Plastics & Polymers
CAS-MI Laboratories has extensive experience in polymer and plastic analysis and processing. We can assist clients bringing new products to market or solve problems with existing products. Our specialties include determining physical properties, analyzing chemical compounds and failure analysis. Our facility can formulate plastics, as well as injection mold and extrude test samples.
We test various types of plastics products such as:- Composites
- Elastomers
- High-performance polymers
- Polyurethane
- Specialty polymers
- Thermosets
- Thermoplastics
Services
- Deformulation
- Materials/Contaminant Indentification
- Failure Analysis
- Formulation and Test Piece Production
- Physical Testing
CAS-MI has assisted the plastics and polymer industry by:
- Deformulation of a plastic for a competitive product characterization
- Evaluation of plastics for adhesion failure
- Determination of resins and polymer identification
- Testing plastic bottles for impact resistance
- Injection molding of test specimens for DMA testing