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Impact Solutions
United Kingdom
Chemical & Material Analysis: Spectroscopy, chromatography, and SEM
Failure Analysis: Root-cause investigation of broken components
Materials Science Consulting: Expert selection of alloys, polymers, or ceramics

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Impact Solutions (legal entity Impact Laboratories Limited) is an independent materials testing laboratory and innovation centre headquartered in Livingston, Scotland. Established in 2002 as a technical spinout from BP Chemicals’ petrochemical research facility, the business delivers specialist material characterisation and polymer analysis.

The company operates dedicated facilities focused on polyolefins, engineering plastics, composites, and recycled resins, supporting resin manufacturers, packaging converters, infrastructure utilities, and recycling innovators worldwide.

  • UKAS-accredited testing laboratory (No. 1719) to ISO/IEC 17025
  • Recognised laboratory authority for UN packaging certification and pipeline integrity testing
  • Equipped for both standard ASTM/ISO testing and bespoke polymer failure analysis programmes

Offer

Impact Solutions delivers physical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical polymer testing programmes:

  • Microscopy & Elemental Analysis: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) for microstructural investigation, crack propagation, and fracture surface morphology; Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS/EDX) for localized elemental composition and inorganic additive mapping; Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) for nanoscale surface topology.
  • Chromatography: Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Pyrolysis GC-MS (Py-GC-MS) for volatile additive and resin identification, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with UV-Vis detection (190–950 nm), and High Temperature Gel Permeation Chromatography (HT-GPC / SEC) for molecular weight distribution.
  • Spectroscopy: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) equipped with Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) modules with polymer spectra reference libraries; UV-Vis spectroscopy.
  • Thermal & Mechanical Analysis: Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Melt Flow Index (MFI/MFR), Ash Content Loss (ASTM D2584/D5630), carbon black content and dispersion, Taber abrasion resistance, and tensile/impact properties.

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failure analysis
hplc
gpc
ftir spectroscopy
polymer testing
pyrolysis gc-ms
scanning electron microscopy
eds analysis
Industrial Specializations: Chemical & Material Analysis: Spectroscopy, chromatography, and SEM, Failure Analysis: Root-cause investigation of broken components, and Materials Science Consulting: Expert selection of alloys, polymers, or ceramics
Headquarter/main address: Impact Technology Centre, 1 Fraser Road, Kirkton Campus
Livingston
West Lothian EH54 7BU
United Kingdom
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https://www.impact-solutions.co.uk
Business Type: Service Provider
Ownership: Private
Employees: 10 - 49
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