NVLAP Expands IES LM-80-08 Accreditations For Orb Optronix
Kirkland, WA - Orb Optronix, the first fully-independent ISO 17025 certified IES LM-80 testing facility in the United States, has been awarded accreditation by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program under the Energy Efficient Lighting Products Program (NVLAP #500055-0). This new accreditation scope includes IES LM-80-08 Lumen Maintenance Testing, IES LM-79-08 Integral Lamp Testing, and greatly expands the number of accredited measurement services available from the company while adding NIST-sponsored proficiency testing.
“NVLAP is our industry’s gold seal for accreditation, and we are proud to be the U.S. leader in third-party LM-80 testing”, said Rand Lee, President. “Our early appreciation of the growing need for turn-key LM-80 systems has started placing Orb Optronix’ vertically integrated LM-80 hardware and software solutions into laboratories around the world.”
Orb Optronix now has accreditation in the following measurement standards, expanding on previous accreditations in LM-79-08 Integral Lamp Testing and IES LM-80-08 Lumen Maintenance Testing:
Color Measurements
• IES LM-58:1994 Spectroradiometric Measurements
• CIE Pub. 13.3:1995 Method of Measuring and Specifying Color Rendering of Light Sources
• IES LM-79:2008 (Sec. 12) Solid State Lighting Luminaires - Color Characteristic Measurements
• IES LM-16:1993 Practical Guide to Colorimetry of Light Sources
• CIE Pub. 15:2004 Method of Measuring and Specifying Color Rendering of Light Sources
Electrical Measurements
• ANSI C82.2:2002 Ballast for Fluorescent Lamps - Methods of Measurement
• ANSI C82.77:2002 Harmonic Emission Limits - Related Power Quality Requirements for Lighting Equipment
Life Tests
• IES LM-65:2001 Single-Ended Compact Fluorescent Lamps - LifeTest Performance
• IES LM-80:2008 Solid State Lighting Luminaires - Lumen Maintenance
Photometric Measurements
• IES LM-79:2008 (Sec. 9) Solid State Lighting Luminaires - Total Flux Measurements (Luminous Efficacy)
• IES LM-79:2008 (Sec. 10) Solid State Lighting Luminaires - Luminous Intensity Measurements
SOURCE: NVLAP