Australia's Trusted Defence Partner
Excelplas provides trusted independent testing services for a wide range of materials, including plastics and coatings, to help ensure the Australian Defence Industry is supplied with high-quality equipment that will remain fit for purpose for years to come. Independent testing is crucial in avoiding unexpected and unnecessary expenditures on material repair or replacement, saving the Australian Defence Industry millions of dollars. Excelplas specializes in independent testing and quality assurance, helping you understand the performance and lifecycle of your equipment and avoiding poor materials selection.
Why Choose Us?
Independent testing is vital to ensure that suppliers adhere to strict quality standards and maintain batch-to-batch consistency. In this way, ExcelPlas can guarantee the integrity of production and quality control data that is provided to the Australian Defence Industry. With 12,500+ jobs under our belt, we have demonstrated our ability to accommodate diverse testing and investigation requirements. Excelplas has provided its expertise in a number of nine-figure, international, failure analysis investigations. Ensure the success of your equipment with ExcelPlas and our internationally recognized expertise in the materials and coatings space.
Coatings Integrity Examination (CIE)
Coatings are an integral part of ensuring the longevity of assets utilized by the Australian Defence Industry. The neglect or oversight of coatings can significantly compromise the effectiveness of key equipment, halting operations and incurring considerable costs. To understand the lifecycle of a coating, it is necessary to regularly assess and monitor the coating’s performance over its lifetime in service. We perform numerous tests which provide insight into the condition of a coating, enabling an effective preventative maintenance schedule, and pre-empting critical failures.
Raw data alone can be difficult to interpret and act upon effectively. By providing meaningful analysis and interpretation of your coatings data, we can help you make informed decisions and take the correct actions to protect your assets.
Our insights can reveal trends, identify potential issues, and suggest specific strategies for improving the performance and longevity of your coatings. With our expert guidance, you can achieve better outcomes and more efficient maintenance for your coatings.
High profile coatings failures investigated by ExcelPlas:
- Airbus
- HMAS Canberra
- Megascale LNG infrastructure in WA and NT
- HMAS Cerberus
General Capabilities
Our 30 years’ experience has enabled us to continuously refine our processes and has established us as a leading laboratory for all materials testing and analysis. Our expertise enables us to accurately characterize and determine the physical and chemical characteristics of a wide range of polymers. Some of the polymers we specialize in include, but are not limited to:
- Pipes
In order for equipment to survive and perform time and time again in-field, the polymers involved in their construction must meet and exceed the specifications given by the supplier. ExcelPlas has a range of routine testing which we perform day-in and day-out in order to verify that polymers are behaving as they should. General properties which we can characterize include, but are not limited to:
- Physical Qualities (e.g., Tensile strength, hardness)
We are continuously looking to expand further into the Defence space with new equipment supporting even larger projects!
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Testing you can trust
Our expert team has completed over 13,000 rigorous polymer tests for clients across industries, all over the world.
Fully independent
Audit your products quality and durability with our independent lab ensuring unbiased and accurate results from industry experts.
30+ years experience
With 30 years under our belt, ExcelPlas provides unparalleled expertise.
World class testing facilities
Equipped with a wide range of instrumentation and expertise to back it up we provide reliable and efficient testing.
Trusted by the industry
ExcelPlas’ expertise has been utilised by billion-dollar industry players relying on ExcelPlas to make the important decisions.
