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Sunlight, heat and moisture can cause serious product deterioration - such as color change, cracking, peeling, oxidation or loss of strength. Damage from weathering or corrosion occurs both outdoors and indoors, and its severity can vary greatly in different climates. Even materials that are resistent to sunlight alone or to moisture alone often fail when exposed to sunlight and moisture in combination.
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For over 50 years, Q-Panel brand test panels have been recognized as the world standard for a consistent and uniform test surface, Thousands of labs use millions of our paint test panels each year for color development, weathering testing, salt spray and corrosion tests.
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Q-Lab Corporation, the most trusted name in weathering, is a global provider of material durability testing products. We design and manufacture Q-Panel Test Substrates for paints, as well as QUV weathering, Q-Sun light stability, and Q-Fog corrosion testers. Q-Trac maximixes the amount of UV sunlight weathering test specimens receive. Depending upon the test start time, you can get the equivalent of 3 years of Florida UV exposure in just 6 months.
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LabNotes Weatheirng Newsletter Online
LabNotes, the official weathering and lightstability newsletter of Q-Lab.LabNotes is now available online, VW Endorses Q-Sun World Wide
Volkswagen AG has given its worldwide suppliers an alternative choice of xenon testing equipment by authorizing the use of the Q-Sun Xe-3 to meet three updated test methods (PV1306, PV3929, PV3930). Read the ful VW article
Q-Sun B02 A Lightfastness Tester You Can Afford!
The new rotating rack Q-Sun model B02 xenon tester from Q-Lab is an affordable textile lightfastness tester that meets the requirements of ISO and AATCC test methods. In addition, its capacity is 48% to 92% larger than comparable xenon testers. Contact Q-Lab for B02 technical information. Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction and testimonial letters.
Weathering ROI
Quite often light stability and weathering testing yields huge returns on investment. Find out how some of the returns you can get from a relatively modest outlay on testing. Weathering ROI
New Weathering & Light Stability Videos
Watch to learn more about Q-Lab's weathering and light stability products and services. Click below to see more. QUV Weathering The QUV is used in more labs throughout the world than any other accelerated weathering tester. In just a few days or weeks, the QUV can reproduce damage that may occur over months or even years outdoors. Q-Lab Florida Weathering Q-Lab Florida is the southernmost test site in the USA. It has a subtropical climate with lots of sunlight, high temperatures and abundant moisture. Q-Lab Arizona Weathering Arizona has an arid desert climate with more sunlight and higher temperatures than Florida. Typically, specimens in Arizona receive about 20% more sunlight than Florida. New SAE Standard Replaces J1960 & J1885
Recent SAE standards changes allow automotive suppliers to use newer Q-Sun xenon arc testers for weathering and light stability testing of exterior and interior materials.
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