Cascade TEK Blog

Cascade TEK Sponsors 2012 Celebration of Community Spirit Awards

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:36:44 +0000

Cascade TEK will be the Presenting Sponsor at the upcoming 2012 Celebration of Community Spirit Awards Banquet taking place May 9, 2012 at the Oregon Zoo.

Learn More About Cascade TEK's Package Testing Capabilities

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:10:58 +0000

What kinds of tests are available at Cascade TEK? We offer a comprehensive list of test options, including: drop testing, transportation simulation, compression testing, and temperature and humidity testing. All of these are used in order to test the reliability of product packages and ensure that packaging is able to protect products from expected hazards experienced during the normal shipping process.

Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology Recognizes Cascade TEK Front Range for Innovative Product Testing Services

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

The Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT) recognized Cascade TEK’s Front Range facility in Longmont, Colorado this month for our innovative product testing services.

Innovation at Cascade TEK testing facilities includes continued expansion and dedication to providing test equipment that meets the ever-changing needs of the Cascade TEK customer.

Pilots Catch a Break With Help From Cascade TEK and PaperlessCockpit.com’s iPad KABOOM Project

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

The push to remove 40 pounds worth of reference material usually found in airline pilots’ carry-on bags got a big boost this past July when the iPad 2 underwent rapid decompression testing at Cascade TEK’s test facility in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Cascade TEK Helps adidas Demonstrate Ruggedness of New Device Designed to Measure Athletic Performance

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

adidas has recently announced the launch of its new miCoach SPEED_CELL, a small device designed to live in the sole of your sport shoe and measure the speed, distance and time for both forward and lateral movement to help athletes study and improve athletic performance.

New Product Demonstration Videos Now Available

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Cascade TEK is proud to offer a new series of product demonstration videos aimed at helping customers who have already purchased one of our Cascade TEK vacuum ovens.

We know you may still have questions after the decision to buy is made, which is why we’ve created a series of videos to get you started—from setting up your vacuum oven to advanced instructions for setting ramp and soak profiles and time to temp mapping. Whatever your question, these fun and instructional videos will help you learn the ins and outs of your new lab oven in record time.

Cascade TEK President Doug Barrett Honored at Celebration of Community Spirit Awards

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Cascade TEK President Doug Barrett was honored with the Outstanding Business Leader Award at the Celebration of Community Spirit Awards June 1, 2011. This event spotlights key partners who stand with Washington County social service agency Community Action in the battle to end poverty in Washington County. Doug received the award for being an active supporter of Community Action, including participating and sponsoring many events.

An excerpt from the awards show, courtesy of Community Action Executive Director Jerralynn Ness:

Cascade TEK Testing Services: Now Serving the Starship Enterprise?

admin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Well, ok, maybe not the actual Starship Enterprise, but we do provide testing services for ZF Marine’s throttle, generally reserved for use on boats but–as we’ve just found out–moonlighting from time to time in service of the Federation.

(The ZF Marine throttle is shown here on the bridge of the renowned vessel carrying James T. Kirk, Spock and the rest of the gang to their next faraway adventure in the 2009 Star Trek movie.)

Colorado Open House Featured in Times-Call Article

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:38:41 +0000

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any better after the success of our Colorado Open House on August 12, we discovered this little piece from our local news and changed our minds.

Thank You for Coming To Our Colorado Open House!

admin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:19:00 +0000

It was an exciting day for us in Longmont, CO. We had lots of curious engineers, business owners and designers stop through and we were happy to show off the new space, answer questions, and meet more people from the business community.