Conference sessions are comprised of technical papers, panels, and case studies on the latest issues impacting the industry. Get the most up-to-date information from leading industry experts in your fields.
Program subject to change. More session presentations will be added below as they are approved.
All session in Eastern Time.
Monday, May 5, 2025
Instrumentation and Sensors
1:15 - 3:05 p.m.
Chair: Molly Bakewell Chamberlin, Embassy Global
This session will delve into the critical role of instrumentation and sensors in accurately measuring and recording environmental parameters.
Simulating the Real World: Multi-Environment Testing
3:25 - 5:15 p.m.
Chair: Chris Parsons, Northrop Grumman
The drive toward combined environments increases test realism, but also complication. This session is geared toward sensibly and effectively applying multiple environmental stresses at the same time and assessing the results.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis
9:30 - 11:20 a.m.
What could go wrong? No, seriously. This session covers formalized methods to answer this question across a large project. Talks may also focus on methods to develop a concrete plan of action in response to such analysis.
Accelerated Life Testing
1 - 2:50 p.m.
It is well known that you can cause failures faster by turning up the heat (or cold, or vibration, or…) This session is dedicated to when and how it is appropriate to do this, with an emphasis on case studies.
Mastering Climatics Testing and Analysis: Uncovering Environmental Insights
3:10 - 5 p.m.
Join us for an engaging session dedicated to climatics testing and analysis, where we unlock the power of environmental testing to ensure product reliability and performance. Experts in the field will delve into the intricacies of subjecting products to extreme temperature, humidity, and environmental conditions, providing real-world examples and cutting-edge techniques. Learn how climatics testing identifies vulnerabilities, optimizes product design, and enhances safety in industries ranging from electronics to aerospace. Whether you're an engineer, quality control professional, or researcher, this session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to harness the potential of climatics testing in your projects.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Testing Specialized Environments
8 - 9:50 a.m.
Beyond traditional temperature, humidity, altitude, and vibration testing, this session explores the impact of real-world environmental factors on product performance. This session will cover information on simulating extreme weather conditions, including rain, ice, sand, dust, and lightning strikes, to assess product resilience and identify potential failure points.
Environmental Testing Considerations in Space Flight Missions
10:10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Getting to space is more than just passing through the atmosphere and dwelling in hard vacuum. This session builds on the detailed specifications of SMC-S-016 and general guidance given in other standards to consider challenges unique to space-bound payloads and vehicles.
Real Life Fixturing Challenges: The Good, the Bad and the Weird
3 - 4:50 p.m.
Chair: Ben Shank, Thermotron Industries
How a product is held on test can radically affect its dynamics and alter the ability to deliver realistic climatic environments. Talks in this session showcase fixturing challenges and principles using specific examples.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Dynamics Testing - A Closer Look
8 - 9:50 a.m.
In this session, we consider motion that occurs in an environment as well as motion that is applied to assess a product’s suitability for an environment. From a sinusoidal pulse to non-stationary field data, if it moves it goes here.
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10:10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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