Free fall drop tester

Free Fall Drop Test Machine for Electronic Products China Supplier

Free Fall Drop Tester is intended to simulate the accidental drop of various electronic products from different heights in a free-fall manner. The resistance of the sample to drop is judged by evaluating the degree of damage to the sample. It is a vital device to examine the ability of products to withstand unexpected shocks.

This drop test machine is designed for small and light products like cell phones and other electronic products. These products may inevitably fall on the ground and be subjected to shocks during use, so the free fall drop test is required to be conducted on them before leaving the factory. Usually, the electronic products for the free fall drop test are not protected by any packagings.

The free fall drop tester features a heigh-adjustable pneumatic grip, capable of holding the desired sample firmly in the pneumatic method. The silicone rubber is distributed on the jaws of the gripping device to prevent damaging the clamped specimen. The clamping width of the grip can be adjusted to suit as many samples as possible. You are allowed to position your sample in any postures in the clamp. The machine can achieve the free fall drop test on corners, surfaces, and edges of the sample. A height gauge is installed in the column to track the height, and the drop height can be adjusted electrically under control.

Below models are free fall drop testers with different drop heights from AMADE TECH:

1.5 meter drop tester for electronic products

  • AT-D3007-A

  • Drop Height of 1500 mm

2 meter freel fall drop tester for electronic products

  • AT-D3007-B

  • Drop Height of 2000 mm

3 meter freel fall drop tester for electronic products

  • AT-D3007-C

  • Drop Height of 3000 mm

Model AT-D3007
Specimen Max. Weight 3 kg or 5 kg
Drop Height 300mm ~ 1500 mm (Standard), 2000 mm and 3000 mm available
Drop Height Display Scale on the vertical shaft, minimum scale value：1 mm
Lifting Method Electric lifting (A motor drives the screw moving up and down)
Clamp Method Pneumatic arm
Pneumatic Arm Width (3 ~ 120) mm adjustable. The wider ones available
Drop Gesture Flat, Edge, Corner
Drop Mode Free fall
Impact Floor Material Steel plate, marble, Cement slabs, Wood board (Optional)
Machine Overall Dimension W 700 × D 600 × H 1850 mm
Weight 100 kg
Power Supply 1 Phase, AC220 V, 50 / 60 Hz or specified by users
Air Supply 0.4 Mpa ~ 0.8 Mpa

  • The machine adopts electric lifting and pneumatic release, and the lifting positioning is accurate and fast.

  • Equipped with a special pneumatic clamp, and the clamp jaws are equipped with silicone rubber to avoid damaging the specimen.

  • It can carry out the drop test of products of various specifications, and the specimen can be dropped in different postures.

  • The drop height can be adjusted up and down automatically under control, and a calibrated scale is attached to indicate the drop height of the specimen accurately.

  • A variety of floors are available, such as steel plate, marble, cement slabs, wood board, etc.

  • It runs steadily with low noise.

  • The operation is simple, and the repeatability is high.

  • JIS C 0044
  • IEC 60068-2-32

AT-D3007 Drop tester is used for the drop test on digital products, consumer electronics, smart phones and computers, electrical parts, small and lightweight objects.

We also provide the Rotating Drum Drop Tester and Orientation Drop Tester for handheld mobile devices and Pneumatic Drop Tester for the electronic devices with packaging.

Dual rotating drum drop tester

Rotating Drum Drop Tester

  • AT-D3006
  • Continuous tumbling and falling
  • Single / two/ multiple drums available
  • Load up to 5 kg
Orientation drop tester

Orientation Drop Tester

  • AT-D3001
  • Sample sucked / clamped pneumatically
  • Accurate drop at 0°, 45°, 90°
  • Load up to 2 kg or more
pneumatic package drop tester

Pneumatic Drop Tester

  • AT-D3002
  • Drop against the surface , corner or edge
  • Electric lifting
  • Pneumatic release
  • Load up to 100 kg
single arm package drop tester

Single-arm Drop Tester

  • AT-D3004
  • Drop against the surface , corner or edge
  • Drop height up to 1.5 / 1.8 / 2 m
  • Load up to 80 kg

Learn More About the Drop Test on Electronic Products

Free Fall Drop Tester

The free fall tester (AT-D3007) allows the sample to fall from a specified height to the base in a free-fall manner. According to the needs of the test, you can choose testers with different maximum test heights, including 1.5 meters, 2 meters, 3 meters, or other customized heights.

