Other Testing Capabilities

 

  • ASTM E96 Barrier Properties of Paper, plastic films and other sheet materials
  • ASTM D3985, Standard Test Method for Oxygen Gas Transmission Rate throughPlastic Film and Sheeting Using a Coulometric Sensor
  • TAPPI T227 - Freeness of pulp (Canadian standard method)
  • TAPPI UM256 - Water retention value (WRV)
  • TAPPI T221 - Drainage time of pulp
  • TAPPI T230 - Viscosity of pulp (capillary viscometer method)
  • TAPPI T211 - Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard: combustion at 525°C
  • TAPPI T413 - Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard: combustion at 900°C
  • ASTM D586 – Ash in pulp, paper, and paper products
  • TAPPI T402 - Standard conditioning and testing atmospheres for paper, board, pulp handsheets, and related products
  • TAPPI T401- Fiber analysis of paper and paperboard
  • ASTM D1030 - Fiber analysis of paper and paperboard
  • TAPPI T494 - Tensile properties of paper and paperboard using constant rate of elongation apparatus
  • ASTM D828 - Tensile properties of paper and paperboard using constant-rate-of-elongation apparatus
  • TAPPI T403 - Bursting strength of paper
  • TAPPI T807 - Bursting strength of paperboard and linerboard
  • TAPPI T810 - Bursting strength of corrugated and solid fiberboard
  • ASTM D774/D774M – Bursting strength of paper
  • TAPPI T414 - Internal tearing resistance of paper (Elmendorf type)
  • ASTM D689 – Internal tearing resistance of paper
  • TAPPI T511 - Folding endurance of paper (MIT tester)
  • ASTM D2176 – Folding endurance of paper by the M.I.T. tester
  • TAPPI T826 - Short span compressive strength of containerboard
  • TAPPI T535 - Bending stiffness of paper and paperboard (Resonance length method)
  • TAPPI T489 - Bending resistance (stiffness) of paper and paperboard (Taber-type tester in basic configuration)
  • TAPPI T460 - Air resistance of paper (Gurley method)
  • TAPPI T536 - Resistance of paper to passage of air (high-pressure Gurley method)
  • ASTM D726 = Resistance of Nonporous Paper to Passage of Air
  • TAPPI T538 - Roughness of paper and paperboard (Sheffield method)
  • TAPPI T480 - Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 75 degrees
  • TAPPI T653 - Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 20 degrees
  • TAPPI T425 - Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2°, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)
  • TAPPI T452 - Brightness of pulp, paper, and paperboard (directional reflectance at 457 nm)
  • TAPPI T524 - Color of paper and paperboard (45/0, C/2)
  • TAPPI T562 - Brightness of pulp, paper, and paperboard (directional reflectance at 457 nm) CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (using 45°/0° directional illumination and normal viewing)
  • TAPPI T646 - Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (45/0)
  • ASTM D985 - Brightness of pulp, paper, and paperboard (Directional reflectance at 457 nm)