Product/Service

Testing and Consulting Services

Source: Integrated Paper Services, Inc.
The independent testing and research laboratory services of Integrated Paper Services (IPS) combine more than 300 years of experience in pulp and paper related fields
Integrated Paper Services, Inc.dent testing and research laboratory services of Integrated Paper Services (IPS) combine more than 300 years of experience in pulp and paper related fields.

Paper and paperboard testing includes:

  • Structure and composition (ash content, basis weight/grammage, density and bulk, hygroexpansivity, moisture content, porosity, and thickness)
  • Deformation Properties (burst strength, curl, folding endurance, relative abrasiveness, Scott bond, short span compressive strength, stiffness, tearing resistance, and tensile properties)
  • Optical properties (brightness, color, opacity, and optical density)
  • Surface properties (absorption rates, Cobb size, coefficient of friction, gloss, Hercules size, rub resistance, smoothness, water vapor transmission rate, and wax pick)
  • Thermal Coating Properties (aging, thermal imaging, and thermal response rate)

    • Fiber sciences services include:

  • Wood chip identification
  • Hardwood vessel segment destruction
  • Fiber identification
  • Full fiber analysis (hardwood/softwood ratio, spepcied npercentages, pulp type percentages, natural and synthetic, fiber identification, layer purity studies)
  • Fiber dimensions (length/diameter/coarseness, cell wall thickness, Bauer-McNett classification)
  • Shive percentage
  • Fiber stains
  • Scanning electron microscopy
  • EDS (elemental analysis)
  • Microtome sectioning
  • Photomicrography
  • Speck identification
  • Image analysis (high resolution)
  • Fines retention studies

    • Pulping and bleaching services include:

  • Pulping studies (kraft, soda, AQ, and sulfite)
  • Bleaching studies (conventional, non-chlorine, enzyme, and new-process systems)
  • Secondary fiber processing (deinking, cleaning, and bleaching)
  • Handsheet and pulp evaluation (ash, dirt, kappa number, viscosity, and AOx)
  • Refining and beater studies
  • Liquor analysis (black liquor and bleach liquors, COD/BOD)

    • The analytical chemistry services of IPS include a variety of pulp and paper tests and in-depth analyses of pulping and bleaching liquors, as well as analysis of coating binders/pigments, contaminant troubleshooting, and competitive product comparative evaluations. The company also provides pulp and paper microbiology examination and consulting and environmental bioassessment.

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