Conformance testing —an element of conformity assessment,and also known as compliance testing,or type testing —is testing or other activities that determine whether a process,product,or service complies with the requirements of a specification,technical standard,contract,or regulation. Testing is often either logical testing or physical testing. The test procedures may involve other criteria from mathematical testing or chemical testing. Beyond simple conformance,other requirements for efficiency,interoperability,or compliance may apply. Conformance testing may be undertaken by the producer of the product or service being assessed,by a user,or by an accredited independent organization,which can sometimes be the author of the standard being used. When testing is accompanied by certification,the products or services may then be advertised as being certified in compliance with the referred technical standard. Manufacturers and suppliers of products and services rely on such certification including listing on the certification body's website,to assure quality to the end user and that competing suppliers are on the same level.
Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance tests and quality assurance tests,and meets qualification criteria stipulated in contracts,regulations,or specifications.
ISO/IEC 17025General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories is the main standard used by testing and calibration laboratories. In most countries,ISO/IEC 17025 is the standard for which most labs must hold accreditation in order to be deemed technically competent. In many cases,suppliers and regulatory authorities will not accept test or calibration results from a lab that is not accredited. Originally known as ISO/IEC Guide 25,ISO/IEC 17025 was initially issued by ISO/IEC in 1999. There are many commonalities with the ISO 9000 standard,but ISO/IEC 17025 is more specific in requirements for competence and applies directly to those organizations that produce testing and calibration results and is based on more technical principles. Laboratories use ISO/IEC 17025 to implement a quality system aimed at improving their ability to consistently produce valid results. Material in the standard also forms the basis for accreditation from an accreditation body.
IEC 61508 is an international standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) consisting of methods on how to apply,design,deploy and maintain automatic protection systems called safety-related systems. It is titled Functional Safety of Electrical/Electronic/Programmable Electronic Safety-related Systems.
PCB Piezotronics is a manufacturer of piezoelectric sensors.
Integrated Micro-electronics,Inc. provides electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and power semiconductor assembly and test services (SATS) with manufacturing facilities in Asia,Europe,and North America. Its headquarters is located in Biñan,Laguna.
Laser Design Inc. is a company headquartered in Minneapolis,MN that designs,manufactures,and sells 3D laser scanners,used to digitally capture the shape of physical objects such as free-form surfaces and geometries.
The Standardization Administration of China is the standards organization authorized by the State Council of China to exercise administrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management,supervision and overall coordination of standardization work in China. The SAC represents China within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO),the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and other international and regional standardization organizations;the SAC is responsible for organizing the activities of the Chinese National Committee for ISO and IEC;the SAC approves and organizes the implementation of international cooperation and the exchange of projects on standardization.
Teseq AG,formerly Schaffner Test Systems is a supplier of Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test equipment and test systems. They develop and manufacture instruments for EMC emissions and immunity testing both for radiated and conducted emissions and immunity. Teseq operates ISO 17025 accredited calibration laboratories with EMC specialization.
Colorado Engineering Experiment Station,Inc. is an American corporation whose primary business is flow meter calibrations.
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) provides accreditation to Conformity Assessment Bodies (Laboratories) in India. NABL Schemes include Accreditation (Recognition) of Technical competence of testing,calibration,medical testing laboratories,Proficiency testing providers (PTP) &Reference Material Producers (RMP) for a specific scope following ISO/IEC 17025,ISO 15189,ISO/IEC 17043 &ISO 17034:2016 Standards. It has Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC),International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
IEC 62443 is an international series of standards that address cybersecurity for operational technology in automation and control systems. The standard is divided into different sections and describes both technical and process-related aspects of automation and control systems cybersecurity.
Founded in 2009,"Runningland Metrology &Testing (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd" is a Shanghai-based accredited third party laboratory that specializes in instruments metering,condition monitoring,calibration and testing petrochemical products. The company was founded by David Zhou,who is an active member of STLE ASTM D2 Committee,and SAE,and co-founded by Ti Zhou who is a member of Shanghai Lubrication Trade Association. As a commercial third party laboratory,the organization also collaborates with educational institutions and research associations across China. Oil analysis is still a relatively developing idea and has become an increasingly important concept in The People's Republic of China. Because the oil analysis market in China is growing,Runningland has developed a lab that specializes in grease testing. In 2015,STLE has published a report indicating its previous activities and plans to expand into the China market by organizing the China Advisory Council,which consists of 15 prominent members of China's lubrication industry including David Zhou,Chairman and Co-founder of Runningland.
The Korea Testing &Research Institute (Korean: 한국화학융합시험연구원),abbreviated as KTR,is a testing and certification institute in South Korea which performs integrate testing,certification,and technical consulting for all fields of the industry.
The South India Textile Research Association,often known by acronym SITRA,is a textile research association established in 1956 at Coimbatore,India. SITRA is an Industry sponsored research institute supported by the Ministry of Textiles,Government of India. It is considered to be one of the best equipped textile research organisations in the world and its members apart from India include Indonesia,Iran,Nigeria,Thailand,Sri Lanka,Nepal and Bangladesh.
The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) is the recognised national accreditation authority for analytical laboratories and testing service providers in Australia. It is an independent,not-for-profit organisation,governed by a board of directors that has representation from NATA members,industry,government and professional bodies.
AR Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based provider of microwave instrumentation products. The company was founded in 1969 by Don Shepherd and Dan Roth. It is accredited ISO 17025:2005 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate,established in 1980,is an authoritative body offering quality assurance services to IT and Electronics domains.
