IPS Independent Lab Testing Services

IPS provides a wide array of paper, pulp, nonwovens, consumer product, health care and allied industry testing and support services. Testing services offered by our independent laboratory are listed below:

Analytical Chemistry - IPS has a solid analytical chemistry team that support a wide variety of paper testing methods and related trouble shooting.

Fiber Science - IPS is Internationally known for its fiber science expertise.

Fiber Stains - IPS has five types of fiber stains available for sale.

Image Analysis - IPS offers powerful measurement capabilities that are unique in service laboratories anywhere. We cover the range of sample sizes measuring 12 inches to a few hundred angstroms.

Method Development - IPS has developed many of our own methods as well as methods for many clients specific needs, including patent claim support, litigation support and product performance tests.

Microbiology - IPS partners with Rouf Labs to provide high quality microbiological testing support.

Nonwovens Testing - IPS has a wide range of experience testing nonwoven based materials and products such as diapers, training pants, feminine care products, medical drapes and gowns, filters.

Paper Fiber Analysis Course - IPS offers a 5-day paper fiber analysis course at its Appleton, Wisconsin, testing laboratory.

Paper Forensics - IPS can provide age dating of paper and documents and offers expert witness services.

Paper Testing - IPS offers more than 60 paper tests for the paper and paperboard industry as well as for the paper-related industries such as printing and packaging.

Primary Testing Laboratory - IPS is the primary testing lab service provider for five companies, including one Fortune 150 Company

Pulp Testing - From pulping and bleaching studies to studies on pulp additives, repulpability and the generation of chlorinated organic compounds, IPS offers you the tools to refine your pulp processes

Reverse Engineering - IPS  provides product reverse engineering services to assist competitive analysis programs.

Scanning Electron Microscope - IPS offers excellent value for its SEM services and has energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and back-scatter detector capabilities