Testing for Compatibility

Fabrico has in-house testing for materials, adhesives, and electrical characteristics. Testing can determine:

• Whether the material from the supplier meets the project specifications
• Potential alternative materials with the same characteristics
• The electrical properties of the material
• Whether or not the application requires an adhesive
• Matching the right adhesive to the material
• The projected lifetime of the bond and the acceptable time-to-failure
• The physical loads on the bond
• The environmental conditions during operation
• The possibility of adhesive failure
• The assembly requirements for the project

Fabrico can offer the following tests:

• Part Dimension Verification – a computerized gantry video measuring system;
• Material Strength Testing – a tensile tester, up to 100 lb/in;
• Material Weight Testing – scale measures 250 gram max, .00001 gram self-calibrating balance;
• Adhesive/Release Liner Testing – an adhesion/release tester of 3 grams/in-5 lb/in;
• Static Shear Testing – 10 bank static shear tester;
• Dielectric Strength Testing – AC dielectric test unit 50 KVAC;
• Resistance and Voltage Testing – calibrated precision benchtop multimeter, and power supply and precision digital multimeter;
• Microscopic Imaging – digital microscope with CCD video output.