Service

Consulting &
Application Technology.

With over 40 years of experience in polypropylene and polyethylene, we support our customers from the first material question through to series approval at the OEM.

Spohn Kunststoffe — Laboratory

What we offer

Our Service.

Sound product know-how and standards expertise — we help you select the right compound for your application. Automotive OEM standards, food contact approvals, technical requirements.

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From initial concept to series-ready solution. In-house development and production in Freiburg — tailored to your specification, with our own laboratory extruder and injection moulding machine. Rapid supply of small samples from 10 kg within a few days is one of our strengths. Tailor-made products from annual volumes of approx. 0.5 to 1,000 t are already handled by us without difficulty.

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Rapid material analysis with our own laboratory — DSC, IR spectroscopy, tensile testing, Charpy down to −40°C, MFR/MVR, density measurement, microscopy and more. We respond quickly to project enquiries.

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In-depth knowledge of OEM standards (Toyota TSM, Ford WSS, BMW GS, Mercedes DBL, JLR, Honda HES and many more) as well as food contact approvals, UL94 and other industry standards.

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Laboratory Equipment

Our Laboratory.

Thermal Analysis
DSC
Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Melting point, crystallisation behaviour, glass transition temperature

HDT
Heat Deflection Temperature

Heat deflection temperature to ISO 75

VST
Vicat Softening Temperature

Vicat to ISO 306

GR
Ash Content Determination

Filler content, microwave oven

Mechanical Testing
ZB
Universal Testing Machine

Tensile and flexural testing to DIN EN ISO 527 / 178

CY
Charpy Impact Strength

Down to −40°C to DIN EN ISO 179

MFR
Melt Flow Index

MVR / MFR to ISO 1133

RHO
Density Measurement

Buoyancy method to ISO 1183

Analytics & Optics
IR
IR Spectroscopy

Material identification, quality assurance, additive detection

COL
Colour Measurement Device

Spectrophotometric colour measurement, ΔE determination

MIC
Microscopy

Digital & analogue microscopy, fibre analysis

KL
Climate Chamber & Heat Ovens

Conditioning, heat ageing

Processing & Sample Production
SG
Injection Moulding Machines

Test specimens and small samples for material development

EX
Laboratory Extruder

Twin-screw — small granulate samples for compound development

Spohn Kunststoffe — Staff

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