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News Release from: kA Testing Facility | Subject: Temperature-rise testing
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 11 August 2005
Test facility gains ASTA accreditation
KA Testing Facility has been awarded the accolade of ASTA accreditation for its new temperature-rise test facility.
kA Testing Facility, a leading provider of testing services to the power sector of the electrical industry, has been awarded the accolade of ASTA accreditation for its new temperature-rise test facility, which is capable of evaluating the performance of switchgear and controlgear assemblies at currents up to 5,000A ASTA accreditation means added convenience for customers of kA Testing Facility, who can now use the organisation not only for ongoing tests during the development of new equipment, but also, when development is completed, for final type-testing and certification in line with the requirements of BS EN60439-1:1999, the key standard for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 4 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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A further benefit is that kA Testing Facility has its own full-time accredited ASTA observer, which means that the organisation is in an exceptionally good position to respond to requests for testing to be carried out urgently.
"We are delighted that kA Testing Facility has satisfactorily completed our accreditation process", said Pat Gibbons of ASTA-BEAB.
"We have had a long association with the organisation and its parent company, Ter-mate, and we have always been impressed by their dedication to achieving the highest levels of safety and performance".
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"We are confident that the services offered by kA Testing Facility will be of great benefit to the electrical industry".
In addition to its temperature-rise test installation, kA Testing Facility also has in-house provision for impulse and power-frequency testing.
All testing services are provided at the company's test centre in Nottingham, which has excellent motorway access, allowing easy transport of equipment for testing.
The company can also, if required, arrange for and supervise short-circuit testing.
"Testing is the best, and often the only way to ensure the safety of electrical equipment", said Steve Swann, Managing Director of kA Testing Facility.
"Unfortunately, some companies try to avoid it as they think that testing is expensive and difficult".
"The services offered by kA Testing Facility are designed to eliminate these concerns".
"We strive to make the testing process as straightforward as possible and our charges are modest".
"Indeed, it would be very easy to argue that the cost of testing is minuscule compared with the potential cost of not testing".
The testing services offered by kA Testing Facility are supported by the availability on-site of the latest thermal imaging technology which is particularly valuable during development-related testing.
In many cases, it can pinpoint problems and assist with their rapid correction, eliminating costly empirical modifications.
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