Press Release - February 26th, 2010
Applied Solar Selects Nationally Recognized Solar Testing Firm, Westpak, to Test its Unique PV Roof Membrane Product
San Diego, California-February 26th, 2010
Applied Solar, an award winning developer of innovative building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products has selected San Jose based Westpak, Inc. to conduct preliminary environmental testing on its next generation PV roof membrane module. Prior to full scale production early next year, the module will be submitted for qualification as outlined in UL1703 and IEC61215. Westpak’s extensive experience in testing solar products for the world’s top manufacturers, as well as other products for Fortune 500 companies, will help ensure a successful and timely completion of this certification.
Applied Solar’s BIPV roofing membrane is a unique solution that combines outstanding power generation, with very lightweight materials and a limited amount of required roof space to efficiently produce solar electricity. Additionally, the product reduces installation labor as complicated rack mounting systems are not required. Applied’s roofing membrane is easily installed by a roofer or solar contractor and the system can be expanded to accommodate future needs.
Applied’s crystalline based membrane product is a superior choice over thin film membrane due to its superior power density per square foot. More importantly, because there are no roof penetrations required to install the modules, the roofing manufacturers’ warranties remain intact. Additionally, given the product’s lightweight composition, it can be easily installed on virtually all buildings that have a flat roof; including membrane, bitumen and concrete roofs
About Westpak
Established in 1986, Westpak, Inc. is a leading independent environmental testing company with laboratories in California. Westpak specializes in product, reliability, distribution, packaging and related custom testing services. Westpak’s clients include global solar manufacturers, as well as leading Fortune 500 companies
Contact :
Mark Escobedo, CTO
mark@westpak.com
Westpak Inc.,
83 Great Oaks Blvd.,
San Jose, California 95119
408-224-1300
www.westpak.com
About Applied Solar
Applied Solar, LLC is a Next-Generation Solar Energy company that develops solar energy solutions, innovative solar products and energy management applications. Applied Solar’s award-winning products include proprietary, cost-competitive and attractive BIPV solar tiles, membranes and asphalt/composition products.
Contact:
David Field, CEO
dfield@appliedsolar.com
858-909-4080
www.appliedsolar.com
Press Release - October 21, 2009
Westpak Deploys 230x150 CM Vibration Equipment to Test Large PV Panels
San Jose, California-October 21st, 2009
Westpak, Inc. is proud to announce our new 60” x 90” (1.5m x 2.3m) hydraulic shaker for testing large solar modules and package systems. With a 10,000 lbf (44kN) – 2.5” (63mm) displacement actuator this shaker can easily perform vibration tests on large system arrays and stacked crates of modules.
Established in 1986, Westpak, Inc. is an industry leading independent product and package testing laboratory with facilities in San Jose and San Diego, California.
Contact :
Mark Escobedo, CTO
mark@westpak.com
Westpak Inc.,
83 Great Oaks Blvd.,
San Jose, California 95119
408-224-1300
Press Release - October 13, 2009
Westpak achieves ISO 17025 Solar Testing Accreditation
San Jose, California – October 13th, 2009
WESTPAK, Inc. is excited to announce the completion of a successful application and assessment process to the ISO 17025:2005 standard. Accreditation of both facilities will be complete by October 31, 2009. WESTPAK’s Scope of Accreditation includes a dozen ASTM mechanical test standards, along with the following solar product tests:
- Temperature Cycling Test: IEC 61215 (10.11), IEC 62108 (10.6), UL 1703 (35)
- Humidity Freeze Test: IEC 61215 (10.12), IEC 62108 (10.8), UL 1703 (36)
- Damp Heat Test: IEC 61215 (10.13), IEC 62108 (10.7)
WESTPAK is a quality oriented testing laboratory established in 1986 with facilities located in San Jose and San Diego, CA. We have been performing environmental and distribution related package performance tests on solar thin-film, crystalline, and CPV products during the past two years for many clients. At WESTPAK, we offer ourselves and our best efforts to our clients as we work to understand and resolve product failure modes that occurred during lab testing, in transit, or at the point of installation.
WESTPAK’s efforts to achieve ISO 17025 accreditation began a year ago as we sought to provide industry-leading testing capabilities to the solar industry. We built upon our ISO 9001 Quality Management System, certified since 2002, in order to provide the solar industry with one of the best testing and quality management systems available. The addition of the ISO 17025 accreditation will only improve the customer service and technical expertise offered by WESTPAK for over 23 years.
Based on our ISO 9001 and 17025 accreditations, WESTPAK prides itself on the following:
- An excellent quality management system supported by years of documentation
- Accredited calibration documentation related to externally calibrated reference standards
- Extensive calibration records for all instrumentation we calibrate internally
- Extensive Uncertainty of Measurement budgets for all instrumentation
- A small company attitude with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Outstanding support from top management
WESTPAK is proud of its achievement of ISO 17025 accreditation. This major achievement helps to support the importance of quality in the tests we perform, the products we test, and most importantly with our customers.
Established in 1986, Westpak, Inc. is an industry leading independent product and package testing laboratory with facilities in San Jose and San Diego, California.
Contact :
Mark Escobedo, CTO
mark@westpak.com
Westpak Inc.,
83 Great Oaks Blvd.,
San Jose, California 95119
408-224-1300
www.westpak.com
Press Release - October 6, 2009
Westpak Announces the Offering of Specialized Testing Services for the Solar Photovoltaic and Thermal Products Markets
San Jose, California – October 6th 2009
Westpak, Inc., is proud to announce testing capabilities specific to the solar industry. Services now offered include damp heat, freeze-thaw and thermal cycling testing as specified in IEC 61215/61646/62108/61730-2 and UL 1703. Chambers of up to 128” x 78” x 84” (3.2m x 2.0m x 2.1m) are available. Additionally Westpak, Inc. offers module fragility and resonance analysis as well as package distribution and performance testing. Data from these tests can help guarantee damage free shipping of solar products, as well as help identify the causes of damage that may occur in existing shipments.
Established in 1986, Westpak, Inc. is an industry leading independent product and package testing laboratory with facilities in San Jose and San Diego, California.
Contact :
Mark Escobedo, CTO
mark@westpak.com
Westpak Inc.,
83 Great Oaks Blvd.,
San Jose, California 95119
408-224-1300
www.westpak.com
