on rubber and rubber-like materials. DARCOMPSCC
Rain Room - used to test the effects of
rain on packs, palletized loads, and containers. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, AFPEA
Rain/Salt-Fog/Wind Chamber - tests the
effects of rain, salt-fog, and wind on packs and packages. AFPEA
Salt-Fog/Spray Chamber - tests the
effects of an excessive salt atmosphere on metals treated with corrosion
inhibiting finishes. DARCOMPSCC, TACOM, AFPEA, NWHC
Sand and Dust Chamber - tests the
ability of equipment to resist effects of sharpedged dust particles. NWHC
Standard Conditioning Room - for
pretest and test conditioning of material characteristics particularly
sensitive to temperature/humidity fluctuations, e.g., tensile strength,
flexibility, adherence, static charge, propensity, puncture. DARCOMPSCC
Sun and Rain Chamber - tests the
effects of solar radiation and rain on packs and packages. ARRADCOM
Sun, Wind, Rain, and Dust Chamber -
tests the effects of solar radiation, wind, rain, and sharpedged dust particles
on packs and packages. AD
Temperature Chamber - tests the effects
of constant or cyclic high and low temperatures on barriers, tapes,
preservative films, and other packaging materials. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, TACOM,
AFPEA, AD
Temperature/Humidity Chamber - used for
pretest conditioning in testing for water vapor transmission of materials, and
in determining the effects of controlled temperature and humidity exposure on
packs and packages. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, AFPEA, NWHC
Temperature/Vibration Chamber - tests
the effects of simultaneous temperature cycling and constant vibration on
packaged items. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC
Weatherometer - used for accelerated
aging of plastic and paper products such as tapes, strapping, films, coatings,
laminates, and similar materials susceptible to ultraviolet degradation.
ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, MERADCOM, NLABS, AFPEA
Abrasion Tester - used to determine the
resistance of packaging materials to abrasion. DARCOMPSCC, AFPEA
Burst Tester - used to determine the
bursting strength of fiberboard and paperboard. DARCOMPSCC, MERADCOM, AFPEA
Compression/Tensile Tester - used to
determine yield load points, ultimate tensile loads, or elongation properties
of webbing, strapping, tapes, barriers, adhesive joints, and container
fastening materials. Also, this tester determines the compressive or bending
properties of materials, members, and assemblies. DARCOMPSCC, NLABS, AFPEA,
Oklahoma City ALC, NWHC
Compression Tester - measures the
compression strength of wood, plywood, fiberboard containers, crates, and
pallets in determining the ability of packs to withstand external compressive
loads. DARCOMPSCC, ARRADCOM, MERADOM, NLABS, US Army Defense Ammunition Center
and School, AFPEA, NWHC
Container Tilt Test Facility - used for
certification testing of International Standards Organization (ISO) containers.
US Army Defense Ammunition Center and School
Crush Tester - measures the resistance
of fiberboard, cushioning, and plastic foams to crush forces. DARCOMPSCC, AFPEA
Drop Tester - used in performing
free-fall, edgewise, and cornerwise drop tests on packaged items from specified
heights. DARCOMPSCC, MERADCOM, ARRADCOM, NLABS, TACOM, US Army Defense Ammunition
Center and School, AFPEA, Ogden ALC, Oklahoma City ALC, Sacramento ALC, San
Antonio ALC, Warner Robins ALC, NWHC
Drop Towers - used in performing
free-fall drop tests on inert and live items from extreme heights. ARRADCOM, AD
Drum Testing - used to determine the
ability of packs to withstand rough handling and to provide protection to
contents. DARCOMPSCC, NLABS, US Army Defense Ammunition Center and School
Flex Tester - used for the flex
conditioning of materials prior to determination of water vapor transmission
rates. DARCOMPSCC, MERADCOM, AFPEA
Hydraulic Tilt Platform - used in
conjunction with incline impact testing and also to determine stability of
containers and unit loads when stacking on an incline. NWHC
Impact Wall/Monorail System - determines
the ability of large containers/unit loads to withstand sudden shocks and is
used in conjunction with pendulum impact testing. MERADCOM, NWHC
Incline Impact Tester - determines
ability of containers/unit loads to withstand impacts associated with railroad
and truck movement, and to determine the ability of the pack to protect
contents. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, MERADCOM, TACOM, NLABS, US Army Defense
Ammunition Center and School Ogden ALC, Oklahoma City ALC, San Antonio ALC
Leak Tester - for determining leaks in
containers. AFPEA
Pendulum Impact Tester - used in
testing the ability of large shipping containers to resist horizontal impacts
and to determine the ability of the pack to protect contents. AFPEA, AD, Ogden
ALC, Warner Robins ALC
Pendulum Tester - used for fracture
testing of notched specimens. NLABS
Preservative Testing Facility - for
testing and analysis of petroleum-based compounds. MERADCOM Puncture Tester -
used to determine the puncture resistance of papers, barriers, and multi-wall fiberboard.
DARCOMPSCC, NLABS, AFPEA
Railcar Impact Facility - determines
the ability of blocking and bracing or internal restraint system to withstand
shock encountered during railcar humping and transportation. DARCOMPSCC, US
Army Defense Ammunition Center and School, MERADCOM, NWHC
Scuff Tester - used to determine
resistance to scuff materials. AFPEA
Shock Tester - tests item fragility and
dynamic impact response of cushioning materials in determining the ability of
packs to withstand expected shock tension. ARRADCOM, DARCOMPSCC, MERADCOM,
NLABS, AFPEA, San Antonio ALC, NWHC
Tear Tester - used to determine force
required to tear barrier and wrapping materials. MERADCOM, AFPEA
Tensile Tester - tests the tensile
strength of barrier materials and tapes, and the adhesiveness of
pressure-sensitive tapes. DARCOMPSCC, MERADCOM, AFPEA
Tensile Tower - used in tensile
overload testing of very large handling equipment and in drop testing large
containers such as MILVAN's. NWHC
Transportability Testing Facilities -
used in testing the transportability of truckloads. US Army Defense Ammunition
Center and School, MERADCOM, AD
Vibration Tester - used to test the
effects of vibrational stresses associated with truck and rail transportation
on packs, containers, palletized loads, and cushioning systems. DARCOMPSCC,
ARRADCOM, MERADCOM, NLABS, TACOM, US Army Defense Ammunition Center and School,
AFPEA AD, Ogden ALC, Oklahoma City ALC, Sacramento ALC, San Antonio ALC, Warner
Robins ALC, Naval Avionics, NWHC
Automatic Packaging Machine - used to
evaluate experimental films for thermoformed packaging. DARCOMPSCC
Bar Code Printer - produces
high-density bar code labels for the testing of bar code techniques in
materials handling systems. DARCOMPSCC
Foam-In-Place Dispensing Machine - used
for testing foamed-in-place chemicals, methods, and test packages. DARCOMPSCC,
TACOM, AFPEA
Mechanized Materials Handling System -
used to evaluate various material handling concepts, including automatic
marking and reading systems. DARCOMPSCC
Oven - used in drying excess moisture
from various plastics used in the vacuum foaming process. AFPEA, Naval Avionics
Shrink Tunnel/Applicator - used in the
design and testing of various shrink-film enclosures. DARCOMPSCC, NLABS, TACOM,
Ogden ALC, Sacramento ALC Naval Avionics
Skin Packaging Machine - used in the
design and testing of various vacuum-formed packages. Ogden ALC, Naval
Avionics, Naval Underseas Warfare Engineering Station
Stretch Wrapper - used in the preparation
of various stretch film configurations up to pallet-load size for rough
handling testing. NLABS
APPENDIX B EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Cyclic Exposure Cabinet.
