About Elite

Our Facility

Elite Electronic Engineering offers the industry’s most comprehensive testing services. Seven decades of product-testing service is reflected in our level of expertise and the depth of our resources.

Unrivaled Capabilities

Elite’s campus in Downers Grove / Lombard, Illinois, is in the heart of the I-88 R&D corridor. The main building serves as both our headquarters and our primary site for EMC/EMI and Vibration testing. The adjacent North and West Annexes house additional Environmental, Material, and Photometry test facilities.

Just a half-hour from either of Chicago’s airports and conveniently located near hotels, restaurants, and major highways, our combined 70,000 square-foot campus offers:

  • Dozens of RF test chambers in various configurations, sizes, absorber linings, power supplies, and monitoring systems that are tailored to your exact testing needs.
  • Calibrated machinery are dedicated to environmental stress testing, including vibration, automation, photometric, fatigue and cycling, corrosion, material, connector, and much more.
  • Full-service machine shop for designing and fabricating custom test fixtures, automation solutions, and other mechanical systems.

Wide Range of Test Laboratory Resources

  • Whole-vehicle semi-anechoic EMC test chamber
  • Large semi-anechoic chambers for oversize products
  • Reverberation (mode-stirred or mode-tuned) chambers for MIL-STD testing
  • 3-meter indoor FCC-registered site
  • Multiple CISPR 25 compliant chambers
  • Controlled atmosphere ESD testing
  • Complete environmental lab: vibration, temperature, and more
  • High-power electrical service
  • Compressed air and cooling water availability
  • Shipping dock with capability to receive large equipment
  • Forklifts with 2.5-ton capacity
  • Convenient access to hotels, restaurants, and highways
  • Conference rooms and training facilities
  • Lunchroom space with complimentary coffee and soft drinks

Main Building

North Annex Building

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Room 11 – EMC/EMI Testing

  • Primary Use: Military-Standard and Commercial Aviation Testing; CISPR; CE MARK; RTCA DO-160; MIL-STD
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Room 11 – EMC/EMI Testing

Room 14ML – Mode Tuned Chamber

  • Primary Use: Mil-Standard and Commercial Aviation Testing; DO 160
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Room 16 – EMC/EMI Chamber

  • Primary Use: CISPR 25, Mil-Standard Aerospace, CE Mark Testing Room
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Room 16 – EMC/EMI Chamber

Room 19 — EMC/EMI Testing

  • Primary Use: Military-Standard and Commercial Aerospace Testing; CISPR; CE MARK; RTCA DO-160; MIL-STD
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Room 20 – Wireless Performance Testing

  • Primary Use: Over-The-Air (OTA) Antenna Performance; CTIA Authorized Test Lab; Cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth
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Room 22 – Whole Vehicle EMC Testing

  • Primary Use: Automotive Testing, MIL-STD Testing
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Room 22 – Whole Vehicle EMC Testing

Room 23 – EMC Testing

  • Primary Use: Mil-Standard Aerospace Testing; DO 160
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Room 23 – Small Vehicle EMC Testing

Room 24 – Mode Tuned EMC Testing

  • Primary Use: Mil-Standard and Commercial Aviation Testing; DO 160
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Room 24 – Mode Tuned EMC Testing

Room 29 – Semi-Anechoic EMC Test Chamber

  • Primary Use: FCC, CE Mark, Automotive
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Room 29 – Semi-Anechoic EMC Test Chamber

Room PHT01 – Integrating Sphere

Photometric and Electrical Testing for Lamps and Luminaires

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Room PHT02 – Goniophotometer

Photometric Testing of Steady and Flashing Lights for Transportation Applications

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Climatics (Temperature/Humidity)

Temperature testing to industry wide standards. Simulating climatics around the world.

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Vibration and Shock

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Exposure Testing: Water, Dust, Corrosion, Chemical, and More

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Altitude Chamber

Altitude Testing

Rapid Decompression

Industries: Military, Aerospace

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Battery Chamber

This Climatic Chamber has built in safety measures for testing lithium ion batteries

Primary Use: Temperature / Humidity Testing for Battery cells, packs, and modules

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Mechanical Shock

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Thermal Shock

Air to Air Thermal Shock
Liquid to Liquid Thermal Shock

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HALT/HASS Chamber

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Solar Radiation Chambers

Industries: Automotive, Military

Primary Use: MIL-STD-810 Solar Radiation, Automotive Applications, Solar Simulation, Sun Load

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