Our main service is our extended range and almost 60 years of experience in the testing of plastics. Apart from this we offer our know-how for technical expertise and advice for normalization committees. To share knowledge, Becetel also organises an annual symposium. Some convincing arguments for choosing one of our services:

• Professional advice
• Accredited and annually strictly controlled tests
• Thorough knowledge and monitoring of international standards
• Wide range of test methods
• Own workshop for sample preparation and the development and updating of testing equipment

The principal testing activities of Becetel are:

• Contract research on industrial plastics for gas and water supply;
• Variety of products: pipes, fittings, valves, saddles, PVC profiles for windows, porous paving, inspection chambers, tanks, membranes, fusion joints, composites, polyester relining, ...;
• Behaviour under internal or external pressure;
• Determination of regression curves according to ISO 9080;
• Mechanical and physical properties;
• Experimental fracture mechanics: Rapid Crack Propagation, slow crack growth ...;
• Creep and fatigue;
• Ageing of plastics (natural weathering, oven);
• Behaviour of fusions (butt fusion, electrofusion, ...);
• Optical microscopic examination;
• Determination of residual stresses in plastics;
• Identification of the used material (IR, DSC, ...);
• Production control of industrial plastics;
• Thermal conditioning and thermal cycling test;
• Pressure cycling test;
• Accelerated tests on PE 100-RC (aNPT, FNCT);

More information can be found on the testing page and the test finder tool.

Traccoding:

Becetel^® also manages the traccoding website for the traceability of PE compounds and PE components, as described in the ISO 12176-4 standard.