ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 Testing Services in India

Listing ID #6131697

 CIL Provides ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 Testing For Educational Seating. CIL is an ISO 17025 accredited inspection agency.

The ANSI/BIFMA Tests. ANSI/BIFMA put in place common standards for desk and table products meant for use in a commercial office environment. Testing facilities that adhere to BIFMA protocols test office furniture durability, structural performance, and safety. The tests include anticipation of product misuse.  

BIFMA X6.1 

ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 Educational Seating was released in April 2018 and replaces the original version, which was released in 2012. Micom offers BIFMA X6.1 testing as part of its Office Furniture Testing services.  These standard covers seating products used in educational institutions from pre-school all the way to college and university. It does not address office chairs (BIFMA X5.1 or BIFMA X5.11) or seating used in high-use public areas (BIFMA X5.4). 

*Height adjustable chairs shall be measured in the highest position for classification purposes. BIFMA X6.1 has 20 tests and covers three types of educational seating units: 

• Fixed Seat Angle, Fixed Backrest Chair 
• Chair Desk 
• Convertible Bench Table

ANSI/BIFMA X6.1-2018 

Scope: Tests developed with an estimated 10 years product life based on 6.5 to 8 hours/day use and 170-180 days/year 

• Stability Tests 
• Backrest Strength Test – Static 
• Backrest Durability Test – Cyclic 
• Drop Test – Dynamic 
• Seat Static Loading Test (only if unable to perform Drop Test due to insufficient clearance) 
• Seating Durability Tests – Cyclic  
• Arm Strength Test – Vertical – Static  
• Arm Strength Test – Horizontal – Static  
• Arm Durability Test – Angular – Static  
• Caster/Chair Base Durability Test – Cyclic  
• Durability Test for Convertible Bench Tables with Casters  
• Leg Strength Test – Front and Side Application 
• Structural Member Strength Test 
• Swivel Test  
• Tablet Arm Test – Front Stability  
• Tablet Arm Test – Static  
• Tablet Arm Load Ease Test – Cyclic  
• Chair Desk and Table Top Horizontal Surface Vertical Load Tests  
• Chair Desk and Convertible Bench Table Top Load Ease Test – Cyclic 
• Static Loading of Storage (Backpack) Hooks & Unit Stability 

It is very important that tables for educational institutions and chairs for educational institutions shall comply functional dimensions and markings for general educational purposes in educational institutions. It includes furniture with fixed size mark and adjustable furniture as well as standing work height tables for use without chairs. It applies to furniture for use with laptop computers or portable devices, but not to special purpose workstations, e.g., laboratories, ranked seating and workshops. It also shall comply safety requirements and test methods for chairs and tables for general educational purposes in educational institutions. 

CDG has expanded its testing capability with its new testing facility in Sohna industrial area. CDG can conduct testing to ANSI/BIFMA test methods for seating, desking and office panel systems.

CDG can help you establish compliance to the BIFMA standards for your product lines. Whether it is for chairs, desks, panel systems or storage units, should you wish to be able to sell to international market, the Indian Government departments and/or domestic market; you will need to have had your BIFMA testing done.