Plastics
Our specialists in the field of polymers will help you in questions of analysis and quality assurance of existing products as well as in the clarification of claims up to product-accompanying consulting for new developments.
Our range of services
- Polymer identification
- Composition of polymer blends, compounds and recyclates
- Macro- and microstructures of plastics
- Qualitative oil analyses
- Damage analyses, preparation of expert opinions
- Advice on material selection, processing and design
- Ageing behaviour of plastics under temperature and chemical exposure
- Support in product development
Our test methods
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC): glass transition, melting behavior
- Thermogravimetry (TGA): elastomer characterization, moisture; filler content
- Mechanical tests such as tensile, compression and bending tests
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR): Polymer Identification, Structure Clarification
- TGA-FTIR coupling
- Micro-FTIR
- endurance and ageing tests
- Microscopic examinations of surface and thin sections
- Microtomy
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)