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Adhesive Lab Testing

Softening point, peel, tack, shear, viscosity, coat weight. Certified test reports to a performance spec. Call 800-249-0337 for a test plan.

Tests we run: softening point, tensile, peel, page pull, tack, loop tack, release, age, coat weight, clay lift, shear, humidity, temperature exposure, viscosity. Certified test reports to a performance spec. Lab prototypes on your substrates.

When lab testing helps

Bring samples when a competitive grade needs a match, a line failure needs data, or you want a certified report against a performance spec before a production trial.

What to send for a test plan

Adhesive or coated samples, substrate, the tests you need from the list below, and the performance target if you have one. Call 800-249-0337. Quakertown, PA.

Test list

  • Adhesive softening point
  • Tensile strength
  • Peel and page-pull
  • Tack and loop tack
  • Adhesive release
  • Adhesive age
  • Coat weight
  • Clay lift
  • Shear
  • Humidity
  • Temperature exposure
  • Viscosity

Testing is described for hot melts, water-based, heat seals, cohesives, PSA, and PUR. Related consulting lives on adhesive technical support.

Call 800-249-0337 Request a sample

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Need an adhesive, an SDS, or a sample?

Call 800-249-0337 or email sales@cattieadhesives.com. Cattie Adhesives, Quakertown, PA.