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 testing and conformity assessment of PPE and one of the foremost in the world. We provide specialized, experienced testing of protective equipment for Eye and Face Protection, Helmet / Head Protection, Respiratory Protection, Biological and Chemical Protective Clothing and Ballistic Protective Body Armor, Vests, Plates and Shields. As a specialist facility, our reputation for expertise, competence and client service goes unparalleled.

Although specialized, the range of PPE products we address mandate the facilitation of a broad array of material characterizations. Our expertise includes thin film surface characterizations, environmental  (solar, temperature, humidity) simulation, ballistics 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.

Our facilities encompass six dedicated laboratories: ballistics, chemistry, environmental, mechanical, optical, and respiratory. Each laboratory is computer controlled for maintaining appropriate and standardized temperature and humidity test atmospheres.

Our testing and assessments capabilities are performed to standards worldwide. Our capabilities, knowledge and accreditations extend to all major markets addressing national and international (ISO) standards. For North American we facilitate ANSI, ASTM, CSA, MIL, NIJ, NIOSH, and NOCSAE conformity assessments. For the Asian Pacific market, AS/NZS (SAI GLOBAL) and JIS conformity assessments. We are one of the very few testing laboratories outside of Europe accredited to perform EN standards assessments for CE Certification of Protective Equipment. Our international accreditation status, coupled with key alliances and recognition agreements with certification bodies in international markets enable us to facilitate turn-key conformity assessments and global market entry for our clients.

In addition to standards based conformity assessments, we are recognized for performing first article and on-going independent QA assessments for military protective equipment to national and international requirements. We also offer customized contract testing to customer specifications and advanced failure mode analysis -- assessing product performance beyond standards requirements.

Our staff is knowledgeable, competent, experienced and well recognized as experts in the industry. Together, we bring multiple decades of technical knowledge specific to Personal Protective Equipment.

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