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Plastics industry

As a full-service materials technology provider, GWP offers a comprehensive range of laboratory and expert services for the plastics industry.

Our laboratories have a wide range of equipment and an experienced team of experts who are able to carry out a wide range of tests and analyses. Our services include:

damage analyses
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We use suitable laboratory tests to analyse the cause of the damage, e.g. ageing processes: This makes it possible to determine whether the ageing is the result of internal changes, for example irregularities that arose during the production of the materials. Insufficient mixing of the components can lead to differences in concentration and to side reactions with disruptive reaction products. more Details
Analysis Plastics
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Chemical analyses of plastics regarding polymer type, additive and filler content, fiber content, moisture, viscosity and other parameters. to the analytical specimen
fire behavior and emissions
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Fire tests to classify the flammability of plastics and to determine the burning rate of components. More Details
UV resistance
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The effects of UV radiation, oxygen and moisture as well as heat and changing mechanical stress damage the inner structure of the plastics. Material properties change. Plasticizers, which are intended to prevent the material from becoming brittle, or other additives sometimes spread unevenly in the material or escape from it. This can result in color changes and violent and fatigue fractures. More Details
surface resistance
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Testing the resistance of the plastic surface to various chemical media or mechanical influences such as abrasion or stone chips. More Details
material testing
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Determination of mechanical properties such as tensile strength, impact energy, hardness or bending behavior. read more
Dimensional tests
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Checking the dimensional accuracy and geometric tolerances of components through measurements with high-precision instruments such as coordinate measuring machines (CMM), optical measuring systems and 3D scanners. to the 2D 3D laboratory
temperature and climate resistance
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Environmental simulation allows the influence of light, temperature, humidity or salt mist on plastics to be simulated in the laboratory. More Details

The GWP Plastics Laboratory

All services relating to plastics such as analysis, material testing, fire tests, environmental simulation as well as surface testing and damage analysis can be found in the GWP plastics laboratory.