Military standards, or MIL-STDs, are more than just alphabet soup.  They are used to help achieve standardization objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense. Here are some commonly used MIL-STDs and what they mean: MIL-S-901D What is it: U.S. Navy defense standard that states that a piece of equipment mounted on a Navy ship will…

De Leon Springs, Fla. — LeBron James isn’t the only one who regularly throws the hammer down. Technicians at DLS, a part of the ECP segment (Engineered Components & Products) of Sparton Corp., routinely perform the MIL-S-901D Lightweight Shock Machine Test, which is more commonly known as the Hammer Test. During the Hammer Test, 400 pounds…