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The safety of playground surfacing with standard UNI EN 1177
UNI EN 1177:2019 provides a method to assess the effectiveness of impact attenuating playground surfacing.
The Istituto Giordano Security and Safety Department can carry out the test in accordance with this standard.
Labinsight stops off in L'Aquila at the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory
Labinsight’s sixth stage brings us to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory in L’Aquila. Manager Alfredo Bonfiglio will talk to us about the laboratory.
Glass Roof Safety: Tests Required by the New UNI 11895:2023 Standard
New technical standard UNI 11895:2023: "Glass for construction - Safety of glass roofs - Test method, classification of results, and guide to the correct selection of safety performance."
For several years, Istituto Giordano has been conducting a technical procedure for its clients that closely aligns with the one outlined in the new standard.
Optics Lab, discover the new Labinsight stop
With the fifth stop of the Labinsight series, we enter the Optics laboratory located in the new headquarters in Gatteo.
Wind load resistance standard for market umbrellas
External blinds and shutters must obtain CE marking, but do market umbrellas belong to this category?
LABINSIGHT: discovering Security's laboratory
The fourth stop in Labinsight took us to the Security laboratory, where we witnessed tests requiring great physical strength and skill.
LABINSIGHT: getting to know the Fire Reaction Laboratory
Dr. Giambattista Traina, director of the Fire Reaction section of the Giordano Institute, tells us about the execution of the tests and the instruments in his laboratory
LABINSIGHT: exploring the Low Voltage Laboratory
Dr. Giuseppe Arcaro, technical manager of the Low Voltage section of Istituto Giordano, tells us the execution of tests and tools of his laboratory.
LABINSIGHT: a glimpse inside the Acoustics and Vibrations Laboratory
We tall with Dr. Andrea Cucchi, head of the section, who illustrates the tests and equipment that engage him every day together with his staff.
Test in order to verify if an installed flooring is antistatic or not
The purpose of tests is to evaluate the capacity of the flooring to dissolve the electrostatic charge, which is created during the normal working activities, and in particular situations could represent a possible origin of fire or explosions.
Anthropomorphic robot for durability testing
The instrumentation of the Security & Safety laboratory has been enhanced with the arrival of a new anthropomorphic robot, acquired for conducting cyclical durability tests on products.As its name suggests, the anthropomorphic robot resembles human features, particularly arms. Like a human arm, the equipment is characterized by joints, a wrist, and a gripping device comparable to a human hand.
CWCT Testing
In our Security & Safety Laboratory we perform numerous tests based on standards published by the CWCT (Centre for Window and Cladding Technology), founded in 1989 and now supported by more than 350 member companies drawn from the field of building envelopes and glazing, a sector for which it organises courses and publishes technical standards and guidance.
ISO 16932:2020 “Glass in building — Destructive windstorm-resistant security glazing — Test and classification
Istituto Giordano is an internationally-recognised laboratory capable of performing a complete test to determine the resistance to impact caused by windborne debris during a destructive windstorm and at the same time the resistance to cycles of strong positive and negative pressure caused by gusts of wind.
New test shaker for the avionics, military, rail and civil sectors
We have installed a new vibration system employing ECO technology at our Pomezia branch.
The new system allows a greater range of products to be tested of increased weight and size (the table’s mounting surface is 750 mm x 1000 mm, extendable using auxiliary plates; the shaker has a maximum payload of 600 kg).
Weather resistance of windows, doors, wall cladding and similar devices located in hurricane zones
Our Security & Safety laboratory performs testing in accordance with American ASTM and AAMA standards, along with the various technical regulations of American federal states such as the FLORIDA BUILDING CODE and NEW YORK BUILDING CODE, etc.
These standards specify the test methods most frequently used and requested by Italian manufacturers doing business abroad (in particular in the United States, but also in the Far and Middle East).
The Florida Building Code
In the 1990s, the state of Florida was hit by a series of extremely violent hurricanes that caused enormous damage to homes and a sizeable death toll. It was therefore decided to establish the Florida Building Code, a set of standards designed by the US state of Florida to ensure that buildings are resistant to the hurricanes and tornadoes that frequently occur in this area.
Railway pantograph fatigue test
The test sample comprises a fully-assembled railway pantograph, complete with all electrical and mechanical components, installed on the supporting structure used when in service. The purpose of the test is to assess the fatigue behaviour of the upper-arm welds and note any other phenomenon caused by fatigue during testing.
ATM Safe Security Tests: A Proof Against Thieves!
In the style of the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, our colleagues Paolo Bertini and Andrea Bruschi staged a real ATM explosion to test the resistance of an ATM safe protection cage.
DEGREES OF IP PROTECTION: TESTS ACCORDING TO EN 60529
The low voltage lab of the Giordano Institute performs IP protection degree tests, verifying the resistance of enclosures to dust and liquids. Thanks to its specialized skills and dedicated equipment, it also supports tests for specific requirements not fully covered by the standards, such as those on enclosures for mechanical components.
Windstorm Resistance Test for Curtain Walls and Windows according to AAMA 501.1-05
The team of technicians at Istituto Giordano is working on the development of an innovative apparatus to perform testing according to the American standard AAMA 501.1-05, "Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Using Dynamic Pressure," utilizing an aircraft propeller. The laboratory is expected to be operational by September 2015.
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