For decades, International Equipments has supplied plastic, polymer, film, pipe, rubber and material testing machines to many of India’s most respected manufacturers. Our instruments help these companies check the quality of their raw materials and finished products against national and international standards — every working day.
Our Indian customers span several distinct industries, each with its own products, standards and testing needs. Below, the clients are grouped by industry, along with a short profile of each sector and the testing machines most commonly used in it. Use the quick links to jump to a section.
The flexible film and packaging industry produces mono-layer and multilayer films, laminates, pouches and aluminium foils for food, pharma and industrial packaging. Here the key quality checks are tensile strength & elongation, seal and bond strength, slip (coefficient of friction), impact resistance and opacity — the properties that decide whether a pack runs smoothly on filling lines and protects its contents.
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Battery manufacturers mould containers, lids and components — most often from polypropylene (PP) — that must survive years of contact with acid, along with vibration, temperature swings and rough handling. Because a cracked or weak case can leak and fail in the field, the moulded parts and the incoming polymer are tested rigorously before and during production.
Testing typically starts with the Melt Flow Indexer to verify the grade and flow of the incoming PP, then moves to mechanical checks: a Universal Testing Machine or Tensile Testing Machine for the strength of cases, terminals and components, an Izod / Charpy Impact Tester for impact and drop resistance, and a VSP / HDT Apparatus to confirm the part holds its shape at the temperatures batteries reach in service. Together these ensure every container meets specification for strength, toughness and heat resistance.
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Manufacturers of HDPE, MDPE, PPR, PVC and CPVC pipe must prove that their pipes can carry water and gas safely under pressure for decades. The most important checks are hydrostatic pressure (burst & sustained pressure), impact resistance, reversion in a zero-degree / oven test, carbon black content & dispersion for UV protection, and dimensions.
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Makers of moulded plastic furniture — the familiar monobloc chairs, stools and tables — mould large parts from polypropylene that must safely carry a seated adult, survive being stacked, dropped and used outdoors, and still look good. A chair that cracks or sags under load is both a safety risk and a warranty problem, so both the raw material and the finished chair are tested.
The incoming polymer is checked on a Melt Flow Indexer to confirm grade consistency, while a Universal Testing Machine is used for load, stiffness and component strength tests on the moulded chair and its legs. An Izod / Charpy Impact Tester measures impact toughness (important for cold-weather and rough handling), and a VSP / HDT Apparatus confirms the material’s heat-deflection behaviour for chairs used in the sun. These tests help furniture makers guarantee strength, durability and safety batch after batch.
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Compounders and master-batch producers blend base polymers with fillers, pigments, additives and reinforcements to create engineered grades for the whole plastics industry. Since their product becomes someone else’s raw material, consistency is everything — every lot must hit the right flow, strength, colour loading and filler content, batch after batch.
A typical compounding lab runs a Melt Flow Indexer to control flow rate, a Universal Testing Machine for tensile, flexural and compression properties, and an Izod / Charpy Impact Tester for toughness. For filled and pigmented grades, a Carbon Black Dispersion / Content Apparatus and a Muffle Furnace (ash / filler content) confirm loading and dispersion, while a VSP / HDT Apparatus verifies heat performance. This combination lets compounders certify each grade against a tight specification before it ships.
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Manufacturers of blow-moulded jerry cans, drums and containers make packaging that must hold liquids — often chemicals, agro-products, lubricants or food — without leaking, cracking or collapsing while stacked, transported and stored. These containers are usually moulded from HDPE, and their reliability depends heavily on resistance to stress cracking and on wall strength.
The most important test here is Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance (ESCR), which checks how the HDPE resists cracking under sustained stress in the presence of chemicals — using the E.S.C.R Apparatus. A Universal Testing Machine is used for top-load / compression strength (so stacked cans don’t buckle) and for handle and seam strength, while a Melt Flow Indexer verifies the HDPE grade. Together these confirm that every container will survive filling, stacking and the journey to the end user.
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Whatever you manufacture — film, batteries, pipe, furniture, compounds or containers — our engineers will recommend the right testing machines for your products and standards.
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