Benefits of In-House Laboratory Services for Aerospace Chemicals

Many aerospace, aircraft, industrial, and high-precision manufacturing applications require adhesive coatings, often for critical aspects of manufacturing and product performance. Testing and analysis of chemicals is important for verifying that batches are formulated correctly and consistently.

Providers with the capacity for in-house laboratory testing have a significant advantage over those who rely on outside labs for this work. At Integral Products, We maintain two state-of-the-art chemical testing labs, which enables us to evaluate materials for several properties:

Our experienced personnel can also conduct OEM tests to confirm material specifications, as well as qualification tests and material approval for various aerospace applications.

Our In-House Laboratory Capabilities:

• Integral’s labs are capable of performing OEM tests required to confirm material specifications. Our experienced personnel have many years of performing material approval and qualification tests for various Aerospace Products and customers.
• Our labs allow us to determine processes and provide performance related properties. Properties evaluated include compressive, lap shear, peel, tensile strengths, and elongation, Viscosity, density and hand ability parameters.

Services Offered:

• Conduct QC tests on incoming raw materials and Purchased Products
• Confirm properties for outgoing finished materials
• Verify “to-specification” properties
• Evaluate packaged product performance characteristics, verify that the as packaged material meets the call outs for the bulk material.
• Confirm shelf life extensions, if spec allowed
• Verify Customer Complaints and or addresses technical processing challenges.

Speed, Consistency, and Risk Reduction

There is considerable value in having access to a supplier with their own lab, such as Integral Products. Our two testing labs benefit applications in aerospace, defense, and others that require tight performance specifications for a number of reasons:

• Lead times are shorter due to reduced logistics and product transfers for off-site testing.
• Quality control and verification issues can be resolved immediately.
• With ready access to lab facilities, custom formulations can be developed, tested, and refined efficiently.
• Testing small quantities early in production reduces waste before an entire batch is completed.

Integrated Quality Assurance & Validation

Our testing capabilities provide assurance that the products customers order, and the ingredients those products are made from, are correct and prepared properly. Our services that support quality assurance and product validation include:

• QC testing on incoming raw materials and purchased products.
• Confirming properties of outgoing finished materials.
• Verification of “to-specification” properties.
• Evaluating packaged product performance characteristics to ensure that the as-packaged material meets the call outs for the bulk material.
• Testing shelf-life extension properties (where applicable and allowable based on regulations).

Quality Assurance Standards

Our adhesive coatings comply with stringent industry regulations for reliability, safety, and performance in various applications. Our testing services can verify compliance with standards including:

• AMS: Aerospace Material Specifications.
• ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials.
• ISO: International Organization for Standardization.
• MIL-SPEC: Military Specifications.

Integral Products: Your Trusted Partner in Adhesive Coating Testing and Verification

Integral Products supplies top-quality adhesives, sealants, paints, and custom packaging solutions for applications in the aerospace, defense, aviation, and other critical industries. Our 61,500-square-foot production facility features fully stocked laboratory facilities for OEM approvals and in-house testing. We are ISO 9001:2015-certified and have SAE AS 9100D, NADCAP 7202, and various OEM accreditations as well.

Contact us to discuss your application or request a quote today to learn more about our on-site laboratory testing services.