Austin Reliability Labs

We often talk about the bathtub curve and how it relates to product reliability over time. The best way to ensure a product does not fail before it's expected to is by conducting rigorous reliability testing.

Know Your Safety Application Notes (Part 1): Failure Rates This article discusses the three most common reliability prediction techniques for the failure rates of ICs and how safety application notes provide such failure-rate information...

iRex understands that visual inspections aren't always enough to guarantee perfection. That's why they've implemented rigorous continuity tests into their QA processes.



https://irexmfg.com/news-events/continuity-testing-cables-how-why-we-do-it/

Today's automobiles are becoming smarter and shifting towards electrification, giving designers a number of challenges in ESD and EMC reliability at the system level.

ESD Designers’ Headache with Multiple Automotive Test Requirements, Part I - In Compliance Magazine The trend of progressively migrating both ESD and EMC immunity from the system/board to the component level is creating unprecedented challenges for the component ESD designer.

Testing 3D-printed parts can uncover hidden design flaws and help you make the best material selection for your product.



https://austinrl.com/news/why-test-your-3d-print-materials/

When incorporating complex power management technologies into electronic devices, product designers must conduct thorough reliability testing to analyze product performance and understand its limitations.

Powering IoT Devices with Wiegand Energy-Harvesting Technologies This brief tutorial explains how the “Wiegand effect” can be used as a reliable, low-cost, energy-harvesting system to power a variety of IoT applications.

Knowing how your product will perform in its intended environment is the center of what environmental testing is all about. To get the best design possible, engineers should run tests that simulate sudden and extreme changes to their product's environment.

No-go Waymo as rain stops fleet | Electronics Weekly Heavy rain in the Phoenix and Scottsdale areas of Arizona brought chaos to the roads and Waymo vehicles to a standstill. At the end of September, heavy

Knowing the level of ingress protection provided by a product’s enclosure is important for several reasons, especially in mechatronics.



https://austinrl.com/news/dust-ingress-testing-what-to-know/

Fully understanding newly updated or complex standards can be difficult for test engineers and product designers operating in multiple industries. Partnering with an accredited reliability lab can help fill in information gaps or provide custom test solutions that satisfy cost and lead time benchmarks while maintaining industry compliance.

Emerging Standards and Regulations for Medical Devices - In Compliance Magazine This article explores the evolving landscape in the medical industry, focusing on key standards such as IEC 60601-1 and new guidelines implemented to address the next generation of medical devices.

As electrification continues to spur new cabling innovations incorporating higher-voltage cable assemblies, automotive product designers must ensure that their harnesses are tested for safety, power-transfer stability, and performance reliability.

48-V Systems: A Sweet Spot for Traditional and Mild-Hybrid Vehicles The need to move beyond 12 V in automotive systems has been apparent for years, but now, finally, consensus seems to have emerged that 48 V is the answer. Making the transition...

Our care for your product, combined with some out-of-the-box creative thinking, ensures your testing plan accounts for that one critical component or unique subassembly that traditional testing methods don't properly address.



https://austinrl.com/testing/custom-testing/