Samtec, Inc. has announced the addition of two product lines that meet or exceed Severe Environment Testing (SET) qualification standards.
The most recent SET additions are URSA® I/O ultra-rugged cable assembly systems and 1.27 mm Tiger Eye™ cable-to-board systems.
SET is a Samtec initiative to test certain products beyond typical industry standards and specifications for quality and durability. Driven by demands for high-functioning commercial standard interconnects, SET has proven beneficial in providing performance confidence, not only for rugged mil/aero industries and applications, but also for automotive, industrial and medical applications.
Severe Environment Testing incorporates Samtec’s standard DQT (Design Qualification Testing) and E.L.P.™ (Extended Life Product™) testing, as well as additional testing for interconnect systems designed for use in more extreme/harsh applications or environments.
Notably, Samtec’s SET products are approved for NASA Class D missions that require high-reliability, quick-turn, and cost-effective solutions for LEO satellites, SmallSats, CubeSats and other space exploration applications.
Samtec utilizes NASA outgassing data to determine if certain products meet NASA’s ASTM E595-77/84/90 test requirements. See Samtec’s Outgassing FAQ for more information.
Samtec SET products include the following tests:
- Passed 10-year Mixed Flowing Gas (MFG)
- High-mating cycles (250 to 2,500)
- Higher Mating Cycles with 100 percent Humidity
- Intense Shock and Vibration: LLCR & Event Detection
- Non-Operating Class Temperature
- DWV at Altitude (70,000 feet)
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
- VITA™ 47.1 Module Insertions
- VITA™ 47.3 Humidity
- VITA™ 47.1 Operating Shock Class OS2
- VITA™ 47.1 Vibration Class VS3
- Exceeds VITA™ 47.1 Temperature Cycling Class C4
- Exceeds VITA™ 47.1 Non-Operating Temperature Class C4
- VITA™ 47.1 Electrostatic Discharge Resistance
- Exceeds VITA™ 47.1 Altitude for DWV
For more information, go to www.samtec.com/SET