POLVIN utilises a full in house Polymer Laboratory, for product testing, development and
colour matching.
Equipment and staff includes two graduate Chemists, and;
–Shore A/D and BSS hardness testers, and associated testing methods
–Relative Density Determination, accurate to four decimal places
–Light box for colour determination, with 6 light sources, including UV and Infra Red.
–Vicat sotening point apparatus
–HPMV Accelerated weathering testing
–Natural Weathering testing capabilities
–High accuracy impact testing utilising Gardiner, and two types of ASTM testers.
–Charpy tensile impact tester
–High accuracy digital tensile and elongation at break tester
–Oil Resistance analysis
–Laboratory scale high speed mixing facility for small batch production and analysis
–Small scale mill for accurate colour matching and sample preparation.
–25mm labratory extruder with various dies
–Labratory press, for pressing samples, for accurate sample preparation
–Plasticiser extraction analysis apparatus
–Cold bend analysis
–Several Wallace aging ovens for Electric cable compound aging analysis
–Testing to Australian, ASTM and DIN standards. All Test methods on site.
–Loss in Mass (volatility) analysis
–Heat Shock testing equipment
–Insulation resistance analysis (Volume resistivity) with the latest digital equipment
–Limiting Oxygen Index Analysis
–Brabender rheology testing for Rigid compound development