IMR Test Labs in Ithaca is now offering environmental simulation testing to Volvo Standard VCS 1027,149.  This accelerated corrosion test method has been set up in one of twelve corrosion chambers to meet the exacting standards of the Volvo Car Corporation.  Contact us for more information about environmental simulation testing.

IMR Test Labs in Ithaca announces a standard 3 day turnaround on routine chemical analysis.
(December 8, 2009)

IMR Test Labs in Ithaca is pleased to introduce a standard three day turnaround on routine chemical analysis starting immediately.  Save money on expedite fees and get the results you need and trust, faster than ever, on your aluminum, titanium, copper and steel samples.  Contact us for turnaround times on other materials.

IMR KHA - Portland celebrates their 40th year of providing high quality material testing services
(June 26, 2009)

IMR KHA - Portland today celebrated their 40th year of providing the Aerospace, Medical Device, Nuclear, and other industries with high quality materials analysis services.  As a part of the celebration, a large Open House was held to showcase the recently remodeled facility and to thank our many customers, both old and new, for their continued support of the growth of our company.

IMR KHA - Portland announces the successful addition of Hydrogen Determination to their Nadcap Accreditation
(June 26, 2009)

IMR KHA - Portland announced today that they have added a new service for the determination of Hydrogen in Alloys by ASTM E1447 to their list of Nadcap Accredited services.  The addition of this method is a part of our active expansion plan to provide the best possible service to our many clients. 

 IMR Announces the initiation of new Phthalate Testing services.
(June 8, 2009)

IMR Test Labs announced today that, after extensive methods development, our new Phthalate Testing services are now commercially available.  Designed in support of the CPSIA and other Hazardous Substance regulations, these services permit the quantitative analysis of up to seven different phthalates in PVC and other plastics.  Detection limits are well below the restriction limits found in these regulations.  Please visit our CPSIA page or call today to learn more about how this powerful new service can help you with your compliance activities.

IMR Announces that Tom Ackerson, PE, has joined IMR Test Labs Charleston as Laboratory Director.
(April 1, 2009)

IMR Test Labs is pleased to announce that Tom Ackerson has joined IMR as Lab Director at IMR-Charleston. Tom comes to IMR with over twenty years experience as a failure analyst, metallurgist and engineer. He most recently served as Director of Engineering Sciences for MME (Metals & Materials Engineers, LLC), an engineering and consulting metallurgical group in Birmingham, Alabama. Tom holds a B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from North Carolina State University and an M.B.A. from Averett College. He currently serves as Committee Secretary on the ASM Failure Analysis Committee and is affiliated with a number of professional organizations including SAE International, IMS, and NACE.

As Lab Director for IMR-Charleston, Tom’s duties will include overall management of the Charleston facility, development and growth of the Charleston customer base, and contribution of his scientific and professional talents to the IMR Charleston lab. Tom will report to Ron Parrington. Melissa Gainey, Lab Manager IMR-Charleston will report to Tom.

Tom joins the IMR team as of April 1, 2009. We are excited to have Tom join the leadership team at IMR and we look forward to his success in his new role with our company.

IMR announces that it has successfully acheived ITAR Registered
(March 18, 2009)

IMR Test Labs has successfully applied for and been granted ITAR registration.  This corporate-wide registration allows all IMR locations to handle sensitive work which requires restricted access and secure handling of data.  Believed to be one of the first labs to be registered, this new feature allows IMR to better serve our customers with ITAR restricted test requirements.  For more information contact Deena Crossmore - VP of Corporate Quality at deena@imrtest.com.

IMR accredited to perform lead testing by CPSIA
(February 19, 2009)

IMR Test Labs has successfully been accredited by the Consumer Product Safety Commission to analyze lead in paint (January 2009) and in childrens metal jewelry (February 2009).  Based on our long history of analyzing products for hazardous substances and our well known chemical analysis capabilities, IMR was able to add these services to our existiing ISO 17025 Accreditation from A2LA and then to have these accreditations accepted by the CPSC in support of their efforts to enforce the new rules under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) passed in 2008 by Congress.  Our well equiped laboratory (with three ICP-AES instruments, backed by X-ray Fluorescence) and large, highly trained staff uniquely position IMR to be able to support our client's needs in certifying the safety of their products quickly and cost effectively.  For more information, visit our CPSIA page.

IMR Test Labs aquires the operations of Koon-Hall-Adriam Metallurgical of Portland, Oregon
(February 1, 2008)

IMR Test Labs is pleased to announce that, as of February 1, 2008, it has acquired the operations of Koon-Hall-Adrian Metallurgical of Portland Oregon.

The acquisition of KHA is considered to be a vital next step in IMR's expansion of service offerings and locations. Says Joseph Springer, CEO of IMR, "One of the main things that made KHA attractive to IMR is the long history the KHA team has of offering high quality services to their customers". More information will be released in the coming weeks.

More information on Koon-Hall-Adrian's services, visit www.khametal.com