In this modality member and non-member companies contract CAPP to perform a specific and well-defined amount of work, typically under the form of a Service Agreement. Typical tasks include processing and compounding proof-of-concept and/or trial tests, and rheological characterization of materials, and can either be billed by the hour, or as a total workpackage.
Hourly rates for 2012 are:
| Equipment | Cost |
| Thermo Fisher TSE 24mm twin-screw extruder | 1st day: $150/hour; 2nd day and after: $120/hour |
| Thermo Fisher Eurolab 16mm twin-screw extruder | 1st day: $75/hour; 2nd day and after: $60/hour |
| Thermo Fisher Polylab + Rheomix single-screw extruder | 1st day: $50/hour; 2nd day and after: $40/hour |
| Thermo Fisher Polylab + Rheomix mixer | 1st day: $50/hour; 2nd day and after: $40/hour |
| Haake Minilab microcompounder and microextruder | 1st four hours: $25/hour; After: $20/hour |
| Haake Minijet micro injection molding machine | 1st four hours: $25/hour; After: $20/hour |
| Haake MARS III rotational rheometer | 1st four hours: $15/hour; After: $10/hour |
| MARS III Rheo-FTIP and Rheoscope supplement | $10/hour |
| CSER/SER extensional rheometers | 1st four hours: $15/hour; After: $10/hour |
| Haake CaBER extensional rheometer | 1st four hours: $15/hour; After: $10/hour |
| TA Instruments AR 2000 rotational rheometer | 1st four hours: $15/hour; After: $10/hour |
| TA Instruments CSL 50 rotational rheometer | 1st four hours: $10/hour; After: $5/hour |
| Oven | $2.50/hour |
The following discounts apply over the base rates:
1. CWRU and Federal: 60%
2. Tier 1 partners and former CWRU academia: 40%
3. Tier 2 partners: 20%
It is understood that no new IP is typiocally generated in this type of work, so prior company-owned IP is not affected.