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Football Helmet Testing
January 29, 2018CTE — a degenerative brain condition caused by repeated impacts to the head — is changing the game of football as we know it. Since the first instances of damaging plaque were uncovered during autopsies performed on former NFL players,...
Package Testing
November 3, 2017Package testing is a way of simulating the conditions a package can be expected to encounter during transit. In today’s increasingly global supply chains, packages and products will often cross wide geographic distances to get to market, moving through multiple...
NTS Chicago Expansion Phase 8: Up and Running!
September 19, 2016In anticipation of the upcoming grand opening event, the Chicago team has been working non-stop to get equipment up and running with no downtime for customer testing! As you can imagine, we needed quite a bit of preparation before installation could take place. In...
New Mexico NOM Test Standard for E1 and E3 Has Been Released
September 9, 2016Mexico has issued a new test standard for E1 and E3 interfaces (2048 Kbit/s and 34368 Kbit/s)- NOM-EM-017-SCFI-2016. Test laboratories must have this standard in their accreditation scope in order to perform testing. IFT is still the responsible authority for homologations...
NTS Chicago Grand Opening Event!
September 6, 2016We are pleased to officially announce that the grand opening of the new NTS Chicago laboratory at 1660 Wall St. in Mt. Prospect, IL will be taking place on Thursday, October 6th, 2016! Our team has put together a great...
International Approvals: EU/CE Compliance Update
August 30, 2016A new version of the “Blue Guide” was issued aligning the requirements with the “New Legislative Framework”. Please note the following two particular aspects extracted from the guide: The EC DoC (Declaration of Conformity) must be in the official language...
NTS Chicago Expansion Phase 5: LN2 Tank Installation
August 18, 2016Our Chicago team is really excited about the recent installation of a liquid nitrogen tank, the process taking months to complete. Scroll down for some great pictures of this big job! Equipment is being moved from our Palatine laboratory to the new...
Saudi Arabia CITC Application Requirement Update
August 12, 2016Saudi Arabia CITC has started to implement authentication measures for documents being submitted for Type Approvals. Most notably is the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) and the laboratory confirmation letter. The DoC of a particular model must now include official corporate...
NTS Chicago Expansion Phase 2: New Offices
August 2, 2016Phase 2 of our new Chicago area laboratory in Mt. Prospect, IL is almost completed, with 6,500 square feet of office space being added. It will contain 11 rooms, 2 conference rooms, a customer lounge, kitchen and reception area. This...
Technical Spotlight – Organotins Materials Testing
November 23, 2015What are organotin compounds? Organotin compounds have been used as heat stabilizers in PVC, biocides, wood preservatives, and marine anti-fouling agents. There are 4 classes of organotins with tri-substituted organotin compounds having the most toxic effects on the environment. These...