Climatic Test Chambers & Environmental Simulation – ACS System Solutions

Environmental Simulation – Why Reliable Test Technology Is Critical

Every product that must perform in the real world is exposed to real environmental conditions: temperature extremes, humidity, temperature fluctuations, thermal shocks. Whether an automotive control unit, a medical device, an aerospace component or industrial electronics — behaviour under these conditions determines approval, safety and marketability.

Climatic test chambers create reproducible, standards-compliant test conditions in the laboratory. What takes years in the field is compressed into hours and days in accelerated testing.

NTH Therm, as an authorised partner of ACS/Angelantoni Test Technologies, delivers the complete system portfolio of the world market leader — combined with its own installation, calibration and maintenance service.

The ACS Discovery My Product Families

Compact Chambers (16–200 Litres)

For laboratories, development departments and smaller production qualification tasks. Benchtop size, intuitive touch HMI operation, full standards coverage. Ideal as an entry system or supplement to larger test stands.

Temperature & Climatic Chambers (Standard)

The core range for dynamic temperature/humidity programmes. Designed for all common standards: IEC 60068, LV124, ISO 16750. Heating and cooling rates up to 5 K/min standard, with optional additional cooling up to 10 K/min. Volumes from 300 to 1000 litres and beyond.

Constant Climate Chambers

For long-term conditioning at constant temperature and humidity conditions: storage tests, lifetime tests, shelf-life studies. High-precision control, low energy consumption.

Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)

Combined temperature/vibration testing for accelerated failure detection. ESS chambers are equipped for shaker tables and external vibration exciters. Used in series production for early failure detection (infant mortality).

Temperature Shock Chambers

For rapid thermal transitions between hot and cold zones. Switchover times under 10 seconds. Critical for components with different coefficients of thermal expansion (PCBs, hybrid modules, solder joints).

Walk-In Large-Volume Chambers

For testing complete vehicles, large assemblies or system integration tests. Individually configured — from 5 m³ to over 50 m³. Available with treadmill, shaker platform or drivetrain test stand on request.

Supported Test Standards

Application Areas by Industry

Automotive: Control units, sensors, wiring harnesses, power electronics, battery systems. Standards: LV124, LV148, ISO 16750, AEC-Q100/Q101.

Aerospace: Avionics, actuators, structural components. Standards: MIL-STD-810, DO-160, RTCA.

Electronics & Semiconductors: Component qualification, ESS in series production, burn-in for power electronics. Standards: IEC 60068, JEDEC.

Medical Technology: Implants, diagnostic equipment, sensors. Standards: IEC 60601, ISO 10993.

Battery Technology & E-Mobility: Cell characterisation, module conditioning, system ageing. Standards: IEC 62660, UN 38.3.

Research & Development: Materials characterisation, materials testing, component development across all sectors.

NTH Therm – Your Complete Service for Climatic Test Chambers

A climatic test chamber system is only as good as its commissioning and ongoing operation. NTH Therm manages the entire lifecycle:

Consultation & Design Analysis of your test requirements, standard identification, configuration recommendation. We ask the right questions: which cycles? What load capacity? Which ramp rate is standards-compliant?

Delivery & Installation Delivery coordination, mechanical installation, electrical connection, refrigerant side. Turnkey handover.

Calibration & Qualification Temperature mapping per IQ/OQ/PQ principle, calibration documentation, DAkkS traceability. SAT testing for process-relevant standards on request.

Maintenance & Inspection Preventive maintenance contracts with defined service intervals, DGUV-3 inspection, refrigerant check, filter service. Response time for breakdowns: ≤ 4 hours.

Spare-Parts Supply Stock of common wear parts, access to the ACS factory spare-parts warehouse, fast third-party sourcing.