2. Humidity Chamber.
3. Oven - electric; 35ø to 180ø C.
4. Rain Room.
5. Sun and Rain Chamber - 31-in.
diameter specimen drum; ambient to 190øF.
6. Temperature Chamber (four types): -
low temperature; ambient to -65ø F. - low temperature, upright type; ambient to
-60ø F. - high/low temperature; 15' x 6' x g'; -100ø to 200ø F. - high/low
temperature; -65ø to 160ø F.; for drop testing electrometric mounts.
7. Temperature/Humidity Chamber.
8. Temperature/Vibration Chamber.
9. Weatherometer.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Compression Tester - 30,000-lb
capacity.
2. Drop Tester (see Temperature
Chamber).
3. Drop Tower - 40 ft.
4. Shock Tester - Hyge (40,000-lb
force).
5. Vibration Tester -
electro-hydraulic; 6-in. diameter piston; 25,000-lb force 2 to 300 Hz -65ø F.
to 160ø F.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Balances and scales - used for
analytical weighing of materials. Examples are: Mettler analytical balance,
200-gm capacity; scale, suspension type, 3,000-lb capacity with 5-lb
graduations; analytical balance scale, 1/20 mg.
2. Diffusometer - used to determine
water vapor transmission rates; infrared water vapor automatic operation and
printout ability, 90XF8> to 120ø F. temperature range.
3. Dynamic Test Equipment - used in
conjunction with shock and vibration testing. Examples are: accelerometers,
charge amplifiers, electronic counter, 36-channel oscillograph, storage
oscilloscope, variable filters, and voltmeters.
4. Manometer - 30-in. mercury; used in
conjunction with pressure testing testing of sealed rigid containers.
5. Packaging Research Laboratory -
various laboratory equipment used for analysis of packaging. This equipment
includes: an air analyzer, microscopes centrifuges, balances, incubators,
spectrometers, and fire testing apparatus.
6. ARRADCOM is designated lead activity
for test and evaluation of all Army class V ammunition preservation, packaging,
and packing, except for missiles and rockets.
US ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION CENTER AND
SCHOOL
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Compression/Tensile Tester -
50,000-lb capacity.
2. Compression Tester.
3. Container Tilt Test Facility - roll
simulator; variable tilt and cyclic period with a 45ø tilt (maximum) at
13-second period (minimum) capacity.
4. Drop Tester - 1,600-lb capacity;
Wright chain hoist; helicopter cargo release hook.
5. Drum, Testing.
6. Incline Impact Tester - steel rail
rack; 10ø incline; carriage; rigid bumper.
7. Railcar Impact Facility - WYE
turn-around capability; five permanent buffer cars; permanent concrete car; and
floor height test dock at impact site.
8. Transportability Testing Facilities
- 150-ft long course c/o RR ties alternately spaced on 10- and 8-ft centers,
imbedded in concrete and projecting 6 in. above the roadway (HAZARD Road
Course); and 300-ft improved concrete roadway c/o RR rails laid laterally in
the roadway on 24-in. centers and projecting 2 in. above the concrete
(Washboard Course).
9. Vibration Tester - « in. amplitude
(1 in. double amplitude).
10. Transportability Test Vehicles -
2«-ton cargo truck M35A2; 5-ton cargo truck M54; 1-ton ammunition trailer
M105A2; gamma goat M561; and tracked carrier M548.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1.
Recording Equipment.
a. Thirty-two channel Bell and Howell
tape recording unit with all associated electronics such as DC power supplies,
balance bridges, DC amplifiers, oscillograph featuring filter type
galvanometers. This instrumentation is installed in a mobile instrumentation
van capable of recording shock vibration during laboratory
unitization/palletization tests and full-scale rail impact, road, and tilt tests.
b. Fourteen-channel EMR telemetry
package with associated DC power supply, VCOs and transmitter capable of
recording those shocks and vibrations incident to full-scale rail impact, road,
and tilt tests. This package is mounted on the test vehicle and the shock and
vibration data are transmitted to a receiver with appropriate discriminators,
tape recorder, and oscillograph that is mounted in a second instrumentation
van.
c. Two 14-channel MARTEC data loggers
and one data reader with associated equipment to record any slow and continuous
environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity.
d. Twenty mechanical clock-driven
temperature/humidity recorders used to monitor in-transit trial shipments.
e. Twenty mechanical clock-driven
triaxial accelerometers used to monitor and record in-transit shock data.
f. High-speed camera capable of
recording test incidents up to a maximum of 40,000 frames per second.
g. Peripheral Equipment -
accelerometers (strain gauge and piezoelectric), strain gauges, pressure transducers,
thermal couples, over-pressure transducers, load cells, displacement gauges,
dryer oven, balances and scales, and an X-ray facility.
h. Twelve-channel analog to digital
converter with a sampling rate of 10,000 per second.
i. T1 960 minicomputer for spectral
analysis and curve integration.
