{"id":8890,"date":"2026-09-22T17:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bf-engineering.com\/?post_type=produkt&#038;p=8890"},"modified":"2026-09-22T17:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:18:43","slug":"weathering","status":"publish","type":"produkt","link":"https:\/\/bf-engineering.com\/en\/product\/weathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Weathering"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8894,"menu_order":12,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"anwendung-kat":[],"produkt-kat":[150],"class_list":["post-8890","produkt","type-produkt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","produkt-kat-uv-irradiation","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":{"cpt-modules":{"":null,"description":"<strong>UV Material Aging and Weathering Testing<\/strong>\r\n\r\nMaterials and components are exposed to various environmental influences throughout their service life. In particular, UV radiation, sunlight, temperature, and humidity can cause long-term changes in plastics, coatings, paints, adhesives, composites, and other materials.\r\n\r\nControlled material aging and weathering tests make it possible to investigate these influences under defined conditions. Materials are deliberately exposed to UV radiation or simulated environmental conditions to study aging processes and evaluate their long-term durability.\r\n\r\nBF Engineering develops and supplies UV lamps, UV emitters, and irradiation systems for material aging, weathering, and accelerated UV aging. The systems can be configured according to the required test area, irradiance, uniformity, UV dose, and spectral requirements.\r\n\r\nOur solutions are therefore suitable for standardized material testing as well as research, development, and customized aging tests.","button":null,"text":{"title":"","description":"","button":null},"gallery":"","references":"","tabs":[{"title":"Weathering","description":"<strong>Weathering and Artificial Weathering<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDuring weathering testing, materials are exposed to various environmental influences under controlled conditions to investigate changes and aging processes.\r\n\r\nAn important aspect is exposure to UV radiation and simulated sunlight. Depending on the application, additional factors such as temperature and humidity can also be taken into account.\r\n\r\nBF Engineering provides UV irradiation technology for weathering and material aging tests. Depending on the application, individual material samples, larger components, or complete test areas can be irradiated.\r\n\r\nTypical applications include Accelerated Weathering, Artificial Weathering, UV Aging, Material Durability Testing, and Material Qualification.","button":null,"image":"","tables":null},{"title":"UV Aging","description":"<strong>Accelerated UV Aging of Materials<\/strong>\r\n\r\nUV radiation can cause long-term color changes, embrittlement, cracking, loss of gloss, as well as changes in mechanical and optical properties in many materials.\r\n\r\nDuring accelerated UV aging, test specimens are exposed to a defined level of UV irradiation. 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