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Our Services as an Accredited Inspection Agency and Test Laboratory

Inspection

We frequently perform inspection services for our clients that range from routine product selections to annual inspections required by accreditation bodies. We work with clients to provide in-plant qualification and follow-on inspection services that meet their needs. We strive to reduce costs to our clients by using budget-conscious travel arrangements and including as many inspections as possible in a single trip. Please contact us to inquire about setting up inspection services for your facility.

Our inspection agency accreditation covers several manufacturing industries, including:

  • Cellulosic Insulation Manufacturing
  • Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing
  • Foam Plastic Insulation Manufacturing
  • Reflective/Radiant Barrier Insulation Manufacturing
  • All Other Mass Insulation Manufacturing

Our Accreditation

Accreditation provides the industry with assurance that the services rendered by accredited organizations are of good quality and have been evaluated and proven. Accreditation is the foundation of a testing laboratory’s and inspections agency’s operation. It establishes an organization’s competency in areas of technical expertise, management systems, traceability to standard reference material, and quality systems.

R&D Services is an accredited testing laboratory for thermal insulation materials by the International Accreditation Service (IAS TL-566). Under this accreditation, R&D Services must meet the requirements of the international standard: “ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories.” IAS is a signatory of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). This means that governments and accreditation bodies throughout the world accept our test reports, making a test report from R&D Services more effective for our clients in the marketplace.

Our clients can trust that our test and inspection methods and reports are endorsed by international organizations and accepted worldwide.

In addition to being an accredited laboratory and inspection agency, R&D Services participates in many other industry related organizations. R&D prides itself on not only offering quality laboratory services but participating in the development and improvement of the same standards it uses during product evaluations.

Organizations we Cooperate With:
  • ICC ES
  • CCMC
  • IAPMO
  • Florida Product Approval
  • City of LA
  • Miami Dade
  • Cool Roof Rating Council
  • US EPA – Energy Star

Product Listing Service

R&D offers product listings too! This means that your product has been evaluated according to a standard or set of standards and meets the requirements of that standard. The listed product is evaluated on an ongoing basis to ensure consistent quality of the product. Product listings also have the ability use the R&D Services Listed logo to demonstrate product compliance to the public, certification agencies, or other authorities.