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Paper & Paperboard Testing
IPS Lab Services Put Your Paper to the Test
Based in Appleton, Wisconsin, our independent paper testing laboratory performs a wide range of services specific to the industry. Our lab performs ISO, ASTM and TAPPI method for all paper and paperboard tests, including: physical, optical and thermal coating property, and printability testing. IPS is equipped with more than 250 lab instruments specific to the paper and has a 5,500 square foot temperature and humidity-controlled TAPPI paper testing lab to ensure accurate and
reproducible test results.
We provide independent results to clients worldwide with the assurance of strict confidentiality. Our paper Testing Experts can develop or modify test methods to meet the specific needs of a client.
The Paper & Paperboard Testing Laboratory at IPS can help you:
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As an independent paper testing lab to verify results, findings and equipment using physical, optical and thermal coating property tests
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Develop paper testing methods to meet your needs
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Reconcile supplier-buyer conflicts and confirm product specifications
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Provide support for paper and paperboard when your equipment is down
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Determine what testing may give you the answers to solve your problems
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Support your competitive intelligence efforts by performing reverse engineering on a competitor's products
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Providing service when you are backlogged, looking for non-routine paper and papboard testing services
Paper & Paperboard Testing Methods Available
Click on the method number of interest to see more details about the paper testing method, sample requirements and other pertinent information. If there is a link under the method name there is a short video demonstrating it.
Method Name (**NOTE: This Column Has Video Content)
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Method Number/Description
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Abrasion, Taber
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T 476
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Absorption, Castor Oil
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T 462
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Absorption, Water Drop
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| Absorption Rate (Wet Out) |
US Patent 7166189 |
| Absorptive Capacity (INDA Absorption) |
IST 10.1 |
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Aging, Fluorescent or UV
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IPS Method
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| Ash |
T 211, T 413, T 244 |
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Basis Weight (Grammage)
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Brightness of Clay Fillers or Slurry, TAPPI
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T 646
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Brightness Paper, Pulp, Filler or Slurry, ISO
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T 571
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| Brightness, TAPPI |
T 452 |
| Bulk or Density |
T 220 |
| Burst, Mullen |
T 403, T 807 |
| Caliper |
T 411 |
| Cobb Size |
T 441 |
| Coefficient of Friction, Horizontal |
T 549 |
| Coefficient of Friction, Slide Angle |
T 815 |
| Color, Hunter, L,a,b or CIE L*,a*,b*, ISO |
T 527 |
| Color, Hunter, L,a,b or CIE L*,a*,b*, TAPPI |
T 524 |
| Curl |
IPS Method |
| Edge Crush, ECT |
T 811 om-02 |
| Flat Crush |
T 808 |
| Fluorescent Component, TAPPI |
T 452 |
| Fold, MIT Fold, MIT |
T 511 |
| Fold, Schopper |
T 423 |
| Gloss, 20° |
T 653 |
| Gloss, 75° |
T 480 |
| Handsheet Testing |
T 220 |
| Hercules Size, 1% acid/ 80% reflectance |
T 530 |
| Hercules Size, 10% acid/ 85% reflectance |
T 530 |
| Hydrohead |
AATCC 127 |
| Hygroexpansivity, 15-80% humidity |
UM 549, ISO 8226-1,2 |
| Ink Rub Resistance, Sutherland |
T 830 |
| Moisture Content |
T 412 |
| Needle Abrasion, relative abrasiveness |
IPS method |
| Opacity, ISO |
T 519 |
| Opacity, TAPPI or Printing |
T 425 |
| Optical Density, MacBeth |
IPS Method |
| Peel, Thermoplastic coating adhesion |
T 540 |
| Permeability (Air Perm) |
T 251 |
| Porosity, Gurley |
T 460 |
| Porosity, Parker Print-Surf |
per manual |
| Ring Crush |
T 818 |
| Roughness, Parker Print-Surf |
T 555 |
| Roughness, Sheffield |
T 538 |
| Scorebend Ratio |
per manual |
| Scott Bond |
T 569 |
| Softness (Cup Crush) |
IPS Method |
| Softness (Roll Firmness) |
IPS Method |
| Spray Impact |
AATCC 42 |
| STFI Short Span Comp Strength |
T 826 |
| Stiffness, Gurley |
T 543 |
| Stiffness, Taber |
T 489 or T 566 |
| Tear Resistance, Elmendorf |
T 414 |
| Tensile |
T 494, T 456 |
| Tensile, Strip |
T 494, T 456, D882 |
| Thermal Imaging, Atlantek 300 |
per manual |
| Thermal Response Analysis (requires Optical Density) |
IPC method |
| Water Vapor Transmission Rate |
T 448, ASTM E 96 |
| Wax Pick |
T 459 |
| Z-Direction Tensile |
T 541 |
Notes
* Other paper and paperboard tests can also be performed. Please contact us to see if we can meet your testing needs.
* We follow TAPPI methods as our standard paper and paperboard testing protocol, but we can follow ISO, ASTM, INDA, etc. as requested.
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