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Altitude Chamber - 100,000-ft
capability with corresponding temperatures; 150 cu ft; 5' x 5' door opening; to
90,000 ft in less than 45 minutes; to 60,000 ft and -100ø F. in less than 1
hour; manual and automatic control.
2. Cyclic Exposure Cabinet - 0ø F. to
200ø F.; 20% to 95% RH; 22" x 48" door opening; 17 in. depth;
upright.
3. Humidity Cabinet (two types) -120ø
F. ñ 2ø F.; 100%RH; 2« x 2« x 3'; continuous condensation; ASTM D 1748. -
atmosphere control; 100ø F., 95% RH.
4. Laboratory Ovens (seven types): -
electric; 20" x 15" x 20"; to 800ø F. - forced draft; electric;
3' x 2« x 2'; to 620« F. (2 each). - convection drying; 2' x 1«' x 1«'; to 356«
F. (2 each) - convection drying; 3' x 2«' x 2«'; to 356« F. - muffle furnace;
electric; 13" x 7«" x 5" to 2,000« F. - gravity convection,
electric; 1' x 1' x 1'; to 450ø F. (2 each). - infrared - 5' x 5' x 7«'; 24
independently operated banks of six lights each; maximum 200ø F.; full opening.
5. Ozonator (Ozone Chamber) - flat
specimens; to 200 parts per 100 million; ASTM D1149.
6. Rain Room - 16' x 12' (8' wide
opening); to 4 in. per hour, uniformly dispersed; 50ø F. to 180ø F.; with
provision for controlling salinity.
7. Salt Fog/Spray Chamber - 3' x 3' x
3'; 5 and 20% NaCl solutions; 95ø F.
8. Standard Conditioning Room - 24-hour
per day maintenance of average 72ø F. and 50%RH; 38' x 22'; in accordance with
ANSI/ASTM E-171.
9. Temperature Chambers (two types) -
walk-in; ambient to -85ø F.; 12' x 8' x 10'; 500-lb maximum capacity per sq ft
of floor space; full opening door. - cold box; ambient to -130ø F.; 41" x
18" x 30".
10. Temperature/Humidity Chambers (two
types): - walk-in; -30ø F. to 165ø F.; 10% to 98% RH; 7-«' x 7-«' x 7-«'; full
opening door; automatic cycle capability. - (cabinet) -80ø F. to 185ø F.; 10%
to 95% RH; 3' x 3' x 3'.
11. Temperature/Vibration Chamber -
"AGREE" type; -100ø F. to 250ø F.; 4-«' x 4-«' x 3'; 500 lb maximum
load; 20 to 60 Hz @ 3.2 maximum g's. full access; automatic program controller.
12. Weatherometer - extended range;
xenon or carbon arc lamp provision; 15% to 60% RH over full temperature 100ø F.
to 200ø F. (lamp on); to 100% over full temperature 50ø F. to 130ø F. (lamp
off); holds 54 panels of specimens.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Abrasion Testers (two types): -
Taber abraser; two abrading wheels in sliding rotation; 30 square centimeter
abraded surface area. - Abraser/Pin-hole Detector - reciprocating abrasive
block; variable speed; specimen acts as a dielectric; electrical circuit
completed upon failure; digital counter; automatic cut-off.
2. Compression/Tensile Testers (two
types): - Instron; 50 gm to 10,000-lb ranges; incremental load rate to 20 in.
per minute, automatic chart recording; environmental chamber - 100ø F. to 400ø
F. - Universal; 60,000 lb in four ranges; 1-«' x 1-«' x 41" maximum
working volume between guides.
3. Compression Tester (two types): -
box type; 30,000 lb in four ranges; 5' x 6' x 8' maximum working volume between
guides; 0.5 to 10 in per minute. - National Forge; 750-lb capacity; 12" x
12" x 17" maximum working volume between guides; incremental to 2.5
in per minute; standard environment.
4. Drop Testers (three types): - Gaynes
drop-leaf type; 200-lb capacity; up to 54-in drop height; foot pedal release. -
3-in thick steel drop plate; 3' x 3'; embedded in 6 ft of reinforced concrete.
- 3/4-in thick steel drop plate; 10' x 10'; embedded in 4 ft of reinforced
concrete.
5. Drum Tester, Revolving (two types)
ASTM D782: - 14-ft diameter; 600-lb capacity; 1 rpm; steel flooring. - 7-ft
diameter; 250-lb capacity; 2 rpm; steel flooring; puncture hazard.
6. Flex Tester - Gelbo; variable
stroke.
7. Incline Impact Tester - 10,000-lb
capacity; 6' x 6' dolly on steel rail; 10' x 9' backstop; 14-in incline
distance; calibrated; timber hazard.
8. Puncture Testers (three types): -
Beach type; triangular pyramid puncture point; ASTM D781. - Mullen type
(burst); Model "A;" hydraulic principle. - Elmendorf type (tear);
ASTM D1424 (2 each).
9. Railcar Impact Facility - loaded
test car; depot-assisted simulated humping.
10. Shock Tester - programable square
and half-sine wave pulses; seismic base; dual trace scope; automatic cycle
capability; 600-lb capacity; 1 millisecond minimum pulse duration to 600 peak g
s.
11. Tensile Testers (two types): -
Schopper type, medium duty; 15- and 75-lb ranges; 4 or 12 in per minute load
rate (2 each). - Scott type; heavy duty; 50- and 250-lb ranges; 2, 4, 6, 10, 12
and 20 in per minute.
12. Vibration Testers (three types): -
10,000-lb capacity; brute force; 0.0625 to 0.50-in double amplitude, vertical
linear and synchronous motion, in-floor; 4 to 20 Hz limited by 2 g safety
cutoff switches, 8' x 12' table size. - 2,000-lb capacity; brute force;
vertical linear and synchronous motion; 1-in. double amplitude; 10' x 5' table
size; with restraining gates. - 500-lb capacity; reaction type; 5 to 60 Hz; 10
g maximum input to rated load; 3' x 4' table size; vertical/horizontal motion.
PROCESS
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Automatic Packaging Machines -
vacuum/heat forming skin-to-skin packaging concept; 2.5-minute cycle; maximum
item size 36" x 10" x 8"; automatic cycle and package cutting (2
each).
2. Bar Code Label Printer (two types):
- Code 39; 31 alphanumeric character capability (high density). - Code 39; 31
alphanumeric character capability (low density).
