Capabilities
Plastics App gathers unique experience and capabilities in a wide range of expertise enabling comprehensive R&D for the realization of great innovative ideas. Among them, you may find:

Processing methods, Pilot Lines
- Compounding in a Twin Screw Extruder
- Full flexibility on process parameters, screw configuration, feeding sequence and materials’ form
- Injection Molding
- Molding of elastomers to high temperature engineering plastics
- Standard ISO & ASTM mold
- Tailor made molds for molding & testing of functional parts
- Blown Film
- Tube / Pipe / Profile extrusion
- Compression molding in a heated regulated press
- Sample preparation of small batches

Physical & Analytical Analysis
- Thermal analysis, DSC
- Melting, crystallization & Tg
- Material composition determination
- Spectral Analysis, FTIR / ATR
- Composition determination
- Computerized Optical microscopy
- Impurities & Imperfections
- Layer thickness determination
- Fracture surface analysis
- Density, Specific gravity
- Ash content and composition determination
- Shore Hardness
- Surface resistivity

Mechanical Properties & Flow
- Tensile, Flexural, Compression properties
- Testing of molded specimens, films, and other irregular shapes
- Impact resistance
- Melt Flow Rate
- MFI, & MVR

Accelerated weathering and Oxidation Stability
- UV, Heat & Humidity exposure
- Relevant testing protocols by ISO & ASTM
- Various wavelength options
- Determination of change in properties and color after exposure
- Oxidation Stability
- Accelerated oxidation conditions
- Determination of change in properties and color after exposure
- OIT – Oxidation Induction Time & Temperature