Materials Identification and Testing

Materials Laboratory provides testing services to materials for their physical and chemical parameters. Main testing material categories are cement, metals, rubber, plastic, footwear, wood and cellulose, paint and adhesives, paper and packaging. Material laboratory follows international and local standards such as ISO, SLS, BS, EN and ASTM for their testing methods. In addition to standardize services, customize services are also provided by the lab.

Laboratories

Materials Laboratory has different types of other labs to support various testing services. Main laboratories are;

• Metal lab
• Cement lab
• Chemical lab
• Rubber and footwear lab
• Plastic and PVC lab
• Paint and adhesive lab
• Wood and cellulose lab
• Paper and packaging lab

Instruments

Cement Lab

Compression testing machine

Humidity cabinet

Metal Lab

Universal testing machine up to 900 kN

Bending machine

Rockwell hardness machine

Vicker’s hardness machine

Chemical lab

Arc spark optical emission spectroscopy(OES)

Carbon sulpher analyzer

Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)

Rubber and footwear Lab

Universal testing machine

DIN abrasion machine

Digital hardness tester

Shoe flexing machine

Plastic and PVC lab

Universal testing machine

Paint and adhesive lab

Brookfield viscometer	Wet abrasion	Automatic paint film applicator	Glossmeter
Pensky Martens flash point tester

Accredited Test Services

The accredited test services are accredited by Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) with ISO 17025:2017.  All testing equipment are regularly checked using reference standard materials and intermediate checks to ensure the accuracy of test results.

Other Test Services

Materials Laboratory supports industry in quality control to achieve their goals successfully through carried out test services. Our test services area follow below international and local standards.

• ISO
• SLS
• British Standards (BS)
• European Standards (EN)
• American Standards (ASTM)

Customized Services

Materials Laboratory provides customized solutions for problems in industrial process, product developments, improvements and preparation of specification for products.

• Concrete Mix Design

Materials Laboratory provides concrete mix design services to construction organizations.

• Load Tests

Materials Laboratory provides load test services up to 900 kN.

• On site Tests

Materials Laboratory provides onsite tests according to the customer requirement.

• Test services for researches

Materials Laboratory provides test services for researches according to the customer requirement.

Product Specification Preparation

Materials Laboratory provides tailor-made solution for requirement of specifications for purchasing and technical consultancy for the conformity of products. According to customer requirements and their applicable conditions material laboratory provides the specification preparation services for their purchasing requirements and technical consultancy services to analyze those products. Some of our customers from the public sector are;

• Sri Lanka Army
• Sri Lanka Air Force
• Sri Lanka Navy
• Sri Lanka Police
• Forest Department
• Department of Prison

Contacts