3. Foam-In-Place Dispensing Machines
(three types): - maximum 6-lb per minute; mobile; hand-held gun; 1 to 1 ratio.
- maximum 20-lb per minute; silicone control rectifier drives; counterbalanced
dispensed head; recirculating; solvent flush warning. - maximum 30-lb per
minute; recirculating; timed dispense; 4-ft boom.
4. Mechanized Materials Handling System
- prototype unit; maximum 24" x 24" containers; occupies 43 ft by 17
ft.
5. Shrink Tunnel/Applicator (three
types): - variable speed; conveyor belt; maximum 12" x 12" x 9"
items. - 5' x 6' door opening; 20 pallet loads per hour; to 400øF.; power
shuttle; propane. - thermo-pak heat cannons; portable; propane.
6. Symbol Analyzer - helium-neon laser;
5-mil spot; keyboard includes decode, percentage decode, start-stop bar widths,
static reflectance, usable for code 39.
7. Bar Code Reader - light pen;
alphanumeric keyboard and display.
8. OCR Wand Reader System - hand-held
module, electronics module; adaptable for dot-matrix printer.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Balances/Scales - many types; e.g.,
Toledo scale, 800-lb capacity; Toledo scale, 2,000-lb capacity; Hydroscale,
6,000-lb capacity, with lifting eye; Parcel Post scale, 70-lb; shadograph;
torsion-balance; analytical 2,000 grams; Troemer beam balance; Mettler balance,
240 grams, optical tare.
2. Electrostatic Meters (two types): -
Hand-held gun type; 5,000 v. @ 2 in, 10,000 v. @ 6 in and 20,000 v. @ 12 in. -
Electrometer; solid state, measures static charge, voltage, current, and
resistance.
3. Infrared Diffusometer - water vapor
transmission rate (WVTR) tester, totalizer time profile record; detects as low
as 1 microgram of water vapor per liter; extremely fast.
4. Instrumentation Console (Mobile) -
self-contained; shock and vibration analyzer; includes oscillograph record,
universal counter, calibration equipment, sensor amplifiers and storage
oscilloscope.
5. Magnetometer - milligauss or milliampere
recording; for magnetic shielding tests.
6. pH Meter, Digital - electronic;
range pH 0.000 to pH 13.999 in 0.001 pH unit increments.
7. Ride Recorders and Shock Indicators
- self-contained g indicators in various ranges.
8. Spectrum Analyzer - 3 to 10,000 Hz;
automatic feature; 0.1 to 10 v. rms input; for vibration analysis.
9. Transmissibility System -
multiplier, preamplifier, conversion and power modules; for determining
magnification factors during vibration.
10. Video Tape System - camera with zoom
lens; sound record; recorder and monitor; for monitoring physical testing.
11. Viscosimeters - universal sayboldt
and kinematic bath types; for oils, preservatives, etc.
12. Sensors and Associated Amplifiers -
strain-gauge type accelerometers, 16 of various g ranges; piezoelectric type
accelerometers; 8 of various g ranges; humidity sensors (7); pressure
transducers (4); vibration pickups (6); all sensors with associated amplifiers
and meters.
13. Miscellaneous Test Equipment -
includes oscilloscopes, FM tape recorder, scope camera, strobes, temperature
potentiometers, manometers, microscopes, spectrometers, colorimeters,
reflectometer, vacuum oven, pyrometer, centrifuge, water still, air velocity
meter, chemical analysis apparatus, insulation breakdown tester, torsion-wire
apparatus, etc.
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Climatic Chambers (three types): -
heavy equipment; 23-ton capacity; 32' x 14' x 13'; -85ø to 165ø F.; 20% to 100%
RH; 35,000-ft altitude; dew, fog, and frost simulation. - portable; 3,000-lb
capacity, 7' x 6' x 6'; -65ø to 165ø F.; 20% to 100% RH; dew, fog, and frost
simulation. - tropical; 23-ton capacity; 14' x 14' x 13'; 75ø to 85ø F.; 90% to
100% RH; dew simulation.
2. Weatherometers.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Burst Tester - Mullen; 0-1,500-lb
pressure.
2. Compression Tester - 0-100 lb.
3. Drop Tester - free fall; 300-lb
capacity; 12- to 60-in drop height.
4. Flex Tester - Gelbo.
5. Impact/Monorail System - 1,000-lb
capacity.
6. Incline Impact Tester - 1,000-lb
capacity.
7. Preservative Testing Facilities -
particular emphasis on new formulation of engine preserving compounds.
8. Railcar Impact Facility - complete
instrumentation and recording equipment.
9. Shock Tester (two types): -
repetitive; 1,000-lb capacity; 5' x 5' table; 0-15 Hz; 1-in double amplitude. -
500-lb capacity; 78-in maximum height.
10. Tear tester - internal; 0-100 lb.
11. Tensile Tester.
12. Transportability Testing Facilities
- complete mobile instrumentation.
13. Vibration Tester - 10,000-lb generated
force; 2,000-5,000 Hz; resonant frequency 2,500 Hz nominal; complete
instrumentation and recording equipment.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Equipment mentioned above associated
with railcar, transportability, and vibration testing.
2. Photographic Support - capability
available for still and motion pictures, ultrahigh-speed and time-lapse
photography in both black and white and in color.
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Standard Room; 72ø F. and 50%RH.
2. Cycling Room; 33ø to 160ø F. and 20%
to 90%RH.
3. Tropical Room; 100ø F. and 95%RH.
4. Desert Room; 140ø F. and 10%RH.
5. Entomological Packaging Laboratory:
Equipment necessary for preparation and conduct of tests, to include
maintenance of the required insect population, controlled atmosphere rooms for
viability, and physical and chemical equipment and facilities as required for
long-term tests.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Revolving Drum, 7 ft; 500 lb.
2. Compression Machine; 60,000 lb.
3. Compression Machine; 10,000 lb.
4. Instron Tensile Tester S.N. 809;
0-500 newtons.
5. Instron Tensile Tester; 1,000 lb.
6. Incline Impact Tester; 500 lb.
7. Incline Impact Tester; 10,000 lb.
8. Puncture Tester; 1,350 units.
9. Drop Tester, 5 ft; 100 lb.
10.Drop Tester, 15 ft; 100 lb.
