Need to analyze a competitor’s product?

Having performance problems with your plastic part?

The performance of your product may depend on the chemical composition and quality of ingredients. Our extensive background in polymer and plastics characterization enables us to perform complex chemical analysis, determine structural features, process dynamics, and other product performance criteria efficiently.

Whether you need a competitive product reverse engineered or you need to analyze the composition of a component, PDI can help you. Using microscopy, spectroscopy, chromatography, X-ray analysis as well as a variety of other analytical capabilities, we have the expertise to achieve successful results.

Our chemical analysis techniques can help you with:

• Competitive materials analysis
• Chemical identification and confirmation
• Purity or residual monomer determination
• Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) determination
• Deformulation of imported goods to identify material makeup
• Compositional determination of mixtures
• Molecular weight distribution analysis
• Qualitative/quantitative deformulation

Are you trying to match the performance of an existing product? Our scientists have extensive experience in product deformulation to arrive at an identification of the base polymer or a complete accounting of additives and their quantity. PDI has optimized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) deformulation and is the premier company with the technical expertise to identify, quantify, and analyze PVC compounding ingredients. Based on our background, we are the industry leader in PVC characterization.

We can help you deformulate plastics to determine:

• The base polymer type
• The identity and level of a particular additive (e.g. antioxidant)
• A cursory examination of the major components present
• A comprehensive accounting of each additive present, including level
 

PDI can help you decide how detailed the analysis needs to be in order to minimize your costs. Chemical composition/deformulation has proved to be useful in fields and industries such as:

• Medical
• Building & Construction
• Transportation
• Packaging
• Consumer Products
• Electronics

Our scientists work together as a team utilizing their individual talents to achieve the real-world deformulation/chemical composition results that you require.

For additional information please contact us.