Testing & Analysis

BTX aromatics provide key building blocks for resins, polyesters, polyamides, and high-performance plastics.

Engineers optimize TPUs with novel antimicrobial fillers and surface methods, improving commercial medical device manufacturing and preventing material failures.

PVDF separators improve lithium-ion battery safety, electrolyte uptake, and thermal stability for EV and grid energy storage.

Recycled plastics can expand in building products only when circularity meets the same requirements that govern conventional construction materials.

Small errors in additive feeding can create disproportionate effects on formulation accuracy, process stability, and final part quality.

Polyolefins are increasingly replacing conventional materials as encapsulant films in photovoltaic solar panels.

Engineers optimize conductive polymer composites for fuel cell bipolar plates, achieving low weight and high conductivity for advanced energy systems.

NASA advances flame-resistant polymers to improve safety in microgravity and high-oxygen aerospace environments.

Some applications require evaluating materials or parts under chemical stress. A practical insight provides tips for implementing standard or tailored testing to ensure part performance.

The new EU 10/2011 and REACH mandates shift the focus of plastic compliance toward pigments and additives, affecting NIR recyclability and migration limits.