11.Pendulum Tester; 48 ft/lb.
12.Transportation Vibration Simulator;
10,000 lb.
13.Infrared Spectrophotometer - to
identify films and laminates; IR Range 1-16 microns.
14.Infrared Diffusometer
(Moisture-Vapor Transmission).
15.Ox-Trans 100 Oxygen Permeability
Tester.
PROCESS
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Ultrahigh Vacuum System with Heat
Sealer.
2. Shrink Tunnel; 20 loads per hr.
3. Stretch Pallet Wrapper; 20 pallets
per hr.
4. Semiautomatic Vacuum Closing
Machine, Mdl 227-SV, Modified for Half-Size Steam Table Containers; 1 to 4 in
height; adjustable.
5. Laboratory Process Simulator,
Retort, Mdl 1000; 30-in diameter; to include basic heat sealing unit with
sealing dies (0-650ø F.) and sets of simulator change parts for various modes
of operation.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
Retort (and Foxboro Control System, Mdl
39RCS); 36-in diameter.
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Humidity Chamber - room temperature
to 170ø F.; RH - full range; size - 13-1/2" x 13-1/2" x 9" I.D.;
chamber is a precise mechanical convection controlled unit.
2. Oven, Gravity-Convection - 40ø C. -
200ø C.; dual thermostats control accurate to ñ 2ø C.; size - 18" x
15" x 17-1/2" I.D.
3. Temperature Test Chamber - 73ø C. to
+ 177ø C. ñ 2ø C.; size - 38" x 38" x 38" I.D.; chamber is
equipped with a temperature controller.
4. Salt-Fog Cabinet - size - 45" x
30" x 39" I.D.; designed to meet latest revisions to ASTM B-117,
B-287, and B-368.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Drop Testers (three types): - table
- 125-lb capacity, flat drop only. - table - 200-lb capacity, flat and corner
drops. - mechanical/electrical corner drop impacter, 200-lb capacity.
2. Incline Impact Tester - 3000-lb
capacity; 6' x 6' dolly on steel rail, 8' x 6' backstop; 7.0-ft incline
distance; calibrate; timber hazard.
3. Vibration Testers (two types): -
250-lb capacity; 30" x 36" table; variable speed drive; interval
timer; RPM indicator; motor control. - 3000-lb capacity; 60" x 60"
table; variable speed drive; out-of-phase mechanism; nonsynchronous motion;
interval timer; RPM indicator; motor control.
4. Heat Tank - quick leak; size -
36" x 24" x 24" I.D.; variable thermostat control; hinged safety
lid.
PROCESS
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Polyurethane Foam Processing
Equipment - 6-40 lb per minute capacity; individual chemical temperature
controls 50ø F. - 150ø F.; automatic solvent flush; automatic drum feed system;
liquid level controls; digital timer with pour time from 0.1 to 69.9 seconds
and repeat accuracy of ñ 0.1 seconds; and adjustable speed drive giving 6 to 1
variable thruput for each chemical.
2. Heat Cannon - portable, high
capacity hot-air generator using propane gas; 140,000 BTU per hr; 1000øF. at 9
in away from cannon; used to shrink 3-mil and greater thickness film.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Balances/Scales - several types;
i.e., O'Haus, 2,610 grams; O'Haus, 20 kilograms; Toledo Computogram with
platform; and Dillon Dynamometer, 10,000 lb.
2. Hydrothermograph Recorders - 0øF. -
100øF.; 0-100% RH; Bendix model 594, 2 each; Brown recorder, 3 each.
3. Instrument Recording Operations -
Easterline-Angus, model AW; for temperature and RH.
4. Instrument Recording and Sensing
Unit - Foxboro, model FA; for RH and temperature.
5. Accelograph Kit - Humphrey model
AX01-0101-1; measures g forces.
6. Psychrometer - Bendix, model 566;
measures RH 0-100%.
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Altitude Chamber - 80,000-ft
capability; 200ø to -90øF.; I.D. 3' x 3' diameter.
2. Climatic Long-Term Test Room.
3. Cyclic Exposure Cabinet.
4. Humidity Chamber.
5. Oven (three types): -forced draft;
200ø to 500øF.; I.D. 3' x 3' x 2'; door opening 3' x 3'. -temperature, 100øF.
to 450øF.; I.D. 12" x 12" x 12"; door opening 12" x
12". -muffle furnace; 2,500øF.; I.D. 7" x 14" x 5"; door opening
7" x 5".
6. Rain Room.
7. Rain/Salt-Fog/Wind Chamber - walk-in
type; 2" to 5" rain per hr; salt-fog uses a 5% salt solution (by
weight); 40 mph wind velocity; I.D. 6'4" x 13'4" x 6'6"; door
opening 5'2" x 6'7".
8. Salt-Fog/Spray Chamber.
9. Temperature/Chamber (two types):
-high temperature; 100ø to 500øF.; I.D. 4' x 9'9" x 5'; door opening 4' x
5'. -low temperature; walk-in; 170ø to -100øF.; I.D. 7'6" x 15'2" x
8'; 5'10" x 6'10" door opening; 4,000-lb drop test capability.
10. Temperature/Humidity Chamber -
walk-in type; high temperature; ambient to 200øF.; 70% to 95% RH; I.D.
8'3" x 15'10" x 8'; 5' x 7' door opening; 4,000-lb drop test
capability.
11. Weatherometer - 41" x 41"
x 32-1/2"; ambient to 200øF.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Abrasion Tester - rotary platform;
double head (as described in ASTM-D 1175-71).
2. Burst Tester (Mullen) - range 0 to
1500 lb.
3. Compression/Tensile Tester -
Instron, 10,000-lb capacity; loading rate .02 to 20 in. per minute;
environmental chamber permitting -100ø to 600øF. temperature range; integrator
permits integration of area under stress/strain curves.
4. Compression Tester - 50,000-lb
capacity; 6' x 4' x 3' plate; 8-ft platen opening; rate of loading .1 to 2.0 in
per minute.
5. Crush Tester - compression range 0
to 1,000 lb.
6. Drop Tester (two types): -for
cushioning material; guided vertical drop (as described in ASTM-D 1596);
9" x 9" plate, 8" x 8" sample size; 48 in maximum drop
height, static stress range .03 to 2.0 psi. -for shipping containers
(conforming to ASTM-D 775); 300-lb capacity; 60 in maximum drop height.
