Accreditations and Certificates

ISO 9001 Compliance Statement, Scope & Registration Details

Instron's quality systems, measurement standards and procedures meet or exceed the requirements of ISO9001:2008.

Instron, USA:
SGS International Certification Services Inc. view certificate

Instron, Industrial Product Group, Grove City, PA. USA:
SRI Quality System Registrar USA view certificate

Instron- A division of ITW Ltd., United Kingdom:
SGS United Kingdom Ltd view certificate

Instron Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore:
SGS International Certification Services Inc. view certificate

ITW Test & measurement Italia S.r.l.
Instron CEAST Division, Italy:
TUV Italia S.r.l. view certificate

ITW Test & measurement GmbH,
Reicherter, Germany:
TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH view certificate

TickIT Software Design Compliance

Calibration Laboratory Management System Compliance

CALIBRATION LABORATORY ISO/IEC 17025 ACCREDITATION

Instron Pty's Calibration Laboratory is also accredited to ISO 17025 for Force and Extension by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), Laboratory Number 3037. NATA holds the original of the certificate on their site at: http://www.nata.asn.au/

Download Certificate ISO17025

Instron's European Calibration Laboratory is accredited to ISO 17025 for Force, Extension, Hardness and Impact by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), Laboratory Number 0019. This laboratory is based in our High Wycombe UK facility and offers site calibration services throughout Europe. UKAS holds the original of the certificate on their site at: http://www.ukas.org/
Download Certificate 0019

Instron's North American Field, Force, Wilson and Shore Hardness Calibration laboratories are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) under Laboratory Code 200301-0. This accreditation also covers our field operations in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, Thailand, and Taiwan.

Download Instron's current scope of accreditation and certificate of accreditation below:

Instron's Current Scope of Accreditation

Instron's Certificate of Accreditation

Note that Instron combined two separate NVLAP accreditations into one. Previously, our field and factory operations were covered by NVLAP lab codes of 200301-0 and 105023-0. All of Instron North America's calibration facilities are now covered under one certificate and designated as lab code 200301-0.

Our accreditation also covers SATEC™ products, which had previously been accredited by A2LA. The Signatory List, identifying all individuals qualified by NVLAP to perform 17025 calibrations, is available upon request.

NIST maintains an on-line register of certificates at: http://ts.nist.gov/

Codes of Federal Regulations (CFR) Statements

10 CFR §21 & §50 Appendix B Statement
The 10 CFR §21 & §50 Appendix B Statement provides information on Instron's calibration certificate.

FDA Compliance Statements
The FDA Compliance Statement provides information about how to integrate Instron's products according to your 21 CFR § 820, 21 CFR § 11, ISO 13485:2003 and IQ/OQ/PQ requirements.

CE Marking of Instron Equipment

CE Marking of Instron Equipment
To fulfill the conformity requirements for CE marking of equipment across such a wide product range, Instron uses three main directives, the machinery directive, the low voltage directive, and the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) directive. This article explains how these directives are used.