Bhirawa Steel Laboratory Wins KAN AccreditationKOMPAS.com - As a subsidiary of PT Hutama Karya Infrastruktur (HKI), PT Bhirawa Steel has proven its commitment to improving the control process and quality assurance of the reinforcing steel produced by the company.This commitment is realized through the accreditation results that have been obtained for the Bhirawa Steel testing laboratory located at Jalan Margomulyo Number 6, Surabaya, East Java (Jatim).The results of the accreditation are stated in the Accreditation Decree Number 1059/3.a.1/LAB/08/2022 issued by the National Accreditation Committee (KAN) with the number LP-1681-IDN.President Director of Bhirawa Steel Arry Aryadi explained that the accreditation process for Bhirawa Steel's laboratory went through a long stage.In fact, the company has been preparing for accreditation since July 2021.Dock.HKI Bhirawa Steel produces reinforced concrete and is involved in various building projects in Indonesia as well as National Strategic Projects (PSN), such as the Trans Sumatra Toll Road and the Mandalika MotoGP circuit in West Nusa Tenggara.“The accreditation process begins with preparing the completeness of the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System document.(This document) was previously owned by Bhirawa Steel in order to comply with the ISO 17025:2017 standard," said Arry in a press release received by Kompas.com, Friday (30/9/2022).Arry added that all the complete documents and requirements had been submitted in the application for accreditation through a number of stages which were completed in October 2021."We hope that Bhirawa Steel's testing laboratory can be used to innovate to become a leading and trusted and reliable laboratory," said Arry.Furthermore, Arry said, Bhirawa Steel also conducted quality management training and technical testing, including renovating existing laboratory buildings.After going through a long test, the results of the accreditation of the Bhirawa Steel laboratory from KAN came out in August 2022."Alhamdulillah, with the results of this accreditation, the Bhirawa Steel laboratory is expected to be able to improve control and quality assurance of the concrete reinforcing steel produced," said Arryadi.For information, the testing laboratory is a place for conformity assessment in the implementation of tests carried out based on ISO/IEC 17025:2017.As an independent laboratory, the Bhirawa Steel testing laboratory is committed to carrying out quality management and technical implementation of testing for reinforcing steel in accordance with the specified requirements.In addition, Bhirawa Steel also prioritizes laboratory services with integrity, accuracy, and on time.That way, the test results can be accepted by various parties.The Bhirawa Steel testing laboratory is currently supported by several main testing tools, such as universal tensile machines (UTM) with a capacity of 100 tons and 200 tons, ARL Optical Emission Spectrometer, vernier caliper, and electric scales.Dock.HKI The Bhirawa Steel testing laboratory is currently supported by several main testing tools, such as universal tensile machines (UTM) with a capacity of 100 tons and 200 tons, ARL Optical Emission Spectrometer, vernier caliper, and electric scales.In addition, to improve the service quality and scope of Bhirawa Steel's testing laboratory, the company also added a microstructure test facility.The facility serves to support metallographic testing of the microscopic structure of metals and alloys.This is done as part of the material development and analysis of the production process to achieve the desired mechanical properties.Bhirawa Steel itself is one of the leading steel milling companies in Indonesia.The company has supplied concrete reinforcing steel to various building projects in Indonesia as well as National Strategic Projects (PSN), such as the Trans Sumatra Toll Road and the Mandalika MotoGP circuit in West Nusa Tenggara.Get information and insight selected by Kompas.com editorsDouble check and complete your data.Your data will be used for account verification when you need assistance or when unusual activity is found on your account.Immediately complete your data to join the #JernihBerkomentar program.