accelerated weathering & light fastness testing and evaluation

accelerated weathering testing

accelerated weathering testing2023-11-08T15:43:33+00:00

Our Accelerated Weathering & Light Fastness Services

Accelerated weathering and lightfastness testing is designed to test the durability of your product under various climatic conditions. Any product which experiences direct sunlight is susceptible to the damaging effects of sunlight, UV and weather damage and requires testing to check material performance and lightfastness over time.

Using an accelerated weathering unit, the weathering process is accelerated by around 8 times with the equipment able to simulate conditions anywhere on the globe. Samples can be evaluated for colour change and fading due to exposure of natural and artificial sunlight under a variety of conditions.

Impact Solutions are able to undertake UKAS accredited testing under our flexible scope allowing us to offer a variety of test methods and standards throughout a number of industries including, ISO, SAEJ, ASTM, DIN, EN, PV, Ford, VW, Nissan and many more.

Our weathering lab is home to a bank of Q-Sun Xe-3 Xenon Arc Chambers with full spray capabilities and QUV accelerated weathering testers. There are several UV options available to run, including UVA, UVB and UVC. These units can be booked on a tray basis and our capacity enables us to tailor our running standards to meet your needs.

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