Michel Comtois
Senior Material Tester & CEO
M. Sc. Chemistry
Education & Experience
- Masters in Physical Chemistry | University of Sherbrooke
- 14 years of research and lab experience
- 37 years of experience in materials testing
Associations & Accreditations
ISO/IEC 17025 2017 A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation)
Quebec Order of Chemists
Association for the Development and Innovation of Chemistry in Quebec (ADICQ)
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association
- Masters in Physical Chemistry | University of Sherbrooke
- 14 years of research and lab experience
- 37 years of experience in materials testing
Associations & Accreditations
ISO/IEC 17025 2017 A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation)
Quebec Order of Chemists
Association for the Development and Innovation of Chemistry in Quebec (ADICQ)
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association
About Michel Comtois
Michel Comtois is an accomplished founder and CEO of Micom Laboratories Inc., an ISO/IEC 17025 (2017) A2LA-accredited independent laboratory specializing in product and material testing services. Before establishing Micom Laboratories in 1999, Michel, who also holds a Master’s degree in Physical Chemistry, gained extensive experience over a 14-year tenure managing departments spanning physical chemistry, physics, mechanical and material testing in research and contract laboratories. This exposure granted him a profound understanding of the intricacies of development and material testing processes.
In addition to his practical experience, Michel has played influential roles on various voluntary technical committees. He notably, served as the chairperson for CAN/CGSB 44.227 and the Head of the Canadian Delegation for ISO TC 136. He also contributed to the following technical committees: CAN/CGSB 44.229, CAN/CGSB 44.232, ANSI/BIFMA X5.1, ANSI/BIFMA X5.5, ANSI/BIFMA X5.6, ANSI/BIFMA X 5.9 ANSI/BIFMA X5.11, ISTA Certification Council.
Leveraging his unique expertise, he has led Micom Laboratories to become a renowned name in its niche, now operating out of a 16,000-square-foot test facility in Montreal, Canada, and serving a diverse customer base with an array of material and product testing services. Follow Michel on LinkedIn
Recent Articles
Review of the seating RFSA
- April 1, 2013
- Michel Comtois
- Furniture Testing
Government of Canada releases its long awaited Request for Supply Agreements for Office Seating (E60PQ-120001/B) and allows outdated test reports to be used to establish product compliance. Would you buy a chair based on a 20 year old test report?…
Packaging test report (sample)
- January 17, 2013
- Michel Comtois
- Package Testing
Our first time clients often wonder how the final report will look like once all the packaging tests have been performed on their products. To help you better visualize the document, we prepared a demo report that gives you an…
2005 mechanical testing to ANSI/BIFMA x5.4 & quote lounge and public seating tests compared to the 2012 official version
- July 8, 2012
- Michel Comtois
- Furniture Testing
This document shows the 2005 mechanical testing to ANSI/BIFMA x5.4 & quote lounge and public seating tests compared to the 2012 official version. Learn more: If you have any questions about our furniture testing services, we invite you to contact…
Comparison between ANSI/BIFMA X 5.9 2012 and ANSI/BIFMA X 5.9 2004
- May 8, 2012
- Michel Comtois
- Furniture Testing
This document shows the test-by-test comparison between ANSI/BIFMA X 5.9 2012 test and the ANSI/BIFMA X 5.9 2004 test. If you have any questions about furniture testing or ANSI/BIFMA testing, we invite you to contact us today.
PWGSC’s Enlarged GOFAC Teleconference Meeting
- May 4, 2012
- Michel Comtois
- Furniture Testing
Last Friday PWGSC held and enlarged GOFAC teleconference meeting on Office furniture. The main topics were: Various levels of technical requirements (Product description, CGSB, BIFMA…) Government specific requirements Office seating Supply Arrangement (SA) Panel systems SA PWGSC also had the…
PWGSC letter of interest – Section-by-section comments
- April 1, 2012
- Michel Comtois
- Furniture Testing
PWGSC published its letter of interest for office seating. This is not a request for bids. However, Manufacturers should pay attention to this document as a lot of the requirements present in this document might well be used in the…
Comparison between ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 2011 vs 2002
- March 10, 2012
- Michel Comtois
- Furniture Testing
New BIFMA Chair Standard Micom Laboratories is happy to inform you that BIFMA just released its new version of BIFMA X5.1 for office chairs. The loads and forces used in this standard are based on the 95th percentile male body…
Norampac Packaging Testing Presentation
- October 8, 2011
- Michel Comtois
- Package Testing
This packaging testing presentation was given at Norampac. Learn more about package testing services offered at Micom Laboratories. If you have any questions about packaging testing services or if you would like to get a quote on your testing requirements, we…