Albarubens is a third-party testing laboratory, located in Italy and operating for worldwide customers.
Tests are performed on components, equipment and materials, in order to determine performances, durability and safety.
The laboratory is capable to reproduce all the climatic conditions, performing electrical, physical and mechanical verifications.
The operations are accredited under ISO/IEC17025 by A2LA, so the issued reports are accepted all over the world.
All the measurements are fully traceable to the International System of Units.
Albarubens is equipped for hundreds of standardized tests, but the main capability is the design of the new ones: feel free to ask!
Are you developers of new technology rich in ideas but poor in resources?
Albarubens can give you for free the laboratory and the skills, to help you in your research.
We also were young developers, if nobody helped us, we would not have come up to this point; now it's time to return.
We evaluate every proposal but we accept very little: the main requirements are the project's interest and consistency with our mission.
Our possible refusal of a proposal is unquestionable.
This offer is not applicable to activities required by law, such as ATEX certification.
If interested, send detailed documentation to: info@albarubens.it
Albarubens is always looking for aspiring scientists who join our workgroup, both in Italy and in the rest of the world.
It needs a technical culture, better at university level, but also good general and linguistic training.
Plus, we are looking for the passion and the will to do something important within Albarubens and our partners, both industrial and institutional.
Our organizational chart includes product and system inspectors, laboratory technicians, designers and developers, managers and analysts.
Albarubens laboratory can simulate almost all climatic stresses:
HEAT: up to 1200°C
DAMP: up to 100%rh
COOL: down to -197°C
THERMAL CYCLES: up to 200°C/h
THERMAL SHOCKS: up to 150°C/30sec
SALINE MIST: NaCl, MgCl2, CaCl2
AMMONIA: up to 10.000 ppm
SAND STORM: up to 30gr/m3; @ 30m/s
SNOW and WIND: up to 750 kg/m2
HAIL: up to 40mm ice balls
THUNDERBOLTS: up to 16kV impulse
POLLUTANTS: H2S, SO2, NOx, Cl2
Albarubens laboratory is now equipped to quickly qualify the facial masks, used to protect from the potentially dangerous aerosol.
These are the proposed tests:
General requirements (EN14683:2019)
Filtration efficiency (derived from EN14683:2019)
Splash resistance (EN14684:2019 and ISO22609:2004)
Breathability (EN14683:2019)
Bioburden (EN14683:2019, subcontracted)
Albarubens laboratory performs tests for certifying special boxes developed to transport batteries classified as "at risk of explosion". These tests are performed under ADR Regulations but they are very similiar to ATEX tests. In order to study and possibly avoid thermal runaway - a consequence of the battery being subjected to “adverse effects” - we test also flame arresters and aerosol extinguishing systems developed to manage such events.
These are the internal methods we use:
Verification of battery minimum State Of Charge
Validation of rugged enclosure against battery thermal runaway
Measurement of HF emissions from Lithium batteries
Ignition of thermal runaway effect on consecutive cells of a Lithium battery module
Effectiveness of aerosol in controlling Lithium-Ion battery thermal runaway
TRAINING
Our technical courses represent the opportunity for everyone to keep up-to-date with the continuous new regulations.
Albarubens has an efficient internal R&D department capable of designing any setup a customer may need.
This is the part we prefer: using our creativity with a technical and scientific approach.
With this way of working the best projects were born: from the investigation of thermal runway in batteries to the examination of flammability on special substances.
Every great project was just an idea at the beginning: we help you transform it into a solid business.
Lithium rechargeable cells are increasingly widespread, but unfortunately they present some critical issues. In particular, there is the risk that they burst, a phenomenon which is scientifically called "thermal runaway". If poorly designed and assembled, this problem can spread to the entire battery packs, with a paroxysmal trend with serious and unpredictable consequences. The laboratory has gained experience in triggering and analyzing this effect, on all types of cells, an essential preliminary operation to investigate its consequences.
If you are interested, contact us at info@albarubens.it to plan a sequence of tests based on your needs.
Lithium rechargeable cells are increasingly widespread, but unfortunately they present some critical issues.