7. Flex Tester (Gelbo).
8. Leak Tester (Halogen).
9. Pendulum Impact Tester - 5,000-lb
capacity 8' 7-1/2" x 18' x 12' maximum container size.
10. Puncture Tester - 0 to 2,600 Beach
puncture units.
11. Scuff Tester.
12. Shock Tester - programable 24"
x 24" table; 235-lb table weight; 600-lb maximum specimen weight; drop
height 1 to 66 in.
13. Tear Tester.
14. Tensile Tester.
15. Vibration Machine (three types):
-exciter, electrodynamic; peak sinusoidal force up to 4,000 lb and 100 g s; 5 to
3,000 Hz. -vertical, horizontal, or elliptical motion; 96" x 96"
table; 5,000-lb capacity; 3 g s maximum acceleration; 1 in. maximum deflection;
0-40 Hz. -electrohydraulic, vertical motion; 48" x 48" table;
6,000-lb load rating; 6 in. maximum displacement; 1 to 200 Hz.
PROCESS
TESTING EQUIPMENT
Foam-In-Place
Dispensing Machine.
a. Adjustable, pour-froth to spray foam
density; 0.5 to 20 pcf dispensing range, lbs of liquid per minute: 5 to 14;
viscosity, centipoise maximum 1500.
b. Pour type (5-gallon pressurized
canisters); dispensing rate, lbs of liquid per minute: 8 maximum foams: 0.5 pcf
semirigid and 2.0 pcf rigid.
c. Pour type (15 or 55-gallon drums);
dispensing rate, lbs of liquid per minute: 8 maximum foams: 0.4 pcf and 0.75
pcf semirigid, 1.0 pcf flexible, 2.0 pcf rigid.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Gaussmeter - precalibrated; .0001 to
30,000 gauss.
2. Oscillograph - charts speed from .1
to 100 in. per second; band width 0-1000 Hz; multichannel.
3. Oscilloscope - 4-channel storage; 48
to 10 MHz; 10-second maximum sweep.
4. Recording Systems (five types):
-tape; 3-channel magnetic records; 0-10,000 Hz. -temperature and RH; two
24-channel recorders with RH and temperature sensors; -30ø to 150øF.; 5% to 95%
RH. -transportation environment; measures temperature, humidity and shock;
6" x 6" x 5". -temperature; thermocouple; multichannel 0-600øF.
-transportation shock recorder, measures acceleration 1-500 g s and impact
velocity .3-14 M/5.
5. Spectrum Analyzer; 25 to 31,500 Hz.
6. Water Vapor Transmission Tester (as
described in TAPPI Test Method T523).
7. Balances - analytical, 160-gm
capacity, reads to 0.1 mg; top loading, 1200 gm capacity digital readout to 0.1
gm.
8. Accelerators - triaxial;
piezoelectric; band width 3-3000 Hz; range 0-500 g s and supporting amplifiers.
9. Accelerometers - triaxial; strain
gauge; band width 0-300 Hz; range 0-100 g s, and supporting signal conditioners
amplifiers.
10.Spectrometer - infrared; analytical;
2.5-20 microns.
11.Ph Meter - analytical; range 0-13
Ph.
12.Isocyanate Monitor - analytical;
range 0-20 parts per billion.
13.Energy Computer - impact velocity
and energy; rebound velocity and energy and coefficient of restitution.
14.High-Speed Motion Picture Camera -
0-9,000 pictures per second.
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Altitude Chamber (two types): -
80,000-ft capability; 10 cu ft; 26" x 68" door opening; 13'6"
maximum container length. - 50,000-ft capability; 5' x 3' x 4'.
2. Climatic Long-Term Test Room (5
each).
3. Engine Test Cell - I.D. 30' x 130' x
25'; 30' x 25' door opening.
4. Salt-Fog/Spray Chamber - 16' x 54' x
16'; 15' x 15' door opening.
5. Sun, Wind, Rain, and Dust Chamber -
50 sq ft; 20' x 15' door opening.
6. Temperature Chamber (two types): - 4
cu ft; 4' x 4' door opening; +250ø to -100ø F. - main chamber; 250' x 60' door
opening; 160ø to -70ø F.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Drop Towers (two types): - 80'; for
inert items. - 40'; remote location; for live items.
2. Pendulum Impact Tester - capable of
impacting a 10' x 35' x 14' container weighing 10,000 lb.
3. Transportability Testing Facilities
- road surfaces ranging from rough terrain to blacktop; Belgian Block Course;
portable acceleration recording equipment.
4. Vibration Machines (three types): -
2,000-cycle electromagnetic exciter; 600-lb capacity. - 2,000-cycle
electromagnetic exciter; 60-lb capacity. - 2,000-cycle electromagnetic exciter;
off-center mass for repetitive shock.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Recording Equipment - a tape
recording unit tied in with an oscilloscope, and a memory oscilloscope with a
Polaroid camera. The tape recorder has variable speed recording and playback.
The oscilloscope recorder has variable paper speed with 16 recording channels.
2. Peripheral Equipment - available for
use with this recording equipment are: accelerometers, strain gauges, pressure
transducers, water manometers amplifiers, quick release hook, and power supply.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Drop Tester (two types): - L.A.B.
Corp. Quick Release Hook for Drop Tests; 6,000-lb capacity. - Gaynes Drop Table
Model 104; 125-lb capacity; 60 in. maximum drop height.
2. Vibration Simulator (two types): -
Gaynes Fixed Amplitude; 1-3.5 Hz; vibration table capacity 100 lb. - KSI
Variable Displacement Vibration Transportation Simulator; 2-12 Hz; 0 to 1 in.
double amplitude; capacity 4,000 lb.
3. L.A.B. Model 3000-OF Incline-Impact
Tester; capacity 4,000 lb.
4. Pendulum Impact Tester; 4,000-lb
capacity.
5. Monorail Hoist; 4,000-lb capacity.
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Tenny Hi-Low Temperature/Humidity
Test Chamber with Digitenn; Model T14; temperature range from low -80ø C.
(-112ø F.) to high 177ø C. (350ø F.); humidity from 0%RH to 100%RH; chamber
interior dimensions 28" x 26" x 34" (71cm x 66cm x 86cm).
