As a part of our film development centre we offer a wide range of testing on films and laminates.

A selection of our test methods and standards:

• Tensile properties acc. to ISO 527-3
• Tear resistance acc. to ISO 6383-2
• Trouser tear strength acc. to ISO 6383-1 or ASTM D1938
• Dart Drop Impact acc. to ISO 7765-1 or ASTM 1709
• Impact falling weight (IFW) acc. to ISO 7765-2
• Puncture resistance acc. to ASTM F1306 and D5748
• Coefficient of friction acc. to ISO 8295
• Blocking resistance acc. to ISO 11502
• Hot tack acc. to ASTM 1921
• Sealing and Seal strength acc. to ASTM F2029 / F88
• Bond peel strength acc. to ASTM F88
• Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR)
• Water Vapour Transmission Rate (WVTR)
• Thickness profile – fully automatic on Octagon instrument
• Film heat shrinkage acc. to ISO 11501 / ASTM D1204
• Heat Shrink force acc. to ISO 14616
• Optical properties; Haze and transmittance acc. to ISO 14782
• Optical properties, Gloss acc. to ISO 2813
• Elastic Recovery and Permanent Deformation of stretch wrap and stretch hood films
• Creep resistance of films
• Antistatic performance and surface tension

Films can also be subjected to our exposure testing procedures followed by testing to evaluate the impact.

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