List of all tests

• Compliance status

• Damage analysis/examination of complaints/preparation of expert reports
• Request for special tests

• Analysis of gels/ inclusions
  Norm: Inhouse method
• Analysis of particles (microplastic, metal particles, minerally particles, glass, etc.)
  Norm: Inhouse method
• Ash content of plastic materials (polyolefins)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 3451-1
• Beilstein test
  Norm: Hausverfahren PV067
• Bulk density of moulding compounds (apparent density)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 1183-1 (method A)
• Coating quantity/weight of adhesives, lacquers, coatings, hotmelts, cold sealants
  Norms: According FhG Leaflet 11 part 1, Finat FTM 12
• Density of plastic materials
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 1183-1 (method A)
• DSC/thermal analysis: determination of glass transission temperature
  Norm: ISO 11357-2
• DSC/thermal analysis: melting and crystallisation behaviour
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 11357-3
• Film construction/material characterisation - Analysis package at a fixed price
  Norm: DIN ISO 4593 / Hausverfahren PV049 / DIN EN ISO 11357-3 / DIN EN ISO 11357-3 / DIN 55543-6 / DIN EN ISO 536 / DIN 51451 / DIN EN 546-3 / DIN EN ISO 3146
• Infrared (IR) spectroscopy
  Norm: DIN 51451 / DIN EN 13206 / Hausverfahren PV061
• Melt index (melt - mass flow rate) MFR (MFI)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 1133-1
• Microscopic examination with light microscopy, photographic documentation included
• Microtome section/ cross-sectional image
  Norm: Hausverfahren PV049 / DIN EN ISO 3146
• Moisture content/water content (residual moisture)
  Norm: DIN 51777 / DIN EN ISO 15512
• Oxidation stability (OIT) as oxidation induction time or oxidation induction temperature via DSC
  Norm: ISO 11357-6
• PET Flake Clumping Evaluation according APR PET-S-08 (Association of Plastic Recyclers)
  Norm: APR PET-S-08
• Recycling incompatibilities - Investigation of material-specific recycling incompatibilities - Analysis packages at a fixed price
• Solids content of printing inks, adhesives, lacquers (gravimetric)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 3251
• TGA-analysis (thermo- gravimetry)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 11358-1
• VA content determination in E/VA copolymers

