QUALITAL thus meets the following requirements (Standard UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025 and Regulations SINAL):

- Direction and operators on laboratory tests have a suitable experience and technical ability;

- equipments, plants and environments are suitable for the execution of expected tests;

- methods and procedures are also suitable;

- quality of results is assured by the proper use of calibrated instruments and by test samples suitably scheduled and stored;

- documents are safely and reservedly recorded, ensuring their availability.

QUALITAL laboratory, together with the expected tests for granting QUALICOAT and QUALANOD quality labels in building field, also carries out tests for characterization of surface finishing on aluminium directed to various industrial fields (for example automotive, marine, rail, electrical, food, ecc.).

Complete list of tests executed by QUALITAL laboratory (accredited by SINAL or not) may be consulted in the section “laboratory tests”.QUALITAL Tests and Research Laboratory is supplied by the following equipments:

Quantometer
Spectrophotometer for coloured surfaces
Metallographic microscope
Microdurometer / Durometer
Cabinets for NSS and AASS corrosion tests
Cabinets for Kesternich (SO₂) test
Cabinets for accelerated weathering test and for accelerated tests of light fastness
Cabinets for constant climate condensation water test
Equipments for mechanical tests (cupping, bend, impact)
Equipment to check stoving conditions
Equipments to measure coating thickness
Glossmeter
Abrasion tester TABER

QUALITAL laboratory is also equipped with a pilot plant for application of powder coatings.