2. Taylor Temperature/Humidity
Recorders; range in temperature -17.8ø C. (0ø F.) to 37.8ø C. (100ø F.);
humidity -0%RH to 100%RH.
PROCESS
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Vibration Meters - displacement from
.001 to 1 in.; total velocity from .01 to 1000 in. seconds vector; acceleration
from 1 to 1,000 g vector.
2. Moisture Meter Model DC2.
3. O'Haus Triple Beam Balance -
analytical; capacity 0 grams to 2,610 grams.
4. Bell Gauss Meter - model 640 with
model MOE4 probe; range Img (milligauss) to 30 Kg (kilogauss).
5. Vacuum Oven - range 20øC. (68øF.) to
220øC. (428øF.).
6. Beseler Impulse Sealer.
7. Bestronic Shrink Tunnel - Model
T20-9.
8. AMPAC Port-A-Vac 300 Series Skin
Packaging Machine.
9. Three Impact Register Transportation
Accelerometers - G-range, 5-50 g s each axis; frequency C.P.S. 12-35 Hz each
axis.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. CEC Recording Oscillograph - Type
5-124; provides up to 18 channels of data; records in five speeds from .25 to
64 in. per second.
2. Type RM-15 Oscilloscope.
3. Peripheral Equipment - available for
use with recording equipment; includes piezo-resistive and piezoelectric single
axis/triaxial accelerometers with charge amplifiers and signal conditioners.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Drop Tester - table; leaf type;
125-lb capacity.
2. Incline Impact Tester - 400-lb
capacity.
3. Vibration Tester - table type;
400-lb capacity.
4. Model RM Compressor and Tension
Tester; 0 to 500-lb capacity.
5. Hoist, Electric Portable - 1,000-lb
capacity.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Dynamic Test Equipment - used to
determine if a container, method, design, technique, or material is sufficient
to protect an item to a specified fragility level. It records and monitors the
results of instrumented packs subject to various types of rough handling tests
such as drop, incline impact, or vibration. This equipment includes:
oscilloscopes, storage and visicorder; accelerometer amplifiers;
accelerometers, triaxial and piezotron; and calibrators.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Drop Tester - table; leaf type.
2. Vibration Tester - table type;
400-lb capacity.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Acceleration Recording Equipment -
used to record G force acceleration: accelerometers, amplifiers and power
supplies.
2. Oscilloscope - instrumentation and
display for transducer readout.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Drop Tester - table type; 26" x
28".
2. Incline Impact Tester - 4,000-lb
capacity.
3. Shock Tester - shock/cushion type.
4. Vibration Tester - speed range 100
to 300 RPM; 250-lb capacity.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Accelerometers - sensing transducers
for miscellaneous testing.
2. Oscilloscope - instrumentation and
display for transducer readout.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Drop Tester - 12" x 72"
drop height in 3-in. increments.
2. Pendulum Impact Tester - 5,000-lb
capacity.
3. Vibration Tester - low frequency, 2
to 6 Hz.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Acceleration Recording Equipment -
used to record G forces acceleration experienced by an item in each of three
directions. This equipment includes: accelerometers, charge amplifiers, and
power supplies.
2. Manometer, Meriam - used in
conjunction with leak testing to pressure-test sealed rigid containers.
3. Oscilloscope, Storage.
4. Gaussmeter - instrument for
measuring magnetic flux.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1.
Vibration Tester - 100/500.
PROCESS
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1.
Dryer (oven).
2.
Shrink Tunnel.
3.
Skin Packaging Machine.
NAVAL UNDERSEAS WARFARE ENGINEERING
STATION
PROCESS
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Skin Packaging Machine - platen size
24" x 30".
2. Right Size Box Machine - maximum
stock width 36".
3. Box Fabricator - metal edge fastener
as per PPP-D-665, class 2, style A.
ENVIRONMENTAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Salt-Fog/Spray Chamber (two types):
- I.D. 6' x 6' x 20'; 95ø F. - I.D. 2-1/2' x 3' x 4'.
2. Temperature/Humidity Chamber (three
types): - walk-in; 8' x 8' x 16'; 200ø to -65ø F.; 20% to 95% RH; can be
doubled in size at some sacrifice to performance. - I.D. 5' x 3' x 3'; 400ø to
-100ø F.; 10% to 98% RH. - I.D. 4' x 4' x 4'; 300ø to -100ø F.; 20% to 95% RH.
PHYSICAL
TESTING EQUIPMENT
1. Compression/Tensile Tester -
120,000-lb capacity; 4' x 4' table; accommodates up to 1-3/4" x
3-3/4" (flat) and 1/2 to 2-in. diameter (round) specimens.
2. Compression Tester - 25,000-lb
capacity; 72' x 8' (base) and 3' x 4'
(top) usable working area; maximum
working height 90 in.
3. Drop tester - (free fall) 125-lb
capacity; drop height 1 ft to 4 ft; 24" x 30" platform.
4. Hydraulic Tilt Platform - 20,000-lb
capacity; deck area 20' x 24'; tilt angle 0ø to 35ø.
5. Impact Wall/Monorail System -
10,000-lb lift hoist capacity; 6,000-lb haulback hoist capacity; capable of
20-ft lift; 17' x 25' working area; steel-reinforced, 1'-thick armor plate;
impact velocity up to 10 ft per second.
6. Incline/Impact Tester - (Conbur)
5,000-lb capacity; platform dolly 6' x 6' surface area; 25-ft steel track;
velocities of 6, 7, 8, and 10 ft per second.
7. Railcar Impact Facility - impact
velocities up to 10 mph.
8. Shock Tester - 1,000-lb capacity;
maximum vertical drop; 3' x 3' platform.
9. Tensile Tower - 50,000-lb tension
load capacity; working height 24 ft to 32 ft; 8-ft vertical platform piston
stroke; 18' x 13' working area (concrete base with tie-down fixtures of
25,000-lb load capacities).
10. Vibration Machine (three types): -
low frequency; 5,000-lb capacity; 3 to 5 Hz fixed amplitude 1 in. (180 to 300
rpm); table surface area 10' x 6 1/2'. - (reaction type) 8,000-lb capacity;
frequency range 5 to 60 Hz; table surface area 6' x 6'. - (electrodynamic)
12,000-lb force output; frequency range 5 to 2,000 Hz; 1 in. maximum double
amplitude; maximum acceleration depends on frequency and load.
