Advanced laboratories at the service of the customer
GSC Group has a laboratory with state-of-the-art instrumentation (over 500 square metres), capable of performing accurate and precise chemical/physical tests to ensure the consistency and quality of our products and their correct application on leather.
Through strict protocols, quality equipment and specialised laboratory staff, we carry out tests and trials for our customers, to guarantee speed of response, reliability and service.
Approx.20.000per year
Controlled products (raw materials, intermediates, finished products)
Approx.100.000per year
Quality control analyses (raw materials, intermediates, finished products)
Approx.2.250per year
Chemical analyses on customer requests / customer support
Approx.6.500per year
Tested leathers on customer requests / customer support
Approx.53.250per year
Leather testing on customer requests / customer support
The most popular ones in service to our customers are:
Physical laboratory at the service of the customer
The most requested are:
- Flammability Test
- Colour fastness to rubbing
- Finish Adhesion Resistance
- Flexing endurance
- Cold Crack Resistance of Finish
- Tear Test Single and Double Edge / Tear Strength
- Martindale Abrasion Resistance
- Fogging
- Abrasion Taber Test
- Penetrometer Impermeability Resistance / Permeability test
- Gakushin
… and many more tests upon request.
Chemical laboratory on leather at the service of the customer
The most requested are:
- Aldehydes content on leather, tanning baths and products
- Total and hexavalent Chromium on leather
- Biocidal products content
- Characterisation of extractable substances in solvent
- VOC content (leather and products)
- Fatty acids characterisation
- Thermogravimetric analysis (leather and products)
- pH analysis
… and many more tests upon request.
Chemical laboratory on products at the service of the customer
The most requested are:
- Differential scanning calorimetry analysis
- Particle size characterisation
- Turbiscan analysis (stability of products)
- Rheological studies on products
- Analisi all’infrarosso (FT-IR) – Infrared spectroscopy analysis (FT-IR)
- COD and TKN analysis on water
… and many more tests upon request.
Determination of Bisphenols on Leather
In this three-episode video series, we delve into a highly topical issue closely affecting the leather chemical industry: the presence of bisphenols in finished leathers and the chemical products used. We will show you concretely how GSC addresses this issue through the determination, monitoring, and control of the content of these substances, both on leather and in chemical products.
Vapor Condensation (Fogging) Test for the Automotive Sector
In this three-episode video series, we illustrate step-by-step how to perform the Fogging Test, a requirement primarily in the automotive sector. This test allows us to control and measure the "fogging" phenomenon, which is the amount of condensation that deposits on car windows and windshields, causing them to become cloudy. This phenomenon is caused by volatile organic compounds present in the materials and finishes of the car's interior.
Veslic Test
In this five-episode video series, we explore one of the fundamental and most requested tests in the leather world: color fastness to rubbing, which is the resistance of color to friction. This test is performed for all major application sectors, including Automotive, Furniture, Leather Goods, and Footwear.
