Print Industry Testing
IPS is uniquely positioned as a U.S. independent testing laboratory to provide expert test services covering all aspects of the printing, graphic arts and ink industries. IPS can provide a full range of services including: paper testing, ink testing, fiber analysis, analytical analysis and microscopy, printed substrate testing, coating and finished product testing.
IPS offers an independent lab to provide expert test results. Test methods for the printing, graphic arts and ink industries that IPS offers at its Appleton, Wisconsin, lab are listed below.
Test Methods Applicable to Printing, Graphic Arts and Inks
Click on the method number of interest to see more details about the test, sample requirements and other pertinent information.
| Name of Test |
Method* |
| Abrasion Resistance |
ASTM D 5264, T 830 |
| Brightness |
T 452 |
| Color |
T 527 |
| Opacity |
T 567, T 425 |
| Gloss |
T 480 |
| Slip/Friction |
T 549 |
| Cobb Sizing |
T 441 |
| Moisture |
T 412 |
| Smoothness |
T 538, T 555 |
| Bonding Strength |
T 476, T 569 |
Note: We follow TAPPI methods as our standard protocol, but we can follow ISO, ASTM, INDA as requested.