Testing and measurement equipment

To satisfy its testing responsibilities, the following testing equipment is available:

Fully automated testing apparatus to determine the resistance of warfare agents (YPAP90)
Testing machine for tension test, compressive test and bend test. Up to 50 kN; tests possible in the following temperature range -50ºC to +150ºC
Testers: Shore A and D hardness, IRHD micro-hardness and ball indentation hardness
Measurement of density
Abrasion tests and resilience tests on elastomers
Resistance of polymer materials in a range of media such as oil, fat etc.
Compression set and tension set tests on elastomer materials
TGA, DSC, TMA, DMA thermal analyses of all polymer materials
Qualitative FTIR analysis
High speed test machines for , bending and puncture impact with load speeds up to 12 ms-1. Tests possible in the following temperature range: -40ºC to +200ºC
Simulation of environmental systems, such as alternating climate, ozone aging and UV radiation resistance (XENOTEST and weather-ometer) etc.