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Your First Choice forCertified Third-Party
Product Testing
PFS Corporation
PFS Offices PFS maintains a network of offices across North America as well as facilities overseas. Known and respected in North America and Europe for decades, PFS has also established a significant presence in the Pacific Rim, South America, and China.
PFS Headquarters and Laboratory1507 Matt Pass
Cottage Grove, WI 53527Phone: (608) 839-1013
Fax: (608) 839-1014
Branch Offices:Bloomsburg, PA: (570) 784-8396
Dallas, TX: (972) 424-2740Los Angeles, CA: (310) 559-7287
Mentone, AL: (256) 634-4071Raleigh, NC: (919) 217-7002
About PFS For over 50 years, PFS has played a leading role in helping the light-frame construction industry to achieve greater acceptance, better quality control and reliability. PFS evaluates and certifies a broad range of products and structures, including all types of engineered wood products, building components, and industrialized building systems. PFS is accredited by IAS as a testing laboratory to ISO 17025 and as an inspection agency to ISO 17020. PFS is also accredited by Standards Council of Canada as a certification body to ISO Guide 65.
Your success as a manufacturer is our primary goal at PFS. We are committed to partner with you: 4 To provide product testing, certification
and inspection services.
4 To strengthen the marketability of your products through the use of the recognized PFS certification mark.
4 To encourage protection and preservation
of the environment through testing, evaluation, and certification of innovative construction materials and systems.
To discuss your testing requirements contact:
Lab ManagerJ. Van Schoyck, (608) 839-3346
Lab Administrator
D. Shrestha, (608) 839-3168
TESTING
CODE CERTIFICATION
CONSULTING
R&D
www.pfscorporation.com
For additional information visit: http://www.pfscorporation.com
PFS Testing Laboratory
The PFS Testing Laboratory is equipped to conduct research and code certified testing for composite materials and engineered wood products. The 30,000 ft2 facility houses state of the art equipment for physical and chemical property analysis; materials and structural testing; formaldehyde emission testing. PFS is uniquely prepared to assist you with prototype testing and product development. A partial list of equipment and capabilities includes:
4 Servo-hydraulic racking test frame for seismic load testing
4 Long-duration load test frames for up to thirty 20-ft long members
4 Test frames for transverse, axial and racking tests of up to 8x24-ft structural panels
4 Large and small scale formaldehyde emission test chambers
4 50,000 lbf tension-testing machine 4 Independently controlled temperature and
humidity rooms 4 Environmental test chamber4 Electromechanical and
hydraulic universal test machines with computer control and data acquisition systems.
Physical UBC Standard 15-5; ASTM Standards A90, C1396, D1761, D2718, D3043, D3500, D3501, E8, E72, E330, E455, E489, E529, E564, E695, E767 and E1803
Wood-plastic compositesASTM Standards D790, D6108, D6109, D6111, D6112, D6341, D6435, D6662, D7031 and D7032; AAMA 2200; ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria AC174, AC109
Wood and wood panel products ANSI Standards ANSI A208.1 and A208.2; ANSI/AITC Standard A190.1; ANSI/TPI-1; ANSI/HPVA HP-1; ASTM Standards C67, C208, C209, C271, C272, C273, C297, C365, C393, C473, C481, C578, D143, D198, D1037, D2394, D2395, D2555, D2718, D2898, D3501, D4442, D5055, D5266, D5456, D5582, D5764, D6464, D6815, E66, E73 and E2322; U.S. Department of Commerce Product Standards PS-1 and PS-2; ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria AC130
Adhesives ASTM Standards C557, D905, D906, D1002, D1101, D1183, D2294, D2559, D3110, D3498, D3535, D4688, D5572, D5751, D6464 and D7247; APA Standard AFG-01; AITC Standard 200; CSA Standard 0112-M Series 1977 and 0112.9-04
IAS Accredited Test Methods Solid-fuel-burning and gas appliances ASTM Standard E1509; UL Standards 127, 391, 737, 907 and 1482; ANSI Standards Z21.11.2, Z21.50, Z21.58, Z21.60, Z21.84, Z21.86, Z21.88, Z21.91, Z83.7 and Z83.8; CSA Standards 2.14 and 4.96 US
Formaldehyde ASTM Standards D6007, D5582 and E1333
Water vapor transmission ASTM Standard E96 Water penetration ASTM Standards E331 and E514; ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria AC212
Metal suspension systemsASTM Standard C635
Flat sheet, roofing & siding shingles ASTM Standard C1184
Fastener ASTM Standards D6117 and F1575; ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria AC13 and AC233
Rubber deterioration ASTM Standard D572