LABORATORY SERVICES
Bituminous Products has NATA accredited testing laboratories at Revesby NSW, Pinkenba QLD, Bohle QLD and Cannington WA.
Each laboratory provides NATA endorsed test reports for locally manufactured products.
The Revesby laboratory, in addition to QC testing, performs all the product development and R&D testing for the company. The laboratories at Pinkenba, Bohle and Cannington perform routine QC testing for production. All 4 laboratories are staffed by experienced and qualified Technical Officers and can perform external testing for third party customers and suppliers upon request.
The laboratories conduct testing under NATA Scope of Accreditation No.: 13051 in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025.
NATA Scope of Accreditation details are listed below:
| Test Method | Revesby (NSW) NATA#13051 | Pinkenba (QLD) NATA#19734 | Bohle (QLD) NATA#20453 | Cannington (WA) NATA#19733 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T230 – Resistance to Stripping of aggregates and binders | ✓ | |||
| T238 – Initial adhesion of cover aggregates and binders | ✓ | |||
| Q212B Aggregates – Binder stripping value | ✓ | |||
| AG:PT/T101 Sampling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AG:PT/T102 Sample Preparation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AG:PT/T108 Segregation of PMBs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AG:PT/T109 Ease of Remixing of PMBs | ✓ | |||
| AS2341.2 Determination of viscosity by vacuum capillary viscometer | ✓ | |||
| AS2341.3 Determination of Kinematic viscosity | ✓ | |||
| AG:PT/T111 Viscosity Brookfield Thermosel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AG:PT/T121 ARRB Elastometer | ✓ | |||
| AS2341.4 – Determination of Dynamic viscosity by Rotational viscometer | ✓ | |||
| AG:PT/T122 Torsional Recovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AG:PT/T131, AS2341.18 & Q334 Softening Point | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AG:PT/T132 Compressive Limit | ✓ | |||
| AS2341.12 Determination of Penetration | ✓ | |||
| AS2341.14 & AG:PT/T112 – Flash point of Bitumen and PMBs | ✓ | |||
| AS2341.21 – Sample preparation | ✓ | |||
| AS2341.10 & AG:PT/T103 RTFO test | ✓ | |||
| T590 Homogeneity of liquid precoates and adhesion agents | ✓ | |||
| T505 Softening Point | ✓ |
