Reliable and Reproducible results with ACT Test Panels

Since 1981, ACT Test Panels has been supporting the global coatings industry with the panels you need to do intelligent work. Reliable and reproducible test panels from ACT play a critical role in the accuracy of your test results, whether you are in research and development, production batch quality control or process monitoring and auditing.

Why Act Test Panels?

Cleaned and Coated To Exacting Specifications

From Substrate to Coating and Everything in Between

We manufacture and supply panels from bare substrate to panels with a complete paint system and everything in between. Each coating layer we add to your panel is applied in perfect compliance with the manufacturer’s material specification, which assures performance representative of the technology. Your time is precious, so we take exceptional care to provide you with consistent, quality products with the coating layers you need.

A Panel for Every Purpose

Flat Panels to Complex Shapes

Customers have unique needs; we offer panel solutions for all of them. Some panels are designed for physical testing while others are designed for color, appearance and display. In addition to thousands of flat panels, we offer a wide array of shaped panels, from curves and domes to simulated hem, box section and weld panels. Choose from thousands of current panel products or custom design a product to your specifications. If we don’t have it, we will make it for you.

Objective Third-Party Testing Services

Painted Panels, Parts and Sub-Assemblies

Our ISO17025 accredited laboratory has been supporting the needs of the industry since 1981. We offer all the typical paint performance tests, from OEM specific methods to standardized international methods. Our knowledgeable staff provides confidential and professional service and is focused on providing your test results on time.

"We were creating our own panels to test our trim and mirror adhesives. When we started using ACT Test Panels we got much more consistent results and saved a significant amount of project time"

Greg Newman, Plastics Engineer Gentex Corporation