CAPABILITIES
Manufacturing Environment Technology Capabilities

Winding
Extrusion
Packaging
Differentiating Technology
Extrusion
Filtration
Detection and Characterization of Defects
Product Development
Tredegar Surface Protection has a 25-year track record for providing high-quality films that protect layers of a Flat Panel Display. Additionally, we provide tapes for semiconductor die singulation and carrier applications. As the design cycles in the electronics industry have accelerated, Tredegar has expanded our research capabilities to advance these markets. The addition of a scale-up line at our research facility in Richmond, VA USA enables our dedicated research team members to commercialize new products more rapidly.
Our research capabilities include:

Analytical Capabilities
Physical Property Characterization:
- Mechanical: Strength, Elongation, Density, Basis Weight, Compressibility, Resilience, Free Shrinkage and Adhesion
- Optical: Haze, Gloss, Opacity, and Transmission
- Surface: CoF, Contact Angle, and Free Energy
- Extended Use: Moisture, Thermal Aging, and Weathering
Extensive Analytical Expertise:
- Thermal analysis: DSC and TGA
- Rheological analysis: MFI, DMA, and DOR
- Additive and resin analysis
- Electron, Raman, IR and 3D optical microscopy
- FTIR, ATR, XPS, Raman, and UV-VIS spectroscopy
- Surface Science: TOF-SIMS and 3D profilometry
- Trace Analysis: GC-MS, LC-MS, HPLC, ICP-MS, and ICP-OES
Extensive process experience and material knowledge enabling impeccable interpretation ability
