IPS Independent Lab Testing Services

IPS provides a wide array of paper, pulp, nonwovens, consumer product, health care and allied industry testing and support services. Testing services offered by our independent laboratory are listed below:

Analytical Services - IPS has a solid analytical chemistry services team that supports a wide variety of paper testing methods and related trouble shooting.

Fiber Science - IPS is Internationally known for its fiber science expertise.

Method Development - IPS has developed many of our own methods as well as methods for many clients specific needs including patent claim support, litigation support, and product performance tests.

Microbiology - IPS partners with Rouf Labs to provide high quality microbiological testing support.

Microscopy - The IPS microscopy professionals have many combined years of experience with polymer fiber and film, paper and tissue-based products, and are capable of providing a multi-disciplinary approach to a wide array of material and manufacturing issues.

Nonwovens Testing - IPS has a wide range of experience testing nonwoven based materials and products such as diapers, training pants, feminine care products, medical drapes and gowns, filters.

Paper Fiber Analysis Course - IPS offers a 5-day paper fiber analysis course at its Appleton, Wisconsin, testing laboratory.

Paper Forensics - IPS can provide age dating of paper and documents and offers expert witness services.

Paper Testing - IPS offers more than 60 paper tests for the paper and paperboard industry as well as for the paper-related industries such as printing and packaging.

Primary Testing Laboratory - IPS can greatly reduce costs by providing primary testing lab services in a reliable and timely fashion.

Pulp Testing - From pulping, refining, and bleaching studies to pulp additives, repulpability, and the generation of chlorinated organic compounds, IPS offers tools to improve your pulp processes.

Reverse Engineering - IPS  provides product reverse engineering services to assist competitive analysis programs.

Scanning Electron Microscopy - IPS offers exceptional SEM services coupled with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and Backscatter Detection capabilities.