Plastics Testing Solutions

One of the crucial factors when developing a new plastic product is testing. Only by testing the raw materials, components and finished products in accordance to the relevant standards within plastics testing, are you assured that your plastic product lives up to the high expectations on the market and that it is strong and flexible enough to do the job that it is designed for.

Some of the most common test types within plastics testing are tensile strength, elongation to break, yield strength, modulus, Poisson’s ratio, compression, flexural, shear and friction. All of these test types can be performed using the high-precision test machines.

Chatillon offer handheld force gauges, manual and motorised test stands, and digital force testers for use in production, quality and R&D in the plastic industry.

Lloyd Instruments universal testing machines with material testing software and appropriate fixtures are used to determine the physical and mechanical properties of raw materials and components, as well as for product testing of finished products.

Typical applications for plastics testing include:

- Closures

- Flexible packaging

- Medical plastics

- Plastic containers

- Plastic dumbbells

- Plastic floor coverings

- Plastic labels / holograms

- Plastic films (pharmaceutical / medical device packaging)

- Seals

- Tubing

- UPVC window profiles