CAPITAL TESTING ADDS WOOD FLOORING IMPACT TESTINGChris Palumbo • Apr 14, 2021Ball Drop Impact Flooring Testing Capital Testing knows your flooring makes a big impact wherever it’s installed. But can it take a big impact too? Find out by submitting your wood flooring product to Capital Testing for the ASTM D2394 falling-ball indentation test! Our new magnetically-controlled impact tester drops …
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APITAL TESTING ADDS TYPE I SHEAR TESTING TO GROWING LIST OF CAPABILITIES
CAPITAL TESTING ADDS TYPE I SHEAR TESTING TO GROWING LIST OF CAPABILITIESJosh Hosen • Jul 22, 2020DOES YOUR EXTERIOR GRADE DECORATIVE PLYWOOD OR ADHESIVE MEET TYPE I SPECIFICATIONS?Capital Testing now offers Type I glue bond evaluation per Section 4.3 and 4.4 of the ANSI/HPVA HP-1 decorative plywood standard. Performed in-house on our 11,000 lb capacity Instron Universal Testing Machine, we …
Read More »APITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES GL VENEER TO EPA TSCA TITLE VI
CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES GL VENEER TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Jun 13, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the GL Veneer, Co. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Huntington Park, CA. GL Veneer’s veneer core (HWPW-VC) and composite core (HWPW-CC) hardwood plywood is certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s …
Read More »APITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES HOWELL HARDWOOD FLOORING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VI
CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES HOWELL HARDWOOD FLOORING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Jan 21, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Howell Hardwood Flooring manufacturing facility in Dothan, AL. Howell’s flooring products are certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI 40 CFR Part 770 Formaldehyde Emission Standards …
Read More »CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES EASTERN PANEL MANUFACTURING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VI
CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES EASTERN PANEL MANUFACTURING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Mar 18, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Eastern Panel Manufacturing, Inc. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Chatham, VA. Eastern Panel’s composite core hardwood plywood (HWPW-CC) is certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI …
Read More »NEW EPA FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION RULES BEGIN; HUD ALIGNS WITH EPA
NEW EPA FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION RULES BEGIN; HUD ALIGNS WITH EPAHPVA Laboratories • Apr 03, 2019 As of March 22nd, 2019, composite wood products (CWPs) offered for sale in the U.S. must now be labeled TSCA Title VI compliant. Any seller, supplier, manufacturer, or importer of CWPs (or component parts/finished goods made with CWPs, such as flooring or kitchen cabinets) must …
Read More »ITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES AMERICAN OEM WOOD FLOORS’ NEW HDF CORE PRODUCT TO ANSI/HPVA EF 2012
CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES AMERICAN OEM WOOD FLOORS’ NEW HDF CORE PRODUCT TO ANSI/HPVA EF 2012Josh Hosen • Oct 26, 2018Capital Testing, an ISO/IEC 17065 accredited product certification agency, has updated American OEM Wood Floors’ ANSI/Capital Testing EF Engineered Wood Flooring certification to include their new engineered wood flooring product made with an HDF core. American OEM demonstrated its commitment to …
Read More »MANTHEI VENEER OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, IS NOW TSCA COMPLIANT
MANTHEI VENEER OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, IS NOW TSCA COMPLIANTJosh Hosen • Aug 21, 2018HPVA Laboratories®has awarded CARB Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Manthei Veneer (d.b.a Techniply, d.b.a Plankwise) hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Petoskey, MI. Manthei’s hardwood plywood products are certified to meet all requirements established in the CARB 93120 Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from …
Read More »HARD WORK RESULTS IN CLARIFICATION OF EPA FORMALDEHYDE RULE
Josh Hosen • Nov 08, 2018 The EPA has issued a draft proposed rule with technical amendments to TSCA Title VI to make it easier for companies to demonstrate that they meet the EPA standard. HPVA Laboratories® (soon to become Capital Testing®) has been a driving force for the proposed changes. These changes include:Removing annual correlations between a third-party certifier’s …
Read More »PLY-TECH CORPORATION OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, EPA TSCA TITLE VI COMPLIANCE
PLY-TECH CORPORATION OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, EPA TSCA TITLE VI COMPLIANCEJosh Hosen • Oct 31, 2018HPVA Laboratories®has awarded CARB Phase 2 Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Ply-Tech Corporation hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Glasgow, KY. Ply-Tech’shardwood plywood products are certified to meet all requirements established in the CARB 93120 Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood …
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