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This section provides an overview for weathering testers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 9 weathering tester manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked weathering tester companies as of December, 2024: 1.ERICHSEN GmbH & Co. KG, 2.Q-LAB Corporation, 3.Solvica.
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Weathering testers are devices used to evaluate the degradation of products exposed to natural environmental factors such as solar radiation, rainfall, temperature, and humidity. Commonly used in industries involving materials like plastics, paints, fibers, and paper, these testers conduct accelerated testing to confirm material durability over a shortened period.
Weathering resistance testing, governed by standards like JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) and ISO (International Organization for Standardization), is crucial in product design and pre-market evaluation phases, and sometimes just before shipment.
Weathering testers are vital for products intended for long-term use in natural environments, including materials like paint, plastics, rubber, textiles, and paper, as well as automobiles, buildings, and home appliances. These testers are especially important for products prone to degradation due to light, temperature, and humidity.
These testers simulate environmental factors like light, temperature, and humidity to accelerate the deterioration process. They use light sources such as xenon lamps, which closely mimic sunlight across various wavelengths, or carbon arc lamps, known for their strong UV emission. By combining these light sources with controlled temperature and humidity settings, weathering testers effectively evaluate product durability in simulated natural conditions.
This tester uses a xenon arc lamp to simulate sunlight and includes features like temperature and humidity control and simulated rainfall. It's widely used for testing polymer building materials, and anodic oxide coatings on aluminum, paints, plastics, and rubber, as specified by JIS.
An older but still relevant tester, the Sunshine Weather Meter uses a carbon arc lamp, offering high UV energy. Though less sun-like than xenon lamps, its historical data make it a valuable tool in evaluating industrial coatings and other materials under accelerated weathering conditions.
Used mainly for evaluating the weather resistance of coating films, this tester employs ultraviolet fluorescent lamps to assess effects like cracking and chalking through cyclic testing.
The ultraviolet fade meter focuses on evaluating fading or discoloration caused by sunlight. It is particularly used for testing automobile interior materials and textile products, using a carbon arc lamp as its light source.
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Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, founded in 1910, is a manufacturer of standard instruments, specialized solar simulation, and high-speed illumination for use in the food and beverage, consumer electronics, paint & coating, UVC material degradation test, and graphic arts industries. The Mount Prospect, Illinois-based corporation has ISO/IEC 17025, AMECA, CRRC, FGIA, and Quality Management System certification. In 2007, Industrial Growth Partners purchased the company, and in 2010, it became a business unit of AMETEK Measurement, Communications & Testing, a Division of AMETEK's Electronic Instruments Group.
Q-LAB, founded in Westlake, Ohio, in 1956 is a manufacturer of material durability testing products. The company's product portfolio includes standard test substrates as well as weathering, light stability, and corrosion testers, UV test chambers, weathering testing, and contract testing services. Their products are used in additives and colorants, adhesive and sealants, automotive, building materials (such as roofing and siding), fabrics/textiles and food and beverages. The company has sales and distribution facilities in Manchester, England, Saarbrücken, Germany, and Shanghai, China.
ERICHSEN GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1910 and is based in Hemer, Germany is a manufacturer of measuring and testing devices for sheet metal, paints and similar coatings. The company research, develop, design and manufacture testing equipment and machines for the following fields of application: Sheet Metal Testing, Surface Testing, Corrosion Testing, and Materials Testing. To round off the company’s product range and as a system provider, they have electromagnetic coating thickness gauges, abrasion testers, printing ink testers, adhesive testers and color dispersing devices in our product range.
Presto Group was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Faridabad, Haryana, India. The ISO 9001:2015 certified company is a diversified manufacturer of paper, plastic, wiring, metallic, and other materials used in aerospace, automotive, computer component, plastics, and other industries. The company’s clients include Amazon, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Walmart. The company’s paper testing products include computerized box compression testers, stiffness testers, and others. The company also produces equipment for plastic manufacturing and molding, and painting, plating, and coating.
Worthy Tech Co Ltd. is a manufacturer of testing instrument which has the ability to fight corrosion. The company was established in 1998 and is based in Taiwan. The company product portfolio includes salt spray chambers, cyclic corrosion test chambers, accelerated weathering testers, temperature and humidity chambers. The company grew to export products to Europe, South East Asia, South America, North America, and Australia. The company is saddled with the responsibility of providing customers with sophisticated, technologically advanced testing solutions to determine how long the company products will last.
SONACME Technology Co.,Ltd is a manufacturer of environmental test chamber application solutions. The company was established in 1995 and is located at Guangdong China. The company product portfolio includes Xenom Test chambers, UV accelerated Aging Test chambers, Battery test chambers, Precision High temperature oven and Thermal shock chambers, etc. The company provides environmental test chambers for various Industries and applications from Automobiles and Electronic Products to aerospace. The company also provide customer services offering prompt and knowledgeable assistance, resolving inquiries, and technical issues efficiently.
Solvica B.V. is a manufacturer and supplier and producer of testing equipment for coatings, inks, adhesives and sealants. The company was established in 2000 and is based in Netherlands. The company comprehensive range of products includes automatic scribe marks machine for corrosion testing, programmable salt spray cabinet, automatic panel spray cabinet, colorMeter pro and cyclic condensation water climatic chamber cabinet xenon test chamber etc. The company also render consulting services, helping businesses optimize its IT infrastructure, enhance cybersecurity, and improve overall operational efficiency.
Rycobel is a supplier of measuring equipment, optimization of production processes, and maintenance and calibration of various devices. The company has offices in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. Rycobel offers various testing equipment for material characterization including vibration testing and bending resistance. They also have equipment for testing paper, beverages, packaging, and textiles among others. Rycobel offers solutions to static electricity, dust and moisture removal from all surfaces, and surface treatment to ensure adhesion to various materials.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERICHSEN GmbH & Co. KG |
25.6%
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| 2 | Q-LAB Corporation |
15.4%
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| 3 | Solvica |
14.1%
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| 4 | Presto |
9.0%
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| 5 | SONACME Technology Co.,Ltd. |
7.7%
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| 6 | Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC |
7.7%
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| 7 | Rycobel |
7.7%
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| 8 | Worthy Tech Co Ltd. |
6.4%
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| 9 | Hefei Fanyuan Instrument Co.,ltd |
6.4%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the weathering tester page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
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China
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3 | 42.9% |
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United States of America
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2 | 28.6% |
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Germany
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1 | 14.3% |
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India
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1 | 14.3% |
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