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Q-Lab Corporation

PRODUCT SUMMARY  L-4061

Material Durability Testing
Products Since 1956
Q-Lab is a world leader in weathering, light stability, and corrosion testers and standard test substrates.
We offer outdoor exposure testing at our benchmark facilities in Florida and Arizona. Contract test
services, including accelerated laboratory and physical property testing and evaluation, are also available.
The quality and reliability of our products and services have established our reputation as "the most
trusted name in weathering."

The QUV accelerated weathering tester
reproduces the damage caused by sunlight, rain
and dew. In just a few days or weeks, the QUV
tester can reproduce the damage that occurs
over months or years outdoors.
To simulate outdoor weathering, the QUV tester exposes materials to
alternating cycles of UV light and moisture at controlled, elevated
temperatures. It simulates the effects of sunlight using special fluorescent UV lamps and uses condensing humidity and/or water spray to
realistically replicate dew and rain. Calibration of the device can be performed in minutes by the user.
Its simple, proven design makes it easy to install, easy to use, inexpensive to operate and almost
maintenance-free. With thousands of testers in use worldwide, QUV is the world's most widely used
weathering tester.

Q-SUN xenon arc test chambers are fullfeatured lightfastness, colorfastness, and
photostability chambers that reproduce the
damage caused by full-spectrum sunlight
and rain. Their xenon lamps provide the best match to full spectrum
sunlight. The testers' optical filters last indefinitely under normal use.
Q-SUN testers allow for control of critical test parameters including
spectrum, irradiance, relative humidity, chamber temperature and black
panel/black standard temperature. 3D specimens can be conveniently mounted horizontally on the flat
specimen trays in the Xe-1 and Xe-3. Thin specimens are mounted vertically on the rotating rack Xe-2
model. Optional water spray and chillers are available. Q-SUN xenon test chambers are the simplest,
most reliable, and easiest to use xenon arc testers available.
Q-FOG cyclic corrosion chambers provide
the best possible laboratory simulation of
natural atmospheric corrosion. Specimens
are exposed to a series of different environments in a repetitive cycle that mimics the outdoors. Q-FOG chambers
can perform simple, alternating cycles (like Prohesion) as well as more
sophisticated methods that call for multi-step cycles.
Q-FOG testers are available in two sizes to fulfill a wide range of testing requirements and conform
to many industry standards. Space utilization is maximized and mainten-ance is minimized with the
Q-FOG tester's internal solution reservoir. The testers have a low belt line and an easy opening lid for
easy sample mounting. Q-FOG cyclic corrosion testers offer state-of-the-art corrosion testing technology,
reliability, ease of operation and easy maintenance – all at a remarkably affordable price.