SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Testing Services

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Accredited by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under ISO Guide 25, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) provides exceptional services and facilities to telecommunications equipment manufacturers and operating companies worldwide:

• Bellcore Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) compliance testing

  • Laboratory earthquake simulation

  • Fire performance evaluation

  • Fire test methods

  • Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) evaluation

  • Electromagnetic interference (EMI) evaluation

  • Electrical measurement

  • In situ measurement of acoustic intensity

  • Environmental chambers

  • Electrodynamic shakers

• Structural analysis and verification

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) compliance testing

• Thermal analysis and laboratory validation

• Fluid flow analysis and laboratory validation

• Component design

• Failure analysis

• Plant and machinery noise and vibration control

• Materials research and evaluation

• Natural environments simulation

Testing at SwRI provides numerous advantages to the telecommunications industry:

• Testing at one single location (one-stop shopping)

• Efficient time scheduling since programs can be run concurrently

• Cost-effective testing by eliminating additional transportation costs between test sites

• Quick turnaround for tests and reports

• Competent craft technicians with experience in many facets of the telecommunications industry

For more information about telecommunications equipment evaluation, visit telecom.swri.org.

For more information about fire technology for the telecommunication industry at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please call (210) 522-2311 or e-mail

fire-info@swri.org.
 

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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

October 17, 2008