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Kitchener, Ontario

150 Trillium Drive
Kitchener, Ontario, N2E 2C4
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T: 866-472-4522

Alex Tole - General Manager

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NTS Kitchener, Ontario’s Automotive Testing Resource

NTS Kitchener, ON is an internationally accredited, CGP approved, well-rounded laboratory specializing in materials testing for the automotive sector. The core of testing services offered center on the properties and durability interior and exterior automotive parts and components. The facility is ideally located in the Automotive and Industrial hub of Ontario and only 60 miles west of Toronto.

With a focus on Service and Quality Excellence, the team in Kitchener has defined themselves as a cost -effective extension of their customers’ product development and quality assurance teams. They accomplish this by providing technical expertise and capabilities in the areas of Materials, Environmental, Durability, and Reliability testing.

With more than 30,000 sq. ft. of multi-discipline testing facility, NTS Kitchener is committed to the high standards required by our customers and a level of excellence expected of an established and accredited testing/engineering laboratory. The NTS Kitchener is equipped and ready to assist you in the validation, performance, durability or failure analysis of your materials, products or components.

NTS Kitchener provides failure analysis, materials, durability and reliability testing, certification and environmental services for a variety of materials and products. Tests are routinely performed to specifications and procedures written by ASTM, ISO, SAE, IEC, CSA, CGSB, Toyota, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Mazda, Isuzu, Honda, VW, BMW, Mercedes, Hyundai/Kia, Mitsubishi, MIL-STD, NASA, Aerospace and Military OEM’s.

Environmental Testing in Kitchener

Automotive Testing

Applied Pressure
Applied Vacuum
Data Acquisition
Environmental Durability
Fixture Design
Force Vs Displacement
Life Cycle
Material Stress
Mechanical Durability
Proof Loading
Step Stress
Thermal Shock
Vibration

Corrosion Testing

Accelerated Corrosion
Cass
Corrodkote
Cyclic Corrosion
Filiform Corrosion
Salt Spray
Scab Corrosion

Simulated Environments

Cyclic Corrosion
Environmental Cycling
Fade-Ometer
Fogging
Humidity
Mildew
Oven Aging
Ozone
QUV Exposure
Salt Spray
Sunlamp Exposure
Thermal Shock
Weather-Ometer

Physical, Mechanical, Surface Property Testing

AATCE
Abrasion
Clean-ability
Coating Thickness
Color Evaluation
Crocking
Cure Test
Dime Scrape
Flexibility
Gravelometer
Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure
Oil/Gas Immersion
Paint Adhesion
Perspiration
RCA Wear
Scuff And Mar
Solvent And Detergent Resistance
Specular Gloss
Spot Test Acid, Water And Soap
Taber Abrasion
Thumbnail Hardness
Water Immersion
Wyzenbeek Wear

Durability And Fatigue

Combined Durability & Environmental
Component Evaluation
Experimental Stress Analysis
Flammability
Flow Measurement
Life Cycle Endurance
Mechanical Durability
Pressure Cycling / Environmental Fatigue
Servo Hydraulic Fatigue
Simultaneous Load Vs Deflection
Structural Testing
Vehicle Seat Testing

Chemical

Fourier Transform Infrared
GC/MS With Gerstel TDS
GC/MS With Headspace
HPLC
Oxygen Index
Volumetric Analysis
Thermal Analysis
- Compositional Analysis
- Crystallinity
- Cure
- DSC – Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- Filler Content
- Glass Transition
- Melt Point
- Oxidative Induction Time
- Temp
- TGA
- Thermal Stability
Rheological Analysis
- Melt Flow Indexer
- Parallel Plate
- Viscosity Measurements
Electrical And Electronics
- Contact Resistance
- Current Cycling
- Dielectric Strength
- Environmental Effects
- Force Vs Displacement
- Fretting Corrosion / Micro-volt
- Insertion Force
- Life Cycle And Endurance
- Metallic Plating Thickness
- Step Stress
- Surface And Volume Resistivity
- Voltage Drop / Resistance

Metallurgical

Mechanical

Adhesion Of Metallic Coating
Breaking Strength Of Metals
Charpy Impact
Coating Weight
Compressive Strength Of Metals
Fastener Compliance To SAE
Hardness
Heat Treat Verification
Load Testing Of Components/Assemblies
Shear Strength
Tensile Properties
Torque
Weld Quality/Strength
Welding And Brazing Analysis

Metals Chemistry

Ferrous
Non-Ferrous

Micro-structural Evaluation

Case Depth
Decarburization
Fastener Compliance To Sae
Grain Size
Heat Treat Verification
Inclusion Content
Macro-etching
Measurement Of Coating Thickness
Metallography
Plating Thickness
Porosity
Surface Roughness Measurement
Weld Quality Evaluation

SEM/EDS

Energy Dispersive Spectrometry
Fiber Shape And Size
Fractography
High Magnification Imaging
Identification Of Contaminants
Measurement And Distribution
Qualitative Chemical Analysis
Semi Quantitative Chemical Analysis
Surface Discoloration Analysis
Thickness Measurement
Verification Of Coating Types

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Kitchener, Ontario

NTS Kitchener, Ontario’s Automotive Testing Resource

Environmental Testing in Kitchener

Automotive Testing

Corrosion Testing

Simulated Environments

Physical, Mechanical, Surface Property Testing

Durability And Fatigue

Chemical

Metallurgical

Mechanical

Metals Chemistry

Micro-structural Evaluation

SEM/EDS

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Kitchener, Ontario

NTS Kitchener, Ontario’s Automotive Testing Resource

Environmental Testing in Kitchener

Automotive Testing

Corrosion Testing

Simulated Environments

Physical, Mechanical, Surface Property Testing

Durability And Fatigue

Chemical

Metallurgical

Mechanical

Metals Chemistry

Micro-structural Evaluation

SEM/EDS

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