Material Testing Services
Service Detail from Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. (ARDL)

ARDL offers a full range of chemical services, from single compound identification to complete analysis and theoretical formula reconstruction.
ARDL Specializes in the Identification of:
• Competitors' Products
• Environmental Stress Cracking Failures
• Manufacturing Defects
• Process Aids and Flame Retardants
• Product Failures
• Surface Blooms on Rubber, Plastic and TPEs
• Unknown Materials, Blends and Contaminants
• UV Degradation
• Waxes, Ester Plasticizers and Oils
Testing Available at ARDL Includes:
• Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) & Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
• Extractables and Leachables Studies
• Formula Reconstruction (Reverse Engineering)
• High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
• Moisture Content by Karl Fischer Titration
• Permeability (Permeation)
• Thermal Analytical Testing
• Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)
• Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (UV)