21st January 2019
Surface roughness test
Surface roughness or roughness, in short, is the measure of deviations in the direction of…
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16th May 2018
ASTM D638 Tensile Testing
ASTM D638 ASTM D638 (technically equivalent to ISO 527 -1) is a testing standard which…
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21st March 2017
Importance of plastic pipe quality testing
Importance of plastic pipe quality testing We recently conducted destructive testing of a plastic pipeline…
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1st June 2016
Impact joins forces with Morrison Utility Services
Impact Solutions, experts in plastic and pipe testing, have been granted subcontractor accreditation by Morrison…
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1st September 2015
Failures in plastic pipe welding
Failures in plastic pipe welding hit the headlines recently, an article in the New York…
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15th April 2015
Non destructive and Pipe weld testing updates
Impact have been busy over the last few days, down on site at a major…
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21st February 2015
Guide to ElectroFusion weld test results
Electrofusion weld joints are tested using the double cantilever test. The samples are pulled apart…
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9th February 2015
Butt fusion weld testing
Quality Assurance and plastic pipe weld testing during installation is a regular part of Impact’s…
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17th November 2014
Oxidation Induction Time (OIT)
The oxidation induction time (OIT) is a standardized test performed in a differential scanning calorimeter…
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23rd July 2014
Pipe Failure Analysis for the Construction Industry
SUMMARY OF PIPE FAILURE ANALYSIS Impact carried out pipe failure analysis testing and inspection on 10…
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