Accredited testing of the light distribution of luminaires or lighting fixtures and the creation of photometric data files. 

Manufacturers of luminaires often need to know how the light from the luminaire is distributed in all various directions. Knowing the light distribution allows the creation of photometric data files which are used in software that is commonly used by lighting designers. By providing customers with photometric data files a manufacturer increases the marketability of their products. 

Light distribution is measured according to an internal method which is based on CIE publication 121:1996.

The luminaire is mounted to a goniophotometer and the luminous intensity is measured at 10 or 25 meter distance as the luminarie is rotated in three degree of freedom. The electrical properties of the luminaire are also measured as the total luminous flux (Lumen) and luminous efficacy (Lumen/Watt) are caluculated. The correlated colour temperature and colour rendering index of the luminaire are also measured. 

The measured data is then used to create photometric data files for IES (.ies) and EULUMDAT (.ldt)

The results are reported in a test report in English which states that the test is performed as an accredited test. EULUMDAT- and IES-files are delivered with the report. 

CIE 121:1996

RISE performs tests on almost all types of hoses for many purposes, for example type testing and certification of multi-coiled and form-stable fire hoses for fire posts. The hoses can be certified and also P-marked. Tests are performed according to the manufacturer's own technical regulations for hoses in vehicles, industrial processes, etc.

As an independent party, RISE can carry out tests on a large number of different hose types such as fire hoses and vehicle hose to ensure quality products for both manufacturers and customers.

We can perform tests both during product development and before market introduction. We carry out follow-up tests for changes in product specifications or when quality verification is required.

We work in accordance with established standards and certifications, but we also have the ability to develop customer-specific tests and solutions.

A report with test results is usually obtained. Certificates can be obtained for approved products.

Varies with order status and workload, but it usually takes about 1-2 weeks to start a test after we have received the test objects. The mission is usually finished within 3 - 5 weeks

Please contact us for price information

Sample preparation according to agreement

Product standards:

EN 671-1 - Fire hose reels with semi-rigid hose

EN 694 - Semi-rigid fire hoses for fire hose reels

EN 1947 - Semi-rigid fire hoses for pumps and vehicles

EN 14540 - Lay-flat fire hose for indoor fire hose cabinets

SS 2840 - Lay-flat hoses for fire fighting

ISO 3821 - Rubber hoses for welding, cutting and allied processes

EN 61770 - Hose-sets for water installations

FMVSS 106 - Brake hoses -ISO 1402 - Pressure tests

Test standards:

EN 15889 - Fire hoses, test methods

ISO 4080 - Resistance to gas permeability

ISO 4672 - Sub-ambient temperature flexibility tests

ISO 6945 - Determination of abrasion resistance of the outer cover

ISO 8033 - Rubber and plastics hoses -- Determination of adhesion between components

-ISO 10619-2 - Bending test at low temperature

ISO 176 - Determination of loss of plasticizers

ISO 188 - Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests

ISO 6801 - Rubber or plastics hoses - Determination of volumetric expansion

ISO 7326 – Determination of static ozone resistance

ISO 812 - Brittleness

ISO 10960 - Assessment of ozone resistance under dynamic conditions

BS 7177:2008+A1:2011 - Specification for resistance to ignition of mattresses, mattress pads, divans and bed bases

This standard is a classification standard and only refers to other test standards. The standard is used to assess, depending on end-use environment, which fire test the mattress, mattress pad, divan or bed base should to be tested according to.

The filling used in domestic mattresses, mattress pads, divans and bed bases (low hazard) are also subjected to Government Regulation the “Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988” with amendments.

In the United Kingdom, all non-domestic mattresses, mattress pads, divans and bed bases, are required to be classified by the hazard categories - low, medium, high and very high risk. Depending on the use of the mattress, mattress pad, divan or bed base, different test standards are referred to.

The test procedure varies, depending on the test method. See each test method.

A test report, in Swedish or English, is delivered with the test results after testing.

Material needed for testing:

• Different specimen dimensions for different test methods. Please see each test method.

Related standards:

• EN 597-
• EN 597-2
• BS 6807:2006

FAR/JAR Part 25- Airworthiness Standard: Transport Category Airplanes, Subpart D - Design and construction, Fire protection, §25.853, Appendix F - Part I, Aircraft Materials Fire Test Handbook, Chapter 1, Vertical test for cabin and cargo compartment materials.

The method measures afterflame time and damaged length of materials in passenger and crew compartments in aircrafts. The requirements are described in Part I of Appendix F to Part 25.

To be allowed to introduce an aircraft to the market, safety requirements, including fire safety, shall be met. For the United States, aviation safety is controlled by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and in Europe it is governed by the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency). The documents with requirements are called FAR (Federal Aviation Requirements) and JAR (Joint Aviation Requirements) and are identical to each other.

The test takes place in a specified test chamber in which the specimen is mounted vertically. The center of the bottom edge of the specimen is exposed to a gas flame for 12 or 60 seconds, depending on the type of product. During the test notes are made for the afterflame time, burnt length and flaming time of drippings from the material.

