Set up in 2008 and certified to ISO 9001, IPC processes polymers from Arkema, Lubrizol, BASF, EMS, DuPont, Evonik and Solvay. IPC compounds these polymers with other polymers, pigments, radioscope ...

“What the [expletive deleted] kind of resin is this? Is it contaminated? How the [expletive deleted] do I find out?†Why, with Fourier Transform Infrared analysis, or FTIR, of course. “Four-e-air ...

In this interview, Sammi Sadler, Senior Applications Engineer at Instron, provides insights into how automation is being introduced for plastics testing and the opportunities this can bring. How would ...

Plastics Forming Enterprises may have only moved about seven miles away, but the larger new space enables significant growth in service capabilities and capacity, company leaders said in an interview.

The Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF), a nonprofit organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, has expanded its affordable plastic testing and production support services designed to support ...

Taking steps to automate a lab can deliver more repeatable test results and higher throughput. Plastics laboratories often face the task of examining a substantial number of comparable samples while ...

Polymer-based—or plastic—synthetic materials have a hold on the fashion industry, currently making up about two-thirds of all fibers used in textiles with no signs of slowing down. At the same time, ...

NSF International has acquired PSILab Inc., an advanced product testing and consulting laboratory. PSILab is in Longmont, Colo., and specializes in plastic pipe, pipe materials and polymeric composite ...

To help manufacturers ensure plastic packaging is recycled, Virginia-based Trex Co., which makes wood-alternative decking and railing from recycled plastic, is offering free recyclability testing to ...

Could satellites be able to help track and map the marine plastic waste befouling our oceans? Research teams from across Europe returned to a Netherlands-based ocean wave test facility to try and ...