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Natural & Accelerated Weathering Services

NOW Catalog - 27780 Benchmark Exposure Sites

World’s Largest Network of Natural Weathering Facilities

The climates of southern Florida and central Arizona are recognized as global benchmarks for natural weathering environments. The warm, humid, subtropical environment of our outdoor test sites in Miami and the intense sun and arid climate of our site in Phoenix are some of the harshest climates to which your products can be exposed. Often the best natural weathering test scenario requires testing in a variety of climates. For that reason, Atlas
® offers the world’s largest network of outdoor weathering test facilities with over 23 sites worldwide.

Atlas Weathering Services Group - South Florida

South Florida Test Service (SFTS) continues to pioneer natural exposure testing. Located in a rural, unpolluted environment, SFTS provides clients with more than 70 years of experience in weathering. This site is used by companies worldwide for exposure testing of paints, coatings, textiles, plastics and other various products.

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Atlas Weathering Services Group - Central Arizona

Arizona, like Florida, possesses high levels of solar radiation and elevated temperatures. However, unlike Florida, Arizona has an arid climate that can have a distinct effect on material durability. Atlas Weathering Services Group’s Arizona desert site, DSET Laboratories, is in an unpolluted environment. Since 1948, DSET has offered desert exposure testing suitable for materials used in a wide range of industries, including automotive, construction and consumer products.

Atlas Weathering Services Group - Sanary Sur Mer, France

The Bandol region of France possesses a typical Mediterranean climate. With 3,000 hours of sunlight per year, an elevation of 110 m (361 ft), average wet time of 2,700 hours, and a proximity to the Mediterranean Sea of only 4 km (2.5 miles), the site is used by many European companies to test a wide range of materials.

Atlas Weathering Services Group - Chennai, India

Located near Chennai, it is the first official outdoor exposure site in India and is characterized by a tropical climate with high levels of sunlight, humidity and temperature. This site provides valuable test data for many industries, including: automotive exterior and interior; architectural and building products; consumer durable goods; and lightfastness of textiles.

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