Medical Engineering Technologies
Medical Engineering TechnologiesDover, Kent
Medical Engineering Technologies publishes its current contact address at Unit 16, Holmestone Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0UF, with +44 (0) 1304 213223 and an online quote-request form. UKAS schedule 7848, issue 022 dated 31 July 2026, lists medical-packaging, injection-device, transit and vibration tests at Units 13 & 16 on the same road. The scope includes method exclusions and separate operating limits. Confirm the current method and sample-delivery arrangements with MET.
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Key facts
- Current Dover contact
- The contact page names Medical Engineering Technologies at Unit 16, Holmestone Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0UF, United Kingdom, with +44 (0) 1304 213223.
- Dated main-address scope
- UKAS 7848, issue 022 dated 31 July 2026, names Units 13 & 16, Holmestone Road, Dover, CT17 0UF. It states that testing is performed at this main address only. Confirm the delivery unit before sending samples.
- Quotation route
- The quote-request form asks for service interest, product description, required standards and a message so MET can assess the project and formulate a cost.
Testing capabilities
Medical-packaging seal and integrity testing
The dated scope lists accelerated ageing to ASTM F1980-21, visual seal inspection to ASTM F1886-16 (2024) and F1886M-16 (2024), rupture-pressure seal strength to ASTM F1140/F1140M-13 (2020) and F2054/F2054M-13 (2024), dye penetration to ASTM F1929-23, and peel force to BS EN 868-5:2018 and ASTM F88/F88M-23. Hydrogen trace-gas integrity testing uses IHM WI 66, issue 8.
Injection-device force and leak testing
The schedule lists needle-based injection systems to BS EN ISO 11608-1:2022 and air-transport simulation to IHM WI 54, issue 4. Break-loose and glide force and needle-cap removal force use IHM WI 52, issue 6, based on ISO 11040-4:2024. The leak test uses IHM WI 57, issue 5, based on ISO 11040-4:2024.
Package transit and handling tests
ASTM D4169-23 sequential shipping-container tests exclude Schedule G simulated rail switching, Schedule H environmental hazard and Schedule I low-pressure/high-altitude hazard. ASTM D7386-16 single-parcel tests exclude Schedule I bridge impact, Schedule J hazard drop, Schedule K high altitude, tip-over and rotational-edge-drop tests under D6179. The scope also lists package conditioning to ASTM D4332-22, free-fall drops to ASTM D5276-19 (2023), concentrated impacts to ASTM D6344-04 (2024) and compression to ASTM D642-25.
Shipping-container and sinusoidal vibration
The random-vibration row lists ASTM D4728-17 (2022) and ASTM D999-08 (2023), Method A1 only. Sinusoidal environmental vibration is listed to BS EN 60068-2-6:2008. The published vibration parameters specify vertical testing only at ambient conditions. Confirm the profile, fixture and payload with MET.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Vibration parameters | 300 kg maximum payload, 100 g maximum acceleration, 2-2000 Hz, 51 mm peak-to-peak displacement, 1.8 m/s maximum velocity and 600 kgf peak force | These are separate published parameters on schedule page 2. Vibration is vertical only at ambient. The values do not establish simultaneous operation at every maximum. |
| Package conditioning | -30°C to +60°C and 15-90% relative humidity | Published package-conditioning limits under ASTM D4332-22. These are separate from ambient-only vibration and do not establish every temperature/humidity combination. |
| Compression resistance | Up to 2549 kgf | Schedule page 3 assigns this limit to ASTM D642-25 testing of shipping containers, components and unit loads. It is a compression-force limit, separate from vibration payload. |
Access and contact
Use MET’s published telephone, +44 (0) 1304 213223, enquiry form or quote-request form. The quote form asks for product description, service interest, required standards and a message. Confirm the exact testing programme, current scope and delivery unit before sending samples.
Facility contact
- Address
- Unit 16, Holmestone Road
Dover, Kent, CT17 0UF
United Kingdom - Telephone
- +44 (0) 1304 213223
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS 7848 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- The direct schedule names Medical Engineering Technologies, issue 022 dated 31 July 2026, accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for the listed main-address tests. This is dated scope evidence. Confirm the current applicable schedule and method with MET.
- BS EN ISO 11607, Part 1:2019
- The schedule applies this medical-packaging reference only to the associated tests listed in that schedule. It does not establish an unrestricted packaging or product certification.
What to confirm with the facility
- The current contact page gives Unit 16, while the dated schedule covers Units 13 & 16. Confirm sample-delivery instructions and the required testing unit directly.
- MET’s transit page discusses ISTA procedures and optional high-altitude testing. It says ISTA non-membership prevents ISTA-branded certifications. Those provider descriptions do not remove the D4169 and D7386 exclusions in the dated accredited scope.
- Vibration is specified as vertical only at ambient. Package-conditioning and compression values are separate limits. Confirm the requested profile and combinations before relying on the published maxima.
- Confirm sample quantity and preparation, fixtures, required standards, current accreditation scope, quotation, turnaround time and reporting needs with the provider.
Before requesting a test
Public information not available. Contact test facility provider for more information.
Frequently asked questions
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Related testing facilities
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Further reading
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Sources and review
Reviewed by Arc on 1 October 2026 using fresh MET homepage, contact, quotation and transit pages plus the direct UKAS 7848 PDF. All three PDF pages were visually checked. The printed issue date is 31 July 2026. Current contact details and dated method scope remain distinct. Separate live accreditation status was not verified.
Arc publishes this directory entry and does not operate the test facility. Suggest a correction to Arc with a supporting source.
Medical Engineering Technologies homepage
MET identifies itself as a Cormica laboratory and publishes medical-device testing services. Broader group services are not assigned to Dover here.
Contact Medical Engineering Technologies
The current contact address is Unit 16, Holmestone Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0UF. The telephone and enquiry form provide the current information route.
The form asks for service interest, product description, required standards and a message to assess the project and formulate a cost.
MET describes ASTM and ISTA testing programmes and says its ISTA non-membership prevents ISTA-branded certifications. Broader optional testing descriptions do not extend the exclusions in the dated UKAS schedule.
UKAS schedule 7848 - issue 022, 31 July 2026
All three pages carry issue 022 dated 31 July 2026. Testing is restricted to the listed Dover main address, Units 13 & 16. Method editions, exclusions and separate conditioning, vibration and compression limits are retained. Separate live-register status was not verified.