Accreditation Certificate - HESSEL Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, Roetgen

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Signatory to the Multilateral Agreements of
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Accreditation
The Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH attests that the testing laboratory
HESSEL Ingenieu rtechnik GmbH
Am Münsterwald 3,52L59 Roetgen
is competent under the terms of DIN EN ISO/IEC L7025:2005 to carry out tests in the
following fields:
mechanical-technological testing and methods for the analysis of the long-term
behaviour of thermoplastic products
The accreditation certificate shall only apply in connection with the notice of accreditation of 15.09.2011
with the accreditation number D-PL-11080-01 and is valid until 08.12.2013.lt comprises the cover sheet,
the reverse side of the cover sheet and the following annex with a total of 3 pages.
Registration number of the certificate: D-PL-11080-01-00
Berlin, 15.09.2011
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This document is a translation. The definitive version is the original German accreditation certificate
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Annex to the Accreditation Certificate D-PL-11080-01-00
according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005
Period of validity: 15.09.2011 to 08.L2.2013
Holder of certificate:
HESSEL Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
Am Münsterwald 3,52159 Roetgen
Tests in the fields:
mechanical-technological testing and methods for the analysis of the long-term behaviour of
thermoplastic products
Abbreviations used: see last page
DIN EN 128L4-3 Testing of welded joints of thermoplastics semi-finished products -
2005-L0 Part 3: Tensile creep test
Including:
Annex A.l-: Full notch creep test (FNCT)
Annex A.2: Two notch creep test (2NCT)
Annex B: Minimum creep rupture time of the parent material
for applicability of the long term welding factor
Annex C: Testing of socket joints
DIN EN ISO 1133 Plastics - Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR)and the
2005-09 melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics
DVS 2203-4 Testing of welded joints of thermoplastics plates and tubes -
L997-O7 Tensile creep test
DVS 2203-4 Testing of welded joints of thermoplastic sheets and pipes -
Supplement 1
200L-t2
Tensile creep test - Testing of socket joints
This document is a translation. The definitive version is the original German annex to the accreditation certificate.

Annex to the accreditation certificate D-PL-l1080-01-00
DVS 2203-4
Supplement 2
200L-L2
PA 2NCT 2.1-2
2005-o4
PA FNCT 2.1-3
2004-05
PA ACT 2.1-9
200s-09
PAS 1075
2009-03
PAPLP 2.2-2
2004-05
PAPLP+ 2.2-4
2011-03
PA PEN 2.2-5
2011-03
PA WA 2.5-1
201L-03
PA PEN 2.5-2
2011-03
PA PEN 2.5-3
201L-03
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Testing of welded joints of thermoplastic sheets and pipes -
Tensile creep test - Testing of the resistance to slow crack growth
using the Full Notch Creep Test (FNCT)
Two Notch Creep Test (2NCT) following DIN EN 128L4-3:2005-10,
Annex A.2
Full Notch Creep Test (FNCT) following DIN EN t28L4-3:2005-10,
Annex A.L
Accelerated Creep Test (ACT) - Accelerated test method to verify
the creep rupture strength of polyolefins (validation included)
Pipes made from Polyethylene for alternative installation
techniques - Dimensions, Technical Requirements and Testing
lnternal pressure tests of thermoplastic pipes with additional
locally concentrated external load (point load, linear load)
according to PAS 1075, Annex 43
Accelerated internal pressure tests of thermoplastic pipes with
additional locally concentrated external load (point load, linear
load) following to PAS 1075, Annex A3
Penetration test according to PAS 1075, Annex A4
Thermal stability of pipes in terms of a required service life -
Thermal aging test following to PAS 1075, Annex A5
Accelerated notch test on full walled pipes (Notch pipe testing)
following DIN EN ISO 13479
External protective layer scratch test according to PAS 1075,
Annex A6
each in connection with:
VA MAC 2.2-6
2007-01
VA MSL 2.2-7
2007-01
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Operating procedure for the definition of
testing conditions according to Modified
Arrhe ni u s Co nce pt ( MAC), va lidatio n
included
Operoting procedure to determine the
minimum service life (MSL) of polyethylene
components
Period of validity: 15.09.2011 to 08.12.2013 Translation 213

Annex to the accreditation certificate D-Pt-11080-01-00
abbreviations used:
ACT
CMP
NPT
PA
PAS
PEN
PLP
SMR
VA
WA
VACMP 2.2-8
2071-03
Accelerated creep test
Compressed moulded plate
Notch pipe test
HESSEL test procedure
Publicly available specification
Penetration test
Point load test
External protective layer scratch test
H ESSEL operating procedure
Thermalaging
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Operating procedure to manufacture
specimen from compression moulded
plotes following EIN EN ISO 1872-2:2007-05
and EN ISO 293:2005-10
Period of validity: 15.09.2011 to 08.12.2013 Translation 313