Competitive Analysis

    Conducting independent material and performance analysis on competitive products can provide valuable information for your organization. Collecting third party data showing superior material content and superior performance is the best source for justifying the purchase of your products. These data are invaluable for business development strategies.

    When developing new products, collecting this information can provide focus to the R&D team and streamline development to create a product for market faster. Thus shortening the development cycle and creating revenue faster.

    Benchmarking / Market Evaluation

    Investigations of polymeric components and products benefit significantly from the understanding gained from conducting benchmark testing. Examples of useful comparisons include:

    • Inter-company product comparisons
    • New vs. used product comparisons, especially after a range of service conditions
    • Inter-lot comparisons
    • Property comparisons between compounded formulations

    Smithers Rapra can assist with composition and properties comparisons of products from the marketplace. This work can range from our independent, third-party purchases of the products to final statistical analyses of the test results to examine significances of differences.

    Conformity of Production and Quality Analysis

    Independent, third-party testing by an ISO 17025 certified laboratory to validate compliances to specifications and other quality expectations