Why is independent testing of vapor retarders/barriers important?
Independent testing proves by an independent source, that products conform to the testing criteria established by a testing society, usually the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM). Stego Industries believes very strongly in independent testing. Words on a piece of...Independent testing proves by an independent source, that products conform to the testing criteria established by a testing society, usually the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM). Stego Industries believes very strongly in independent testing. Words on a piece of corporate stationary are only as good as the company that backs them.
Stego Industries was the first company in the industry to independently test its polyolefin to all the necessary parameters of ASTM E 1745. Since then, companies have created dozens of copycat products that claim equivalence in order to compete, and some have even gone so far as to question our testing. At Stego Industries, we are what we say - and we can prove it.