Fender Systems
The commitment to quality is our top priority at Fender Marine Australia, therefore our manufacturer management system is ISO9001:2000/ISO14001:2004 and CCS certificated, complying with all expected standards in the manufacturing of fender products. Our fender systems manufacturer’s quality control centre comprises of all necessary machinery needed to perform individual-specific testing on all products to supply the highest quality fenders to customers. Tests on all fender products prior to delivery include:
- Compression Test
- Tensile Test
- Ozone Resistance Test
- Abrasion Resistance Test
All rubber fenders are also routinely tested to verify consistent performance, quality and to meet the latest verification testing protocols defined by PIANC and ASTM. This ensures all rubber fenders meet the published Rated Performance Data. The factory is also approved by BUREAU VERITAS to PIANC 2002 – Guidelines for the design of Fenders systems Appendix A: a procedure to determine and report the performance of marine fenders and ASTMD standard Test Methods of Vulcanised Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers/Tension.