A2LA

A2LA's Trace McInturff makes history as first Chair of Global Accreditation Cooperation's Arrangement Management Committee. The newly formed organization unifies IAF and ILAC, creating a clearer path for international laboratory and certification body recognition.

Third-party test labs undergo rigorous ISO 17025 accreditation audits lasting days or weeks. Learn what auditors scrutinize—from equipment calibration to facility layouts—and why accredited labs provide manufacturers with the highest-quality compliance testing and reliable results.

AR RF Microwave Instrumentation has announced that its calibration lab has achieved accreditation to ISO 17025:2005 by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

Quite often, we are asked about the most common deficiencies that are cited by assessors during A2LA assessments to ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC), supplier of complete testing solutions for EMC applications in...

On June 30, 2010, the EPA released its Final Conditions and Criteria for Recognition of Accreditation Bodies and Final Conditions and Criteria for Recognition of Testing Laboratories documents.  A2LA had no problems meeting or exceeding the EPA criteria based upon our experience and positive MRA evaluations. A2LA is now recognized by the EPA to provide Accreditation for ENERGY STARtesting laboratories that perform product testing in support of the ENERGY STARprogram and its specific product family test methods and requirements.

Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC, LLC), TÜV SÜD America's partner for Photovoltaics Testing, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded  ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).