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Ultra-Accelerated EMMA Testing
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THE BENEFITS OF ULTRA-ACCELERATED TESTING What is the Ultra-Accelerated EMMA ? ® The Ultra-Accelerated EMMA (UA-EMMA) is Atlas’ latest advancement in natural exposure testing. This new outdoor testing device delivers approximately 10-12 years of equivalent radiation exposure as would be received in a standard outdoor testing rack in South Florida in a single year. The system achieves this accelerated exposure through a patented “cool mirror” technology that has very high reflectance in the UV and near visible wavelength ranges while attenuating reflectance in the longer wavelength visible...

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Ideal Materials for UA-EMMA Testing Materials that require a long service life Transparent and glazed materials Temperature sensitive materials such as PVC Coatings applied to metal panels Materials that perform well in EMMA or EMMAQUA exposure testing EMMAQUA Weathering Standards ® The table below lists selected standards for EMMAQUA exposure. For details, refer to the individual standards. Test methods which are proprietary to individual companies and which also specify Fresnel-based exposure methods are not listed here. EMMAQUA STANDARD Glass-fiber reinforced polyester Coated hardboard...

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Global Support, Weathering Exposure Sites & Laboratories Chicago, Illinois USA ■ Linsengericht, Germany ■ Shanghai, China ■ São Paulo, Brazil Élancourt, France ■ Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany ■ Bangalore, India ■ Leicester, United Kingdom • Outdoor Exposure Sites & Laboratories Miami, Florida USA • Phoenix, Arizona USA • Sanary, France • Chicago, Illinois USA• Duisburg, Germany • Leicester, United Kingdom Hoek van Holland, The Netherlands • Chennai, India • Prescott, Arizona USA • Loveland, Colorado USA • Medina, Ohio USA Keys, Florida USA • Jacksonville, Florida USA • Alberta, Michigan USA •...

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