Business Activities

Manufacture of Test Systems

As the company name implies.  Ansti is principally a designer, manufacturer and supplier of a range of easy to use turnkey systems and sub-systems for testing respiratory equipment.  The systems cater for testing to European EN250 / US NEDU and other relevant standards and include test vessel and breathing simulator with instrumentation and computerised real time display / data acquisition system.  Any combination of system can be designed to meet customers specific needs and sub-systems manufactured for retro-fitting to existing facilities are also available.

Regulator Performance and Environmental Testing to EN250

A service is provided to manufactures, importers, suppliers and agents which allows the rapid and accurate testing of a demand regulators dynamic performance to the requirements of EN250, including cold water and manned testing.  With typical pressurisation times to 50 metres of about half a minute, cost effective batch testing also becomes a feasible proposition.

Ansti is also able to test most types of respiratory equipment in their laboratory with calibrated instrumentation and computerised data acquisition systems.

Product Development

A product development service has evolved in response to market forces and has now been used by 8 international companies.  The Ansti facilities are used as diagnostic tools to define the limits of performance of the demand regulator under varying conditions.  The performance of these regulators are enhanced by optimising the design through detailed analysis of operating principles and dynamic response.

Technical Consultancy / CE Type Test Approval

Ansti offers technical consultancy for any BA / diving related project, this may range from design input / advice through to complete test programmes involving many different aspects of equipment function and performance.  Ansti have both the facility hardware and access to competent HSE Part 4 approved divers to undertake any unmanned / manned test programme and equipment qualification requirements.

Test Facility Hire

To see prices for our services and test facility hire rates click here.