APA PS 1-19 HEAT PERFORMANCE TEST FOR STRUCTURAL PLYWOOD NEW TEST METHOD NOW AVAILABLE – APA HEAT PERFORMACE TEST PS 1-19 SECTION 6.1.3.4APA PS-1 Heat Performance Testing Capital Testing is now offering heat performance testing for structural plywood in accordance with the Engineered Wood Association (APA) standard PS 1-19, Section 6.1.3.4. The PS 1-19 standard is a voluntary product standard …

AND CANFER: ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT BIG SHIFT IN COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCT FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS REGULATIONS?Josh Hosen • Jul 08, 2022The scope of composite wood product manufacturers requiring formaldehyde emissions certification is about to drastically change. U.S. EPA TSCA TITLE VI In 2019, the U.S. EPA TSCA Title VI Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products regulation went into …

WHAT WILL REPLACE RUSSIAN BIRCH PLYWOOD? EVALUATE NEW PLYWOOD SUPPLIERS AT CAPITAL TESTINGJosh Hosen • Mar 17, 2022Russian birch plywood, also known as Baltic birch plywood, is a high-end product commonly used as a substrate in the engineered wood flooring, hardwood plywood, furniture, and kitchen cabinet industries. Due to the sanctions imposed on Russian products, this material is no longer …

FLAME SPREAD TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FLOORING PRODUCTSChris Palumbo • Mar 15, 2022AS WRITTEN IN SECTION 804 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODEASTM E648 Laboratory TestingThe flame spread requirements for flooring products are defined in Section 804, Interior Floor Finish, of the International Building Code (IBC). State and local building codes in the United States use the IBC as a foundation, but …

CANADA PUBLISHES COMPOSITE WOOD FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS REGULATIONJosh Hosen • Aug 26, 2021CANADA TO BEGIN REGULATING FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS ON JANUARY 7TH, 2023.The Canadian Government published its Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II1 on July 7, 2021, meaning these Regulations will take effect 18 months after this date (January 2023). The Regulations’ requirements are very …

CAPITAL TESTING ADDS WOOD FLOORING IMPACT TESTINGChris Palumbo • Apr 14, 2021Ball Drop Impact Flooring Testing Capital Testing knows your flooring makes a big impact wherever it’s installed. But can it take a big impact too? Find out by submitting your wood flooring product to Capital Testing for the ASTM D2394 falling-ball indentation test! Our new magnetically-controlled impact tester drops …

CAPITAL TESTING ADDS TYPE I SHEAR TESTING TO GROWING LIST OF CAPABILITIESJosh Hosen • Jul 22, 2020DOES YOUR EXTERIOR GRADE DECORATIVE PLYWOOD OR ADHESIVE MEET TYPE I SPECIFICATIONS?Capital Testing now offers Type I glue bond evaluation per Section 4.3 and 4.4 of the ANSI/HPVA HP-1 decorative plywood standard. Performed in-house on our 11,000 lb capacity Instron Universal Testing Machine, we …

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES GL VENEER TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Jun 13, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the GL Veneer, Co. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Huntington Park, CA. GL Veneer’s veneer core (HWPW-VC) and composite core (HWPW-CC) hardwood plywood is certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s …

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES HOWELL HARDWOOD FLOORING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Jan 21, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Howell Hardwood Flooring manufacturing facility in Dothan, AL. Howell’s flooring products are certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI 40 CFR Part 770 Formaldehyde Emission Standards …

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES EASTERN PANEL MANUFACTURING TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Mar 18, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Eastern Panel Manufacturing, Inc. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Chatham, VA. Eastern Panel’s composite core hardwood plywood (HWPW-CC) is certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s TSCA Title VI …