Quality and Performance Mark for HVAC/R Equipment

Mark of Quality A lot happens in a product’s lifecycle: The more you master the product lifecycle the better your product and greater your marketing success. Performance testing gives you the knowledge you need to gain unprecedented levels of control. From design engineering/evaluation to prototype testing/validation to final product comparison/benchmark testing, Intertek offers independent, unbiased, third-party performance testing—efficiently and cost-effectively anywhere and everywhere in a product’s lifecycle. With testing labs all over the world and over six decades of experience in the HVAC/R industry, Intertek is your complete one-source performance testing company. Intertek’s comparison and benchmark testing can help you make critical choices between designs, choose the right supplier, select materials or determine whether your product is better or more durable than the competition.

Efficiency and Aptitude Our accomplished engineers know the market-specific details you need to understand to enter your products into the global marketplace.

Reduce warranty costs

Performance testing not only proves your product, it helps you forecast warranty costs. This allows you to more precisely plan for warranty expenses.

Ensure quality while reducing costs

Performance testing can reduce costs and help you retain quality. You can also verify your supply chain by testing and comparing multiple components.

Build brand trust and loyalty

When you test your product’s marketing claims, you have independent, third-party, laboratory proof that your claims are much more than just promises.

How the Quality and Performance Mark Works Choose from five baseline quality tests; meeting or surpassing the baseline allows you to post the results on advertising, on the web and in other marketing materials. The five test areas include: Durability: Evaluates the range of conditions a product can handle and continue to function. Functionality: Evaluates performance of a product’s main functions & features under normal use Life Cycle: Basic function in ideal conditions to a specified end of life (How long it lasts in normal operation) Usability: Assess ease of use for the intended tasks. Workmanship: Verify a product’s physical characteristics as indicators of high quality fabrication and handling techniques. Once the Quality and Performance Mark is issued, the certification is good for one year; there are no follow up services requirements. CheckPlus Performance Optional 6th test highlights manufacturer’s differentiators, which can be determined through: Accelerated Stress Testing (AST) Energy Verification

Acoustical Testing Environmental Testing

Claims Verification Electrical Testing

Comparison Testing Materials Testing

Durability/Endurance Testing To learn more about our Quality Performance Mark, visit http://www.intertek.com/performance-testing/qpm/ or call 1-800 WORLDLAB.