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 ...

Instron, a leading global manufacturer of material and structural testing systems, has presented their comprehensive portfolio of systems for testing polymers from static to dynamic, from R&D to 24/7 ...

The Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF), a nonprofit organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, has expanded its affordable plastic testing and production support services designed to support ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Global laboratory-based testing services leader Element Materials Technology has announced an expansion of its lab in Sweden specialized in plastic pipe testing. Element said the investment is ...

Could satellites be able to help track and map the marine plastic waste befouling our oceans? Research teams from across Europe returned to a Netherlands-based ocean wave test facility to try and ...