What We Do
ICS Laboratories, Inc. was established in 1995 to provide testing and conformity assessment services for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and related devices. We are the leading independent laboratory in North America for PPE and one of the foremost in the world. ICS provides specialized, experienced testing of protective equipment for Eye and Face Protection, Helmet / Head Protection, Athletic Equipment, Respiratory Protection, Biological and Chemical Protective Clothing. As a specialist facility, our reputation for expertise, competence and client service is unrivaled.
Although specialized, the range of PPE products we address mandates the facilitation of a broad array of material characterizations. Our expertise includes thin film surface characterizations, environmental (solar, temperature, humidity) simulation, evaluation of stress, strain compression, restitution, and mechanical impact, advanced spectroscopy (UV, VIS and IR), geometric optics, gas sorbent filter evaluation, barrier material permeation, pressure dynamics and particle filtration performance evaluations.