TPi November 2014

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NSF expands plastic pipe testing capabilities

NSF International has served as a global provider of testing and certification for the plastic pipe industry for nearly 50 years. It developed the American national standards for pipes and other products that treat or come into contact with drinking water, and certified more than 60,000 products to these standards. In 1990, the US EPA replaced its own drinking water product advisory programme with these NSF standards. NSF’s expanded capabilities include oxidative resistance testing; hydrostatic design stress (HDS) testing; slow crack growth (SCG) validation/rapid crack propagation (RCP) testing; and testing for large diameter plastic pipe (up to 24" in diameter) at elevated temperatures.

health effects testing and certification for the global plastic pipe industry.

NSF International has acquired the laboratory portion of Jana Laboratories Inc, an engineering consulting and laboratory testing firm that serves the global water and plastic pipe industries. Jana Laboratories’ 14-person laboratory staff and 20,000ft 2 laboratory in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, will be renamed NSF Janalab and will become part of NSF’s global network of ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. NSF Janalab includes the 4,000ft 2 Advanced Pipe Test Facility II, which it claims 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 major provider of performance and

Jana will retain the consulting and training portion of its business under the name Jana. “The increased demand for plastic pipe has led to a greater need for state-of- the-art testing capabilities and technical expertise to protect public health,” said Kevan P Lawlor, president and chief executive officer of NSF International. “Both NSF International and Jana customers will benefit from more cost efficient and streamlined health effects and performance testing services for plastic pipe, including highly specialised tests for oxidative resistance, hydrostatic design stress testing and large diameter pipe testing. The acquisition also provides clients additional R&D capability and independent consulting resources through Jana.”

NSF International – USA info@nsf.org www.nsf.org

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