Homologation of safety glass for the automotive industry

In the area of automotive glazing, INISMa-CRIBC carries out homologation testing on automotive and train safety glass in line with the requirements of the United Nations ECE regulation R43, according to European Directive 92/22/EEC, according to American standard ANSI Z.26

• laminated-glass (windscreens, panes other than windscreens)
• tempered glass (panes other than windscreens)
• optical properties
• secondary image separation test
• optical distortion test
• light transmission measurement (Hazemeter)
• haze measurement (Hazemeter)
• mechanical resistance
• impact ball of 227g
• impact ball of 2260 g
• headform test
• impact dart of 200 g
• impact bag of 5kg
• durability tests
• resistance to high humidity (Heraeus chamber)
• resistance to high temperature
• resistance to UV radiation (Q-PANEL)
• resistance to abraser (Taber Abraser)
• fire resistance
• resistance to chemicals
• fragmentation tests