Index of Typical Laboratory Support Work
This index section provides a list of example pieces of materials analysis, chemical analysis and consulting work LPD Lab Services has carried out since it began doing 3rd Party work in earnest in 2003. Whilst the list is not exhaustive, it illustrates the diverse nature of the laboratory staff expertise and analytical techniques available which are successfully applied and interpreted for our ever growing customer base.
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- Adhesion and Joining Technology
- Adhesives Wetting and Surface Chemistry
- Agrochemicals
- Alcohol content measurements in hand sanitiser gel formulations
- Alloy and Metal Component Analysis
- Analysis of Fire Retardants
- Antimicrobial Coatings and Polymers
- Aqueous Corrosion of Metals
- Battery, Fuel Cell, Energy Storage and Power Packs
- Calibration Check for Chemicals
- Ceramics for engineering applications
- Chemicals and Materials Compatibility
- Chemicals and Materials Deformulation
- Chemical Cleaning, Degreasing and Rinsing
- Chemical Composition Measurements
- Chemical Plant Failure and Materials Compatibility
- Chemical Product Deformulation and Reformulation
- Classical Chemical Analysis methods
- Cleaning Process Improvement and Cleanliness Issues
- Coating and Layer Measurements
- Composite Release Films and Mould Release Agents
- Composite Materials CFRP and GFRP
- Construction and Building Facilities Failure Investigations
- Contact lens
- Corrosion and Oxidation Investigations
- Corrosion, Degradation and Oxidation
- Cosmetics and Healthcare
- Cutting Tool Failure and Jigsaw Blade Metallurgical Failure Investigation
- Debris, Particles and Contaminants in Foods, Beverages, Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Products
- Deformulation & Additive Identification
- Deposit and Blockage Determination
- Dust Analysis
- Effluent Chemical Analysis
- Environmental Consultancy
- Environmental Stress Cracking of plastics ESC
- Electronic Cigarette Chemical Analysis
- Electronic Devices and PCB Failure Investigations
- Evaluation of Materials and Chemical Diffusion Barrier Properties
- Extractables and Leachables for Chemicals and Materials.
- Failed Valves, Filters, Gaskets and Fittings
- Fibre Wetting and Surface Chemistry
- Filter Blockage and Blinding Investigations
- Foreign Body or Foreign Particulate Matter FPM Identification and Analysis
- Friction Measurements
- Galvanic Pitting and Crevice Corrosion
- Glass Analysis
- Gravimetric Chemical Techniques - including LoD and LoI
- Hardness, Friction and Wear
- Health and Safety of Chemical and Vapours with Consultancy
- Heavy and Toxic Metal Determinations
- High Temperature Oxidation
- Ionic Contamination and Cleanliness Investigations
- Industrialisation for Product and Process Development
- Inhibitor Dose Determination to Mitigate Corrosion.
- Inks, Toners and Dyes
- Interface Adhesion, Adhesives and Coatings
- Karl Fischer water and moisture content analysis
- Lab Instrument Specification, Selection, Method Development and Technology Transfer
- Lead Paint Analysis
- Materials Analysis and Failure Investigation
- Material Chemical and Lifetime Degradation Resistance
- Materials Product and Process Reverse Engineering
- Medical Device Wetting and Contaminants
- Metal Fragment Identification and Analysis
- Metallurgy and Failure Analysis Consultancy
- Microbial Induced Corrosion MIC
- Microelectronics Wafer Surface Cleanliness
- Microhardness - Vickers Microindentation Metallurgical Testing and Surface Treatment.
- Microplastics Analysis and Identification
- Nickel Plating Assessment, Coating Integrity and Failure
- Paint, Adhesive, Sealant and Gasket Filler Fingerprinting
- Paint and Coating Delamination Investigations
- Paint, Coating, Printing Inks and Holographic Security Materials
- Paper and Paper Coatings
- Particle Analysis
- Particle Contamination Identification
- Particle Counting and Image Analysis
- PCB and Electronic Devices
- PCB Ionic Contamination Analysis
- PCB Non-ionic Contamination
- PCB physical failure investigation
- Patent Infringement and Design
- Petrochemicals
- Pharmaceutical and Filler Particle Counting
- Phenolic Foam Insulation Enhanced Copper and Steel Water Pipe Corrosion
- Plastics Rubbers and Coating Degradation
- Plating and Coating Failure with Plating Bath Chemistry
- Polybutylene PB Hot Water Pipe Failure and Leakage.
- Polymer degradation
- Polymer lifetime by estimation by TGA decomposition kinetics
- Polymers Rubbers and Plastics
- Polymer Wetting and Surface Chemistry
- Pore Size Measurements and Image Analysis
- Powder Wetting Characteristics
- Product and Process Research and Development
- Product Lifetime
- Residual Stress and SCC testing in Copper Alloys, Brass, Bronze and Cupronickel
- Reverse Engineering Formulation and Reformulation
- RoHS
- Rubber elastomer characterisation and failure investigation
- SEM/EDX Automated Particle Characterisation and Analysis for Dusts and Debris
- Semiquantitative Analysis
- Smoke Damage Assessment
- Solder failure investigation
- Solvent analysis
- Stain Examination
- Stress Corrosion Cracking of Metals
- Surface Chemistry and Analysis
- Surface Preparation, Chemical Etching, Electrochemical and Pickling Processes
- Surface Roughness Testing
- Surfactants
- Tensile / Mechanical Testing
- Thermionic Emission - Cathode and Source Development
- Titration Chemical Techniques
- Tool Failure and Wood Drill Metallurgical Failure Investigation
- Unknown Contamination Identification
- Waste and Unknown Chemical Analysis with Environmental Consultancy
- Water Analysis
- Weld Assessment and Weld Failure Analysis
- Wet Chemical Classic Chemistry
- Zinc Plating and Galvanised Protective Layers assessment.
- Zinc Whisker Analysis