North America & Asia Accreditations

Calibration activities for America and Asia/Pacific are coordinated from Instron's Corporate Headquarters and North American Center of Excellence in Norwood, MA, USA.  Instron’s North American Laboratories are accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) and the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). Our NVLAP accreditation covers the factory and field calibrations in North America, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, Thailand and Taiwan operations and our A2LA accreditation covers CEAST product calibrations in North America.

View or print a copy of our NVLAP Scope of Accreditation
View or print a copy of our A2LA Scope of Accreditation

Instron's calibration laboratories are the focal point for all calibration and verification activities worldwide. The Norwood laboratory provides accredited calibrations in support of Force, Hardness, Shore and Dynatup products. Tha laboratory is accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), a program administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), designated as Lab Code 200301-0. All standards used in the performance of calibrations are directly traceable to NIST.

Certification to Highest Standards and Traceability

All working standards used in our verification process are directly traceable to the SI through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). All procedures meet or exceed ASTM standards.

Certification is also provided for each transducer together with a report showing the actual verification results for each point taken with related traceability information.

In today's world, conformance to standards is serious business. Your customers and the courts can hold you responsible for the integrity of your test data. This is why every testing system, no matter how old or new, should be routinely verified for conformance to applicable national and international standards.

Available Factory Verification Services

Services	Standard	Description
Force Verification	ASTM E74 ISO 376	Calibration of Secondary Standards to 240,000 lbs
	ASTM E74 ISO 376	Calibration of Working Standards to 1,000,000 lbs
Tup Calibrations	Internal Method	Calibration of Tup up to 225,000 lbs
Durometer Verification	ASTM D2240	Shore Rubber Hardness Din# 53505

For specific details on the capability of each part of the laboratory select the appropriate link from the list below:

• ▸ Force Calibration Laboratory
• ▸ Wilson Hardness Laboratory
• ▸ Shore Durometer Laboratory

Protect Your Investment

As good as your Instron equipment is, performance can change over time. Whether it is your customer's or your own policy, periodic field verification confirms accuracy and repeatability and informs you of any required repairs or adjustments.