Q-Lab's European Accelerated Lab Is Now Fully Accredited

Jan. 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Q-Lab, the worldwide leader in weathering test equipment and exposure testing, is proud to announce that their accelerated testing laboratory in Saarbrücken, Germany is now accredited to ISO 17025.

Q-Lab welcomes the approval following a comprehensive audit by A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation), one of the world’s premier laboratory accreditation bodies.

Q-Lab's European Accelerated Lab opened in 2012, and provides cost-effective accelerated weathering and corrosion testing to customers across all of Europe.  The lab features multiple QUV, Q-SUN and Q-FOG test chambers.  Color, gloss and visual evaluation reports are also available.  The lab replicates many of the same capabilities as Q-Lab’s ISO 17025 accredited accelerated lab in Florida.  A copy of the Scope of Accreditation may be downloaded from Q-Lab’s website.

ISO 17025 specifically assesses those important factors relevant to a laboratory's ability to produce reliable, accurate test and calibration data, including:

technical competence of the staff
conformance to published standards
traceability of measurements and calibrations to national standards
suitability, calibration and maintenance of test equipment; quality assurance of test and calibration data
testing environment, and specimen handling and transportation

Contract testing is ideal for clients that need an accelerated exposure but are not yet ready to purchase equipment, or if additional short-term testing capacity is needed.  It is also useful when unbiased and certified third-party test results are required.

Customers across Europe now have a new option for reliable and cost-effective accelerated weathering and corrosion testing from “the most trusted name in weathering.”  

Discover more information about Q-Lab’s weathering test equipment and newly-accredited test laboratory at www.q-lab.com or contact vertrieb@q-lab.com.