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EPTIS factsheet 1400857 | Last revision 2026-09-11 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1400857 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1400857

PT provider
PT provider PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Based in Argentina
Language(s) English
Remarks PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS (Buenos Aires, Argentina) operates this interlaboratory comparison scheme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043. Statistical evaluation of results follows ISO 13528. The scheme is intended for laboratories that evaluate paints and coatings by laboratory light-source exposure (fluorescent UV and xenon-arc), including laboratories working under ISO/IEC 17025. Since its launch in 2014, the scheme has been organised annually without interruption. Over this period, more than 30 laboratories from 18 countries have participated, making each ILC exercise part of a long-standing series of comparable international results.
Keywords
Product groups Consumer products
Coating and surface treatment
Testing fields Materials evaluation
Technical details
Test item Tested property Testing method
Paint/coating A+B (Different types) Exposure to xenon-arc lamps ISO 16474-2 (SQ-2188)
Exposure to fluorescent UV lamps ISO 16474-3 (SQ-2024)
Aims of the PT scheme
Target group of participants
Linked to specific legislation / standards ISO 16474-2:2013 ISO 16474-3:2021
Additional, subsidiary aims validation of testing methods
Number of participants Bilateral ILC: Participant laboratory compared to Reference laboratory or Reference material
Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party
Operation is commissioned / requested by
Fees and frequency
Participation fee Consult us
Regularly operated Yes (At request)
Year of first operation 2014
Contact details of the PT provider
Provider Contact person
PT SOUTH QUALITY SAS
Pareja 3981 - Villa Devoto
Buenos Aires
Argentina

Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Web: https://www.ptsouthquality.com/ https://www.ptsouthquality.com/
Ms. Esther Casas
Phone: +54 9 11 2614 6800
Fax:
Email: ecasas@ptsouthquality.com ecasas@ptsouthquality.com
If you find any mistakes please contact the responsible EPTIS coordinator in Argentina, Ms Eliana Ditta. Ms Eliana Ditta.
Any questions or problems? Please contact us at eptis@bam.de.
Application version: 1.23-SNAPSHOT.20230502124635-7925ae379a631fc1ececff45d2921c8db38877d5