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24.0 PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF NEW COATING MATERIALS AND
MANUFACTURER’S
Following procedure is recommended to be followed for approval of new
manufacturers.
24.1 The manufacturer should arrange testing of the inorganic zinc silicate
coating materials as per the list of tests given in para 24.5 below from one
of the reputed Government laboratories.
24.2 Samples of coating should be submitted to the Govt. laboratory in sealed
containers with batch no. and test certificate on regular format of
manufacturer’s testing laboratory. The sampling shall be certificate and
sealed by a citifying agency.
24.3 All test panels should be prepared by govt. testing agency coloured
photographs of test panels should be taken before and after the test
should be enclosed alongwith test report.
Sample batch. No. and manufacturer’s test certificate should ne enclosed
alongwith the report. Test reports contain details of observation and
rusting if any, as per the testing code. Suggested government laboratories
are:
RRL, Hayderabad
HBTI, Kanpur
DMSRDE, Kanpur
IIT, Mumbai
BIS Laboratory
UDCT, Mumbai
RITES, Calcutta
PDIL
24.4 Manufacturers should intimate the company, details of sample submitted
for testing name of Govt. testing agency, date, contact personnel of the
Govt. testing agency. At the end of the test the manufacturer should
submit the test report to the company for approval. The manufacturer(s)
shall be qualified based on the result of these tests and other assessment
and the Company’s decision in this regard shall be final and binding on the
manufacturer.
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