At Associated Polymer Labs, Inc., we help manufacturers, engineers, and product developers solve complex materials challenges with clarity and confidence. Founded in 1999, our independent laboratory combines deep expertise in polymer science with advanced analytical tools—most notably, the Keyence VHX Series Digital Microscope, a capability rarely available in independent plastics testing laboratories.
Our mission is simple: identify root causes, verify performance, and deliver actionable insights that protect product quality and accelerate innovation.
Independent Expertise ~ Advanced Instrumentation ~ Results You Can Trust
Understand how your material behaves under real-world conditions.
Meet regulatory requirements with confidence.
When products fail, we identify why — and how to prevent it.
Understand competitor formulations and optimize your own.
Associated Polymer Labs provides end-to-end technical guidance, bridging the gap from initial material concept to full-scale production support to ensure your product reaches the market with optimized performance and total reliability.
Associated Polymer Labs offers professional expert witness services specializing in patent infringement, product failure and material safety. We provide the technical mastery and forensic precision required to navigate high-stakes legal challenges in the polymer industry.
Associated Polymer Labs: Leaders in Scientific Clarity for the Plastics Industry
· Keyence VHX-X1 newest digital microscope for imaging and analysis
· Barrier film layer thickness
· ASTM D 1238 Melt flow rate
· ASTM E 1252 FTIR analysis
· ASTM D 2582 puncture propagation
· ASTM D 1922 Elmendorf Tear
· ASTM D 732 Punch Shear
· ASTM D2765 Gel Content
· ASTM D 5630 Ash Content
· ASTM D 6042 and ASTM 6953 additives in plastics
· ISO 11357-6 oxidation induction time
· ASTM E 1641 TGA Kinetics
· ASTM D 2857 dilute solution of polymers
· ASTM D 2990 creep testing in tensile and Accelerated Creep Testing (ACT)
· ASTM D 4440 melt rheology
· D 4065 solid rheology
· ASTM D 3835 capillary rheology