The Fluoride Factor: Measuring Fluoride Levels in Water with Ion Chromatography Fluoride in drinking water has been a subject of scientific interest, public health policy, and even political debate for decades. Known for its cavity-fighting properties, fluoride has been both celebrated and scrutinized, prompting researchers and citizens alike to take a closer look at how […]
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Using SHS-GC/MS to Detect VOCs in Plastic Food Bags
Does My Sandwich Taste Funny? A Real Science Experiment Inspired by a 14-Year-Old’s Lunchbox Complaint So here’s what happened. Our General Manager was doing his early-morning routine—packing his daughter Charlotte’s lunch before school. He reached for a generic sandwich bag (the kind you buy in bulk, naturally), popped in the turkey and cheese, and was […]
How a Materials Testing Lab Can Ensure Your Products are Up to Par
Materials testing labs provide invaluable services to product designers, manufacturers, and suppliers in virtually every industry imaginable. Here’s what you need to know about our work, and how we can help your organization.
The Future of Food: How Analytical Techniques Are Changing Our Food
From veggie burgers that taste, smell, cook and look like real beef to transforming water into wine, the way we “grow” and make food and drink is changing—and analytical chemistry techniques are playing a major role. “The future of food is synthetic,” Alec Lee, co-founder of Ava Winery, said in a recent interview with the […]
For Leading Adhesives Manufacturer, Routine Cleanliness Testing Ensures Quality & Drives Innovation
After nearly 50 years in business, JDC Coatings, Inc. (JDC) in Mount Juliet, TN has become known as an innovative and leading manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA), and industrial coatings and laminates, as well as a pioneer in “ultra clean” adhesives. “JDC started out making decorative plates and identification labels for Murray Bicycles and […]
What’s That Stain? Materials Testing Can Give You Answers
Learn about the different materials testing techniques that can be used to identify stains and contaminants on manufactured products.
Why Materials Testing Needs to Be Part of Your Quality Control Process
Product quality is of the utmost importance to every manufacturing company. Quality products equal satisfied customers, a smooth manufacturing process and a healthy company bottom line. It all starts with good design, quality ingredients or materials, and using proper procedures to put it all together. However, before that product can hit the shelves, rigorous quality […]
5 Uses of GC/MS Analysis Being Used to Identify Product Quality Issues
GC/MS Applications: Manufacturing Product quality is of paramount importance for all manufacturers. And GC/MS analysis from a materials testing lab can be an incredibly useful tool to ensure that quality. GC/MS analysis, or gas chromatography mass spectrometry, is a materials analysis technique that’s used to identify the precise composition of a sample and to quantify […]
What is Outgassing Testing?
That new car smell. The taste a food takes on after being stored in a plastic container. The smell of a freshly painted room. These recognizable smells are all due to outgassing.
Outgassing, also known as offgassing, is a normal process for many manufactured products. However, ensuring that emissions are safe for humans and don’t contaminate the product are critical for manufacturers. And outgassing testing can do just that.
10 Situations that Require Analytical Testing
You may have heard the term used before, but what exactly is analytical testing? Analytical testing is a branch of chemistry that is used to identify materials and analyze the interactions of chemicals. Analytical testing has many applications in the business world, especially for product manufacturers. Analytical testing can be used to answer questions like […]
