UNICOIL strongly believes that there is shortage of laboratories that are sufficiently specialized in the testing of coated products (Metallic and Organic) and have adequate knowledge about the relevant test standards. Accordingly, details of laboratory instrument suppliers/vendors, and information on the international test standards are provided. The contact details of third-party laboratories in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, USA, and UK are also provided to satisfy any particular requirements for third-party testing.
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International Standards for Product Testing
ASTM Standards
ASTM International
www.astm.org
ASTM International is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of voluntary consensus standards. Today, over 12,000 ASTM standards are used around the world to improve product quality, enhance health and safety, strengthen market access and trade, and build consumer confidence….
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ECC Standards
European Coil coating Association
ecca.selfware.be
Over the years, ECCA elaborated a series of Test Methods, a helpful tool for those wanting to test prepainted metal. In 1995 a Working Group of CEN TC139, supported and sponsored by ECCA, was started. The outcome of this work is the conversion of ECCA Test Methods into EN 13523, a European standard with over 25 parts…..
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Vendors for Laboratory Instruments
SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH
Boschstr. 10 47533 Kleve Germany
www.spectro.com
Laboratory Equipment
- Stationary Metal Analyzer (Spark Spectrometer)
Spectromaxx, Spectro-Germany (GMBH)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (ICPA)
Spectro Ciros Vision Spectro-Germany (GMBH)
MATEST Material Testing Equipment
Via delle Industrie, 25 24048 Treviolo (Bg) – Italy
www.matest.com
Laboratory Equipment
- Universal Tensile Testing Machine
Wilson Wolpert Instruments
Snellius 11 52072, Aachen Deutschland
www.wolpertgroup.com
Laboratory Equipment
- Universal Hardness Tester
Indentec Hardness Testing Machines Limited
Brierley Hill, West Midlands, United Kingdom
www.indentec.com
Laboratory Equipment
- Universal Hardness Tester
ERICHSEN GmbH & Co. KG
Am Iserbach 14, 58675 Hemer, Germany
www.erichsen.de
Laboratory Equipment
- Erichsen Cupping Tester
- Gloss Meter
- Impact Test Machine
Carbonini Santino Successori S.R.L.
Via Alessandro Volta, 17, Settimo Milanese MI, Italy
www.carboninimilano.com
Laboratory Equipment
Metrohm AG
Ionenstrasse, CH-9100 Herisau, Switzerland
www.metrohm.com
Laboratory Equipment
Hach Company
P.O. Box 389, Loveland, Colorado, USA
www.hach.com
Laboratory Equipment
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
www.thermofisher.com
Laboratory Equipment
- Conductivity Meter
- pH/Ion Selective meter
DJH Designs Inc.
2366 Wyecroft Rd, Oakville, ON L6L 6M1, Canada
www.djh.com
Laboratory Equipment
- DJH Film measuring instrument
- MEK Rubbing machine
Datacolor
5 Princess Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA
www.datacolor.com
Laboratory Equipment
- Spectrophotometer with color computer
- Visual Color Box Tru-Vue-2
Q-Lab Corporation
800 Canterbury Road, Westlake, OH 44145-1419 USA
www.q-lab.com
Laboratory Equipment
- Q-FOG machine
- QUV machine
Mitutoyo Corporation
965 Corporate Boulevard Aurora, Illinois 60502, USA
www.mitutoyo.com
Laboratory Equipment
- Surface Roughness tester
- Surface Micrometre
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Laboratories Outside KSA for Testing of Coated Products
Laboratories in United Arab Emirates
Wimpey Laboratories
RAS Al Khor Ind#2. P.O.Box 123279, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +97143204718
www.wimpeylab.com
Exova Limited
P.O Box 9191, Abudhabi, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +97125582345
www.exova.com
Laboratories in United States of America
Martin Testing Laboratories
4724 Arnold Ave, McClellan Park, CA 95652, United States America
Tel: +1 916-920-4110
www.martintesting.com
Weldon Laboratories Inc.
1188 State Rte 30, Imperial, PA 15126, United States America
Tel: +1 724-695-2212
www.weldonlabs.com
Laboratories in United Kingdom
PRA World Ltd
Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicester LE13 0PB, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1664 501 212
www.pra-world.com