Virtually every manufactured product should be tested – readers of this publication know that innately. How to test, under what conditions, and when require a deeper dive. In a world riddled with unpredictable supply chain shortages and increased barriers to free movement of goods, such as trade tariffs and buy-local rules, ensuring that products arrive at a customer in excellent condition is critical. It’s more important than ever to “get it right the first time.”

To reach this objective, manufacturers incorporate a variety of testing methods relative to the materials, components, and assemblies that they use and the products that they produce through a process known as materials testing.