A test report, in Swedish or English, is delivered with the test results after testing.

Material needed for testing

• 4 specimens with dimensions 75 mm x 305 mm x nominal thickness (max 13 mm)

In case of production direction in the material, specimens need to be prepared in two directions.

Related standard: FAR/JAR 25.853 (horizontal)

IMO 2010 FTP Code Part 9 - Fire test for bedding components - Ignability.

The standard is used for maritime safety to assess the ignitability of mattresses, upholstered bed bases, quilts, blankets, pillows etc., when subjected to smouldering cigarettes and a flame similar to a burning match as ignition source.

This test method only evaluates the ignitability of mattresses, upholstered bed bases, quilts, blankets, pillows etc. To evaluate the burning behavior, the object needs to be tested in full scale with larger ignition sources.

Products and materials for maritime use is fire tested according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) code, IMO 2010 FTP Code. The results from fire testing according to the FTP-code can be used as a basis for type approval (also called the wheel mark).

Type approval is regulated in accordance with European Parliament Directive 2014/90/EU. RISE can perform the fire tests, issue the certificates and perform the production control required in order to gain the wheel mark.

The tests are performed in a test cabinet with a calibrated air flow. Mattresses are located directly on a test steel rig while quilts, blankets, pillows and thin light mattresses are located on a mineral wool board, placed on the test rig. Depending on the finish of the mattress, ignition sources are located on flat surfaces,  tape edges,  quilted locations, tufts etc. Two ignition sources are used; a smouldering cigarette covered with a cotton wool pad and a small gas flame.

The cigarette is allowed to smoulder its full length. During the test the  specimen is not allowed to smoulder after one hour from the beginning of the test. The specimen is not allowed to char through the full thickness of the product (materials thinner than 25 mm are excluded) or more than 25 mm in any horizontal direction from the nearest part of the original position of the edge of the cotton wool pad . Open flame ignition is also not allowed.

The test specimen is subjected to a gas flame equivalent to a match flame for 20 seconds. No flaming is allowed to continue for more than 150 seconds after removal of the burner tube.

A test report, in Swedish or English, is delivered with the test results after testing.

Material needed for testing:

Complete test, mattresses:

• 1 complete mattress (scale 1:1), or 6 specimens with minimum size 450 mm x 350 mm x nominal thickness of the finished mattress

Complete test, pillows:

• 4 end-use pillows

Complete test, quilts/blanket:

• 1 complete blanket (scale 1:1), or 6 specimens with minimum size 450 mm x 350 mm x nominal thickness of the finished blanket

If the product contains loose filling material, the edges must be sewn.

IMO 2010 FTP Code Part 8 - Fire test of upholstered furniture - Ignitability.

The standard is used for maritime safety to assess the ignitability of material combinations, such as covers and fillings used in upholstered seating, when subjected to a smouldering cigarette and a match flame equivalent as ignition source.

Products and materials for maritime use is fire tested according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) code, IMO 2010 FTP Code. The results from fire testing according to the FTP-code can be used as a basis for type approval (also called the wheel mark).

Type approval is regulated in accordance with European Parliament Directive 2014/90/EU. RISE can perform the fire tests, issue the certificates and perform the production control required in order to gain the wheel mark.

The tests are performed in a test cabinet with a calibrated air flow. The cover fabric and the filling are put in a test rig to create a small sofa with a 90º angle between seat and back. The ignition sources are located in the junction between seat and back.

During the cigarette test the test assembly is not allowed to smoulder after one hour from the beginning of the test.

The test assembly is subjected to a gas flame equivalent to a match flame for 20 seconds. No flaming is allowed to continue for more than 120 seconds after removal of the burner tube.

A test report, in Swedish or English, is delivered with the test results after testing.

Material needed for testing:

• Cover/inner cover/interliner/wadding, 3 samples with dimension 800 x 650 mm.
• Filling, 3 samples with dimension 450 x 300 x 75 mm.
• Filling, 3 samples with dimension 450 x 150 x 75 mm.

The thickness of 75 mm regards the filling together with any wadding.

If the filling differs between the seat, back, armrests, etc. all fillings must be tested seperately.

Similar standards:

• EN 1021-1
• EN 1021-2

EN ISO 1716 - Fire technical test of building products, Determination of the gross heat of combustion (calorific value) PCS (MJ/kg).

Fire technical testing within EN ISO 1716 evaluates a building products calorific value, PCS (MJ/kg) The main field of application is classification according to Euroclass A_ca, A1, A1_fl, A1_L, A2, A1_L, A2_fl, and A2_L(designation for non-combustible products) according to the European System EN 13501-1 and EN 13501-6. Three other test methods are also used for these fire classes: EN 13823, EN ISO 9239-1 and EN ISO 1182. 

Example of products that can be tested with this method: 

• Homogenous and multi layered building products, for example insulation products of mineral wool with or without facings, fibre reinforced cement, silicate boards, sealing compounds etc. 

