Mechanical Testing
  Photo courtesy of Lion Hydraulics

Mechanical Testing

Providing You:

  • Evidence that your product will meet its requirements?
  • Verification that a material meets specifications?
  • The potential life span of a component?
  • The strength of a beam?
  • Weld qualification?
  • Temperature/humidity environmental testing?
  • Corrosion testing?

SCC Accreditation

As the only accrediting body in Canada, SCC's mandate is to promote efficient and effective standardization. Accreditation is your assurance of the quality of ITC's results.

  • Accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 (formerly Guide 25) for specific tests
  • Accredited in 1984-longer than any other laboratory in Western Canada
  • Our accredited services meet the requirements of standards such as ISO 9001, QS 9000, TS 16949, and ISO/IEC 17025
  • Internationally recognized through agreements with·
    - NIST/NVLAP, the National Institute of Standards and Technology
      National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
    - APLAC, the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation
    - and others

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  Our Facilities

Our mechanical testing facilities are designed to meet your needs.

  • Universal tension and compression testing machines able to provide precise results up to 120,000 lbs (55,000 kg)
  • Environmental chambers with wide temperature ranges and humidity control from ambient to 100%
  • Salt fog and cyclic corrosion chamber
  • Brinell, Rockwell, and microhardness testers
  • Fully equipped machine shop

Our Services

Industry Standard Testing

  • ASTM
  • ASME
  • CSA
  • SAE

Custom Testing

  • Fatigue testing
  • Destructive testing
  • Tension and compression up to 120,000 lb
  • Environmental exposure and conditioning
  • Design and build custom test fixtures for tension, compression, fatigue, and destructive testing
  • Provide consultation on custom test procedure development

Accredited for:

  • Strength of adhesive bonds in plastics
  • Tensile properties of plastics, rubbers, and elastomers
  • Weld testing in steel and aluminum
  • Tension testing in metals, including ferrous and non-ferrous alloys
  • Hardness testing of metals, including microindentation (non-destructive) hardness testing
  • Impact testing of metals

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Project Profile

Kitchen Craft Cabinetry, a cabinet manufacturer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, required a comparison of the joint strength for different designs, adhesives, and wood types used in cabinet doors that they manufacture.

Kitchen Craft consulted with the Engineering staff at the Industrial Technology Centre, and together we determined that tensile or joint strength testing would provide the most cost effective answers.

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