The leading global product certification and testing supplier CSA Group has acquired  Orb Optronix, the first EPA recognized, independent, third party, ISO 17025 accredited testing laboratory providing IES LM‐80‐08 LED lumen maintenance testing in the United States.
 
“CSA Group’s acquisition of Orb Optronix is at the core of our commitment to accelerate our market presence and breadth of offerings for the lighting industry,” says Richard Weiser, Vice President, U.S. and Mexico, CSA Group. “This purchase is in keeping with our overall strategic growth plan as we continue to expand our lighting business in North America and globally.”
 
The acquisition of Orb Optronix provides CSA Group with state-of-the-art, LED and lighting metrology testing capabilities; accelerating and enhancing the CSA Group’s Solid State Lighting testing capabilities globally.  CSA Group has an established presence in the United States with a 30,000 square-foot testing facility in Atlanta, Georgia providing testing and certification of LED and lighting products to more than 75 different standards as well as required third-party ENERGY STAR®, LED Lighting Facts®, and DesignLights Consortium testing.   The organization also provides energy efficiency verification (EEV) services in Cleveland, Ohio and Toronto, Canada.  To service lighting manufacturing clients based in China, CSA Group’s Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shanghai labs provide LED lighting testing and certification services as well as EEV services.