- 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
- Chemical-Analytical
- Technology Consulting
- Processing & Development
- Information Services
Evaluating Recycled Materials
Smithers offers programs designed to evaluate product streams from rubber recycling operations, including recycled polymers, oils and fillers. These programs are aimed at qualitatively and quantitatively characterizing the recycled product streams as well as determining the impact using recycled materials in model formulations.