Automotive Composites Ramps up Need for Materials Testing

Why does materials testing matter?  Consider that the automotive composites market could reach $12 billion this year.  Future Markets Insights reports the global automoti9ve composites market was estimated at $7.4 billion in 2019, and is projected to grow despite fluctuating economic conditions at a moderate pace.  The effort to continue to reduce the weight of…

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How Do we Know Sanitizing Gels Work?

So how do we know all those sanitizing gels and wipes actually work?  And how do we know they are safe for humans to use?  The products and components are tested by materials testing services such as NSL Analytical, using ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) or AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists)  approved…

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NSL Analytical Checks the Lens That Make our Vision Better

Like many others around the world, I have been doing a lot of reading lately.  Sometimes my eyes strain to see the information.  But what if I did not have glasses?  The Lens of Glasses are a common product uses every day that are tested by laboratories like NSL Analytical.  Testing by NSL Analytical covers…

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Materials Testing: Flammability and Safety – Sleep on It

The recent loss of an hour of sleep due to the US time change to Daylight Savings Time, made me really appreciate my bed.  Cotton used in bedding and children’s pajamas is likely to be coated with flame retardant, as are the mattresses.  So once again, we are daily using, or sleeping on, another product,…

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NSL Delivers Materials Testing for Pharmaceutical Industry

Products for Which we Rely on Materials Testing: Pharmaceuticals Today, a crushing headache drove me to the cabinet where our aspirin and other pain relievers are stored.  Once the throbbing subsided, I realized that ingredients for pills and other pharmaceuticals must be materials tested.  When products tablets, capsules or biotech products are being developed, as…

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NSL Analytical – Materials Testing for the Automotive Industry

Everything we rely on, before it was manufactured, either had its components tested, or the components of the machinery producing it tested. Recently my 18 month old car with 25,000 miles began to make a new noise on the road.  Wondering how a fairly new car would have an issue, I began to think about…

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NSL Analytical Services Accreditations Mean Trust

Did you know what NSL Analytical Services Inc. Accreditations mean?  NSL Analytical Services provide materials testing to so many different industries.  If it is chemical, NSL Analytical Services can test it.  But today, every major industry, manufacturer, developer and operator needs to know that materials utilized in their equipment and in their products are up…

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NSL Analytical Expands Offered Testing Services.

When your business needs ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, Look to NSL Analytical Services.  NSL Analytical recently received Renewal of the prestigious ISO/IEC 17025-2017 in addition to scope expansion.  That allows NSL to provide several additional testing services to its clients.  Additional methods and tests approved by ANAB the ILAC approved accreditation body. ASTM E572, ASTM E1172…

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Have a Materials or Elemental Question?

NSL can help you find the RIGHT answer. NSL participates in a rigorous program of certifications and approvals world-wide which give you proof of our capabilities which are always expanding. For example, in 2019 we added equipment to keep NSL in the technological forefront of the industry to serve your needs. Mechanical Testing New Instron…

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