Within EU building products shall be CE-marked according to the Construction Product Regulation (CPR). Building products with harmonized product standards or that have an ETAG/EAD need a CE-marking to be sold within the EU. A basis for the CE-marking is a fire classification according to EN 13501-1 which for instance include the test method EN ISO 1716.

Test procedure:

A small test specimen with a specified weight is combusted completely during constant volume and oxygen atmosphere inside a high-pressure calometric bomb. The combustion of the test specimen heats up water, whose temperature rise gives a measurement of calorific potential

After testing a test report is delivered in English with the results. The report can be used for classification which is needed to be able to CE-mark the building product.

Material consumption during test

For a complete test, a minimum of one test specimen with the dimension 250 mm x 250 mm and the mass 50 g is required.

EN ISO 1716

EN 13501-1

EN 13501-6

BS 7176:2007+A1:2011 - Specification for resistance to ignition of upholstered furniture for non-domestic seating by testing Composites.

This standard is a classification-standard, that only refers to other test standards. The standard is used to assess, depending on end-use environment, which fire test the upholstery furniture needs to be tested according to. Upholstered furniture for domestic use is not covered by this standard, instead the “Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988” with amendments is applied.

In the United Kingdom, all non-domestic furniture, are required to be classified by the hazard categories - low, medium, high and very high risk. Depending on the use of the furniture , different test standards are referred to.

The test procedure varies, depending on the test method. See each test method for more information.

A test report, in Swedish or English, is delivered with the test results after testing.

Material needed for testing:

Different sample dimension for different test methods. See each test method for more information.

 Related standards:

• EN 1021-1
• EN 1021-2
• BS 5852:2006

BS 5852:2006 - Methods of test for assessment of the ignitability of upholstered seating by smoldering and flaming ignition sources.

The standard is used to assess the ignitability of material combinations, such as covers and fillings used in upholstered seating, when subjected to a smouldering cigarette and a match flame equivalent as ignition source.

In United Kingdom all items of upholstered furniture for public use shall meet the requirements in BS 7176.  This document specifies which technical fire methods to be used for a furniture or its components, the requirements, labelling and how often the tests should be performed.

The tests are performed in a test cabinet with a calibrated air flow. The cover fabric and the filling are put in a test rig to create a small sofa with a 90º angle between seat and back. The ignition sources are located in the junction between seat and back. There are six different ignition sources, numbered 2-7. ignition sources 2-3 are gas flames and ignition sources 4-7 are wooden cribs (the higher number the larger gas flame/crib).

During the gas flame tests the test assembly is not allowed to smoulder for more than 30 minutes from the start of the test (60 minutes for wooden cribs). The test assembly is not allowed to show evidence of charring more than 100 mm in any direction apart from upwards from the ignition source. The gas flames are removed after 40 seconds (ignition source 2) or 70 seconds (ignition source 3). No flaming is allowed to continue for more than 120 seconds after removal of the burner tube. No flaming is allowed to continue for more than 10 minutes after start of the test with ignition source 5 (13 minutes with ignition source 6-7).

A test report, in Swedish or English, is delivered with the test results after testing.

Material needed for testing:

Complete test with 1 ignition source:

• Cover/interliner/wadding, 3 pieces with the dimensions 1100 x 650 mm.
• Filling, 3 pieces with the dimensions 450 x 450 x 75 mm.
• Filling, 3 pieces with the dimensions 450 x 300 x 75 mm.

The thickness of 75 mm regards the filling together with any wadding.

If the filling differs between the seat, back, armrests, etc. all fillings must be tested seperately.

Test of a complete furniture:

3 sets of the finished furniture as in end-use. 

Related standards:

• EN 1021-1
• EN 1021-2

Similar standards:

• BS 5852: Part 2

NT FIRE 043 – Large, free-hanging curtain and drapery textiles: Heat release, fire spread and smoke production – Full scale test.

The test method simulates a fire in a large free-hanging vertical textile that can give off high heat release and cause fast fire spread. The method is applicable in cases where ignitability (materials difficult to ignite) is not enough to reach certain demands on fire properties.

During a fire in a high risk environment, a large textile is one of the components that constitute the greatest fire hazard because it can develop large amounts of heat and smoke and speed up the fire spread.

The test method NT FIRE 043 measures among other parameters the heat release and smoke production. The product can be classified according to the criteria in appendix F. Test data on heat and smoke production from the textile can also be used as input for fire modeling. 

The method evaluates vertically oriented textiles technical fire properties when it is exposed to a gas burner with an output effect of 100 kW. The following parameters are measured: developed heat release, smoke production, weight loss, flame spread (top of specimen) and maximum flame height from the floor.

A test report, in Swedish or English, is delivered with the test results after testing.

Material needed for testing

Complete test

• 2 specimens with the dimensions 3100 mm x 3000 mm

Indicative test

• 1 specimen with the dimensions 3100 mm x 3000 mm