Third-Party Validation of Adhesive Performance

Independent testing and third-party validation of application-specific and customer-required adhesive products are expected across the value chain. It is especially important to validate adhesive performance for the electronics industry. Adhesive manufacturers often provide the results of their own laboratory testing initially to the customer (then to a third-party laboratory) for validation.

When a customer doesn’t have internal laboratory resources to validate its suppliers’ research findings, it relies on a third-party laboratory (university or commercial testing facility) to provide a certified report validating materials, methods, and repeatable results. Meeting a military-grade requirement or MIL standard requires that both the supplier and its adhesive product be vetted by various U.S. Department of Defense agencies.