Furniture Testing Laboratories

Furniture Testing and Research Services

Are you an Furniture manufacturer, importer, inventors, distributor, academic institution or consumer that needs third-party laboratories for Furniture testing or R&D services? Contract Laboratory can help you with all your Furniture routine and non-routine lab analysis, product development, experiments, examinations, evaluations, inspections, certifications and research studies such as:

Product Safety Testing

Cleanability Testing

Furniture Flammability Testing

Durability Testing

Comfort Testing

Life Cycle Testing

Performance Testing

Packaging Testing

Microbiology Testing

Mold Testing

Moisture Content Testing

Textiles Testing

Ergonomic Design Testing

Engineering Testing

Lifecycle Testing

Case goods Testing

Firmness Testing

Impact Testing

Structural Integrity Testing

Intensive Use Testing

Stability Testing

Locking Mechanism Testing

Wear ability Testing

Sustainability Testing

VOC Emissions Testing

Outgassing Testing

Formaldehyde Testing

Tipping Testing

Compliance Testing

Indentation Force Deflection Testing

Indoor Air Quality Testing

Inspections Pentachlorophenol (PCP) Testing

Chemical Testing

Formaldehyde Testing

Furniture Products Tested

Contract Laboratory can assist your company, academic institution, government agency or organization in outsourcing contract laboratories to perform testing, analysis, and product development for many Furniture finished products, processes, systems, in-process materials, raw materials and components such as:

Sofas

coffee tables

hutches

dining tables

casegoods

storage

kitchen cabinets

desk chairs

chairs

children's furniture

stools

ottomans

recliners

sectionals

benches

sofa beds

beds

mattresses

loungers

bookshelves

chaise lounges

end tables

storage units

shelving

carts

rockers

desks

filing cabinets

wall dividers

Furniture Test Methods, Standards and Specifications:

Contract Laboratory helps with the testing, research, product development, certification, and inspection to many Furniture Test Methods, Standards, Specifications, Laws and Regulations including:

ASTM E1822-17: Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Stacked Chairs

ASTM E1474-14: Standard Test Method for Determining the Heat Release Rate of Upholstered Furniture and Mattress Components or Composites Using a Bench Scale Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter

ASTM E1352-16: Standard Test Method for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Assemblies

EN 716: Children's cots and folding cots for domestic use

WELL Building Standard

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 Office Seating

ANSI/BIFMA X5.3 Vertical Files

ANSI/BIFMA X5.4 Lounge and Public Seating

ANSI/BIFMA X5.5 Desk Products. ANSI/BIFMA X5.6 Panel Systems

ANSI/BIFMA X5.9 Storage

ANSI/BIFMA X5.11 Large Occupant Office Seating ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 Educational Seating ANSI/SOHO S6.5 Small Office/Home Office ANSI/BIFMA M7.1 Standard Test Method for Determining VOC Emissions

ANSI/BIFMA X7.1 Standard for Formaldehyde and TVOC Emissions

ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard

BIFMA HCF 8.1 - Healthcare Furniture Design - Guidelines for Cleanability

BIFMA G1 Ergonomics Guideline for Furniture

BIFMA Color - 2005 Color Measurement BIFMA PCR for Seating: UNCPC 3811 BIFMA PCR for Storage: UNCPC 3812 BIFMA PD-1-2011 Mechanical Test Standards

BIFMA Sustainability Guidelines for Office Furniture

BIFMA Tex4.1 - 2005 Woven Textile Characteristics

ISO TC-136 Furniture

ANSI/SOHO Furniture Testing for Small Office/Home Office furnishings ANSI/BHMA A156.9 Furniture Testing ANSI/KCMA A161.1 Kitchen Cabinet Furniture Testing Coordination of Electrical Component Certification and Listing (ETL Listed Mark)

GSA FNEW 83-269E Task Chair and other miscellaneous

GSA FNAE 80-214 Upholstered Furniture Test Method

ASTM E2280-17: Standard Guide for Fire Hazard Assessment of the Effect of Upholstered Seating Furniture Within Patient Rooms of Health Care Facilities

SASO 2454 (for tables with glass)

International Furniture Regulations:

Contract Laboratory can help your company with the outsourcing of testing to be in compliance with many International Furniture Regulations and Laws such as:

BIRMA

SEFA

Greenguard Certification

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title VI

Furniture Laboratory Accreditations, Certifications and Licenses:

Laboratories that perform Furniture testing and research may need to have certain local, domestic and international Furniture laboratory accreditations, licenses or certifications such as ISO 17025, A2LA, FDA GMP, EPA GLP, UKAS, etc.

Furniture Laboratory Expert and Support Services:

In addition to Furniture testing and research, Contract Laboratory can assist with Furniture lab expertise, knowledge and support services such as: Technical Consulting, Method Development, Method Validation, Litigation Support, Patent Evaluation, Expert Testimony, Sustainability, Regulatory Support, Compliance, Government Filings, Prototyping, Troubleshooting, Process Development, Product Comparison, Competitor Analysis, Benchmarking, Audits, etc.

Furniture Laboratory Locations:

Contract Laboratory can help your company with the outsourcing of Furniture test laboratories in many areas and countries such as California, New York, USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, European Union, Russia, China, Hong Kong, Asia, Australia, Japan, Africa and the Middle East.