A worldwide Tier I supplier of automotive interior trim and acoustic components

Material Lab

"As an A2LA Certified Material Testing Laboratory, we will ensure the integrity of our testing by documenting and following the requirements of ISO 17025. Our goal is to provide our customers with quality measurements by qualified personnel in a timely fashion."

HP Pelzer's Material Lab is an A2LA accredited lab providing services to automotive and non-automotive business' as well as supporting all HP Pelzer NAO. Our in-house expertise and quick turnaround time are achieved through efficient and highly skilled personnel. Our lab contains a wide range of equipment, chambers and set-ups to handle many kinds of tests and materials. We test materials and processes at all stages of production and benchmark your materials against others of similar quality.


Comprehensive Testing
 A2LA Certifications Mechanical Testing
   -Materials Testing (textiles, plastics, rubber, etc)
   -Product Testing (automotive and non-automotive parts)
 Industry Standards Compliancy AATCC, ASTM, DCX, DIN, FMVSS, Ford, GM, Honda, ISO, JIS, SAE, Toyota
 Quality Assurance Product inspections, certifications and validations
 Testing Product validations
 System Integration Computer software applications
Control and data acquisition systems
Custom test equipment
Fixturing
Process control systems

Capabilities (including but not limited to the following:)
Adhesion
Automatic fluid resistance
Bend blistering
Breaking strength
Chemical resistance
Cleanability
Color crocking
Color difference
Cracking
Custom fixturing
Detergent resistance
Dimensional stability		 Durability
Environmental
Fiber analysis
Flammability
Fogging
Hardness
Humidity exposure
Immersion
   -Water, gas, oil, etc
Impact strength
Life cycling
Microscopic imaging
Odor		 Performance testing
Resin extractions
Salt spray
Shape retention
Specific gravity/density
Taber abrasion
Tape adhesion
Temperature exposure
Tear strength
Tensile strength
Thermal aging
Weathering acceleration
Weight change

Tested Materials (including but not limited to the following:)
Automotive carpet
Automotive trim parts
Fibers
Heavy layer material
Leather		 Plastics
     -Interior
     -Cellular
     -Substrates		 Polyvinyl chloride
PU foam
Soft interior trim
Textiles
Trim panels

Environmental
 Temperature conditions:  -100oF (-75oC) to +300oF (+150oC)
 Two programmable cyclic chambers to encompass a complete range of temperatures and conditions
 Hot & cold cycling chambers
 Humidity chamber that simulates condensation, fog and controlled humidity
 Salt spray chambers
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