[NSF] Jana Laboratories 인수를 통해 플라스틱 파이프 테스트 확장

최근 보고서에 따르면 세계 물과 플라스틱 파이프 산업에 공학 자문과 실험 테스트를 제공하는 Jana Laboratories를 NSF International이 인수했다.

Jana Laboratories의 14명의 실험실 인원과 2만 평방 미터의 실험실은 NSF Janalab로 새로 이름 지어지고 북·남미 아메리카, 유럽, 아시아 전역에서 승인받은 실험실로써 NSF의 세계 네트워크 ISO 및 IEC 17025의 새로운 부분이 됐다고 밝혔다.

이번 인수는 NSF의 파이프 테스트 용량을 확장해서 세계 최대의 산화내성 스트레스 검사와 북미 최대의 정수 수행 스트레스 검사를 시행한다. NSF Janalab는 산화 내성 스트레스 검사 시설과 정수 수행 스트레스 검사 시설을 포함하는 4천 평방미터의 파이프 테스트 시설 II를 포함한다.

According to recent reports, the laboratory portion of Jana Laboratories Inc., an engineering consulting and laboratory testing firm that serves the global water and plastic pipe industries, has been acquired by NSF International.

Jana Laboratories' 14-person laboratory staff and 20,000-square-foot laboratory in Aurora, Ontario, will be renamed NSF Janalab and become part of NSF's global network of ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.

The acquisition expands NSF's pipe-testing capabilities, making it the largest provider of oxidative-resistance stress testing in the world and the largest provider of hydrostatic-performance stress testing in North America. NSF Janalab includes a 4,000-square-foot Advanced Pipe Test Facility II, which has the largest oxidative-resistance stress testing capacity in the world, as well as significant hydrostatic-performance stress testing capacity.

These capabilities, along with NSF International's existing global laboratory capabilities, combine to make NSF a provider of performance and health-effects testing and certification for the global plastic pipe industry. Moreover, Jana will retain the consulting and training portion of its business under the name Jana.

Plastic piping plays an essential role in the distribution of gas, drinking and wastewater worldwide. In fact, global demand for plastic pipe is projected to rise 8.5 percent annually through 2017 to 11.2 billion meters.1 Testing and certification to internationally-recognized standards verifies that plastic piping products have met the required durability, performance and safety criteria for use in commercial and residential applications.

NSF's expanded capabilities include:

Oxidative Resistance Testing: NSF Janalab's Advanced Pipe Test Facility is one of the largest in the world, capable of accelerated testing of the long-term impact of disinfectants such as chlorine, chlorine dioxide and chloramines on plastic material performance. Plumbing codes and product standards require oxidative resistance testing for products, such as polypropylene random copolymer (PPR), cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) and polyethylene of raised temperature resistance (PE-RT) pipes.

Hydrostatic Design Stress (HDS) Testing: NSF Janalab's HDS testing facility is the largest in North America. This testing establishes the long-term pressure/stress capabilities of the pipe per procedures such as PPI-TR3, ASTM D2837 and ISO 9080.

Slow Crack Growth (SCG) Validation/Rapid Crack Propagation (RCP) Testing: With the acquisition, NSF gains RCP capabilities and increases its SCG capabilities. SCG is an essential capability because a majority of polyethylene (PE) pipe failures in the field are attributable to brittle slow crack growth fractures. RCP is imperative for gas piping systems and there is limited testing capacity in North America.

Testing for Large Diameter Plastic Pipe: NSF can now test plastic piping up to 24 inches in diameter at elevated temperatures.

To ensure plastic pipe companies have the strongest combination of consulting and laboratory technical expertise, NSF International has developed an agreement with Jana that will benefit both organizations' clients. Through the agreement, Jana will be able to provide independent consulting services to NSF clients, and NSF will be able to provide testing services to Jana's clients. The two organizations also will work together in the development of new standards.

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 8월 15일]