- Physical-Mechanical Testing
- Physical-Mechanical Testing of Products
- Physical-Mechanical Testing of Materials
- Custom Mixing, milling, & molding
- Unvulcanized Rubber
- Properties in Tension & Compression at Various Temperatures
- Flex & Fatigue
- Abrasion Resistance
- Cold Temperature Properties
- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
- Environmental conditioning & exposure
- Adhesion
- Hardness & Density
- Coefficient of Friction
- Cut & Chip Resistance
- Additional Plastics Testing
- Reference Materials
- Composites Testing
- Chemical-Analytical
- Technology Consulting
- Processing & Development
- Information Services
- TEM
- SEM/EDAX
- Optical/Digital Photomicrographs
Microscopy
Microscopy is often utilized to investigate extremely small defects on the surface defects on the surface or in the cross section of a material. By combining EDAX (Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-Rays) with SEM, it allows us to obtain an elemental analysis of various parts of the surface of a specimen. Smithers has the following microscopy capabilities: