Are you facing challenges in chemical analyses, such as the characterization of a new material or the reverse engineering of a competitor’s product, due to limitations in sensitivity, resolution, or the methodology itself? Are you struggling to identify the root cause of issues such as tiny foreign substance contamination, odor problems, or poor adhesion, which your inhouse R&D team or contracted partners have been unable to solve?

We provide solutions for such complex R&D and production process challenges! Toray Research Center has been offering commissioned chemical analysis services since 1978. We offer not only standard-compliant testing but also tailored, high-quality analysis to meet your specific needs. Our precise data acquisition, optimizing measurement conditions with proper sample preparation accompanied by solid data processing, is carried out by experienced scientists, many of whom have dedicated over a decade to refining their methods. Among our 400 employees, approximately 20% hold Ph.D. degrees.

As pioneers in establishing and exploring this market in Japan, we have partnered with numerous organizations over the past 45 years, and the number that reach out to us is around 1,100 annually, resulting in a total of 12,000 requests per year. We are now expanding globally, with main labs in Japan and branch labs in Germany and China, aiming to serve more customers worldwide.

In this seminar, we will showcase our capabilities and explain how we can address these challenges, highlighting the strengths of our analytical portfolio and our scientists. Additionally, we will exemplify our innovative methods and material detective work through key examples, such as the characterization of molecular weight distribution in super-engineering plastics, identification of chemical composition of tiny foreign substances, optimization of molding process, reverse engineering of a plastic part, and root cause of discoloration.