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Material Testing

Material testing services

Micom Laboratories Inc. offers routine and non-routine material testing for a wide range of materials and products. Whether it is for temperature and humidity cycling, ultraviolet exposure, surface finishes, packaging testing or mechanical properties, our material testing experts will be happy to help you put together a meaningful test plan that will address your needs and give you real answers. With years of specialized technology testing expertise, in-depth experience and absolute commitment to customer care, our team of experts do more than simply test your products. Micom Laboratories Inc. strives to deliver material testing services of outstanding value to our diverse customer base.

Construction material testing and other market segments

Micom Laboratories Inc. is involved in material testing with various industry segments including: Pharmaceuticals, Furniture industry, Governments, Packaging Automotive and Electronic industry.

For these industry segments our material testing services range from a simple mechanical ASTM test to real life simulations involving computer data acquisition and control. Many of the tests performed are based on in-house proprietary test protocols or modified standards to better suit your needs.

Material testing laboratory

Micom offers a wide variety of mechanical and physico-chemical material testing according to various standards (ATSM, CGSB, ISRA, ANSI, CSA, Bombardier & others). Our specialists can also provide you with custom material testing services focused on your specific needs.

Our facilities allow us to test a wide range of raw materials and finished products. Whether you need to test office furniture, temperature chain testing, consumer products, composite materials, Micom's staff is always available to support your technical needs.

Our material testing facilities are also equipped to test prototypes, simulate intensive use of products & materials either to validate your design or investigate a field failure. Our quality control system follows ISO 17025.

The test methods and services that we offer include:

Furniture:
- ANSI/BIFMA X5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.9, 6.5 standards
- Hazardous Products act; children's beds, play pens, strollers
- Bunk beds (ASTM F-1427)
- Baby cribs (ASTM F-1169)
- KCMA Standards, CEN, ISO, BHMA
Surface finishes:
- Weatherometry, U.V. exposure (ASTM G-155)
- Environmental testing (Humidity, temperature cycling)
- Taber Abrasion (ASTM D-4060)
- Gloss (ASTM D-523)
- Salt spray (ASTM B-117)
- Scratch resistance (ASTM D-3363)
- Adhesives (ASTM C-297)
Material properties:
- Tensile Strength (ASTM D-638, D-1623, D-2990, D-5574)
- Compressive Strength (ASTM D-695, D-2990, D-4762)
- Flexural Strength (ASTM D-790, D3043, D-5616)
- Foam (ASTM D-3574)
- Latex gloves (ISO-10282 & 11193)
- Moisture Absorption ASTM D-570
- Particle Board Testing ASTM D-1037
- High Pressure Decorative Laminates ANSI/NEMA LD3
- Specific Gravity ASTM D-792
Packaging:
- ISTA 1a to 1h, 2a, 2b, 2d, 2e, 3a, 3e, 3f, 3h, 5b, 7a to 7d
- Vibration (ASTM D 999, A1, A2)
- Drop (ASTM D 5276)
- Compression (ASTM D 642)
- Incline Impact (ASTM D 880)
- Temperature & humidity cycling
- Packaging design & optimization
- Accredited by the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
Climate exposure:
- Climatic chambers (Humidity, temperature cycling) (-73oC to +1500C, 10 - 95% RH)
- Weatherometry, U.V. exposure (ASTM G 155)
- Salt spray (ASTM B-117)
- Accelerated temperature ageing
- Laboratory simulations of field failures
- Thermal shocks
- High and low temperature tensile and compression tests
Corrugated board:
- Burst (Mullen) (T 807,810)
- Construction
- Board Thickness (T 411)
- Pin Adhesion (T 821)
- Coefficient of Friction (T 815)
- Flat Crush (T 825)
- Score Quality Test (T 829)
- Manufacturer's Joint Tensile Test (T 813)
- Edge Crush Test (T 811)
- Water Absorption of Corrugated Medium
- Water Drop (T 835)
- Float Curl (T 832)
- Boat Method (T 819)
- Tensile Strength (T 494)
- Moisture Content at Equilibrium (T 412)
- Tear Resistance (T 414)
- Abrasion Taber (T 426)
Other services and tests:
- Remanufactured cartridges CAN/CGSB 51.34
- Various flammability tests
- Computer data acquisition & control
- Custom testing
- Hazardous Products act, (lighters)
- Research and development
- Other ASTM test methods
- Scientific expertise & consulting services

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