1. ACCREDITED BY: Welcome to Michigan Testing Institute, Inc.

2. Michigan Testing Institute Inc. is dedicated to maintaining a progressive and efficient contract testing Laboratory to meet the current and future needs of our customers.

3. Michigan Testing Institute, Inc. Full Service Independent Testing Lab Started in 1990 A2LA Accredited to ISO 17025

4. Michigan Testing Institute, Inc. Approved for testing by Daimler-Chrysler and Ford Motor Company Subscribe a variety of specifications:

5. Specifications: Daimler Chrysler

6. Test Equipment and Accommodations: Heat Age Chambers (Ovens) Cold Box Chambers (Freezers) Environmental Chambers Singleton Humidity & Salt Spray Chambers Atlas Xenon Weatherometers Custom Fixtures for durability & cycling Other misc. test equipment

7. Blue M Ovens… Maximum Temperatures up to 260°C Dimensions: 2’x2’x2’

8. Despatch Oven… High Temperatures: up to 260°C Interior Dimensions: 36”x24”x19”

9. Walk-in Oven… Maximum Temperature of 93°C Inside Dimensions: 5.3’x7.2x5.3’

10. Walk-in Freezer… Inside Dimensions: 6’x7’x8’ Maximum Low Temperature: -40°C

11. So-Low Freezer… 4 separate compartments 25”x22”x9” (2.9 cubic feet) each Low Temperature of –40°C

12. Environmental Chambers… 5 Chambers 3.2’x3.2’x3.2’ 1 Chamber 2’x2’x2’ Temperature range: -40 to 190°C Ramp Time: 3°C per minute

13. Extensions for Chambers… Adds 18 cubic feet of extra space Increases total depth to 5’

14. Singleton Large Humidity Chamber… Convertible for either Salt or Humidity Inside Dimensions: 6’x3.5’x3.5’

15. Singleton Small Humidity Chambers… ASTM D 1735 & D 2247 Convertible: Salt Spray or Humidity Inside dimensions: 2.5’x3’x4’

16. Salt Spray… ASTM B 117 Temperature Configurable Inside dimensions: 2.5’x3’x4’

17. Atlas Xenon Weatherometers… Interior & Exterior Weathering

18. QUV Weathering… Artificial Sunlight Exposure

19. Spectrophotometer… Before and after color readings Comparisons to standards Delta Readings (Delta ‘E’)

20. Digital Photo Imaging Carton Microscope 10x to 44x magnification PC Compatible

21. Hart Scientific Fogging Machines… Conforms to SAE J 1756 and most other fogging standards

22. Gloss Meter… Photometric Procedure for Evaluating Fogging Plates

23. Infrared Radiation Exposure… Custom I.R. Exposure Controller Portable Uses any Environmental Chamber for Ambient Conditions

24. Abrasion and Wear Testers… Taber Machines Wear Tester

25. Abrasion and Wear Testers… Crockmeters Five Finger Scratch & Mar Tester

26. Flammability Cabinet… FMVSS 302, SAE J369 Daimler-Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Mazda, Nissan & Toyota

27. Melt Flow Apparatus… Melt Flow Rates of Raw Materials

28. Melting Point… Melting Point of Material

29. Precision Balance… ASTM D 792 - Specific Gravity, etc. Precise to 1/10,000 of a unit

30. Gardner Impact Tester… Cold or Ambient Tests

31. Tensile Testing Sintech Model 10/D Up to a 10,000 lb. Load Capacity New TestWorks 4.0 Software Tensile/Compression Flexural Modulus Shear, Peel and Tear Load Measurements Insertion and Extraction Textiles

32. The Latest Testing Software

33. TestsWorks 4.0… 32-bit Application Customizable Test Methods

34. Better User Interface… Real-time graphics display…

35. Tensile and Compression… ASTM D 638 ASTM D3574 Sections B1, B2, C, E, F, I1, I2, I3

36. Extensometers… 2” Gage Length for low elongation, & 10” Gage Length for high elongation.

37. For Extreme High Elongation…

38. Flexural Modulus Tests… ASTM D 790 3-Point 4-Point

39. Insertion / Extraction… Combining Compression & Tensile

40. Custom Test Fixtures…

41. Textile Testing… Roller Grips for less slippage

42. Custom Fixturing… Life Cycling and Durability Holding Fixtures, i.e. Dimensional Stability, etc.

43. Custom Machine Shop In-House or 3 other Professional Shops for exceptional timing and quality

44. Thank You! Michigan Testing Institute, Inc. 42818 Mound Rd. Sterling Heights, MI 48314 (586) 731-2230 Fax (586) 731-2666 Close Window to exit Slide Show