• Abrasion test of printings acc. Dr. Ruf method
• Anti-dew (anti-fog) test
• Bending stiffness
  Norm: DIN 53121
• Blocking test/blocking strength
  Norm: DIN 53366
• Bond strength/peel force of laminates/multi-layer films/bondings (temperature range - 40 up to + 120 °C)
  Norm: DIN 55543-5 / DIN EN ISO 11339 / ASTM F 904
• Characterisation of stretch hood and stretch wrapping films by hysteresis tensile test (only in stretching direction, e. g. generally in TD)
• coefficient of friction COF
  Norms: DIN EN ISO 8295 (hist DIN 53375), ASTM D 1894, based on DIN EN ISO 8295 (180 g sledge, 25 mm*75 mm)
• Compression test on cups, buckets and basins (temperature range - 40 up to + 120 °C)
  Norm: based on DIN EN ISO 12048
• Creep test
  Norm: DIN EN 13206 / DIN EN ISO 899-1
• Curling or flatness
  Norm: DIN 55403
• Curvature of films
• Determination of thickness of plastic films, aluminium foils, plane multilayer-materials and sheets
  Norms: DIN ISO 4593, DIN EN 546-3, measured according to DIN ISO 4593 ▲
• Determination of weight
  Norm: Hausverfahren PV072
• Dimensions and repeating patterns on pouches, bags etc.
  Norm: GKV Blatt I- IV / DIN 55404 / DIN EN 13592 / Hausverfahren PV042
• Drop test of bags and pouches
  Norm: DIN EN 13592
• Fat permeability/fat density
  Norm: DIN 53116
• Fat-repellent impregnation of paper, lipophobic properties, Kit test
• FINAT peel adhesion
  Norms: FTM 1, FTM 2, FTM 3 (on request), FTM 5 (on request), FTM 6 (on request), FTM 9, FTM 10, FTM 11, FTM 12 (see coating weight), FTM 15 (see wetting tension) , FTM 23b (on request)
• Gelboflextest/Brugger KFT
  Norm: ASTM F 392 (on basis, if other number of cycles as condition A up to E is chosen)
• Grammage, yield
  Norm: DIN 55543-6 / DIN EN ISO 536 / DIN EN 546-3 / FhG Merkblatt 6 Teil 6
• Impact resistance by free-falling dart method (Dart Drop), staircase method
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 7765-1 / ASTM D 1709
• Impact resistance by the free-falling dart method – Instrumented puncture test
  Norm: DIN ISO 7765-2 / DIN 53373 (zurückgezogen) / FhG Merkblatt 6 Teil 2 Blatt 2 (zurückgezogen)
• Indentation hardness (Shore hardness)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 868
• Linear dimensional changes/dimensional stability/temperature stability of films and sheets
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 11501 / ASTM D 1204 / DIN 53377
• Printing ink adhesion (Tesa test)
  Norm: ASTM F 2252/ F 2252M:2013
• Puncture resistance, quasi-statical (temperature range - 40 up to + 120 °C)
  Norms: ASTM F 1306 or DIN EN 14477, ASTM F 1306, DIN EN 14477
• Seal resistance of printings or coatings (heat resitance)
  Norm: Sun Chemical Hartmann PV 20
• Seal seam quality of PE- pouches or sacks (temperature range -40 to +120 °C)
  Norm: GKV- leaf PE- Films and Products Bl. III/ DIN EN ISO 527-3
• Seal strength, tensile test on strips (temperature range -40 to +120 °C)
  Norms: DIN 55529, ASTM F 88, DIN EN 868 Teil 5 Anhang D (ASTM F 88)
• Sealing and welding properties of films, verification and comparison by laboratory sealing press
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 527-1 / DIN EN ISO 527-3 / DIN 55529 / DIN EN 868-5- D / ASTM F 88/ F 88M
• Sealing seam strength of peelable bags, sacks, sealed packages with package testing device for determining the opening forces
  Norm: DIN 55409-2 / DIN 55409-1
• Sealing/welding properties of films/hot-tack test of films
  Norm: DIN 55571-2 A (similar ASTM F 1921)
• Shear strength of glued seams (temperature range - 40 to +120° C)
• Shrinkage of PE films (Betex tester)
• Shrinkage stress measurement of plastic films
  Norm: DIN 53369 (contraction stress acc. ISO 14616)
• Smoothness according to Bekk
  Norm: DIN 53107
• Sterilisation/pasteurization in laboratory autoclave
• Storage test in temperature-controlled room under standard atmospheres23°C/ 50 % r.h.
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 291
• storage test/ accelerated aging in explosion protected heating chamber (controlled temperature)
  Norm: ASTM F 1980
• Storage test/accelerated ageing in climate chamber (controlled temperature and relative humidity)
  Norm: ASTM F 1980
• Storage test/accelerated ageing in lab drying oven or refrigerator (controlled temperature)
  Norm: ASTM F 1980
• Surface resistance/resistivity
  Norm: DIN EN 62631-3-2 (VDE 0307-3-2) / TRGS 727
• Tear resistance (also folded edges), (temperature range - 40 up to + 120 °C)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 6383-1 / DIN 53363 / DIN ISO 34-1 / ASTM D 1938 / IVLV Merkblatt No. 6 Teil 9
• Tear resistance (Elmendorf)
  Norm: ASTM D 1922 / DIN EN ISO 1974 / DIN EN ISO 6383-2
• Tensile test aluminium films
  Norm: DIN EN 546-2
• tensile test films and laminates (temperature range -40 to +120 °C)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 527-1 / DIN EN ISO 527-3 / ASTM D 882 / DIN EN 29073-3 / DIN EN ISO 13934-1
• Tensile test paper wet strength
  Norm: DIN EN 868-4-C / DIN EN ISO 1924-2 / DIN ISO 3781
• Tensile test paper, sealing strength of paper samples
  Norms: DIN EN ISO 1924-2, DIN EN 868 part 4 appendix C (DIN EN ISO 1924-2)
• Tensile-impact strength
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 8256 (Anhang A)
• Unpacking barness of cups (hollow bodies)
• Volume determination of carrier bags and pouches
  Norm: DIN EN 13590
• Water absorption of paper/Cobb test
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 535
• Weathering test - wet smear resistance of printed peat culture, substrate and humus packaging
  Norm: BTH- method, exposure to artificial light source on the basis of DIN EN ISO 4892-2
• Weathering test/lightfastness - artificial irradiation in the laboratory device/UV test
  Norm: according DIN EN ISO4892-2
• Wetting tension (e. g. for determination of Corona treatment intensity)
  Norm: DIN ISO 8296
• Wrinkle resistance of printing inks or lacquers - dry or after immersion in water

• Colorimetric measurement, colourimetry (L*, a*, b*)
  Norm: APR PET-S-02 (nur Colorimetrie) / EPBP QT 507 (nur Colorimetrie) / DIN 5033-1
• Gloss measurement
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 2813 / ASTM D 2457 / ASTM D 523
• Haze/transparency
  Norm: ASTM D 1003
• Opacity measurement
  Norm: DIN 6125 / ISO 2471
• Optical density
• UV-VIS spectroscopy
  Norm: inhouse method

