 Rapra’s
Polymer Analysis Team supports a wide range of industry sectors
including healthcare,
automotive, food packaging, recycling and
oil. Our activities also include work for academia, the EC and
UK Government Agencies (e.g. the Food Standards Agency). Rapra’s
UKAS accredited laboratories provide techniques to examine the
chemical and physical properties of numerous materials and compounds
including:
- Base polymers e.g. elastomers and thermoplastics
- Compounds e.g. rubbers, thermoplastics and thermoset formulations
- Additives e.g. fillers, plasticisers, antidegradants and
curatives
- Polymer based products e.g. adhesives, paints, inks, lacquers,
laminate films, plastisols and coatings
- Manufacturing sector products and components e.g. those
used in the automotive, construction, electrical, medical
and offshore industries
Rapra has a range of specialist services and techniques which
can be commissioned independently or combined in a comprehensive
consultancy project as required. Training courses are also available.
Analytical services typically support the following activities
throughout the product lifecycle:
- Materials selection
- Product development
- Compound deformulation/formulation
- Service life prediction
- Quality assurance
- Process improvements
- Technical specification compliance
- Failure analysis
- Forensic investigation
- Expert witness service
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