Authorized Testing, Inc. has two test lab facilities in southern California. The main office facility is staffed by 5 full time technicians and is equipped to perform Qualification and production testing as required by the various cylinder specifications. These test include Hydraulic and Hydrostatic Pressure Testing, Environmental Exposure Testing, High and Low Temperature Cycling, Ambient Cycle Testing, and Thermal Cycle Testing.
The Riverside facility is also capable of performing Mechanical properties Testing of all types of metals as well as carbon and fiberglass strand testing and short beam shear composite testing.
Our other test facility is located in a remote area of the California high dessert. This 100-acre test sight is used exclusively for all types of destructive testing such as bonfire and gunfire testing of compressed gas cylinders. The ATI test technicians who perform these potentially dangerous tests have many years of experience in this type of testing and are fully HAZMAT trained and qualified. Listed below are some of the tests routinely performed at the ATI Test Lab.
· Tensile Testing per ASTM E8 and B557
· Flattening and Bend Tests - DOT/ TC and HSE
· Hydrostatic Water Jacket Testing to 35000 psi
· Proof Pressure Testing to 65000 psi
· Burst Testing to 65000 psi
· Pressure Reversal Cycling to 20000 psi
· Gunfire Testing –DOT, NGV2 and MIL Spec
· Thermal and Environmental Cycling – DOT/TC, HSE, NGV2
· Bonfire Testing – Wood, Chimney, Diesel and Propane
· Pendulum Impact, –NGV2
· Flaw Tolerance – NGV2
· Glass Strand and carbon fiber Testing – ASTM D2343 & ASTMD4018
· Short Beam Shear Testing – ASTM D2344
· Drop Testing – DOT, HSE and NGV2
· Salt Spray Fog, and Salt Water Immersion Tests - ASTM B117-97, ISO/TC 58/sc
Tests in accordance with other specifications and customer requirements are also performed.
We also provide consultation on pressure vessel design as well as specification interpretation for all applications. ATI has assisted many clients in obtaining Exemptions to DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations to allow the use of new materials and pressure vessel designs.
Our Corporate goal is to provide the highest level of independent inspection and testing services available to our clients and to promote the continued safe use of pressure vessels and components.
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