Specialized Testing Projects

· Footwear tests: water resistance,
thermal regulation, sole wear
perspiration management
· Automotive gasket tests: thermal
cycling, high velocity coolant flow, fretting, high velocity air flow
· Human haire and fingernail tests
· Furniture tests: joint strength,
lateral stability, drawer guide and
sash cable durability
· Sporting goods: baseball gloves,
batting gloves, golf shoes,
duck decoys and footwear
· Molded plastic tests: "living hinge"
durability, low temperature
and high temperature durability,
long-term exposure to chemicals,
"sharps" puncture resistance
· Carpet tests: wear resistance,
"cleanability"