Accreditations & Certificates

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Instron Quality Manual

This document constitutes the highest level of quality documentation measures in Instron.

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Accreditations and Certificates

CFR Statements

Codes of Federal Regulations (CFR) Statements

10 CFR §21 & §50 Appendix B Statement

The 10 CFR §21 & §50 Appendix B Statement provides information on Instron's calibration certificate.

FDA Compliance Statements

The FDA Compliance Statement provides information about how to integrate Instron's products according to your 21 CFR § 820, 21 CFR § 11, ISO 13485:2003 and IQ/OQ/PQ requirements.

ISO

ISO 9001 Compliance Statement, Scope & Registration Details

Instron's quality systems, measurement standards and procedures meet or exceed the requirements of ISO9001.

The registrars are:

Instron, Electromechanical & Industrial Products Group, Norwood, MA, USA:
SGS International Certification Services Inc. view certificate
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Instron- A division of ITW Ltd., United Kingdom:
SGS United Kingdom Ltd view certificate

Instron GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany:
TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH view certificate

Instron Singapore, a Division of ITW Pte Ltd., Japan, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan:
SGS International Certification Services Inc. view certificate

ITW Test & measurement Italia S.r.l.
Instron CEAST Division, Italy:
TUV Italia S.r.l. view certificate

ITW India Private Limited*
*BISS (P) Ltd is now merged with ITW India Private Limited.
Instron Bengaluru, India (Bangalore)
BSI Assurance UK Limited view certificate

Calibration

Calibration Laboratory Management System Compliance

CALIBRATION LABORATORY ISO/IEC 17025 ACCREDITATION

North America, Europe, Asia, Japan, and Australia

Instron's calibration laboratory is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) under Laboratory Code 200301-0. This accreditation also covers our worldwide field operations, excluding Brazil.

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Download Instron's current scope of accreditation and certificate of accreditation below:

Note that Instron combined two separate NVLAP accreditations into one. Previously, our field and factory operations were covered by NVLAP lab codes of 200301-0 and 105023-0. All Instron calibration facilities are now covered under one certificate and designated as lab code 200301-0.

Our NVLAP accreditation also covers our CEAST product verifications, which had previously been accredited by A2LA. The Signatory List, identifying all individuals qualified by NVLAP to perform 17025 calibrations, is available upon request.

NIST maintains an on-line register of certificates at: http://ts.nist.gov/

Bengaluru, India (Bangalore)

Instron’s Bengaluru, India (Bangalore) site facility ITW India Private Limited* is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 in the field of calibration and testing and accredited to Nadcap in non-metallic materials testing.
*BISS (P) Ltd is now merged with ITW India Private Limited

Download Instron's current scope of accreditation and certificate of accreditation below:

ISO 17025 Calibration view certificate
ISO 17025 Testing view certificate
Nadcap view certificate

CE Statements

CE Marking of Instron Equipment

To fulfill the conformity requirements for CE marking of equipment across such a wide product range, Instron uses three main directives, the machinery directive, the low voltage directive, and the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) directive. This article explains how these directives are used.