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Entela, Inc. Offering Accelerated Test Methods Seminar

19 August 1999

Entela, Inc. Offering Accelerated Test Methods Seminar for Automotive OEMs and Suppliers

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 18 -- Entela, Inc. will be offering
"Accelerated Test Methods," a one-day overview of the use of accelerated test
methods to save time and money on product design, testing and development.
    This seminar will present an overview of current state-of-the-art
accelerated test methods including Accelerated Reliability, Step Stress, FSLT
(Full System Life Test), FMVT(R) (Failure Mode Verification Testing), HALT
(Highly Accelerated Life Testing), HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening)
and HAVE (Highly Accelerated Vibration Environment).  Benefits, limitations,
processes and applications for each method will be discussed.
    Joe Morrill, Manager of Validation Services, and Alex Porter, Engineering
Development Manager, both of Entela, Inc., will instruct "Accelerated Test
Methods."
    Anyone responsible for product design, life testing, reliability testing
and validation, including Reliability Engineers, Validation Engineers, Design
Engineers and Management for Automotive OEMs and suppliers should consider
attending this seminar.
    "Accelerated Test Methods" will be offered September 22 and 29,
October 13 and 26, November 10, 17 and 30 and December 1 at the Wyndham Garden
Hotel in Novi, Michigan.  For more detailed information on this seminar or to
register, call Entela toll-free at 800-888-3787, and ask for Accelerated Test
Methods Seminar Registration or visit our website at http://www.entela.com .
Requests can also be sent to acceleratedtesting@entela.com .
    Entela, Inc. is an international company, founded as a Michigan
corporation in 1974.  Today, Entela is one of the fastest growing privately
held firms in Michigan.  Entela, Inc. provides Engineering Services and
Materials, Product and Systems Testing and Failure Analysis, Global Conformity
Assessment Services to International, North American and European Standards,
and Management System Registration (ISO 9000, QS-9000, ISO 14000).  In
addition to its Grand Rapids headquarters, Entela also has facilities in
Livonia, MI; Littleton, MA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Hong Kong and Taipei,
Taiwan.