Samantha Reuter

In aerospace, defense, and other high-reliability industries, products must be able to withstand extreme mechanical shock events without compromising performance. Shock Response Spectrum (SRS) Testing is a specialized mechanical shock testing method designed to simulate the high-frequency shock environments components may encounter during launch, deployment, transportation, and other mission-critical events.

At Elite Electronic Engineering, Inc., our SRS testing services help manufacturers verify that their products can endure these demanding conditions before they reach the field. As an experienced shock testing laboratory, we recreate real-world shock profiles in a controlled laboratory environment, we help identify potential weaknesses early in the development process—reducing risk, improving reliability, and supporting compliance with customer and industry requirements.

Whether you’re qualifying a new design or validating product durability, our experienced test engineers work with you to develop SRS testing solutions that meet your specific program requirements.

How Elite’s SRS Testing Services Help You

• Simulate high-frequency mechanical shock environments
• Verify product durability and reliability
• Reduce the risk of field failures
• Support aerospace, defense, and other stringent qualification requirements

Contact Elite for Shock Response Spectrum Testing

Ready to validate your product’s performance under high-frequency shock conditions? Contact Elite Electronic Engineering to discuss your SRS testing requirements and learn how our team can support your qualification program.

At Elite Electronic Engineering, we’re always looking for ways to improve the quality, efficiency, and responsiveness of the services we provide. One of the latest investments in our in-house machine facility is helping us do exactly that.

We’re excited to introduce our new Haas VF-6 CNC Milling Machine to our fabrication capabilities.

Enhancing Custom Fixture Fabrication for Vibration & Shock Testing

This new addition significantly enhances our ability to design and fabricate custom fixtures that support our vibration and shock testing services. With a machining travel of 64″ x 32″ x 30″, the Haas VF-6 allows us to machine base plates up to 36″ x 36″ in a single setup. Reducing the number of setups required not only improves machining efficiency but also helps maintain precision throughout the manufacturing process.

What Our Expanded CNC Milling Capabilities Mean for You

By upgrading our in-house machining technology, we can offer direct benefits to our testing customers, including:

• Faster Turnaround Times: Accelerated production for custom test fixtures keeps your project on schedule.
• Increased Flexibility: Greater capacity for larger and more complex fixture designs.
• Unmatched Precision: Improved manufacturing efficiency and machining accuracy.
• Expanded Testing Support: Enhanced capabilities to support the most demanding vibration and shock testing applications.

Having these capabilities in-house allows our engineering and machining teams to collaborate closely throughout the fixture design and fabrication process. This streamlined workflow enables us to respond quickly to unique testing requirements while maintaining the high quality our customers expect.

Investments like the Haas VF-6 are part of our ongoing commitment to providing comprehensive testing solutions backed by modern equipment and experienced technical staff.

Whether your project requires a standard fixture or a fully customized solution, our expanded machining capabilities help us deliver the precision and performance needed to support successful testing outcomes.

I was given a book “The 50 Greatest Engineers – The people whose innovations have shaped the world” by Paul Virr and William Potter. As engineers, we sometimes do not realize the impact we have on our world. Engineers are a tremendous group that have a life changing effect on everyone. The technologies that engineers have invented help to change and guide the course of human events.

The authors listed many well-known engineers in their list of the 50 greatest engineers. These great engineers are responsible for many of the items that we count on every day.

Thomas Edison: Incandescent Light Bulb, Stock Ticker, First Voice Recording

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone

“I then shouted … The following sentence: ‘Mr. Watson come here. I want to see you.’ To my delight, he came and declared that he has heard and understood what I said.”

Wilbur and Orville Wright: First Powered Airplane

“The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air.”

Other lesser known of the great engineers are listed whose work also had a great influence on humanity.

Michael Faraday: Electric Motors, Carbon Arc Lighthouse Lamps, Faraday Cage

“Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature and in such things as these experiments is the best test of such consistency.”

Guglielmo Marconi: Wireless Telegraph (First Radios)

“Every day sees humanity more victorious in the struggle with space and time”

Granville Woods: Automatic Air brake for trains, “Telegraphony” (combined the principles of telegraphy and telephones, allowing a single wire to carry either voice or telegraph-style Morse code messages).

“His many inventions have shown an amount of skill and dexterity in dealing with the most potent and mysterious of all forces, which places him in the front rank of inventors also.”

Lillian Moller Gilbreth: America’s First Lady of Engineering, The Psychology of Management

“The mental health of the worker not only controls … his physical health but also his desire to work.”

Frank Whittle: Jet Engine

“I’d come to the conclusion that if you wanted to go both fast and far, you’d need to go very high, to heights where the piston engine wouldn’t work and at speeds where the propeller would be very inefficient.”

The authors’ list is limited to 50 but there are countless engineers who fit the category and define what is takes to “Be Great”. Their innovations and contributions have helped mankind by providing practical solutions to real world problems. Behind each of them was an expert team dedicated to a common goal.

At Elite, we strive to “Be Great”.  It is not acceptable to be just “OK” or “good enough”. We work hard to provide our customer service at the highest possible level. We pride ourselves on our expert engineering skills and teamwork to provide a testing experience second to none. And we continuously invest in our people and facilities to be our customers’ most trusted and capable partner.

Happy Holidays from the entire Elite team – and we look forward to serving you in 2026.

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