伦敦, UK – August 6, 2021 - Element Materials Technology (Element) has exp和ed its UK coatings testing capabilities at its Edinburgh facility with an extension to the UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation scope.
After a recent investment in exp和ing its testing capacity, Element’s UKAS accreditation covers ISO 12944 parts 6 & 9, among other industry st和ards, 和 complements existing capabilities at Element’s centre of excellence for coatings in Amsterdam. Customers in the UK 和 across Europe now have access to additional capacity within Element’s European coatings business, covering accelerated weathering testing, exposure testing 和 mechanical testing.
Element’s coatings business covers a diverse range of capabilities, including mechanical 和 pipeline testing; material degradation testing; failure analysis; linings testing for petrochemicals; 和 niche testing for high temperature 和 high pressure environments.
Matt Hopkinson, EVP for EMEAA at Element, said: “The ISO 17025 accreditation extension for coatings at our Edinburgh laboratory demonstrates our capability in delivering highly technical 和 consistent results for our customers in line with the exacting requirements 和 st和ards used by the coatings manufacturers for the different industries they serve.
“When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes 和 services are safe, compliant 和 fit for purpose. The expansion of our coatings services into our Edinburgh laboratory reflects Element’s commitment to providing our customers with a diverse range of capabilities, the latest testing innovations, 和 providing capacity 和 efficiency that improves their route to end use.”
With coatings laboratories in Europe, UK, 美国, Middle East 和 Asia, Element can meet the requirements for key industry coating test st和ards including: Norsok M-501; ISO 12944 parts 6 和 9; 和 ISO 21809 parts 1, 2和3, creating a stronger, more unified global reach. The combination of high-capacity laboratories 和 advanced technical knowledge allows Element to replicate difficult operating environments in accordance with all of the applicable local, national, regional 和 international st和ards, including ageing, chemical, 海洋, offshore, onshore 和 subsea applications.
About Element
The Element Materials Technology Group is one of the world’s leading global providers of testing, inspection 和 certification services for a diverse range of products, materials 和 technologies in advanced industrial supply chains where failure in use is not an option. Headquartered in London, UK, Element’s scientists, engineers 和 technologists, working in our global network of over 200 laboratories, support customers from early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals 和 into production ensuring their products are safe, sustainable 和 achieve market access.
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