The world of testing on products and materials as we know it today could not even be conceived without the existence of a series of international bodies that regulate these tests and guarantee their effectiveness.
The ISO Standards, issued by the ISO, International Organization for Standardization, occur very often when it comes to testing on products and materials because the ISO is the most prestigious and influential of these organizations.
In the following article we will tell the history of standardization, ISO and the importance of ISO Standards for the current context.
History of Standardization
The ISO Standards are just one of the most recent chapters in a much longer history. Standardization consists in the identification of unique and shared measures, practices and procedures that make trade and cooperation between individuals and producers possible.
A history that has millennial roots but which underwent a change of pace - qualitative and quantitative - following the industrial revolution and mass production.
In that context, also marked by international cooperation, the first shared units of measurement regulated by internationally recognized bodies were born.
The most famous and evocative episode is the creation of the meter by the Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM) which, in 1889, redefined the meter as the distance between two lines engraved on a sample bar of platinum-iridium preserved in Sèvres near Paris.
At the same time, international standardization bodies were also created. The first is the IEC, the International Electrotechnical Commission, founded in 1906 and still exists. A few decades later, in 1926, the ISA, ancestor of our ISO, also saw the light.
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History of the ISO
ISO was born in Geneva in 1947 and is the result of the renewed climate of international cooperation after the Second World War. In fact, delegates from 25 different states participated in its foundation and the ISO soon established itself as the most prestigious and recognized international regulatory body.
A turning point in the history of ISO was 1987 when the first quality management standard, the ISO 9000 macro-standard, was published.
ISO becomes a quality certification for companies in various aspects: corporate management, marketing, human resources, customer management and, of course, production.
This is where product and material testing comes into play.
ISO Standards for Product and Material Testing
With the exception of electrical and electronic engineering, which are the responsibility of the IEC, ISO is responsible for standardizing all tests on products and materials.
The multiple ISO Standards (today there are over twenty thousand) outline the testing procedures on products and materials in many fields, such as construction, manufacturing, automotive, healthcare products and so on.
ISO Standards prescribe various types of tests to ensure the safety and reliability of products and materials. Among these, environmental tests play a leading role.
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Climatic Chamber for Tests in Accordance with ISO Standards
The climatic chamber is the main tool for carrying out environmental tests on products and materials. Inside each climatic chamber it is possible to alter various environmental parameters, such as temperature and relative humidity, in order to verify how the sample of a material or product to be tested behaves.
Environmental testing procedures are outlined in various ISO standards that are specific to the industry and materials involved.
FDM Climatic Chambers can perform all environmental tests outlined in the ISO standards with precision and reliability.
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