National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
SWARCO RMS Pty Ltd
Site
Quality Control Laboratory
Accreditation No.
1770
Site No.
1763
Date of Accreditation
05 Sep 1983
Contact
Ms Patience Sameke P: +61 (08) 62851677
Availability
Services not available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
Quality Control Laboratory
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Manufactured Goods
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material performance evaluation of paint and related products | Architectural coatings; Automotive coatings; Decorative coatings; Industrial coatings; Marine coatings; Protective coatings on wooden furniture; Road marking paint; Stains | Thermal stability | Routine conditions - Temperature/humidity | AS/NZS 1580.101.4, AS/NZS 1580.101.5 | |
| Consistency | Stormer viscometer | AS/NZS 1580.214.1 | |||
| Fineness of grind | Gauge block | AS/NZS 1580.204.1 | |||
| Assessment of early washout resistance | Visual comparison | AS 4049.3 Appendix F | |||
| pH | Electrometric | AS/NZS 1580.505.1 method B | |||
| Wet film thickness | Wet film thickness by gauge | AS/NZS 1580.107.3 | |||
| Density tests | Pycnometer | AS/NZS 1580.202.1, AS/NZS 1580.202.2 | |||
| Architectural coatings; Automotive coatings; Decorative coatings; Industrial coatings; Marine coatings; Protective coatings on wooden furniture; Stains | Retroreflectivity | Retroreflectometer | AS 4049.3 Appendix J | ||
| Decorative coatings; Industrial coatings; Marine coatings; Road marking paint | Flow resistance | Height measurement | AS 4049.2 (Appendix I) | ||
| Colour measurement | Visual comparison | AS/NZS 1580.601.1 | |||
| Degree of colour change | Visual comparison | AS 4049.4 (Appendix G) method 2 | In-situ | ||
| Abrasion resistance | Taber abraser | AS 1580.403.2 | |||
| Gloss | Gloss meter | AS 1580.602.2 | |||
| Softening point | Ring and ball | AS 2341.18 | |||
| Appearance | Visual comparison | AS 1580.603.1 | |||
| Application properties - Spray | Airless spray | AS/NZS 1580.205.4 | |||
| Application properties - Brush | Visual comparison | AS/NZS 1580.205.1 | |||
| Application properties - Roller | Visual comparison | AS/NZS 1580.205.3 | |||
| Degree of settling | Visual comparison | AS/NZS 1580.211.1 | |||
| Luminance factor | Visual comparison | AS 4049.2 (Appendix G), AS 4049.3 (Appendix H), AS 4049.4 (Appendix H) method 2 | In-situ | ||
| Ease of manual re-incorporation | Visual comparison | AS/NZS 1580.211.2 | |||
| Sample preparation | Not applicable | AS 4049.2 (Appendix D) | |||
| Density tests | Pycnometer | AS 4049.2 (Appendix J) | |||
| Luminance factor | Spectrophotometry | AS 4049.2 (Appendix G), AS 4049.3 (Appendix H), AS 4049.4 (Appendix H) method 1 | |||
| Thermal stability | Colour measurement - Spectrophotometric | AS 4049.2 (Appendix H) | |||
| Application properties - Spray | Visual comparison | AS/NZS 1580.205.2 | |||
| Sample preparation | Not applicable | AS 4049.3 (Appendix G), AS 4049.4 (Appendix F) | |||
| Sample preparation | Routine conditions - Temperature/humidity/airflow | AS/NZS 1580.101.1 | |||
| Sample preparation | Visual comparison | AS/NZS 1580.103.1 | |||
| Fineness | Gravimetric | AS 4049.3 (Appendix E) | |||
| Road marking paint | No-pick-up time tests of road marking paints | Visual comparison | AS/NZS 1580.401.8 | ||
| Retroreflectivity | Retroreflectometer | AS 4049.2 Appendix M and AS 4049.4 Appendix K |
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Materials
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of refractories, ceramics and related materials | Silicate glasses | Antimony; Arsenic; Cadmium; Chromium; Lead; Mercury | X-ray fluorescence (XRF) | In-house method SXP SOP 0033 | |
| Material performance evaluation of refractories, ceramics and related materials | Silicate glasses | Roundness of glass beads by rolling performance | Vibration table | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix D (Clause 5.5.3) | |
| Refractive index of glass beads | Becke line | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix I (Clause 5.10) | |||
| Water resistance | Visual examination | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix G (Clause 5.7) | |||
| Presence of moisture proof coatings on glass beads | Visual examination | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix H (Clause 5.8) | |||
| Adhesion coatings on glass beads | Visual examination | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix L (Clause 5.9) | |||
| Size distribution of glass beads | Sieve analysis | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix C (Clause 5.4) | |||
| Roundness of glass beads by rolling performance | Camsizer | SXP SOP 0022 | |||
| Colour of glass beads | Comparison method | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix F (Clause 5.6) | |||
| Foreign matter in glass beads | Visual examination | AS/NZS 2009 (Clause 5.2) | |||
| Particle size and shape | Camsizer | In-house method SXP SOP 0022 | |||
| Retroreflectivity verification of glass beads | Retroreflectometer | APAS AP-S0042 Appendix C | Type B-HR, C-HR | ||
| Optical quality of glass beads | Visual examination | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix K (Clause 5.3) | |||
| Retroreflectivity verification of glass beads | Retroreflectometer | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix M | Type D-HR | ||
| Sample collection | Paints and related coating materials | Precision of sampling, sample preparation and testing | Manual grab | AS 1580.102.1 | |
| Precision of sampling, sample preparation and testing | Manual grab | AS/NZS 1580.102.2 | |||
| Refractories, ceramics and related materials | Sampling and preparation of glass beads for testing | Sample divider | AS/NZS 2009 Appendix A and J |
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Accreditation No.
1770
Site No.
1763
Print date
27 Dec 2024
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