MOVE FASTER WITH VERIFIED PERFORMANCE
Meet The Characterization Lab
When performance matters, you need more than assumptions. The Characterization Lab measures how your foam actually behaves, giving you clear, data-backed insights to evaluate options, refine performance and make informed design decisions. Combining ongoing empirical data with controlled testing enables faster development cycles and more reliable outcomes — reducing risk at every stage of your project.
ACCREDITATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL AND PERFORMANCE TESTING
Translate material behavior into validated, product-ready performance
Proper material selection depends on defining performance. The Characterization Lab conducts rigorous physical testing to quantify formulation behavior, then leverages historical product data and regression-based analysis to establish performance benchmarks. These data-driven insights are used to select or develop polyurethane foam solutions within the hyPURcel platform, thereby reducing reliance on trial and error. From the initial sample through pilot runs and full production, your materials are continuously validated for consistency and predictability. This approach speeds development cycles and de-risks the path to commercialization.
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Define your requirements
Share your application requirements, performance targets or an incumbent material. Whether you’re working from detailed specifications or physical samples, these establish a clear baseline for evaluation grounded in real-world conditions and informed by historical product data.
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Measure how materials behave
Our R&D team conducts physical testing to quantify key performance properties such as compression, resiliency, tensile strength, elongation and energy response. This empirical data defines how materials perform under load and over time in a range of use conditions.
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Translate data into predictive models
Test data is analyzed and correlated across a continuously expanding dataset built from both controlled testing and production. This lets you evaluate performance in simulated contexts so that you can understand how changes in material properties will impact real-world behavior.
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Move forward with validated performance
Based on your requirements and the generated data, you can either select from existing materials or develop a new solution using the hyPURcel platform’s formulation properties. Performance is verified through iterative testing from initial samples through production, so your team can move forward with confidence in both quality and consistency.
BUILD ON DECADES OF DATA
Use real performance data to guide material selection
The Characterization Lab is built on more than 25 years of material testing and generates over 60,000 points annually through controlled testing and production analysis. This growing dataset is used in conjunction with regression-based models to establish performance benchmarks and define relationships between material properties and real-world behavior. By grounding every evaluation in empirical data at scale, you’ll gain a more accurate basis for material selection and product development.
ACCELERATE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Make informed decisions earlier in the design process
By translating performance metrics into actionable data, The Characterization Lab reduces reliance on iterative trial and error. Both engineers and procurement teams can evaluate materials against defined requirements, then select or develop within a controlled platform before moving forward. This lowers overall requalification risks, making for a more efficient development cycle with clearer decision-making.
CONSISTENCY YOU CAN RELY ON
Validate foam from sample to full-scale production
Every material is tested and verified throughout product development, from initial samples through pilot runs and full production. As an ISO 17025-accredited lab, The Characterization Lab maintains rigorous data integrity through internal audits, external validation and interlaboratory studies. This keeps performance consistent as material production scales, reducing risk to support reliable commercialization.
Let’s turn your requirements into real data
Work directly with our team to evaluate and move forward with confidence. Whether you’re working from detailed specifications or physical samples, we’re here to help you get it right.
