Paper & paper Products

There are Labs providing paper & packaging testing services for paper, packaging and paper product manufacturer, consumer products industries and it need to meet a wide range of specifications and requirements. As a result, highly specialized testing is required. That is where METS Lab can help, our experienced personals verify the chemical and physical properties of a paper which gives information related to its quality and performance. There are different kind of paper products which are manufactured as per the required application. We have a well equipping paper testing lab with all the required instruments which are calibrated accurately. Our protocol is according to the specified national and international standards.

At METS Lab

·       We offer a wide range of paper, paper product and packaging testing to help you analyse the physical and chemical properties

·       We are accredited with ISO/IEC 17025 and follow all the international standards like ASTM, ISO , BS as per  EIAC, GAC, ISO  scope of accreditation.

·    Physical tests we conduct are bending test/resistance, burst index bursting strength, brightness and glossiness, coating thickness, compressibility, density, drops test, edge crush test, elongation, flat crush test, folding endurance, grammage of paper, moisture content, water absorbency opacity and erosion, Resiliency, ring crush test, short span compression test, tear factor and tear strength, tensile strength, thickness vibration test.

·      The chemical test includes alkali resistance and alkalinity of paper, ash content, chemical resistance, chloride content, migration test. Non-volatile matter, one minute cobb test, PH, sulphate content.

·     We are fully equipped with sophisticated instruments and highly skilled experts who can develop or modify test methods to meet  specific needs of every client.

·       We provide independent results to clients worldwide with the assurance of strict confidentiality.

·       This test helps in determining the strength of paper, solid board and corrugated board. Bursting strength is usually quoted in kg/cm^2. Test Method: BS 3137, BS 2922:1 and International standard ISO 2758 and ISO 2759

. Tensile Strength: This test helps in determining the tensile Strength of paper paperboard, etc. A tensile strength test is a mechanical test performed on packaging materials to determine the maximum load that can be applied to a material before it ruptures. This test can be used to measure the tensile strength of paper, board and plastics. The material will show elastic behavior up to a certain point and then rupture. The test can be adapted to different needs – it can also be used to measure the strength or elongation of a material and its tearing resistance and the force required to separate a seal. All these give a measure of the strength of the material. Test Method: ISO 1925 / 5 Thermal Shock Test: Thermal shock assesses the resistance of packs to sudden changes in temperature. The packs are given a specified number of temperature cycles between a very low and, within a short period of time, an extremely high temperature. Thermal shock refers to a very high rate of temperature change, typically 30°C per minute or higher and is appropriate for testing packaging, aircraft parts, military hardware or electronics destined for rugged duty. Because almost all products are subject to shipping, this test may be appropriate to any part that will have to withstand an abrupt temperature change in a short period of time, such as a transition from a warm warehouse to a freezing roadside while being loaded onto a truck. Test Method: BS EN 60068-2-14:2000 Vibration test: This test can assess performance of filled package when subjected to vibration during transit. Vibration testing is the shaking of a product or package to determine its ability to survive in real world conditions. DDL performs vibration testing on a package or product to simulate one of three environments: Transportation environment, Operating environment and Storage environment of sensitive products. Test Method: ASTM D999, ASTM D3580, ASTM D4728, ISO 8318, ISO 2247, ISO 9022-10, ISO 9022-15, ISO 9022-19 Peel test: This test helps in determining the co-efficiency of static and kinetic friction test of plastic films, textile, and paper, as well as peel strength test of adhesive laminated products. Peel tests are widespread and apply to proving that a medical device package design is valid, pressure sensitive labels are manufactured correctly, and office supplies, electronics, and other packaging and adhesive products are operating as expected. A peel test measures the force, typically the peak force, required to separate two adhered materials at a specified test speed over a specified length and angle. Test Method: ASTDM 1876 Edge Crush test: This test helps in determining the Edge Crush, Flat Crush, Pin (Ply) Adhesion of Corrugated Board and Ring Crush. The liner and the media combination (3/5/7 Ply, etc) can be tested for Edge Crush test value. Higher Edge Crush Test valve will ultimately give a finished box of high compressive strength. Test Method: ISO 3037 Adhesion strength: This test is designed for adhesives, adhesive tapes, adhesive products and related industries. It is applicable in the holding power test of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes. Adhesion testing is often associated with adhesives, tape, sealants, laminates, electronics, cosmetics, medical device packaging, general packaging seal strength and applications where bond strength measurement is critical for research and quality control applications. Stud pull coating adhesion testing for instance is a very common test used in microelectronic coatings or other forms of “thin film” application on rigid substrates. Test Method: ASTM D3654 Bending test for Boards: This test helps in determining the bending capacity of a board. Due to board’s brittle nature, multilayer ceramic capacitors are more prone to excesses of mechanical stress than other components used in surface mounting. One of the most common causes of capacitor failures is directly attributable to the bending of the board after solder attachment. Excessive bending will create mechanical stress within the ceramic capacitor that, if sufficient, can result in mechanical cracks. Test Method: ASTME 290 Accelerated Ageing: Accelerated Aging is commonly used in the medical device industry to “speed up” the effects of time on a Sterile Barrier System to establish shelf-life parameters. The Accelerated Aging process is based on the relationship of temperature and reaction rate where an increase in temperature increases the reaction rate and is approximated by the Arrhenius Equation. Test Method: ASTMD 6819 Drop Dart Impact Test: This test helps in determining the impact resistance of film, sheet, and laminated materials. The weight required to cause 50% of tested films to failure by impact from a falling dart under specified test conditions. Impact resistance is only partially thickness dependent, as a result impact values cannot be normalized by thickness without producing misleading data. Test Method: ASTMD 1709 Tear testing: This test helps in determining the average force required to propagate a single-rip tongue-type tear starting from a cut in paper, cardboard, plastics, non-woven and woven fabrics, with proper configuration. Internal tearing resistance is the force perpendicular to the plane of the paper sheet required to tear multiple plies through a specified distance after the tear has been started. Tear-growth resistance is a quality criterion used by paper-manufacturers during the final inspection and by processors in goods inwards checks. A tear test is completed in seconds, making electronic acquisition and evaluation of test data a logical choice. Test Method: ISO 197