NEN 8333 “Protective clothing ‐ Body covering clothing that supports the protection against tick bites and is industrially treated with permethrine”. The tests described in the standard may only be performed by validated testing labs.
Centexbel is acknowledged by the Deutsche Bundeswehr - Wehrwissenschaftliches Institut für Werk- und Betriebsstoffe (WIWeb) according to TL-8305-0031. As a result, manufacturers of protective clothing against tick bites can have their products tested according to the standard at Centexbel.

The regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment makes it mandatory to affix the CE marking on products used as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). By means of this CE marking, the manufacturer* declares that the product complies with the essential safety and health requirements applying to PPE and that the product has been introduced on the market in conformity with the legislation. The technical requirements with which the products shall comply are described in the corresponding harmonized European standards or technical specifications.

The European Directive on Marine Equipment or MED 2014/90 makes it mandatory to affix the wheel mark on products that are used as marine equipment. By affixing the wheel mark, the manufacturer* attests that the product is in conformity with the applicable legal safety and health requirements and that it is marketed in conformity with the legislation. The technical requirements with which the products have to comply are defined in the corresponding harmonized European standards or technical specifications.

Plastic characterisation lab

Physical/mechanical characterisation, flow behaviour & chemical composition of plastics

The plastic characterisation lab in Kortrijk is complemented by the Centexbel laboraties in Zwijnaarde and Grâce-Hollogne to offer a complete range of plastic related tests and evaluations.

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Our test offer also includes a fully automatic Near Infrared measuring system for all kinds of non-black plastic flakes, granules and pellets, that is highly suited to rapidly detect the composition of plastic samples directly from production or from a recycling process.

Leaflets

Handy leaflets with all analyses grouped by tested property:

Physical and mechanical analyses

Flow properties of plastic materials

thermal properties of plastic materials

material identification

Composite materials

Fibre-reinforced plastics (FRPs) are made from a textile reinforcement in a polymer matrix. Centexbel-VKC dispose of the adequate equipment and expertise to perform detailed analyses of fibre reinforced composites and the materials they are are made from.

Tests on Fibre-Reinforced plastics

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