INSTRUMENTATION/RECORDING
EQUIPMENT
1. Laboratory Tape Recorder System -
for recording multiple channels of analog data; consists of a 14-channel
Sangamo Recorder, Model 4700; Endevco, Model 4470 Universal Signal condition
system; and several Sanborn, Model 850, pen recorders. Calibration devices,
filters, power supplies, and transducers are available to adapt this system to
various types of laboratory applications.
2. Field Tape Recorder System -
consists of two, 7-channel battery-operated recorders for data acquisition; a
7-channel Lockheed Recorder, Model STORE 7, for use with signal conditioning
equipment and transducers; and a battery-operated Gould pen recorder, Model
222, used in providing permanent data records.
3. Transient Recorder - a 6-channel
Zonic Transient Recorder, Model DMS, is used to capture and play back shock or
other transient phenomena in both digital and analog form. It has a 200,000 Hz
maximum sampling rate and a 2,000 word memory per channel. Data are transferred
to a digital computer for analysis.
4. Stress/Strain Recording System -
variety of instruments used to record and analyze the mechanical stress and
strain of test items.
5. Shock and Vibration Analysis
Equipment - a Hewlett-Packard, Model 1000/45 minicomputer and a Solartron Model
1170 Frequency Response Analyzer is used to conduct transmissibility, spectrum
analysis, mechanical impedance, and other studies related to vibration testing.
A shock spectrum recorder is used in connection with shock and impact tests.
6. Transducers - hundreds of
accelerometers, pressure transducers, and temperature sensors covering a wide
range of measurement parameters are used to measure and record test data.
APPENDIX
C PACKAGING ACTIVITY POINTS OF CONTACT
US ARMY
ARRADCOM
Commander
(AUTOVON 880-3521) US Army
Armament Research and
Development Command
ATTN: DRDAR-TST
Dover, NJ 07801
US ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION US Army Defense Ammunition Center
CENTER AND SCHOOL and
School
(AUTOVON 585-8711) Savana, IL
61074
DARCOMPSCC
Commander
(AUTOVON 795-7682) US Army
DARCOM Packaging, Storage,
and Containerization Center
ATTN: SDSTO-TP
Tobyhanna, PA 18466
MERADCOM
Commander
(AUTOVON 354-5183) US Army
Mobility Equipment Research
and
Development Command
ATTN: DRDME-VK
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060
NLABS
Commander
(AUTOVON 955-2501) US Army
Natick Laboratories
ATTN: DRXNM-WP
TACOM
Commander
(AUTOVON 273-1569/2142) US Army
Tank-Automotive Command
ATTN: DRSTA-GSP
Warren, MI 48090
US AIR FORCE
AFPEA
Headquarters
(AUTOVON 787-2638) Air
Force Packaging Evaluation Agency
ATTN: AFALD/PTP
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
AD
Headquarters
(AUTOVON 882-4411) Armament
Development and Test Center
3246th Test Wing
ATTN: TESTW/TEP
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
Ogden ALC Headquarters
(AUTOVON 458-4518) Ogden Air
Logistics Center
ATTN: OO-ALC/DSTC
Hill AFB, UT 84406
Oklahoma City ALC
Headquarters
(AUTOVON 735-3544 Oklahoma
City Air Logistics Center
ATTN: ALC/DSP
Tinker AFB, OK 73145
Sacramento ALC
Headquarters
(AUTOVON 633-6902) Sacramento
Air Logistics Center
ATTN: ALC/DSP
McClellan AFB, CA 95652
San Antonio ALC
Headquarters
(AUTOVON 945-7225) San Antonio
Air Logistics Center
ATTN: ALC/DSPC
Kelly AFB, TX 78241
Warner Robins ALC
Headquarters
(AUTOVON 468-3892) Warner
Robins Air Logistics Center
ATTN: ALC/DSPCA
Robins AFB, GA 31098
US NAVY
Naval Avionics
Commander
(AUTOVON 724-3737) Naval
Avionics Center
Code 533C
Indianapolis
Naval Underseas
Warfare Commander
Engineering
Station
Naval Underseas Warfare
(AUTOVON 744-2641) Engineering
Station
Code 113A
Keyport, WA 98345
NWHC
Commander
(AUTOVON 449-7617) Naval Weapons
Station Earle
Naval Weapons Handling Center
Code 805
Colts Neck, NJ 08822
OFFICIAL:
JUDITH L.
TILT MAJ, GS Adjutant General
WILLIAM R. CARROLL
Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Director of Administration
FREDERICK P.
HALLSWORTH, LTCOL, USAF Director of Administration
R. F.
McCORMACK Colonel, USA Staff Director, Administration, DLA
DONALD R.
KEITH General, USA Commanding US Army Materiel Development and Readiness
Command
D. P.
TRAVERS, Vice Admiral, USN Vice Chief of Naval Material Naval Material Command
JAMES P.
MULLINS, General Commander Air Force Logistics Command
ROBERT T.
MARSH, General, USAF Commander Air Force Systems Command
E. A.
GRINSTEAD, Vice Admiral, USN Director, Defense Logistics Agency
SPECIAL
DISTRIBUTION LISTING: (Provided for shipping purposes by contract printing
office.)
DEPARTMENT OF
THE ARMY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200
HQ
DARCOM/DRXAM-ABE (stock only) . . . . . . . . . . . . (200)
5001
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333
Letterkenny
Army Depot (B1 distribution only) . . . . . .(1,000)
ATTN:
SDSLE-SAAD (stock only) Chambersburg, PA 17201
DEPARTMENT OF
THE NAVY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500
Defense
Printing Service, Distribution . . . . . . . . (400)
Room BD831,
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20350
(for DPS
distribution only)
Stocked: CO
NAVPUBFORMCEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (100)
5801 Tabor
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120
DEPARTMENT OF
THE AIR FORCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
HQ AFLC/LOZP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (100)
PDO 4000,
2750 ABW/DAPR Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
HQ AFSC . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(100)
PDO 4015
Andrews AFB, DC 20334
Defense
Logistics Agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500 HQ DLA (DASC-PD)
(Distribution Code 41) Building 6, Door 26,
Cameron
Station, Alexandria, VA 22314
DARCOM
Packaging, Storage, and Containerization Center . . . . . . .15
Tobyhanna, PA
18466