Element Materials Technology

Element Materials Technology provides testing, inspection and certification services in the United States and other regions. It works across aerospace, defense, energy, transportation, construction and connected technologies. Its range also includes materials testing, product qualification testing and calibration.

The aerospace group covers materials, parts and full systems. Materials work includes mechanical testing, non-destructive testing, composites and flammability testing for aircraft interiors. Product testing covers aircraft structures, engines, avionics systems, fuel systems and batteries. Element also offers fire testing, altitude testing, space simulation, bird strike testing and RTCA DO-160 environmental testing.

Aerospace EMI and EMC testing checks that aircraft electronics keep working when exposed to electromagnetic interference. It also checks that the equipment does not give off emissions that disturb other systems. Key tests include high intensity radiated field testing, which reaches field strengths of up to 3000 V/m between 400 MHz and 18 GHz. Element also runs power quality tests, indirect lightning tests, and conducted and radiated emissions and susceptibility tests.

Element supports a project from early pre-compliance checks through to formal qualification testing. It builds test plans around each project and can combine several tests into one program to save time. Its power test systems supply AC of up to 500 V per phase and DC of up to 700 V. Labs use reverberation chambers and direct illumination methods. They can run the tests needed for RTCA DO-160, MIL-STD-461 and DEF STAN 59-411, plus Airbus ground reference fluctuation tests.

The products tested range from small electronic components to large power management systems. They include avionics, communication equipment and power systems for commercial and military use. Element says it completes thousands of aerospace EMC projects each year.

Beyond aerospace, Element tests wireless devices, batteries, printed circuit boards and consumer electronics. It also handles product certification and market access approvals. On 1 October 2026, Eurofins acquired Element's North American life sciences testing business. That sale covers biopharma, medical device, environmental, food and antimicrobial testing. Element keeps its aerospace, transportation, energy, built environment, materials testing, calibration and inspection services.

Services

• Aerospace materials testing
• Non-destructive testing
• Aerospace EMI/EMC testing
• Bird strike testing
• Aerospace fire testing
• Altitude testing
• Space simulation
• RTCA DO-160 environmental testing
• Aircraft engine testing
• Avionics systems testing