Material characterisation
Water absorption / retention (leather)
Determination of water absorption and desorption by leather |
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| Standard: | ISO 2417 |
| Equipment: | Kubelka & Vötsch VCL 4033MH |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Telephony, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Adhesion
Adhesive tape or thermal shock resistance test |
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| Standard: | Internal standard / NIHS 96-50 |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Stainless steel analysis
Determination of chemical composition and/or inclusion research according to ISO 20160 methods M or K |
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| Standard: | DIN 50602 |
| Equipment: | Optical microscope and scanning electron microscope Zeiss Sigma |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
EDX/EDS analysis (qualitative and semi-quantitative from Beryllium)
Qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis by EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry) from beryllium |
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| Equipment: | Aztec Advanced Microanalysis |
| Certification: | yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Brass analysis
Inclusion determination, grain size and chemical composition. |
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| Equipment: | Optical microscope and scanning electron microscope Zeiss Sigma |
| Sectors: | Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Metalworking, Watchmaking |
Polymer characterization
Rubber, plastic, glue, resin characterization of the structure |
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| Standard: | Internal standard |
| Equipment: | Shimadzu IRPrestige-21 |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Coating adhesion control
Mechanical resistance check and adhesion of the coating by adhesive tape, thermal shock, folding, gridding |
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| Standard: | ISO 2819, ISO 3157, ISO 27874 & NIHS 96-50 |
| Equipment: | Equipment developed by the laboratory |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Scanning Electron Microscope exam
Component examination and characterization |
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| Equipment: | Zeiss Sigma electronic microscope |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Metallographic examination
Metallographic examination of materials with characterization of phases, inclusions and grain size |
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| Equipment: | Optical microscope |
| Sectors: | Medical, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Optical examination of inclusions
Search for inclusions according to DIN 50602 M or K methods |
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| Standard: | DIN50602 |
| Equipment: | Optical microscope |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Grain index
Determination of grain size and index according to ASTM E-112 method |
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| Standard: | ASTM E-112 & ISO 643 |
| Equipment: | Optical microscope |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Lab colorimetric measurement
Measurement of L*a*b parameters to assess color changes |
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| Standard: | ISO 12647 |
| Equipment: | UV-2600 spectrometer with integrating sphere |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Medical, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Vickers hardness measurement
Vickers micro-hardness measurement (50 g to 1 kg load) |
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| Standard: | ISO 6507-2 & ISO 4516 |
| Equipment: | Emco DuraScan-80 |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
MIM density measurement (density – image analysis)
Measurement and control of the density of a component by weighing and/or porosity rate on microsection |
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| Standard: | ASTM B 311-93 |
| Equipment: | Ohaus Pioneer PA214 Analytical Balance |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Medical, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Schore A hardness measurement
Rubber/plastic hardness measurement |
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| Standard: | ISO 7619-1 |
| Equipment: | Wolpert Amsler Testor |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking |
Optical and SEM thickness measurements
Measurement of coating thickness on cut |
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| Standard: | ISO 1463 |
| Equipment: | Optical microscope and scanning electron microscope Zeiss Sigma |
| Certification: | Yes |
| Sectors: | Medical, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Bending, punching
Coating resistance test on the surface of the parts |
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| Standard: | NF 80-772 |
| Equipment: | Stem + internal tooling |
| Certification: | No |
| Sectors: | Medical, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Coating preparation
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |
Surface contamination research
| Equipment: | Microanalyze Oxford Aztec Advenced |
| Sectors: | Medical, Packaging / Display, Leather goods, Jewelry, Watchmaking, Metalworking |