REACH & RoHS Analysis
Dosage of restricted or prohibited substances according to REACH and RoHS legislation, but also such as: Japanese law 112, California Proposition 65, ORRChim, US CPSA, GB China |
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| Standard: | Substance dependent |
| Equipment: | Depends on substance |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Salt spray
Corrosion Testing, Salt Spray Test |
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| Standard: | ISO 9227 & NIHS 96-50 |
| Equipment: | Spray enclosure (alternating or continuous) |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Heat-humidity
Damp heat testing. |
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| Standard: | NIHS 96-50 & EN 60068-2-67 |
| Equipment: | Climatic chambers ATT DY250 and ATT DY250+UV |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Thermal stress
Resistance test to cycles of exposure to 70°C then immersion in water at 5°C |
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| Standard: | NIHS 96-50 |
| Equipment: | Oven at 70°C and refrigerator |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Metal contamination
Resistance test to oxidizable metals of surfaces |
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| Standard: | NIHS 96-50 |
| Equipment: | Climatic chambers ATT DY250 and ATT DY250+UVH |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Metalworking, Watchmaking |
Leak-tightness/Microleak detection
Checks the tightness of the material up to 1000 m |
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| Standard: | ISO 6425 / ISO 22810 & NIHS 92-11 / 92-20 |
| Equipment: | Roxer P30, mariot meter |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Watchmaking |
Climatic cycles of aging (cold – heat – humidity)
Resistance test to accelerated aging cycles (hot-cold alternation) |
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| Standard: | by NI (n.b. internal standard) |
| Equipment: | Climatic chambers ATT DY250 and ATT DY250+UV |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Pool water
Corrosion resistance test by chlorinated agents |
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| Standard: | NIHS 96-50 |
| Equipment: | Desiccator + oven |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Flower of Sulfur (or Thioacetamide)
Corrosion resistance test by sulfur agents (copper base materials, gold alloys, solder and galvanic coating) |
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| Standard: | NIHS 96-50 / ISO 12687 (ISO4538 Thio) |
| Equipment: | Desiccator + oven |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Hydrolysis
Resistance test of elastomer seals to humidity saturation and at different temperatures depending on the type of polymers |
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| Standard: | Internal standard |
| Equipment: | Autoclave |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Watchmaking |
Color migration in contact with water
Color migration test in water |
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| Standard: | Internal standard / ISO 105-A03 |
| Equipment: | Crystallizer |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Color migration through sweat
Color migration test on blotter or sweat-soaked cotton |
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| Standard: | NIHS 96-11 / ISO 3260-2 |
| Equipment: | Oven at 40°C |
| Certification: | yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Ozone for rubber
Ozone resistance test |
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| Standard: | ISO 1431-1 |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Packaging / display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Solar radiation / UV
Color resistance test to solar radiation |
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| Standard: | EN 60068-2-9, NIHS 96-50, ISO 105 A02, ISO 105 A03 et ISO 105 B02 |
| Equipment: | Vötsch VCL 4033MH climatic chamber with metal halide |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Water drop resistance
Behavior of the coating in contact with a drop of water |
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| Standard: | ISO 105 A02-03 / IUF 420 / NIHS 96-50 |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Resistance to cosmetics
Resistance test to cosmetic products (perfume, sunscreen, body milk and mosquito repellent) |
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| Standard: | Internal standard / ISO 105-A02-3 / NIHS 96-50 |
| Equipment: | Oven at 40°C |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Solvent resistance
Solvent resistance test by immersion (Ethyl acetate, acetone, isopropyl alcohol, benzene, ethanol or as requested) |
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| Standard: | NIHS 96-50 |
| Equipment: | Crystallizer |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Synthetic sweats
Synthetic sweat corrosion resistance test |
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| Standard: | NIHS 96-50 & ISO 12870 |
| Equipment: | Spray chamber or by contact in an oven |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |