Research and Development
Polvin Compounds utilises a full in-house Polymer Laboratory for product testing, development and colour matching. Our well equipped laboratory includes but is not limited to:
- Shore A/D and BSS hardness testers, and associated testing methods
- Relative Density Determination
- 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
- Limiting oxygen index analysis
- Brabender rheology testing for Rigid compound development
- 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
- Laboratory extruder with various dies
- Laboratory press, for pressing samples and accurate sample preparation
- Plasticiser extraction analysis apparatus
- Cold bend analysis
- Wallace ageing ovens for Electric cable compound analysis
- Testing to Australian, ASTM and DIN standards
- Loss in mass (volatility) analysis
- Heat shock testing equipment
- Insulation resistance analysis (volume resistivity) with the latest digital equipment