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American company SDL Atlas acquires Mullen Testers

14 Nov '24

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American company SDL Atlas acquires Mullen Testers

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SDL Atlas has acquired Mullen Testers, the manufacturer of the Mullen Burst Tester, a key instrument for measuring burst strength in paper, textiles, and nonwovens.
This acquisition enhances SDL Atlas' testing capabilities and expands its product range for composite webs, foils, plastics, and packaging materials.
Mullen Testers will operate as a division of SDL Atlas.

SDL Atlas, a leader in textile testing instruments and services, has announced the acquisition of Mullen Testers, the renowned manufacturer of the Mullen Burst Tester, widely recognised as the industry benchmark for measuring the burst strength of paper, paperboard, nonwovens, and textiles.

Since its development in 1887, the Mullen Burst Tester has played a pivotal role in quality control across various industries. Mullen's technology is integral to many TAPPI and ASTM standards, ensuring that quality control measures are upheld in laboratories around the world. This acquisition strengthens SDL Atlas' dedication to delivering standards-based testing solutions to a diverse array of customers and industries worldwide.

The Mullen Burst Testers expand SDL Atlas's testing capabilities with instruments for testing composite webs, foils, plastics and a variety of other packing materials and substrates.

Mullen Testers will operate as a division of SDL Atlas with the manufacture and distribution of Mullen products moving to the SDL Atlas facility in Rock Hill, SC, the company said in a press release.

“We are thrilled to welcome Mullen Testers to the SDL Atlas family,” said Chuck Lane, president of SDL Atlas. “We are committed to improving the availability of Mullen consumables and testers in the near-term. We encourage all current Mullen customers to get in touch with us so we can keep them up and running.”

Committed to providing customers confidence in standard based testing, SDL Atlas has offices and experts in the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and China, plus agents serving over 100 countries, SDL Atlas is ready to support its customers with instruments, consumables, and services anywhere in the world.

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