Atlas Material Testing opens site in India; French site receives accreditation.Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. Weathering Services Group, a division of Atlas Material Testing Technology, Chicago, IL, will open a Worldwide Exposure Network site in the southeast region of India in August. Located near Chennai, the new site will be the first official outdoor exposure site in India. The site has a warm tropical climate A tropical climate is a type of climate typical in the tropics. Köppen's widely-recognized scheme of climate classification defines it as a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have mean temperatures above 18°C (64.4 °F). with high levels of sunlight and humidity humidity, moisture content of the atmosphere, a primary element of climate. Humidity measurements include absolute humidity, the mass of water vapor per unit volume of natural air; relative humidity (usually meant when the term humidity . The new site will become a new benchmark test climate for the Indian market. It will also be used to test materials from worldwide manufacturers due to the aggressive climate being an ideal testing environment. In other Atlas news, the company's outdoor exposure site in Sanary sur Mer, France, has received DIN EN ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) 17025:2005 accreditation. The test procedures listed in the accreditation certificate relate to a variety of materials including paints and coatings. |
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