Thermal Vacuum Chambers

In space, satellite components and materials are exposed to extreme conditions. Extensive tests are required to verify their functional capability and suitability in terms of temperature and atmospheric pressure. A thermal vacuum chamber allows the qualification and acceptance testing of space and as well aircraft products under high vacuum and well-defined temperature scenarios. Such thermal vacuum tests can be fully automated.

Large-Sized Thermal Vacuum Chamber

Technical Description:

  • thermal range : -60°C to +150°C
  • vacuum quality: < 10-5 mbar
  • pump down time: 2 h to 10-4 mbar
  • thermal cycling gradient: max. 1K/min
  • volume: D1450 x W800 x H800 mm
  • electrical feed-trough: AWG24 (6 x 50 pins), AWG16 (2 x 8 pins)
  • data acquisition unit with up to 90 channels

Other Features and Services:

  • stabilized power source and a broad range of measuring equipment
  • individual feed through configurations
  • ESD protected area
  • cleanroom class (ISO 14644-1): ISO 8

Medium-Sized Thermal Vacuum Chamber

Technical Description:

  • thermal range : -75°C to +150°C
  • vacuum quality: < 10-5 mbar
  • pump down time: 4 h to 10-4 mbar
  • thermal cycling gradient: max. 4K/min
  • volume: D1000 x W310 x H205 mm
  • electrical feed-trough: AWG24 (3 x 50 and 4 x 19 pins)
  • data acquisition unit with up to 90 channels

Other Features and Services:

  • stabilized power source and a broad range of measuring equipment
  • individual feed through configurations
  • ESD protected area
  • cleanroom class (ISO 14644-1): ISO 8

Thermal Cycling Chamber

Environmental testing of hardware, technical equipment or prototypes ensures the product’s reliability and ability to function under extreme conditions. The test chamber performs temperature cycles and bake-out procedures for the qualification and acceptance testing of flight hardware in aerospace engineering. Automation of test scenarios offers the possibility of unattended test runs under computer supervision.

Technical Description:

  • thermal range: -70°C to +150°C
  • thermal cycling gradient: max. 4 K/min
  • volume: W1200 x H1020 x D600 mm
  • data acquisition unit with up to 90 channels

Other Features and Services:

  • dry gas purging
  • stabilized power source and a broad range of measuring equipment
  • ESD protected area
  • cleanroom class (ISO 14644-1): ISO 8

Thermal Shock Chamber

This test chamber has two separately tempered sections and transfers the probes on a lift between hot and cold temperature. This allows steeper temperature profiles and thermal cycling with a high number of repetitions in shorter time.

Technical Description:

  • thermal range - hot chamber: +50°C / +220°C
  • thermal range - cold chamber: -80°C / +100°C
  • transfer time between chambers: < 10 s
  • volume: W480 x H410 X D660 mm
  • data acquisition unit with up to 90 channels

Other Features and Services:

  • stabilized power source and a broad range of measuring equipment
  • individual feed through configurations
  • ESD protected area
  • cleanroom class (ISO 14644-1): ISO 8
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