Material Testing Product and Technology News Volume 44 ® Issue 96 SunSpots Fall 2014 Determination and Validation of the Spectral Power Distribution (SPD) of Artificial Weathering Instruments By Matthew McGreer, Product Manager, Kurt Scott, Business Development Manager, and Yana Williams, Optical Laboratory Manager Atlas to Co-Host Asia Solar Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC Energy Durability Conference Pages 8–9 utomatically controlled irradiance (Ci) A laboratory weathering instruments were first introduced in 1970. The technology has since become universally used. Today, virtually all weathering test In This Issue standards specify irradiance levels, and all major manufacturers of weathering instruments currently offer instruments that 2 feature a version of irradiance control. Atlas Relocates Until now, controlled irradiance Corporate Offices devices have been limited to maintaining and providing irradiance data at, or about, a single 7 wavelength or wavelength range. With the introduction of Atlas Material Testing ASTM Honors Technology’s proprietary on-board, real-time Full Spectrum Monitoring (FSM) system, the complete spectral power distribution (SPD) of the light source can Atlas Partner now be displayed. This article will discuss the features, benefits, and capabilities of this system which was introduced to the market this year. 10–11 Atlas Expands Worldwide History and Evolution of Light in Weathering Tests Exposure Network It is universally accepted that light (especially UV) is the most important aspect of natural and simulated weathering tests. Numerous excellent 12–13 studies of light’s importance to material degradation can be found in industry Using Atlas Instruments literature. to Perform MIL-STD 810G, The first, fairly crude, laboratory weathering tests employed carbon-arc Method 505.5 lamps as the solar simulator. Instruments using xenon arc light sources, which are inherently superior solar simulators, eventually replaced such devices. 13 Continued on page 4 AATCC Announces New Blue Wool Availability SunSpots E D U C S E NT TO UMEN T TO I A G R E R T N N T N V M G T S E N T I R S O I T M N I N G V I T O T C I I A R E O M W S T E I O T M N I T E M S O U L S M H • O N T P • E C O C • T A • • • A C • • • A A A T • S T T S S T S T S L L L L L A A A A A Keep Your Team Up to Date! Atlas’ 2015 Client Fundamentals of Weathering I Education calendar November 4, 2014 Oldenburg, Germany Presented in German of events is currently November 5, 2014 Gorinchem, Netherlands Presented in Dutch being established. To R T E S IMENT C H N • S P S • S H NovemberA 6, 2014T Paris, FranceR E PresentedE in FrenchO S E O E R T L A A A L P view course dates as W ’ L C X S O L K AprilO 22, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL, USA Presented in English T E W E S T T G S they become available,S A O E N R A • Y July 22, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL, USA Presented in English O E T N S • L please visit www. H E B • T A A October 7, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL, USA Presented in English O R A L S T X E • T A • L A atlasmtt.com/courses. W E D U C S E NT TO UMEN T TO I A G R E R T N N T N V M G T S FundamentalsE ofN Weathering II T I R S O I T M N I N G V I T O T C I I A R E O November 5, 2014 Oldenburg, Germany Presented in German M W S T E I O T M N I T E M S O U L S November 6, 2014 Gorinchem, Netherlands Presented in English M H • O N T P • E C O C • T A • • • A C • • • A A A T • S T T S S T S T S November 7, 2014 Paris, France Presented in French L L L L L A A A A A • O N A L S • N A S L C • S A E P R A AprilO 23, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL,W USA Presented in English • T I L U L S N L N T • S T P A E A E July 23, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL, USA Presented in English S L A P R A T O S October 8, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL, USA Presented in English L R A T T Weather-Ometer® Workshop A S R T E S IMENT C H N November 6–7, 2014 Linsengericht, Germany Presented in German • P E S • S H A T ER E E O S A O R T L A A L P ’ April 21, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL, USA Presented in English L W S O L K O C X T E W E S T T G S S July 21, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL, USA Presented in English A O E N R A • Y O E T N S • L October 6, 2015 Mount Prospect, IL, USA Presented in English H E B • T A A O R A L S T X E • T A • L A W Atlas/CEI Asia Solar Energy Durability Conference November 19–20, 2014 Shanghai, China Presented simultaneously in English and Chinese S • O N C A L • A S • N E P A R A L O S W • T I L U L S N L N T • S T P A E A E S L A P R A T O S L R A T T A Atlas Material Testing Technology Relocates Corporate Offices fter almost 60 years in a once-industrial, now mainly residential area on the near north side of Chicago, Atlas Material ATesting Technology has moved. As of September 2014, Atlas’ new corporate headquarters is at 1500 Bishop Court in northwest suburban Mount Prospect, Illinois. “Atlas is proud to have been an established part of Chicago’s north side community of Ravenswood for close to six decades,” said Atlas Vice President of Global Operations Louis Bacigalupo. “Our new facility in Mount Prospect, however, provides us with contemporary offices, an efficient manufacturing layout, and a location that is closer to major transportation and distribution channels, allowing us to better serve our increasingly global customer base.” For more information, contact Atlas at Atlas’ new home at 1500 Bishop Court, Mount Prospect, IL [email protected]. 2 E D U C S E NT TO UMEN T TO I A G R E R T N N T N V M G T S E N T I R S O I T M N I N G V I T O T C I I A R E O M W S T E I O T M N I T E M S O U L S M H • O N T P • E C O C • T A • • • A C • • • A A A T • S T T S S T S T S L L L L L A A A A A Fall 2014 S R T E S IMENT C H N • P E S • S H A T ER E E O S A O R T L A A L P ’ L W S O L K O C X T E W E S T T G S S A O E N R A • Y O E T N S • L H E B • T A A O R A L S T X E • T A • L A FoodTech in-cosmetics 2015 ITMA 2015 W October 28, 2014 April 14–16, 2015 November 12–19, 2015 Herning, Denmark Barcelona, Spain Milan, Italy Hall J, Booth #J7396 Booth #6T53 S • O N C A L • A S • N E P A R A L O S W • T I L U L S N L N T Plastimagen 2014 European Coatings Show • S T P A E A E S L A P November 18–21, 2014 April 21–23, 2015 R A T O S L R A T Mexico City, Mexico Nürnberg, Germany T EQUIPOS Y SERVICIOS WESTEK Booth #5-344 A Booth #602 PLAST Wind Turbine Blade May 5–9, 2015 Manufacture 2014 Milan, Italy December 1–3, 2014 Düsseldorf, Germany Asia Coatings Congress May 12–13, 2015 SIAT Expo 2015 E D U C S E NT TO UMEN T TO I Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam A G R E R T N N T N V M G T S E N T I R S O January 21–24, 2015 I T M N I N G V Booth #27 I T O T C I I A R E O M W S T Pune, India E I O T M N I T Visit Atlas’ booth at these shows to learn about the latest weathering E M S O U L S M H • O N T P • E Asia Pacific Coatings Show C O C • T A • • • A C developments and how we can help advance• your testing program. • • A A A T • S T T S S T S T S L L L L L A A A A NPE 2015 2015 A March 23–27, 2015 September 8–9, 2015 For a complete list of Atlas shows, visit Orlando, FL USA Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia http://atlas-mts.com/news-events/trade-shows/ Booth #S18018 Booth #J06 S R T E S IMENT C H N • P E S • S H A T ER E E O S A O R T L A A L P ’ L W S O L K O C X T E W E S T T G S S A O E N R A • Y O E T N S • L H E B • T A A O R A L S T X E • T A • L A W Swiss Association for Atlas/CEI Asia Solar Seminar on Measuring European Coatings Environmental Simulation Energy Durability and Testing on Painted Congress SVU, Switzerland Conference Surfaces April 21, 2015 S • O N C A L • A S • N E P A R A L O S W • T I L U L Conference on S N L N T November 19–20, 2014 November 20, 2014 Nürnburg Convention Centre • S T P A E A E S L A P Environmental Influences Courtyard Marriott Shanghai Technical Academy Nürnburg, Germany R A T O S L R on Products A Puxi Hotel Wuppertal (TAW) T T October 31, 2014 Shanghai, China Altdorf/Nuremburg, Germany “Coating Surface A Hotel Arte Temperature During Artificial Olten, Switzerland “Long Term Weather Presentations: Weathering-Significance for Resistance and Testing » “ Weathering” Lifetime Prediction” “Controlled Accelerated Methodologies for Solar » “ Automated Digital Image Presenters: Laboratory Weathering – Energy Materials and Analysis” Methods and Results” Products” Dr.