Mechanical Testing

Smithers Rapra has extensive experience of testing materials & products manufactured from rubber, plastic & other polymers.

A broad spectrum of industries utilise our testing services including Automotive, Industrial, consumer, medical & transport. Test programmes are implemented for; material suppliers, processors, manufacturers & end users.

Once a test programme is proposed we assess the type of testing that is required by consulting with our client & referring to the applicable standards & our past experience. A test programme usually comes under one of the following testing regimes.

• Conducting a test programme to a standard recognised internationally following a testing procedure that is already clearly documented.
• The development of a testing procedure to meet a defined standard, but there is no stipulated method to prove that standard.
• The creation of a testing regime where no standards exist, a requirement is discussed with our client & a programme of testing is agreed & actioned.

The laboratories at Smithers Rapra are UKAS accredited & the majority of our projects are carried out in accordance to ISO17025. In house auditing procedures guarantee that the service delivered to our clients is accurate & reliable.

Our consultants & test engineers at Smithers Rapra have become experts through experience in providing bespoke tests & schedules to meet individual requirements. This level of experience also covers the fabrication of customised testing rigs & jigs to emulate actual environments.