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The Automotive Research Association of India has received ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation from NABL for its Cylinder Testing Facility at the Mobility Research Centre, Takwe, Pune.
The facility tests high-pressure gaseous cylinders for automotive, hydrogen, industrial, marine, defence and space applications.
It can test Type I to Type IV cylinders and hydrogen cylinders up to 700 bar, though some specialised hydrogen tests remain outside the accredited scope.
ARAI director Dr Reji Mathai said the accreditation expands domestic testing capacity and can reduce the industry's reliance on overseas facilities.
Cylinders are graded by how much of the pressure the metal carries. Type I is all metal; Type II and Type III add composite wrapping over a metal liner; Type IV uses a polymer liner fully wrapped in composite, making it the lightest and the type favoured for 700-bar hydrogen storage.
Simple Analogy: From a steel drum to a plastic bottle in a carbon-fibre jacket.
Automotive R&D and certification body set up in 1966 by the automotive industry with the Government of India; an autonomous body affiliated to the Ministry of Heavy Industries
India's national accreditation body for testing and calibration laboratories; it grants ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation
Public-private partnership body set up in 1997 with five constituent boards - NABL, NABH, NABCB, NABET and NBQP
Administers the Gas Cylinders Rules, approving manufacturers, testers and suppliers of cylinders in India
Require manufacturers, testers and suppliers of gas cylinders and their accessories to obtain approval before handling cylinders in India; administered by PESO. The ARAI facility's testing supports approval and certification work under these rules.
The international standard for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories - it certifies the LABORATORY, covering technical competence, method validity and the reliability of results, not the product being tested.
GS Paper III > Science and Technology - indigenisation; energy - hydrogen and alternative fuels
General Awareness > National institutions and standards bodies
The international standard for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories; accreditation under it attests to the laboratory's methods and results
A cylinder with a polymer liner fully wrapped in composite - the lightest class, used for high-pressure hydrogen storage
A destructive safety test in which a filled cylinder is exposed to fire to confirm that its pressure relief device vents the gas instead of letting the cylinder rupture