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What’s That Stain? Materials Testing Can Give You Answers

June 14, 2016 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

Learn about the different materials testing techniques that can be used to identify stains and contaminants on manufactured products.

Filed Under: Analytical Services: Blog Posts and Resources, Auger Electron Spectroscopy Blog Posts, ESCA Blog Posts & Resources, FTIR Spectroscopy Blog Posts, Innovatech Labs Blog Post Archive Tagged With: Auger Electron Spectroscopy, ESCA analysis, FTIR analysis, surface analysis

How FTIR Analysis Identifies Packaging Defects

January 15, 2016 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

Box wrapped in plastic packaging material.

For all manufacturers, product packaging is key to protecting a product’s quality, ensuring freshness or eliminating safety hazards. However, packaging materials are becoming more complex as technology advances. As a result, identifying defects that could sabotage quality is also becoming more complex. For example, many packaging materials are now composed of more thin layers than ever before, which makes it more difficult to detect defects with the human eye.

Filed Under: FTIR Spectroscopy Blog Posts Tagged With: analytical testing, FTIR analysis, materials testing, packaging defects

Using Chemical Analysis to Identify the Perfect Packaging

October 15, 2015 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

They say not to judge a book by its cover, but do you judge products based on their packaging? Consumers tend to be primarily concerned with aesthetics when it comes to a product’s packaging. Marketing teams design packaging to be eye-catching and easy to read. However, there is more to product packaging than appearance. Good […]

Filed Under: Analytical Services: Blog Posts and Resources, FTIR Spectroscopy Blog Posts, GC/MS Analysis Archive, Headspace Analysis Blog Posts Tagged With: chemical analysis, FTIR analysis, gcms analysis, Material Testing, toxins in plastic

5 Reasons Manufacturers Should Outsource Quality Control Testing

September 16, 2015 by Jennifer Mathias 1 Comment

A male and a female scientist conducting quality control testing

When a product fails a standard quality assurance check, you need to troubleshoot the problem as quickly as possible so the production process can continue. But when a product fails QA, and you’re unsure of how the problem occurred, what do you do? Who do you turn to for help? Products that fail their initial […]

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Are There Toxins In Your Plastic Products?

September 2, 2015 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

Toxins in plastic bottles

As a manufacturer and consumer, it’s crucial that you’re aware of the toxin content of the products you produce and consume. Most consumers would be shocked at how many products they buy on a regular basis that contain high levels of toxins. In fact, one study of 1,500 children’s toys found that 1 in every […]

Filed Under: FTIR Spectroscopy Blog Posts, GC/MS Analysis Archive Tagged With: FTIR analysis, gcms analysis, toxins in plastic

Use Reverse Engineering to Find the Perfect Components for your Product

August 19, 2015 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

Reverse engineering can help engineers create better food packaging

A product is only as good as the sum of its components. Whether you’re a chef hunting for the freshest ingredients, or an electrical engineer looking for the highest quality parts, you take care in selecting components because you don’t want the quality of your product to suffer from one bad ingredient or part. When […]

Filed Under: Analytical Services: Blog Posts and Resources, FTIR Spectroscopy Blog Posts, GC/MS Analysis Archive Tagged With: FTIR analysis, gcms analysis, reverse engineering

Using Material Testing to Troubleshoot Quality Problems

August 5, 2015 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

Analyst conducting material testing

Product quality is paramount to the success of a business. Competing on price, promotion, or placement can only happen once the product’s objective and subjective quality reaches a sufficient level. Material testing can be used to identify product flaws, and reveal opportunities to improve overall product quality, increasing the potential returns for the business. The […]

Filed Under: Analytical Services: Blog Posts and Resources, FTIR Spectroscopy Blog Posts, GC/MS Analysis Archive Tagged With: Auger, FTIR analysis, gcms analysis, Material Testing

Evolving Microcontamination Testing Methods

July 8, 2015 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

Hard drives affected by microcontamination

Hard drive manufacturers have been pushing the limits of technology since the medium of data storage was invented. It’s amazing that while storage capacity has increased exponentially, the size of the storage vessel has decreased significantly.  State of the art devices now store as much as 6 and 8 Terabytes (TB), and hard drives in […]

Filed Under: Articles on Ion Chromatography, FTIR Spectroscopy Blog Posts, Headspace Analysis Blog Posts Tagged With: FTIR analysis, Headspace analysis, Ion Chromatography, Microcontamination, microcontamination testing, outgassing testing

How Material Testing Supports Good Manufacturing Practices

May 20, 2015 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

A woman on an assembly line conducts material testing

Product quality and safety is of the utmost importance for all manufacturers. Good, safe products are part of doing good business. But for manufacturers of products such as drugs, cosmetics, medical devices and some food items, ensuring product quality and safety is also part of compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards. GMP standards are […]

Filed Under: Analytical Services: Blog Posts and Resources, Articles on Ion Chromatography, Auger Electron Spectroscopy Blog Posts, FTIR Spectroscopy Blog Posts, GC/MS Analysis Archive Tagged With: Auger, FTIR analysis, gcms analysis, Ion Chromatography, Manufacturing, Material Testing, Product Testing, SEM/EDS, TGA

Your Guide to Discovering What Type of Materials Testing You Need to Solve Product Quality Issues

February 16, 2015 by Jennifer Mathias Leave a Comment

A male and a female scientist conducting quality control testing

As a quality assurance specialist, you’re trained to spot quality issues and product defects. You know that if the fit isn’t right or the specified color mixture is slightly off, you need to find the cause and a solution to fix it. However, quality control is difficult when there’s an unknown contaminant on your products […]

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