SERVICES - 360° Product Testing... Benchmarking | Comparisons

Mechanical Testing / Analysis

Utilizing precision instrumentation and appropriate test jigs, 360° reliably determines and documents mechanical characteristics such as:
Durability, failure modes, load, pull or tensile strength.

360° also offers:

* 3-D modeling
* Capacity loading limits

* Endurance cycling
* Failure analysis

* Product mechanical evaluation
* Stability analysis

Performance

Characterization
- 360°´s characterization service documents properties, qualities and/or behaviors of a product or service under test---specific attributes of interest, or the whole system.
  
  Characterizations can be developed over a wide variety of conditions, configurations, and/or applications chosen by the client.

Claim Substantiation
- �In God we trust; all others must bring data.�
  [Edward Deming]
  
  Can a competitor's or client's claims of being the "longest lasting," "easiest," or "most effective," etc. be independently verified?
  
  360° has the resources, experience and know-how to document or contest claims for a broad range of products and services from a host of industries.
  
  Claim Testing / Verification Video

Durability
- �If you don�t like testing your product, most likely your customers won�t like to test it either.�
  [Anonymous]
  
  Since a product or assembly's performance over time is critical to perceived value, support / warranty costs, and brand equity, 360° uses a device as a whole approach.
  
  360°'s device as a whole approach matches robust test processes to representative product applications, which results in reliable and systematic testing of capabilities and durability.

Functionality
- �Quality in a service or product is not what you put into it. It is what the client or customer gets out of it.�
  [Peter Drucker]
  
  To ensure a product behaves consistent with functional requirements, 360° systematically tests and analyzes feature responses to a broad range of typical and atypical interactions.
  
  Documented findings are presented with detailed visualizations and analysis.

Performance
- �One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.�
  [Wernher von Braun]
  
  360° Product Testing has been called on by leaders in manufacturing, marketing, and end-users for accurate depiction of system, product or component level performance.
  
  360°'s innovative and experienced technical staff delivers accurate results, even in the most trying of circumstances.
  
  Performance Testing Video

Mechanical Testing Examples

Comparative

Analysis & Consulting
- 360° Product Testing's staff represents broad and deep product expertise.
  
  Buyers, governments, litigators, manufacturers, and marketers have all called upon 360°'s expertise for analysis of, and/or consulting on, products, systems, standards, and methods.
  
  Available services range from controlled laboratory to on-site... verification, testing and/or analysis.

Benchmarking
- 360°'s benchmarking service discovers the best performance being achieved from a group of products or services, and the relationship of others to that performance level.
  
  Developed information can also be used to identify deficiencies in order to achieve a competitive advantage.
  
  Benchmarking Overview Video

Comparison
- �Facts often kill a good argument.�
  [Edward Deming]
  
  360° has the resources, experience and expertise to objectively, and precisely, compare and contrast a broad range of products and services from a host of industries.
  
  360°´s findings have been widely used for benchmarking, claim substantiation, litigation, marketing, R&D, and vendor selection.
  
  Comparison Overview Video

Competitive
- 360° developed test data can definitively answer pivotal questions such as...
  
  How effective is the product in delivering the promised benefit?
  
  In what ways is the product unique, superior, inferior or equivalent?
  
  Competitive / Comparative Video

Independent Testing: 360° Product Testing scientifically determines and documents the competitiveness, effectiveness, functionality, and performance of products and services.

"One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions." [Wernher von Braun]

Benchmark & Compare: 360°'s independent testing provides unbiased, reliable data needed to support claims, development, litigation, and/or marketing.

"Facts often kill a good argument." [Edward Deming]

Test Claims: When consumers see or hear an advertisement...federal law says that ad must be truthful, not misleading, and, when appropriate, backed by scientific evidence.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/media-resources/truth-advertising

"I just had a chance to read through your report, and I am very happy with the level of detail and clarity. Excellent work, indeed."

Carnegie Hall

"I will recommend you guys far and wide."

B. Vogel, President, Supreme Brands

"The testing, professional documentation, and quick response was immensely appreciated by all. I look forward to doing business in the future..."

Gary S., Electrical Products Engineer
Stanley Works - Assembly Technologies

"We've used [360] on 2 separate occasions at different stages of a product lifecycle-if you need concrete 'human-product interface' feedback to confirm product packaging, assembly and instruction sets-[360] does an excellent and thorough job testing & proving out the good, bad & ugly"

ClosetMaid Corp.

"Great work... I am impressed."

Salim K., Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
A Johnson & Johnson Company

"This is really excellent. Thank you, and please thank your Team for me."

Northrop Grumman / U.S. Navy

"I have been in this technology industry for over 20 years. I have had the good fortune of partnering with HP and IBM for the past 10 years. However, in working with you and your staff, your company far exceeds anybody I have ever worked with."

Ed M., CEO
LifeWorks Technology Group