Test facilities

Material test in the thermoplastics laboratory

The High-Performance Plastics Division constantly conducts stock receipt and material testing in its laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment. This promotes quality assurance in all phases of product processing. All relevant material metrics/properties are quickly and competently determined and evaluated with elaborate, high-grade testing equipment. Our laboratories have access to more than 700 standards. Additionally, over 350 material tests are conducted.

Available Tests (Extract)

FTIR (infrared spectroscopy)
FNCT
TGA/OIT
high-voltage test up to 200,000 volts
weathering tests
wear tests
mechanical tests from +200°C to -100°C

ball indentation hardness (ISO 2039-1)

hardness according to Shore D (DIN 53505)

tensile test (ISO 527)

electronic color measurement
charpy impact strength (ISO 179)
color measurement (spectral photometer)
melting point DSC (ISO 11357-3)
melt volume-flow rate MVR/Melt mass-flow rate MFR (ISO 1133)
viscosity number (ISO 307)
density (ISO 1183)
filler content

In order to obtain constant and reproducible results, the testing equipment must be regularly monitored and calibrated. Our laboratory personnel create the required specimens.

In addition, a specialist for plastics welding (in accordance with DVS 2213) can provide instruction on all of the established plastics welding processes for apparatus building on state-of-the-art equipment.