The sample can be clamped pneumatically and raised to a specified height by electricity. Different faces, corners, and edges can be placed and gripped to drop vertically onto the base. The maximum sample mass that the free-fall drop test machine generally accepts is 3 kg or 5 kg.

Rotating Drum Drop Tester

The rotating drum drop tester (AT-D3006) is also called the tumbling barrel drop tester. It is entirely different from other drop test equipment. It features at least one rectangular barrel that can be turned over, with a drop height of 500 mm or 1000 mm. Before the test, a sample is put into the barrel through the transparent window.

During the test, the sample is continuously flipped and dropped along with the movement of the barrel. You can adjust the rotation speed of the barrel at any time through the control panel. The real-time number of rotations of the drum is displayed on the screen. After the specified number of rotations is achieved,  the machine will stop automatically. Then the operator inspects for damage to the sample.

In addition to a single barrel, you can choose double barrels or customize multiple barrels. And in order to protect the operator, we can install a transparent acrylic protective cover on the periphery of the machine. The maximum sample mass the drum drop tester can accept is 5 kg.

Orientation Drop Tester

The most significant feature of the orientation drop tester (AT-D3001) is that it can position and control the impact posture of the sample when contacting the floor, thanks to its unique specimen clamping and release mechanism.

There are two types of fixtures: a pneumatic clamp and a pneumatic suction cup for you to choose to achieve a 0-degree, 45-degree, and 90-degree drop test of the sample. When the machine is started, the clamp can drive the sample to drop quickly with average acceleration and quickly release the sample when it is about to approach the specified height above the bottom plate. The posture at the moment the specimen impacts the bottom plate is almost the same as the posture set before the drop.

Of course, this machine can also do a free drop test. The highest test height is generally 1800 mm, and the maximum acceptable sample mass is 2 kg. We can tailor it for you if you want other specifications.

The most common international standard for the free fall test of electronic products is IEC 60068-2-32. We usually use a vertical drop test for electronic products. Sometimes, a rotating drum is used for repeated fall testing to determine its accessories’ resistance to drop and wear. Many cell phone manufacturers perform the drop test with an Orientation Drop Tester. It is necessary to do the drop test on the packaging stuffed with electronic products, which meets the ISO, ASTM, and ISTA standards.

Product drop testing often has its internal testing methods. When designing electronic products, it is necessary to use a drop test machine in the laboratory to perform drop tests on the product in various positions from different heights to design a perfect product.

Smart electronic products are mostly composed of precision components and protected by shells. Portable electronic devices are susceptible to the impact of the drop. Accidental drops may cause damage to their appearance or function failures, such as shell cracks, battery separation, and screen damage. The anti-drop performance of the product is one of the important concerns in product design. Free fall test is an ideal method to assess it.

The height of the drop test is based on the weight of the product and the height that is most likely to fall in actual applications as a reference. The floor of the drop impact should be a smooth, hard and rigid surface made of steel or concrete (if there are special requirements, it should be determined by the test requirements).

For handheld products (such as mobile phones, MP3), most of the drop height ranges from 100 cm to 150 cm. For handheld products less than or equal to 2 kg, the IEC recommends that the drop height of 100 cm should cause damage to specimens. MIL recommends that the drop height is 122 cm, Intel recommends a drop height of 150 cm for handheld products (such as mobile phones). The severity of the test depends on the height of the drop, the number of drops, and the direction of the drop.

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