Plastics are subject to a variety of environmental influences, such as temperatures, chemicals or sunlight, throughout their entire service life. These influence their performance, their service life and their functionality.
In order to prevent premature failure, we examine the various environmental influences in advance.
Our accredited environmental simulation laboratory offers a variety of standardized and individual tests.
In our accredited laboratory we carry out solar simulation, weathering test, climate test and temperature test. We support our customers in series monitoring, initial sample testing, testing and in the event of damage.
Several xenon chambers, climatic chambers, temperature shock chambers and salt spray chambers are available in our plastics laboratory for processing customer orders.
Range of services: Temperature shock tests for the rapid transfer of test specimens from a lower test temperature to an upper test temperature
Climate tests to simulate changing climatic conditions
Xenon tests for time-accelerated laboratory weathering to simulate damage caused by moisture, full-spectrum sunlight, and high temperatures.
Color measurement to determine the color and gloss effect before and after exposure
Emission measurement as well as the determination of odor behavior
outdoor exposure
Your product is exposed to changing climatic conditions that can occur during its product life? We simulate the influences that can change service life, functionality and properties.
Weather resistance and durability are in most cases a basic requirement for products and materials that are used outdoors. We offer Florida/Arizona outdoor exposure, UV exposure testing, or cyclic exposure testing.
Yellowing, fading, clouding or cracking can cause damage both outdoors and indoors. With our xenon test chamber, we can perform time-accelerated laboratory weathering to simulate damage caused by moisture, full-spectrum sunlight, and high temperatures.
In addition to determining the odor behavior, we offer different analysis systems (e.g.: LC-MS, HS-GC-MS & thermal desorption GC-MS) to identify individual substances and to determine their emission behavior under changing environmental conditions, such as different temperatures in a climate chamber.
Determination of Izod impact strength according to DIN EN ISO 180Method for determining the Izod impact strength of various plastics. Further Informations |
NormDIN EN ISO 180:2013-08 |
ContactKristina Trenz kristina.trenz@gwp.eu |
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Scratch resistance (fingernail test) according to BMW GS 97034-2Test method for determining resistance to damage caused by fingernails. Further Informations |
NormGS 97034-2:2015-09 |
ContactDr. Ulrike Rantzsch ulrike.rantzsch@gwp.eu |
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Testing the tensile strength of plastics according to ASTM D 638Standard method for testing the tensile strength of plastics. Further Informations |
NormASTM D 638:2014 |
ContactKristina Trenz kristina.trenz@gwp.eu |
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DSC determination of the glass transition temperature according to DIN EN ISO 11357-2Testing of amorphous and semi-crystalline plastics by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Further Informations |
NormDIN EN ISO 11357-2:2020-08 |
ContactDr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu |
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DSC determination of melting and crystallisation temperature according to DIN EN ISO 11357-3Melting and crystallisation temperatures as well as melting and crystallisation enthalpies of crystalline or semi-crystalline plastics with DSC. Further Informations |
Norm |
ContactDr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu |
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DSC on polymers according to ASTM D3418-15This test method includes the determination of transition temperatures and enthalpies of melting and crystallisation by means of DSC Further Informations |
Norm |
ContactDr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu |
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Determination of glass fibres and fillers according to DIN EN ISO 1172Textile glass reinforced plastics – prepregs, moulding compounds and laminates. Further Informations |
NormDIN EN ISO 1172:2023-12 |
ContactDr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu |
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FTIR spectroscopy of plasticsAnalytical methods for the identification and structure elucidation of plastics. Further Informations |
Norm |
ContactDr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu |
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Determination of the vinyl acetate content according to DIN 53742Infrared spectrographic method for the determination of the vinyl acetate content of copolymers of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate. Further Informations |
Norm |
ContactDr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu |
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Rubber – (pyrolysis GC-MS) according to ISO 17257Pyrolysis gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy (pyrolysis GC-MS) on rubber. Further Informations |
Norm |
ContactDr. Stefan Loibl stefan.loibl@gwp.eu |
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Gesellschaft für Werkstoffprüfung mbH
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GWP Gesellschaft für Werkstoffprüfung mbH
Georg-Wimmer-Ring 25
D-85604 Zorneding/München
Tel. +49 8106 994110
Fax +49 8106 994111
www.gwp.eu
Handelsregister München
HRB 53245
USt.-IdNr. 131 179 893
Geschäftsführer:
Dr. Julius Nickl