Material testing
The Materials Testing Group of SPIEZ LABORATORY conducts an Accredited Testing Laboratory (STS 036) according to ISO 17025. It is a dedicated laboratory for testing of polymer materials such as thermoplastics, thermoplastic elastomers, thermosets and elastomers. As a special field the laboratory offers testing of plastics, elastomers and textiles for resistance to chemical warfare agents.
The main task of the Testing Laboratory STS 036 is the provision of services in the field of polymer materials to internal and external customers as follows:
- Consulting services regarding application of materials
- Investigation of damage cases
- Quality assurance
- Recycling issues
The most important goal is to provide conclusive and practice-oriented answers in due time to the customers questions concerning polymer materials. This is achieved by the qualified and experienced staff on one hand and by the available wide-ranging test equipment on the other hand. Our work is regularly observed by the Swiss Accreditation Service SAS including experts of the relevant industry. This provides a high degree of confidence in our test results.
The scope of testing services can be subdivided into the following areas:
- Production of standard test specimens
- Mechanical-physical testing
- Chemical-analytical testing
- Determination of the ageing behaviour/simulation of environmental influences
- Investigation of the resistance to various media
- Testing for optimal processing quality
- Tests for flammability
- Colour measurements
- Testing for resistance to warfare agents
We are contracted by external customers of various industries such as general mechanical engineering, medical, electrical, solar, appliances as well as producers and processors of the plastics industry within Switzerland and in foreign countries.
Contracts from internal customers comprise testing during evaluation and procurement of equipment by the armasuisse, type testing of equipment for protection shelters for the Federal Department for Civil Protection (FOCP) or testing for other Federal Departments.
