BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260923T034238Z UID:E656540C-E6B4-4322-9680-EAD803594CF8 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T180000 DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Chapter invites you to the Element Labs Environmental Test Facility in Bloomington\, Minnesota f or a talk and tour of their capabilities. Element Labs is an ITAR facility and attendance is limited to US CITIZENS.\n\nWe will meet October 22nd (T hursday) afternoon at 4:00 pm at the Element Labs Product Testing Facility located at\n9725 Girard Avenue South\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55431\, USA.\n\ nThe I&M Chapter will provide sandwiches and sodas for a brief business me eting and an overview of environmental product test from Adam Berquist\, E lement Labs Material technology Lead Engineer. We will then take a tour of the facility.\nYou must register and you must be a US CItizen. Guests are welcome as long as they are Citizens.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Element Labs\n\ nAgenda: \nElement Labs maintains a wide variety of test chambers and envi ronmental test equipment for product qualification.\n\nBorrowing from the Element Labs website:\n\nElement Minneapolis (Bloomington) is a 40\,000-sq uare-foot [aerospace](https://www.element.com/aerospace) and [defense](htt ps://www.element.com/defense) testing laboratory that has supported commer cial and military customers since 1961. Accredited by A2LA to ISO/IEC 1702 5 for mechanical and electrical testing\, the facility provides comprehens ive product qualification services for aerospace\, defense\, automotive\, medical device\, telecommunications\, and other highly regulated industrie s.\n\nBy offering [EMI](https://www.element.com/product-qualification-test ing-services/emc-testing)\, [environmental](https://www.element.com/enviro nmental-testing)\, [mechanical](https://www.element.com/materials-testing- services/mechanical-testing-services)\, and dynamics testing under one roo f\, Element helps customers streamline qualification programs\, reduce tes ting schedules\, and simplify project coordination.\n\nWith capabilities t hat include military and aerospace EMI testing\, shock and vibration\, win d and rain simulation\, blowing sand and dust\, centrifuge testing\, and s pecialized hydraulic systems testing\, the Bloomington laboratory is recog nized for its technical expertise\, responsive customer service\, and comm itment to delivering reliable\, high-quality results.\n\n9725 Girard Ave. South\, Bloomington\, Minnesota\, United States\, 555431 LOCATION:9725 Girard Ave. South\, Bloomington\, Minnesota\, United States\, 555431 ORGANIZER:jmaxcortner@gmail.com SEQUENCE:66 SUMMARY:October Instrumentation and Measurement Meeting: Element Labs Envir onmental Test Facility Tour URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/579356 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement C hapter invites you to the Element Labs Environmental Test Facility in Bloo mington\, Minnesota for a talk and tour of their capabilities. &nbsp\;Elem ent Labs is an ITAR facility and attendance is limited to US CITIZENS. &nb sp\;</p>\n<p>We will meet October 22nd (Thursday) afternoon at 4:00 pm at the Element Labs Product Testing Facility located at&nbsp\;</p>\n<div clas s="LocationDetails_address__kOycJ small">9725 Girard Avenue South\, Minnea polis\, MN\, 55431\, USA. &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="LocationDetail s_address__kOycJ small">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="LocationDetails_address __kOycJ small">The I&amp\;M Chapter will provide sandwiches and sodas for a brief business meeting and an overview of environmental product test fro m Adam Berquist\, Element Labs Material technology Lead Engineer. &nbsp\; We will then take a tour of the facility. &nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="Locat ionDetails_address__kOycJ small"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/ vtools_ui/media/display/09f41c80-fb9c-448c-bb64-ebaf81186dbe" width="558" height="388">&nbsp\; You must register and you must be a US CItizen. &nbsp \;Guests are welcome as long as they are Citizens.</div><br /><br />Agenda : <br /><p>Element Labs maintains a wide variety of test chambers and envi ronmental test equipment for product qualification. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Borrow ing from the Element Labs website:</p>\n<p>Element Minneapolis (Bloomingto n) is a 40\,000-square-foot <a href="https://www.element.com/aerospace">ae rospace</a>&nbsp\;and <a href="https://www.element.com/defense">defense</a > testing laboratory that has supported commercial and military customers since 1961. Accredited by A2LA to ISO/IEC 17025 for mechanical and electri cal testing\, the facility provides comprehensive product qualification se rvices for aerospace\, defense\, automotive\, medical device\, telecommuni cations\, and other highly regulated industries.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>By offerin g <a href="https://www.element.com/product-qualification-testing-services/ emc-testing">EMI</a>\, <a href="https://www.element.com/environmental-test ing">environmental</a>\, <a href="https://www.element.com/materials-testin g-services/mechanical-testing-services">mechanical</a>\, and dynamics test ing under one roof\, Element helps customers streamline qualification prog rams\, reduce testing schedules\, and simplify project coordination.</p>\n <p>With capabilities that include military and aerospace EMI testing\, sho ck and vibration\, wind and rain simulation\, blowing sand and dust\, cent rifuge testing\, and specialized hydraulic systems testing\, the Bloomingt on laboratory is recognized for its technical expertise\, responsive custo mer service\, and commitment to delivering reliable\, high-quality results .</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR