Furniture and Cabinet Testing

At work, at home, in planes, trains and automobiles, we rely on furniture to support us. Furniture and cabinetry need to provide strength, durability, safety, ease of use, and ergonomic suitability . . . and more and more often these qualities are required and enforced by governing agencies.

Stork scientists continually monitor legislation and regulation changes to offer comprehensive testing for furniture, cabinets and other related products, conducted with national accreditation under a Quality Program that meets the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In accordance with these or specifications customized to the client, we evaluate:

Office Furnishings  Stork conducts testing in accordance with the American National Standards for Office Furnishings, written by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and sponsored by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers’ Association (BIFMA). These tests are applicable to office chairs, lateral and vertical files, lounge seating, desk products, panel systems, and various other furnishings.

Laboratory Furnishings  Stork follows standards written by the Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association (SEFA) to evaluate furniture, casework, shelving, tables, fume hoods, and related equipment.

Sleep Systems  Stork is the only complete independent bedding evaluation laboratory in the U.S. Stork scientists use Cornell Mattress Evaluation, Interface Pressure Imaging, Rollator Testing, Impact Squirm, Flammability, Flex Test, Buyer Specification Compliance and Failure Analysis to evaluate mattresses, box springs, futons and other bedding products.

Kitchen and Vanity Cabinets and Hardware  Stork follows guidelines set by ANSI for cabinet hardware, sponsored by the Builders’ Hardware Manufacturers’ Association (BHMA), and for performance and construction standards sponsored by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers’ Association (KCMA).

Other ways Stork scientists can evaluate a product’s properties include:

Stork locations offering Furniture Testing and Cabinet Testing services:

Related services:

• Building Product Evaluation
• Dynamics Testing
• Flammability Compliance
• Polymers & Advanced Materials Failure Analysis
• Paints and Coatings Materials Analysis
• Lead Testing
• Failure Analysis and Consulting
• Product Testing
• Window and Door Testing
• Hardware Testing

Download:

• View Furniture Testing and Cabinet Testing services brochure (.pdf)