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your Atlas ® Weather-Ometers ® and Fade-Ometers ®
We can provide A2LA accredited, ISO/IEC-17025 (2005) testing in the Atlas ® Water Cooled Xenon Arcs to any standard (including your own custom or internal standards) requiring parameters in the ranges our instruments are capable of including but not limited to the following standards:

Water Cooled Xenon Arc Testing:

AATCC 16   AATCC TM16 TM16
AATCC 169   AATCC TM169
ASTM G155   ASTM G 155
ASTM C1442   ASTM C 1442
ASTM D2565   ASTM D 2565
ASTM D4459
ASTM D5071  ASTM D 5071 ASTM D 4459
ASTM D6551  ASTM D 6551
ASTM D6695   ASTM D 6695
Chrysler LP 463 PB 16 01
Chrysler LP 463 PB 17 01
Federal Test Standard 141A Method 6151
Ford BO 101-01
Ford BO 116-01
ISO 105 B02
ISO 105 B04
ISO 105 B06
ISO 12040
ISO 4892
JASO M346
GME 60292
GMW 3414
GMW 14162
GMW 14650 (xenon weathering sections)
GM 9125P
GM 9327P
GM 9538P
Honda HES D 6601
MIL-STD 810 F
Nissan MO135 Method II
NALFA section 3.3 (lightfastness standard)
Renault D27 1911
SAE J1960
SAE J1885
SAE J2412
SAE J2527
UL1191
VDA 75202
VDA 621-429
VSI (Vinyl Siding Institute)
Volkswagen PV 1303
Volkswagen PV 3929
Volkswagen PV 3930

Testing Services now available, we have the following complement of instruments:

Atlas ® Ci65 Weather-Ometer ® (three instruments)
Atlas ® Ci35AW Weather-Ometer ® (two instruments)
Atlas ® Ci65/XWA Weather-Ometer ® (one instrument)
Atlas ® Ci35F Fade-Ometer ®
Atlas ® Ci3000F Fade-Ometer ®
Atlas ® Ci3000W Weather-Ometer ®
Atlas ® Ci5000 Weather-Ometer ®
Atlas ® XLS+ (non-accredited testing)
Atlas ® UVCON (non-accredited testing)
Atlas ® HPUV (non accredited testing)
Atlas ® 18WT Weather-Ometer (non-accredited testing)
Atlas ® SF500 Salt Fog (non-accredited testing)
Q-Panel QUV Fluorescent (non-accredited testing)
Q-Panel Q-Fog (non-accredited testing)
Link to scope of accreditation on the A2LA website: Certificate # 2250.02
Rates as low as $0.05 per sample hour including full delimited data
Weathering, Fading, and Lightfastness Testing
Weathering testing is the only service we provide, correct and verified exposure to your standard is our only priority.
Please note:  You must provide a copy of the standard you wish to run.  Each test is reviewed to verify our instruments are capable of operating at the conditions required by the standard over the period of time required.  Difficult to achieve standards may require more frequent than usual replacement of lamps and filters and will incur additional charges.  Exposure conditions deemed not fit for "accredited" status will not be quoted as "accredited."  We will, however, run the instrument as you request with our concerns noted on the exposure request form.   With each test you will receive a complete listing of all button, switch, and set point settings used for your exposure.

Some standards listed include testing we are not accredited for or have the instruments to run.  In each case we can run the weathering, fading, or lightfastness section of the standards referenced. 
We can provide non-accredited, testing to any standard (including your own custom or internal standards) requiring parameters in the ranges our instruments are capable of including but not limited to the following standards:


Sunshine Carbon Arc Testing: (we have the Atlas ® Arc Lamp, some manufacturer tests specify others but the lamps are generally considered interchangeable.)  The Atlas Sunshine Carbon Arc uses p/n 12696600 #15 Copper Clad Electrodes and p/n 12696701 #22 Copper Clad Electrodes.  Corex-D Filter Glass is most common for these tests.

AATCC 111  TM111
California Title 19
ASTM G 23 Type E Type EH  ASTM G23
ASTM G 152 (gen'l)  ASTM G152
FED 191A-5804
JSA JIS D 0202
JSA JIS D 0205
JSA JIS B 7753 (yamaha and nissan)
Mazda MES PW PT001G
Mazda MES MN 201
SAE J4C
Toyota TS H158 2G

Enclosed Carbon Arc Testing

ASTM G 153 (gen'l)  ASTM G153
ASTM D 529 04  ASTM D529
ASTM G 26   ASTM G26

Air Cooled Xenon Arc in Atlas XLS+

Loreal QA spec
ICH Guidelines

QUV / UVCON Fluorescent

ASTM G 53  ASTM G53

HPUV Fluorescent2696700

ASTM D 5071  ASTM D5071


Interval color measurements for all tests available at reasonable "per click" rates.  We maintain an OEM calibrated MacBeth CE3100 on site.
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