Seat furniture testing

We offer comprehensive evaluations for the furniture industry including Physical Performance Tests, Fire & Flammability, Foams, Adhesives, Coatings and Textiles.

Our integrated range of furniture testing aligns with many standards, including North American standards such as ANSI/BIFMA, ANSI/SoHo, CGSB, BNQ.

We test residential furniture, recreational furniture, institutional furniture, hospitality furniture, bariatric furniture and child-related furniture to applicable standards and regulations (including ASTM, CGSB, CPSC, Health Canada).

We actively participate in the Canadian Advisory Committee (CAC), as well as the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), the Business and Industrial Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) and Canadian Kitchen Cabinets Association (CKCA) furniture technical committees.

These services are available from our Americas facilities.

Furniture Testing

Our furniture testing capabilities Include:

• Performance and durability testing (ANSI/BIFMA X5.1/3/4/5/6/9, ANSI/ SoHo S6.5.)
• CGSB (44.227, 44.229, 44.232, PWGSC-GPD-2/4/6/8/10) ASTM, CPSC.)
• Chair measurements using CMD (Chair Measuring Device)
• Off-gassing of office furniture to ANSI/BIFMA X7.1 or ETV/RTI/ASTM protocols (for formaldehyde and TVOC emissions)
• Flammability testing (CAL TB11 7/TB 133, ASTM E-162, E-662, E-1354, E84.)
• Textiles testing (CGSB 4.2 series, AATCC, ASTM)
• Testing of coatings, surface finishes, foams, adhesives (ASTM, ANSI/NEMA LD-3, CGSB.)
• Failure analysis (Expertise available include metallurgy, plastics/polymers, coatings, laminates.)
• Complete chemical, physical and mechanical testing
• Custom designed evaluation programs and testing
• Accelerated weathering for plastics/ polymers, textiles, coatings and paints [Cyclic or static Heat/Cold exposures, Xenon Arc (ASTM G- 26), Carbon Arc (ASTM G-23), Q-UV (ASTM G- 53)]