Accelerated weathering test equipment (weather meter)

Weather resistance testing artificially reproduces outdoor environments such as light, heat, rain and wind to observe the progression of deterioration.

In particular, UV testers with high acceleration properties are often used in research and development, while xenon testers with high correlation properties are often used for standard and finish testing.

Iwasaki Electric's "EYE Super UV Tester" has amazing acceleration properties that can reproduce 10 years' worth of outdoor exposure in about 1,000 hours, while the "EYE Super Xenon Tester" is characterized by its ease of use, as it allows you to adjust the illuminance in addition to its high correlation with exposure testing.

Due to their excellent performance and high quality, they are widely used in research and development and standard and finish testing of automobiles, buildings, home appliances, printed materials, resins, artificial stone, etc.

What is an accelerated weathering test device (what is a weather meter)?

Weather resistance testing equipment (weather meter) is a testing device developed about 100 years ago to solve problems such as the time it takes to evaluate outdoor exposure and the difficulty in achieving reproducibility because outdoor exposure testing itself involves interacting with nature.
Outdoor exposure testing is the basis for evaluating the weather resistance of regular plastics, paints, fibers, and other products, as well as the development of new materials. However, because outdoor exposure testing requires testing on a yearly basis, tests and evaluations are conducted in a short period of time using accelerated weathering testing equipment that artificially creates outdoor environmental factors (sunlight, temperature, humidity, rainfall).