SWARCO RMS Pty Ltd

Site

Quality Control Laboratory

Accreditation No.

1770

Site No.

1763

Date of Accreditation

05 Sep 1983

Address

9 Tipping Road
Kewdale, WA 6105
Australia

swarco.com

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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