Manufacturing Today Issue - 248 May 2026 | Page 135

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them and help with certification processes. Our partnership steers their products towards supporting missions, as most of it is mission critical; aerospace, defense – applications that are protecting and supporting the world. The partnerships drive us even further.”
Headquartered in Bohemia, New York, the company operates more than 300,000 square feet of test laboratory space and maintains additional facilities throughout the US, including locations in Alabama, Florida and
Maryland.“ Our facilities are literally endless and we’ re constantly adding to it as the market changes and the need grows in certain areas,” highlights Matt.“ Here in Bohemia, our capabilities range from dynamics and environmental, to structurally testing full aircraft and ensuring flight safety. We have electromagnetic interference( EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility( EMC) testing sites, and we also have a ballistics range for testing armor and windows of airplanes and military parts.” Huntsville, Alabama, is primarily for rocket motor testing, compression testing, hydroproof and burst testing, and X-ray inspections. Expanding in phases to address the Department of War’ s rapid deployment needs, additional capabilities in DTB’ s Huntsville site will include vibration, environmental, and EMI / EMC to test defense component requirements.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island, Florida, is purpose-built for space and satellite testing.“ We have a big clean room area in Merritt Island where we conduct vibration testing, environmental, EMI / EMC, and a thermal vacuum where we simulate the harsh space environment by combining high vacuum with extreme temperature cycling. Quite often, we’ re the last people ever to handle
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