Product and Component Testing Services
Service Detail from Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. (ARDL)

Physical testing is essential to measuring the quality and safety of your company's products. ARDL offers a wide range of mechanical testing services to evaluate and certify your materials or components. We have the expertise and resources you need to not only test to universal specifications, but to perform custom, non-routine services as well. ARDL's experienced technicians are trained to advise you on how to solve your toughest problems in a way that you can understand, so you can be 100% confident your materials will perform at their best.
Testing Available at ARDL Includes:
• Abrasion
• Adhesion
• Aging, Degradation & Fatigue Testing
• Basic Physical Testing
• Burst Testing
• Coefficient of Friction
• Color Testing (Datacolor SF600 Spectrophotometer)
• Electrical Testing
• Flexible Cellular Material Testing (Sponge & Foam)
• Low-Temperature Testing
• Plastic Specific Testing
• Rebound Testing
• Smoke & Flame Testing
• Weathering