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Tensile Testing

Mechanical / 2 minutes of reading / ASTM D1000, ASTM D412, ASTM D638, BS EN ISO 10590, BS EN ISO 527 3, BS EN ISO 8339, BS EN ISO 8340, BS ISO 37

The humble but hugely important tensile test, the go to reference for engineers world wide.

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Aug 12 2014

CE Marking for Sealants

Mechanical / 3 minutes of reading / BS EN ISO 10563, BS EN ISO 10590, BS EN ISO 10591, BS EN ISO 11431, BS EN ISO 11432, BS EN ISO 1183, BS EN ISO 14187 3, BS EN ISO 7389, BS EN ISO 7390, BS EN ISO 8339, BS EN ISO 8340, BS EN ISO 868, BS ISO 846, EN 15651, hEN 15651

4ward Testing is the first Notified Testing Laboratory in the UK for sealants for the hEN 15651:2012 parts 1-5 set of standards, enabling manufacturers to CE mark their products.

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Aug 12 2014

UKCA Marking for Construction Testing

Environmental Exposures, Mechanical / 1 minute of reading / BS EN ISO 10563, BS EN ISO 10590, BS EN ISO 10591, BS EN ISO 11431, BS EN ISO 11432, BS EN ISO 1183, BS EN ISO 14187 3, BS EN ISO 7389, BS EN ISO 7390, BS EN ISO 8339, BS EN ISO 8340, BS EN ISO 868, BS ISO 846, EN 15651, hEN 15651

4ward Testing is a UK Approved body for the testing of sealants to BS EN 15651 1-4:2012 and Tile Adhesives to BS EN 12004:2007+A1:2012 for the new UKCA mark.

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Feb 20 2014

hEN 15651 Sealant Testing (Notified Body No 2538)

Mechanical, 4ward Testing / 3 minutes of reading / BE EN ISO 10563, BS EN 11600, BS EN 11358, BS EN 4892 2, BS EN 1183 1, BS EN 868, BS EN 846, BS EN 11432, BS EN 14187 3, BS EN ISO 10590, BS EN ISO 10591, BS EN ISO 11431, BS EN ISO 7389, BS EN ISO 7390, BS EN ISO 8339, BS EN ISO 8340, BS EN ISO 9046, BS EN ISO 9047, EN 15651, hEN 15651 1 5

With a European sealants and adhesives market worth an estimated value of £8.5 billion in 2014 compliance to the full range of standards of hEN 15651 by July 2014 has to be the highest priority for sealant manufacturers.

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