Independent Polymer Consultancy

Materials technology is at the core of the business within Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd.   The purpose-built Material Characterisation Centre includes a state-of-the-art laboratory and development cell and offers a comprehensive range of services for the development, characterisation, testing and analysis of polymeric materials.

Within the Material Characterisation Centre, the development cell possesses a wide range of equipment dedicated to the development of manufacturing processes for new and novel materials.  The cell has a dedicated development press and utilises a number of different post-cure regimes (inert atmosphere and conventional ovens).  As new materials and designs are developed, processing characteristics are fully understood before full manufacturing commences.

With the PPE Material Characterisation Centre at your disposal, we can provide a complete consultancy service including; specialist expertise, advice and assistance in material selection, material testing, sample analysis and problem-solving on any sealing matter.

Testing resources
Utilising advanced techniques in material analysis, PPE provides material characteristics and test data using the following equipment:
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
- Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
- Fourier-transform infra-red (FTIR) with attenuated total
- reflectance (ATR) accessory
- Melt-flow indexer
- Shore A hardness meter
- IRHD hardness meter
- IRHD micro-hardness tester
- Tensometer, with environmental chamber and laser
- extensometer
- Reflux and extraction apparatus
- Densometer

How can the MCC help you ?
- Diesel Engine Industry
- Semiconductor Industry
- Chemical Processing Industry
- Food, Dairy & Water Industry

Testing Capabilities
- Chemical Compatibility
- Thermo-mechanical Evaluation
- Explosive Decompression Testing
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Analysis Capabilities
- Formulation,deformulation
- Research and development
- Failure analysis
- Methods development
- Data interpretation
- Polymer indentification
- Molecular weight distribution -
- (Rheological method)
- Chemical composition
- Thermal analysis
- Process chemistry and
- catalyst testing
- Monomer ratios in mixed
- copolmers/terpolymers
- Reaction kinetic studies
- Dispersions analysis
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