Specifying plastics for medical devices can be a daunting task for anyone not familiar with the materials. There are hundreds of thousands of commercially available plastics on the market today, which ...

Can product quality tests be effortlessly performed on the factory floor repetitively every few minutes? Can customers be offered clear proof of best-in-class quality assurance practice? Plastic ...

CS Analytical Laboratory has added two new instruments to bolster its plastics additives testing capabilities in alignment with updated USP 661.1 methods for testing individual plastic materials used ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington, has expanded its Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability to include several new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) screening tests and an updated ...

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, ...

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GP Certified proudly announces the launch of GP Labs, Sri Lanka’s first and only dedicated plastic testing facility, designed to bring scientific precision and international quality standards to the ...