Testing for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is essential in the automotive sector for ensuring health, safety and customer satisfaction.
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) TESTING
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Testing for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is essential in the automotive sector for ensuring health, safety and customer satisfaction.
SGS VOC testing services for the automotive sector include: • Material emissions analysis: Evaluation of materials used in vehicle manufacturing to determine the level of VOC emission levels • Indoor air quality testing: Evaluation of the air inside the vehicle's cabin to ensure that VOC concentrations are within safety limits • Regulatory compliance: Ensure that vehicles and materials comply with local and international emissions standards • Environmental impact assessment: Analysis of materials and manufacturing processes to reduce VOC emissions and enhance sustainability • Consulting and process improvement: Expert guidance on improving materials and manufacturing processes to reduce emissions and achieve better environmental performance
These tests are required for:
• Health and safety: VOCs are chemicals that evaporate easily at room temperature and can be harmful to human health. In a vehicle, materials such as plastics, paints, adhesives and textiles can release VOCs. Testing reduces the risk of health problems such as respiratory irritations, allergies and more serious long-term effects • Customer comfort: VOCs can produce unpleasant odors that affect the user experience. Testing ensures VOC levels are kept low, improving comfort and customer satisfaction by creating a more pleasant indoor environment of VOCs allowed in commercial products, including vehicles. VOC testing ensures manufacturers comply with these regulations, avoiding fines and penalties and ensuring that their products can be sold in different markets • Indoor air quality: Maintaining indoor air quality is crucial, especially in modern vehicles that have advanced climate control systems. VOC testing helps ensure that these systems are not contaminating indoor air with toxic substances • Regulations and standards: Many regions and countries enforce strict regulations on the levels
• Sustainability and environmental responsibility: Car manufacturers are
increasingly committed to sustainability and reducing environmental impact. VOC testing is part of this commitment, ensuring that materials used in vehicles are safer for the environment, both during production and at the end of the vehicle's life
SGS USES ADVANCED TEST METHODS AND THE LATEST STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM THESE ANALYZES IN ITS NAUCALPAN LABORATORY, STATE OF MEXICO.
VOC testing is not exclusive to the automotive sector; it is also critical for consumer products. Key categories include: • Cleaning and home care products: Testing ensures that these products are safe for use in indoor environments • Cosmetics and personal care products: Testing ensures that perfumes, deodorants, lotions and other cosmetics are safe for consumers • Toys and children's products: Plastic materials and other components can release VOCs. Testing helps ensure that products are suitable and safe for children • Electronic appliances: Electrical and electronic devices and appliances can emit VOCs due to plastic materials and internal components • Furniture and home products: Furniture, flooring, laminate flooring, rugs and other home products can release VOCs, especially if they contain synthetic materials or adhesives • Paints and coatings: May emit VOCs both during and after application, requiring testing to ensure safe use • Textiles and clothing: Textiles, especially those treated with certain dyes and finishes, can release VOCs • Food and beverages: In some cases, food and beverage packaging can emit VOCs that may impact product quality and safety. Testing ensures that packaging does not contaminate the product
VOC testing is vital for ensuring the safety and health of consumers, regulatory compliance and product quality. SGS continues to lead in VOC testing by consistently upgrading and modernizing its laboratories. Our Naucalpan facility provides comprehensive testing and certification solutions across multiple industries, including food, toys, furniture, electrical and electronic, automotive and textiles. These services give companies and organizations the assurance that their products comply with local and international regulations and standards. The laboratory holds NMX EC-17025-IMNC-2018 (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) accreditation, granted by the Mexican Accreditation Entity (EMA) and approved by government agencies, in addition to international standards.
INDOOR EMISSIONS TESTS FOR VOC, SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (SVOCs) AND FORMALDEHYDE
Various regulations and standards have been established to identify and quantify VOCs, SVOCs and formaldehyde in materials and automotive parts to ensure compliance with vehicle interior air quality (VIAQ) standards. Our solutions include micro-chambers, 1 m³ chambers and access chambers, as well as GC-MS or GC-FID and HPLC or photometric evaluation methods.
Other substances can be analyzed individually.
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