• Colourlessness of dyed plastic materials
  Norms: DIN 53160-1, DIN 53160-2, BfR-Method Part B II IX
• Determination of the migration test temperature (SML and GM) for microwave applications
  Norm: DIN EN 14233
• Microbiological examination
  Norm: DIN 54378 (in Anlehnung)
• Organoleptic analysis of packaging materials/sensory analysis - Odour
  Norms: DIN 10955, DIN EN 1230-1, ISO 13302
• Overall migration acc. Reg. (EU) No 10/2011 standard test conditions (OM 0 - OM 7)
  Norms: DIN EN 1186-1, DIN EN 1186-2, DIN EN 1186-3, DIN EN 1186-4, DIN EN 1186-5, DIN EN 1186-6, DIN EN 1186-7, DIN EN 1186-8, DIN EN 1186-9, DIN EN 14338, DIN EN 1186-13
• sensory analysis of packaging materials/transition of sensory perceptible substances to (test) foodstuffs
  Norms: DIN 10955, DIN EN 1230-2, ISO 13302
• Total migration rapid tests, alternative simulants or substitute tests
  Norms: DIN EN 1186-14 (substitute test) testiing conditions acc. IVLV leaflet no. 110/2013 or Directive 82/711/ECC), DIN EN 1186-14 (substitute test) testing conditions acc. draft „Technical guidelines for migration testing“, DIN EN 1186-15 (alternative test with higher test level))
• Total migration special tests / Substitute test OM8 und OM9
  Norms: DIN EN 1186-1 till 9, based on DIN EN 14338 or DIN EN 1186-13

• Carbondioxyde transmission (CO2 TR) rate of plastic films, laminates, coated papers, Alufoils, etc.
  Norm: ISO 15105-1 / DIN 53380-2
• Determination of (residual) oxygen and carbon dioxide content in ready-made packages
• Nitrogen transmission rate (N2 TR) of plastic films, laminates, coated papers, alufoils etc.
  Norm: ISO 15105-1 / DIN 53380-2
• Oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of packages, pouches, moulded parts, bottles, etc. (only suitable for barrier materials, see also "i")
  Norm: ISO 15105-2 (Anhang A) / DIN 53380-3 / ASTM F 1927 / ASTM D 3985
• Oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of plastic films, laminates, coated papers, Alufoils, etc.
  Norm: ISO 15105-2 (Anhang A) / DIN 53380-3 / ASTM F 1927 / ASTM D 3985
• Permeation (air, methane, helium, argon, others on request) of plastic films, laminates, coated papers, Alufoils
  Norm: ISO 15105-1 / DIN 53380-2
• Tightness, leakage test/pores/micro-holes/defects
  Norms: inhouse method, DIN 55508-2, ASTM F 1929, DIN EN 546-4 method a, FhG Leaflet 29, IVLV Leaflet 102, DIN EN 13592
• Water Vapour Transmission Rate (WVTR) of moulded parts, packages, pouches, bottles, etc. (only suitable for barrier materials, see also "i")
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 15106-3 / DIN EN ISO 12572
• Water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) plastic films, laminates, coated papers and aluminium foils
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 15106-3
• Water vapour transmission rate (WVTR), gravimetric test
  Norm: DIN 53122-1 / DIN EN ISO 12572 / ASTM E 96
• Water vapour transmission rate (WVTR)/ Sd- value (water vapour diffusion-equivalent air layer thickness)
  Norm: DIN EN ISO 15106-3 / DIN 53122-1 / DIN EN 1931 / DIN EN ISO 12572

• 10 ppb screening or NIAS screening (non-target analysis) semiquantitative
  Norms: Inhouse method PV055, Inhouse method
• Heavy metals / metals
  Norms: Inhouse method, DIN EN 71-3, EDQM Publication Metals and alloys used in food contact materials (1st Edition - 2013), multi-methode based on DIN EN ISO 17294-2
• Mineral oils MOSH, POSH and MOAH
  Norms: BfR-method, BfR-method after migration acc. to DIN EN 13130-1 or DIN EN 14338, inhouse method, SVI- guideline 2015.01
• Organotin compounds
  Norm: Hausverfahren (externer Anbieter)
• PAA -Primary Aromatic Amines, specific migration by HPLC-MS/MS, multimethod
  Norm: HPLC-MS/MS (SIM) of the amines
• Plasticizers
  Norms: Inhouse method, IVLV leaflet 107/2011
• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), content determination
  Norm: Hausverfahren (externer Anbieter)
• Primary aromatic amines photometric sum method
  Norm: § 64 LFGB method L 00.006
• Residual solvents determination
  Norms: DIN EN 13628-2 (industrial method), inhouse method
• Set-off test from printing inks and laquers according Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006
  Norm: IVLV technical bulletin no. 104/2010
• Slip agent content in polyolefines, EA (Erucamide) and OA (oleamide), qualitative and quantitative
  Norm: Inhouse method GC-FID-MS
• SML (specific migration limit) analysis of individual substances for compliance assessment
  Norms: DIN EN 13130-1 (migration), inhouse method, inhouse method PV056- annex A, inhouse method PV056- annex B