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Product Testing & Calibration Unit  Your Partner in Quality About Us The Product Testing & Calibration Unit of the Malaysian Rubber Board comprises five sections dedicated to testing rubber & rubber products, calibration of mechanical testing equipments, SMR instrument support services and product certification.  These
sections are accredited with the quality management system MS ISO/IEC 17025
for testing and calibration laboratories under the 'Skim Akreditasi Makmal
Malaysia (SAMM)' and MS ISO/IEC Guide 65 for product certification. Staff are keep au fait with developments in the field of calibration and physical testing of rubber products by actively participating in the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). Physical Testing Section  The
Physical Testing Section is the most comprehensively equipped laboratory
in this part of the world for testing rubber and rubber products. It was
also the first laboratory within the government service to be accredited
with the quality management system MS ISO/IEC 17025 for testing and calibration
under the 'Skim Akreditasi Makmal Malaysia (SAMM)'. It
can undertake tests to International Standards (ISO), and all the major
national standards such as Malaysia Standards (MS), British Standards (BS),
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Japanese Industrial Standards
(JIS), etc. Tests to other national standards may also  be
accommodated. The Physical Testing Section also undertakes performance tests
on complete products or components, and if necessary, such performance tests
may be designed to suit individual needs. The Physical
Testing Section is constantly involved in upgrading its complement of test
equipment. To maintain a high standard laboratory performance and integrity
at all times, all testing equipment are subjected to stringent calibration
and the calibrations are traceable to SI units of measurement. To maintain
the integrity of its result, the lab participates in international Proficiency
Testing. It also organises PT for Malaysian testing laboratories on examination
gloves. Email: Physical Testing Lab Tyre Testing Section  Tyres
and tyre related products account for about 65% of natural rubber usage
worldwide and is the second largest rubber product sector in Malaysia. Requirements
of tyres have also become more stringent as a result of improvements in
automobile performance, highway standard and increasing requirements in
safety, comfort and economy. Vehicle manufacturer/ assembly companies also
require that the tyres meet certain specifications. Export tyres often have
to be tested and certified by an independent third-party laboratory.  The
MRB Tyre Testing Section is the only independent tyre testing facility available
in Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific. One of the constraints faced by the industry
is the large capital expenditure and technical expertise in tyre research
and development. The MRB has certain testing capability not available in
the facilities of the Malaysian tyre companies. MRB thus acts as a centralised
test center where Malaysian tyre/retread/tube companies can obtain the benefit
of economical and competent testing services. Retreads are safety-related
products and conformity to ISO 9001 is one of the steps towards improving
retread safety and achieving an orderly development of the retreading industry.
Part of the requirement of the SIRIM ISO 9002 QSAS (Quality System Assurance
Supplement) is to have regular surveillance testing of their retreaded tyres.
Email: Tyre Lab Calibration Section  The
Calibration Section was started in earnest since 1997, and expanded and
subsequently accredited to MS ISO/IEC 17025 in early 2004. The Calibration
Section is able to provide calibration services in the field of mechanical
testing, with special emphasis on rubber and rubber product testing equipment,
including on-site calibration. The Calibration Section has an extensive range of calibration equipment for rubber testing. It is the only calibration laboratory in Malaysia who is accredited for the force measurement to a maximum range of 5000 kN, measurement of the ozone gas concentration and SMR testing equipment. Email: Calibration SMR Instrument Support Services The SMR instrument support service has been set up in the early year of 1970. The purposes of the instrument service are:-
 The
SMR support services are an important and integral part of the organisation
responsible for maintaining SMR standards. Sampling and testing are the
first steps towards a means of classifying a product and the test results
on the samples can only be related to the production if the sampling is
representative. Although the MRB lays down procedures for sampling intensities
and methods for different raw materials and processing conditions, the responsibility
for actual implementation of these sampling procedures rests with producer.
Under the SMR Scheme, large producers have therefore been encouraged to set up their own testing laboratories to share work-load of testing and certification. There are at present twenty five approved commercial laboratories throughout Malaysia including the Standard Laboratory (SMR Laboratory at 260, Jalan Ampang). The job functions are for checking the test results and certificates issued by the commercial test laboratories against the results of Inspectorate samples shipments of SMR. To maintain the integrity of test results of SMR scheme, the MRB has establised round robin for SMR laboratories local and international participants. Product Certification Body 
World trade is getting increasingly competitive, and consumers and purchasers
of products want an assurance on the quality, reliability and safety of
products they acquire. Likewise, regulatory authorities need an assurance
that products covered by legislation meet the claims on which they are based,
as well as concerns regarding the protection of the environment. One way
of providing this assurance is through Product Certification,
whereby a third party provides an independent assurance that a product meets
a national or international standard or specification. The
Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has successfully obtained MS ISO/IEC Guide
65:2000 (General Requirement for Bodies Operating Product Certification
System) and IAF Guidance 65:1996 (IAF Interpretive guidance on the application
of ISO/IEC Guide 65) on 29th September 2006 from Standard Malaysia. MRB
is the second organisation in Malaysian operates the Product Certification
 Body.
Presently, the scope of accreditation is Powdered and Powder-Free SMG examination
gloves. In 2006, 33 glove producers have been certified. The SMG scheme
has created a Quality Benchmark and a Market Segment for a Premium Quality
Brand. How to go about getting certified? Rubber product manufacturers seeking certification with the MRB should contact the MRB Product Certification Secretariat, addressed below, on the certification scheme available, fees payable, the application and certification process, and rules and regulations regarding the certification system and schemes/programs: "Your Partner in Quality"
Enquiry please contact: Head Product Testing and Calibration Unit Malaysian Rubber Board Sungai Buloh Research Station Sungai Buloh, Seksyen U4 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Malaysia Tel: 603-61577941 Fax: 603-61563304 Email: Haidzir Last updated: 12 May 2008
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