Overview of testing capabilities
Diversity AS has specially designed in-house facilities and instrumentation that allow us to offer a range of test capabilities at a competitive pricing.
Testing facilities available include:
- Climatic chamber that can be cooled down to -30℃.
- Temperature controlled water pool.
- Thermal manikin (female)
- Adult as well as child torque measuring device for measuring stability and self-righting properties of lifejackets
- Two child manikins for testing of lifejackets
- Breathing simulator for measuring breathing equipment and protective breathing masks
Diversity AS owns a large amount of monitoring equipment for thermal evaluation tests, including thermal imaging equipment for monitoring human test subjects.
Our capabilities within thermal testing include:
- Clothing
- Sleeping bags
- Foot wear
- Immersion and work suits
We are also capable of specially designing and developing new test equipment according to specific needs.
Examples of test equipment designed and built by Diversity to meet specific needs in product testing include:
- Test apparatus for measuring insulation properties of textiles or insulation materials.
- Test apparatus for unmanned testing of lifejacket stability and self-righting.
- A "sweating" foot manikin.
For testing activities Diversity has close cooperation with a number of test houses abroad, including Force Technology (Denmark), FIOH (Finland), Fleetwood (UK), Underwriters Laboratory (USA).
Diversity has performed thermal testing for these test houses.
Standards and references
See the following list of standards for further details regarding our testing capabilities.
Testing general clothing:
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EN ISO 15831: Measurement of thermal insulation by means of a thermal manikin.
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EN 342: Protective equipment; Clothes for protection against cold.
Testing of sleeping bags:
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EN 12537 – Annex A, NS-EN ISO 23537-1: 2016
Testing of Camping Mattresses / Pads:
Testing of children's boots:
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Testing of thermal resistance of children's boots
Thermal cylinder:
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Testing of thermal resistance of various material / insulating materials
Thermal testing of immersion suits and working suits
For testing of marine immersion and working suits our capabilities include, but are not limited to, the protocols and procedures given by the following standards:
- IMO: International Life Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, Resolution MSC.91 (70), MSC/Circ. 980, Feb.2001
- EN ISO 15027-1- Immersion suits Part 1: Constant wear suits, requirements including safety (ISO 15027-1:2001)
- EN ISO 15027-3. Immersion suits – Part 3: Test methods (ISO 15027-3:2001)
- ETSO-2C504: Helicopter Constant-Wear Lifejackets for operations to or from helidecks located in a hostile Sea Area.
- ASD-STAN-CEN-prEN 4862: Rotorcraft Constant Wear Lifejackets.
- ASD-STAN-CEN-prEN 4863: Rotorcraft Immersion Suits.
- HSE Offshore Technolohy Report 2002/021: Compatibility test protocol for lifejackets and immersion suits on offshore installations
- CAP 1034. Development of a Technical Standard for Emergency Breathing Systems, May 2013
- CAN/CGSB-65.17-2012: Helicopter Passenger Transportation Suit System.
- 46 CFR Chapter 1 § 160.171-17: Coast Guard Department of Homeland Security.
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