| Illinois
Instruments has opened a testing service laboratory for OTR testing and
WVTR testing of packaging materials. OTR testing can be performed
on both films and packages while the WVTR testing is only on films at this
time. The prices for OTR testing and WVTR testing are dependent on
the film thickness and structure. Please Contact
Us at Illinois Instruments for a quote
on OTR testing.
Typical
OTR testing is performed at 23oC and 0%RH. We do offer special test
conditions for OTR testing with variable temperature from 5oC to 50oC and
relative humidity from 0-90%. WVTR testing is performed at 37.8oC
and 90% RH. Other test conditions are available.
Permeation
Testing
and
Headspace
Analysis
Illinois
Instruments’ Test Laboratory offers oxygen and water vapor permeation
testing on a wide range of products including films, bottles, bags, containers,
sleeves, and pouches.
All testing
is performed in our controlled environment laboratory using highly sensitive
and precisely calibrated permeation and gas analysis instrumentation.
Illinois Instruments
never employs prediction or other methodologies to reduce lab costs at
the expense of reliable and accurate results.
Permeation
Testing Capabilities -
Illinois Instruments
performs Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) testing of flat barrier materials
in accordance with ASTM testing procedure D3985.
Tests can be
performed under real life conditions with specified temperature and relative
humidity on both sides of the film. In addition, the laboratory can test
any size package including bottles, bags, or pouches.
Water Vapor
Transmission Rates (WVTR) can be tested on all types of flat film barriers
including foils, plastic film, coated papers, and laminates.
Headspace
Analysis -
Our testing
laboratory offers oxygen and carbon dioxide headspace analysis on all types
of packages including flexible, rigid, and semi-rigid packaging materials.
Our quality instrumentation measures 0 to 100% for both gases. |
Johnsburg,
