Abtest Newport Historical Testing Scope (2019)
Partially verified listing. The useful Newport site/method reference is historical, dated 8 November 2019. Current operating, accredited and booking status remains unresolved. The unsuccessful current 0042 download route does not prove accreditation loss; the London registered office does not prove relocation.
Abtest
UKAS 0042 issue 032 dated 8 November 2019 identifies Abtest at Tregwilym Industrial Estate, Rogerstone, Newport, and restricts its listed methods to that address. This historical document gives climatic, vibration, shock, ingress, corrosion and HALT/HASS scope for non-explosive items. The current operator routes inspected on 13 October 2026 do not establish continued Newport operation or current accreditation.
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Key facts
- Documented Newport address in 2019
- Issue 032 gives Tregwilym Industrial Estate, Rogerstone, Newport, Wales, NP10 9YA and says testing was performed at that address only.
- Source date and accreditation edition
- The retained historical schedule is issue 032 dated 8 November 2019 and states ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Its date and edition are preserved, without a current-accreditation claim.
Testing capabilities
Documented climatic and low-pressure methods (2019)
The 2019 schedule lists high/low temperature, thermal shock, steady/cyclic humidity and low pressure, including pressure change and temperature. Each row has separate method and chamber conditions.
Documented vibration and shock methods (2019)
The historical scope lists sinusoidal and random vibration, shock waveforms, bump and combined dynamic/temperature/humidity methods. These are documented 2019 methods, with no claim of present rigs or test acceptance.
Documented ingress, corrosion and HALT/HASS (2019)
The historical schedule includes listed probe/dust/water ingress tests, salt mist/corrosion and HALT/HASS to Abtest procedure TP064 issue 2. Their historical product/method restrictions remain in the retained schedule.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Historical high/low temperature conditions | 2019 high temperature: up to +300°C, chamber 0.6 × 0.6 × 0.6 m; low temperature: down to −80°C, chamber 0.4 × 0.5 × 0.7 m | These are distinct single-parameter rows in the 2019 schedule. They are not a combined current chamber envelope or present availability claim. |
| Historical sinusoidal/random vibration conditions | 2019 sinusoidal: 3–4300 Hz, peak thrust 57 kN; random: 5–4300 Hz, RMS thrust 66 kN | Peak and RMS thrust belong to their separate methods. Both rows list maximum peak-to-peak displacement 50.8 mm and a −55°C to +125°C chamber condition; no full-envelope simultaneous capability or current rig is asserted. |
| Historical HALT/HASS conditions | 2019 analysed frequency 1 Hz–10 kHz; −80°C to +200°C; maximum rate of change 60°C/min; maximum item 100 kg and 0.6 × 0.6 × 0.6 m | These are the conditions documented against Abtest TP064 issue 2 in the 2019 scope, not contemporary test settings or guarantees. |
Access and contact
The current TT Electronics Product Test Development Services page offers a “Speak to a Test Engineering Specialist” route for group enquiries. Ask specifically whether any Newport facility and the historical methods are still available; that group page does not establish a current Newport booking route.
Facility contact
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- Historical UKAS 0042 — issue 032 (2019)
- The November 2019 ISO/IEC 17025:2005 schedule lists method-specific BS EN 60068, MIL-STD, DEF STAN and RTCA/DO-160 editions alongside Abtest procedures. Those listed editions describe the historical scope and are not presented as current approved methods.
What to confirm with the facility
- This reference uses the 8 November 2019 schedule for historical Newport methods only. The inspected current group product-test-development page and undated AccESS article do not establish contemporary Newport operations or continued 0042 accreditation.
- Companies House lists ABTEST LIMITED as Active and gives a London registered office. Those are corporate records; they do not demonstrate a laboratory move from Newport or current Newport capability.
- Before planning work, confirm the current provider, actual testing address, equipment/method availability, accreditation scope, accepted standard edition, reporting and quotation.
Before requesting a test
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
Frequently asked questions
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
Related testing facilities
The 8 November 2019 Newport schedule documents separate climatic, dynamic, ingress and HALT/HASS methods. Current operation and 0042 scope are unresolved; documentary methods support comparison questions only.
No additional facility recommendation is made. Use the further reading links to review the relevant scope.
Further reading
Sources and review
Arc read the fourteen-page 2019 schedule and the retained current Companies House and operator routes on 13 October 2026. The historical issue date and ISO/IEC edition are preserved; no current Newport operation, accreditation or relocation is inferred.
Arc publishes this directory entry and does not operate the test facility. Suggest a correction to Arc with a supporting source.
Historical UKAS 0042 Abtest, issue 032 dated 8 November 2019
Fourteen-page issue 032 dated 8 November 2019 states ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and Newport-address-only methods. Every method/number here is historical documented scope, not current operating capacity, continued accreditation, availability or an accepted modern standard edition.
ABTEST LIMITED company overview
Company 00620992 is listed Active with a separately labelled London registered office. Corporate status and registered office do not establish Newport testing, relocation or laboratory accreditation.
Current TT Electronics Product Test Development Services
Current group-level product-test-development and specialist-enquiry context. The inspected route does not name Newport or establish its historical environmental/vibration methods as current site capabilities.
TT Electronics AccESS article naming Testing Solutions (Abtest)
Undated article names Testing Solutions (Abtest) and historical-looking UKAS 0042 context. It does not give a Newport site-specific contemporary operating or accreditation date, so no current-site method claim is derived.