Evaluation of conformity specific migration (SML)/ NIAS- Screening/ Single substance analyses/ GC- MS- analysis Overall migration (OML), Sensory analysis, colour fastness, microbiology Expert opinions and assessments (e.g. damage analyses), custom tests Mechanical/ technological properties Material analysis optical tests permeation

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Examinations in this area

10 ppb screening or NIAS screening (non-target analysis) semiquantitative
Abrasion test of printings acc. Dr. Ruf method
Air permeance (Gurley)
Analysis of gels/ inclusions
Analysis of particles (microplastic, metal particles, minerally particles, glass, etc.)
Anti-dew (anti-fog) test
Ash content of plastic materials (polyolefins)
Beilstein test
Bending stiffness
Blocking test/blocking strength
Bond strength/peel force of laminates/multi-layer films/bondings (temperature range - 40 up to + 120 °C)
Bulk density of moulding compounds (apparent density)
burst resistance (Mullen) paper
Carbondioxyde transmission (CO2 TR) rate of plastic films, laminates, coated papers, Alufoils, etc.
Characterisation of stretch hood and stretch wrapping films by hysteresis tensile test (only in stretching direction, e. g. generally in TD)
Cling adhesion of stretch wrap films, agricultural stretch films, catering films, cling films and other cling films
Coating quantity/weight of adhesives, lacquers, coatings, hotmelts, cold sealants
coefficient of friction COF
Colorimetric measurement, colourimetry (L*, a*, b*)
Colourlessness of dyed plastic materials
Compliance status
Compression test on cups, buckets and basins (temperature range - 40 up to + 120 °C)
Creep test
Curling or flatness
Curvature of films
Damage analysis/examination of complaints
Density of plastic materials
Determination of (residual) oxygen and carbon dioxide content in ready-made packages
Determination of the migration test temperature (SML and GM) for microwave applications
Determination of thickness of plastic films, aluminium foils, plane multilayer-materials and sheets
Determination of weight
Dimensions and repeating patterns on pouches, bags etc.
Drop test of bags and pouches
DSC/thermal analysis: determination of glass transission temperature
DSC/thermal analysis: melting and crystallisation behaviour
Evaluation of flatness, curvature and wrinkling of plastic films - strip method
Fat permeability/fat density
Fat-repellent impregnation of paper, lipophobic properties, Kit test
Film construction/material characterisation - Analysis package at a fixed price
FINAT peel adhesion
GC-MS- Screening (non-target analysis) semiquantitative
Gelboflextest/Brugger KFT
Gloss measurement
Grammage, yield
Haze/transparency
Heavy metals / metals
Impact resistance by free-falling dart method (Dart Drop), staircase method
Impact resistance by the free-falling dart method – Instrumented puncture test
Indentation hardness (Shore hardness)
Infrared (IR) spectroscopy
Light fastness/ Wool (blue) scale - artificial irradiation by filtered xenon arc light
Linear dimensional changes/dimensional stability/temperature stability of films and sheets
Melt index (melt - mass flow rate) MFR (MFI)
Microbiological examination
Microscopic examination with light microscopy, photographic documentation included
Microtome section/ cross-sectional image
Mineral oils MOSH, POSH and MOAH
Moisture content/water content (residual moisture)
Nitrogen transmission rate (N2 TR) of plastic films, laminates, coated papers, alufoils etc.
Opacity measurement
Optical density
Organoleptic analysis of packaging materials/Testing of odour transfer (intrinsic odour)
Organotin compounds
Overall migration acc. Reg. (EU) No 10/2011 standard test conditions (OM 0 - OM 7)
Oxidation stability (OIT) as oxidation induction time or oxidation induction temperature via DSC
Oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of packages, pouches, moulded parts, bottles, etc. (only suitable for barrier materials, see also "i")
Oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of plastic films, laminates, coated papers, Alufoils, etc.
PAA -Primary Aromatic Amines, specific migration by HPLC-MS/MS, multimethod
Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS)
Permeation (air, helium, argon, others on request) of plastic films, laminates, coated papers, Alufoils
PET Flake Clumping Evaluation according APR PET-S-08 (Association of Plastic Recyclers)
Plasticizers
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), content determination
Primary aromatic amines photometric sum method
Printing ink adhesion (Tesa test)
Printing inks and coatings/ lacquers- Fastness;Suitability tests, resistance, hot alkali resistance
Proof of plastic
Puncture resistance, quasi-statical (temperature range - 40 up to + 120 °C)
Recycling incompatibilities - Investigation of material-specific recycling incompatibilities - Analysis packages at a fixed price
Request for special tests
Residual solvents determination
Roughness acc. Bendtsen
Seal resistance of printings or coatings (heat resitance)
Seal seam quality of PE- pouches or sacks (temperature range -40 to +120 °C)
Seal strength, tensile test on strips (temperature range -40 to +120 °C)
Sealing and welding properties of films, verification and comparison by laboratory sealing press
Sealing seam strength of peelable bags, sacks, sealed packages with package testing device for determining the opening forces
Sealing/welding properties of films/hot-tack test of films
sensory analysis of packaging materials/transition of sensory perceptible substances to test foodstuffs
Set-off test from printing inks and laquers according Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006
Shear strength of glued seams (temperature range - 40 to +120° C)
Shrinkage of PE films (Betex tester)
Shrinkage stress measurement of plastic films
Slip agent content in polyolefines, erucamide (EA) and oleamide (OA), qualitative and quantitative
SML (specific migration limit) analysis of individual substances for compliance assessment
Smoothness according to Bekk
Solids content of printing inks, adhesives, lacquers (gravimetric)
Sterilisation/pasteurization in laboratory autoclave
Storage test in temperature-controlled room under standard atmospheres23°C/ 50 % r.h.
storage test/ accelerated aging in explosion protected heating chamber (controlled temperature)
Storage test/accelerated ageing in climate chamber (controlled temperature and relative humidity)
Storage test/accelerated ageing in lab drying oven or refrigerator (controlled temperature)
Surface resistance/resistivity
Tear resistance (also folded edges), (temperature range - 40 up to + 120 °C)
Tear resistance (Elmendorf)
Tensile test aluminium films
tensile test films and laminates (temperature range -40 to +120 °C)
Tensile test paper wet strength
Tensile test paper, sealing strength of paper samples
Tensile-impact strength
TGA-analysis (thermo- gravimetry)
Tightness, leakage test/pores/micro-holes/defects
Total migration rapid tests, alternative simulants or substitute tests
Total migration special tests / Substitute test OM8 und OM9
Unpacking barness of cups (hollow bodies)
UV-VIS spectroscopy
VA content determination in E/VA copolymers
Verification of a given material specification
Volume determination of carrier bags and pouches
Water absorption of paper/Cobb test
Water Vapour Transmission Rate (WVTR) of moulded parts, packages, pouches, bottles, etc. (only suitable for barrier materials, see also "i")
Water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) plastic films, laminates, coated papers and aluminium foils
Water vapour transmission rate (WVTR), gravimetric test
Water vapour transmission rate (WVTR)/ Sd- value (water vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thickness)
Weathering test - wet smear resistance of printed peat culture, substrate and humus packaging
Wetting tension (e. g. for determination of Corona treatment intensity)