Intertek, a provider of quality and safety solutions serving a range of industries globally, has been exhibiting at the International Plastics Showcase in Chicago, Illinois, which finishes on 26 June.
Intertek expertise is intended to help plastics and polymer customers improve product quality and productivity, reduce costs and support research and development.
Additional benefits include facilitating customer market entry and speed to market for industrial and consumer products and helping clients better understand and comply with the growing number of governmental regulations affecting additives, formulations and safety.
Intertek, located at space W137024, operates a network of plastics laboratories providing plastics testing services and solutions, including product development support, finished products testing, materials analysis, failure analysis and problem solving.
Industries serviced include aerospace, automotive, medical devices, packaging, building products, chemicals, consumer goods, electrical, electronic, energy, food and textiles.
Plastics Technology Laboratories, now Intertek PTL, offers an increased scope of services, including enhanced composites testing, as part of the Intertek global polymers testing, consulting and certification network.
Intertek has expanded its global plastics testing facilities to meet industry requirements for stricter chemical additive and safety regulations.
Regulations for more environmentally friendly plastic packaging, new laws on toy and product safety and the elimination of phthalates in plastics are examples of laws pushing the plastics industry to require more expert analysis and testing of polymer materials and products.
