Quality Assurance
Trico VE Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2000 registered
company
Trico Laboratory Equipment
- Oven – Temperature controlled to 600 degrees Celsius
- Furnace – Temperature controlled to 1200 degrees
Celsius
- Elcometer Thickness gauge
- Adhesion drop test IVE (Institute of Vitreous
Enamellers)
- Colorimeter 252 this measures absorbency of solutions
- Microscopes
- Minolta Colour meter – colour match comparison
- Impact pistol
- Sheen Gloss Meter
- High and low voltage pinhole test equipment.
Architectural Panel and Signage Tests
- Boiling citric acid test
- Cold citric acid test
- Impact test
- Gloss level test
- Adhesion test
- Pinhole test
- Thickness test
- Cold sulphuric acid test
General test standards that can be taken at or through
our laboratory
- BS1344 pt2 cold citric acid resistance (BS EN
14483-1:2004)
- BS 1344 pt3 cold sulphuric acid resistance (BS EN
14483-1:2004)
- BS1344pt 7 Determination of resistance to heat
- BS1344 pt 8 Resistance to boiling citric acid
- BS1344 pt 9 Resistance to boiling water and
vapour
- BS1344 pt 10 Resistance to hydrochloric acid vapour
- BS1344 pt 11 Resistance to high voltage
- BS1344 pt 16 Thermal shock resistance test
- BS1344 pt 21 Impact test
Quality in Handling & Transit
- All goods are bubble wrapped and/or crated if
required.
- Trico V.E. only use approved contactors for delivery.
