Ascott recently exhibited at the Auto Test Exp in Novi, Michigan. At the Show, which Ascott attended with US distributor Comtel, an Ascott cyclic chamber was displayed along with the new ACC125 accessory package for testing to advanced automotive standards. During the Show Ascott and Comtel had the opportunity to discuss corrosion test requirements with […]
Ascott, officially opened its new facility this week in the presence of Tamworth Mayor, Councillor Peter Thurgood. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by a small gathering of Ascott distributors from Japan, China, the US, India and Spain. Chairman Chris Gates said: “We’ve been determined to build a world-class facility to not only manufacture our exceptional […]
We’re delighted to announce we’ve been asked to share Ascott’s manufacturing and export knowledge and leadership success in the 2018 Parliamentary Review. The 2018 Manufacturing & Services Review, which promotes best practice as a learning tool to raise standards in industry and as a template for reform, has recently been published and can be viewed […]
In addition to our wide range of corrosion test chambers for salt spray and cyclic test standards, to accommodate the increasing demand for testing large components and assemblies, Ascott now offers a range of corrosion test rooms. Manufactured from a technical laminate with a resilient glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) to the wetted surfaces, providing a high […]
In order to improve chamber performance Ascott is changing the design of the ACC112 Midi Dehumidification Unit. The design change impacts the size, the type of piping used for air inlet and outlets, the design of the interface, and some new features have been added. The new design utilises rigid piping instead of flexible hoses […]
Ascott are adding a new accessory for Alpha + range, an accessory for the H500 condensation cabinet, a ‘Cleveland’ style roof. This style of cabinet is based on a model originally designed and developed by the Cleveland Society of Paint Technology, this particular design simulates natural dew and rain by condensing moisture directly on to […]
After several months of development Ascott is able to unveil it’s new Head Office and manufacturing facility. The new site includes a new demonstration room and also a new World Class training facility. The new training facility was used for the first time in June by a visiting group from the German based corrosion standards […]
This new accessory adds 6 very important test standards to the capabilities of our cyclic chamber range, as listed below; ISO 16701 Ford CETP 00.00-L-467 Volvo VCS 1027,149 (ACT-1) Volvo VCS 1027,1449 (ACT-2) Volvo STD 423-0014 Scania STD4319 This new accessory includes a psychrometric humidity system for accurate monitoring and control of humidity, a re-circulating […]
The new Ascott scratching tool is specially designed to perform scribes on coated steel panels or test substrates prior to salt spray testing for example as described in ISO 9227. As standard, the scratch tool is supplied with 3 tungsten carbide cutting blades;0.5mm thick (the Daimler Chrysler version) 1mm thick (the original Sikkens® version) 2mm […]
Following 2 years of internal development and closely monitored field trails on a number of chambers delivered to customers, we are pleased to announce that all Ascott chambers will now be fitted with our new clear air saturator. The new air saturator provides a number of key advantages; . . Instant ability to visually confirm […]
