Polymer testing laboratory
Our polymer testing laboratory provides a wide range of testing and analysis services to industries where polymers and plastics are used. It has facilities for product and process development using both pilot and full scale polymer processing equipment.
The Laboratory has been in operation since 1983 and in that time it has earned a reputation for being one of the best-equipped and most professional facilities of its kind in Victoria. It is accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and complies with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’.
Situated as it is in the heartland of the State’s manufacturing sector, the Laboratory has serviced a range of clients throughout Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia, as well as many local organisations.
The Polymer Testing Laboratory is run by highly qualified personnel who are experienced in industry and understand the need for work to be carried out discretely. All requirements are handled professionally and in complete confidence and, where necessary, a confidentiality agreement can be entered into.
The Laboratory is equipped with a very wide range of equipment including Shimadzu AG-IS tensile testing machine, Ceast pendulum impact tester, falling dart film impact tester, Shore A and D, Barcol and Rockwell hardness testers and Elmendorf tear tester.
View the polymer testing laboratory brochure with equipment specifications list.
Download the testing procedures and standards sheet.
Services offered at the laboratory include:
- Product testing and evaluation using either the product(s) directly, or test specimens taken from the product(s) by die or machine cutting
- Material testing and evaluation of raw materials, or test specimens prepared by injection and compression moulding then die cutting or milling
- Identification and analysis of materials using Differential Scanning Calorimetry along with Infrared Spectroscopy as confirmation
- Flow behaviour of materials such as melt flow rate and shear rate verses viscosity of materials can be determined using the Melt Flow Indexer and Monsanto Capillary Rheometer. The Brabender Plasticorder can provide information on torque and temperature, shear rate and viscosity
All testing and analysis of products and materials is to specifications using Australian Standards, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards. Other test methods may be available on application.
For a full list or to disucuss our services and equipment, please contact us on (03) 9212 5477, (03) 9212 5029, 0418 549 668 or email us.