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POLYMERS & PLASTICS TESTING

The Polymer Analysis Department, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for polymer analysis and characterization, is supported by numerous resources, capable of evaluating routine materials to complex failure analyses. Furthermore, our non-metallic testing lab is well-equipped to perform all standard testing as well as specialized tests custom designed to our clients’ requirements.

April 2011 - IMR Test Labs is pleased to announce the addition of a Frontier PY2020iD Multi-shot Pyrolyzer to our Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry capabilities.  This adds such inlet techniques as Thermal Desorption, Pyrolysis, and Evolved Gas Analysis to IMR’s GC/MS capabilities, greatly expanding our ability to analyze for additives, hazardous substances, and contaminants in many materials. Contact us today for a quote!

For information about our non-metallic testing and polymer analysis capabilities, contact:

Mike Bimbo (Manager - Polymer & Specialty Chemistry in NY),
John DeFranks (Materials Engineer in NY)
Ron Parrington, P.E., FASM (President), or
Hector Marini, Ph.D. (Senior Chemist in KY).

Senior Organic Chemist Terri Cheatham Running Samples on the FTIR

 Materials Engineer John DeFranks testing a sample on the Thermomechanical Analyzer (TMA).  See inset for closeup.