Adhesive & Coating Failures
Label Adhesion Failure: A label applied to the surface of a polycarbonate compact disc (CD) showed poor adhesion in some areas. The label and CD surface...
Packaging is a multibillion dollar industry concerned with maintaining the quality and integrity of the product it encloses. Today the packaging industry is faced with pressure from many fronts, including concerns about permeability, stability, environmental sustainability, consistency, leachables, and extractables. Alliance Technologies is ready to help with a wealth of experience in characterizing polymers and plastics, testing for leachable or extractable chemicals, and performing packaging material analysis for flaws or defects.
Package Testing
With a wide array of analytical package testing equipment, including FTIR, TGA, DSC, GPC, SEC, SEM, and EDX, Alliance is well equipped to characterize packaging materials like polymers. More traditional packaging materials like cardboard, glass, wood, or metal may also be tested for additives, integrity, or strength. Contact Alliance Technologies and get a free quote for expert chemical and material testing of your packaging materials.
Case Studies
Package Testing Case Studies:
Package Testing Case Studies:
Adhesive Failure on Product Packaging
A global fragrance manufacturer (designer perfumes and colognes) was preparing a major product launch and had prototyped a bottle design with a metal label. During...
Extractables & Leachables from Packaging Plastics
A packaging product manufacturer with a category-leading brand was facing pressure from concerned consumers. They approached Alliance Technologies for help in demonstrating that harmful substances did not...
Laminated Product Characterization
Samples of a company’s laminated product (A) and their competitor’s laminated product (B) were submitted to Alliance to investigate poor ink adhesion on the “A”...
Product Deformulation & Reverse Engineering
With years of experience testing many different kinds of products for chemical composition, Alliance Technologies is capable of assisting with product deformulation or reverse engineering. Finding and...
