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February 2026

We visited SIRIM QAS, one of the main laboratories in ASEAN countries with which JATL has established a relationship through our overseas activities. We decided to visit them in person this time because we had previously conducted capacity building on air conditioner performance testing online during the CSPF project implemented by ACE in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

We shared technical information with SIRIM QAS regarding inter-laboratory validity assessment tests (proficiency testing) and the accuracy of testing in JATL’s common activities, and we gained an understanding of their issues and how they address them as a governmental laboratory.

JATL introduced the load-based test method, considered a next‑generation performance test method for air conditioners by the ISO committee and developed by Waseda University, to the management and testing personnel in the testing section. JATL also shared the outline, testing procedure, and several test results obtained using JATL’s test apparatus.