Author
Peter K. Hanse
CEO, Hanse Environmental
Peter K. Hanse is CEO of Hanse Environmental. His father, John K. Hanse, established the company in Allegan, Michigan in 1993. Peter and his brother, John H. Hanse, have owned it since 2009, and it remains a family-owned American manufacturer of HALT/HASS chambers and six-degree-of-freedom vibration systems, where he has worked since 2004.
- Production chambers: he has built HALT/HASS chambers of every size and type, from bench systems to production chambers.
- Custom chambers: he has built many custom units. These include an extreme-cold chamber that runs to −150 °C, with a 20 × 20 × 20 ft (6.1 × 6.1 × 6.1 m) clear span and one entire side that opens as a door, built for testing satellites.
His experience covers:
- electronics and machine design;
- robotics, PLC programming, PID and control logic;
- purchasing and sales.
He studied at Central Michigan University from 2000 to 2004 and speaks German.
Articles by Peter K. Hanse
What Is ESS, HALT and HASS? A Plain-English Guide to Accelerated Reliability TestingHALT & HASS Methodology: A Practical Reference GuideHALT vs HASS: Which Test You Need, and WhenWhat Does a HALT/HASS Chamber Cost?How to Choose a HALT/HASS Chamber: A Buyer's GuideWhat drives liquid nitrogen consumption in a HALT chamberHALT, HASS and the standards: what each one actually requires