Services
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Capabilities
- 16 acres (65,000 square meters) plant site
- Reactors from 1,000 to 19,000 liters
- Polymerization
- Polyesters, Acrylics, Epoxies, Phenolics
- Hardeners, Catalysts, Waxes
- Distillation
- Vacuum system
- Blending
- Solid – Solid
- Liquid – Solid
- Thin film Evaporation:
- high viscosity resins, heat sensitive
- 0.5 ft” Pilot Unit
- 10 ft” Production Unit
- Cooled Flaking belt
- Kibbler and Grinder Capability
- Milling and Grinding of Solids
- Adsorption of Liquid Products on Silica
- Masterbatch by Extrusion
Custom Synthesis
Customer Specific Product Design
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Laboratory, Pilot, Test batches
Research and Development
- Synthesis: Addition & Condensation polymerizations
- Laboratory Glassware from 500ml to 5L capacity
- Skilled Synthesis Chemists
- University Collaboration
Quality Control Laboratory Support
- Raw material approval
- In-process and final product analysis
- Pre-shipment inspection
Technical Service Laboratory Support
- Powder coatings
- UV-curing systems
- Inks, Nail varnish
Chemical and Physical Analyses
- Non-volatile
- Viscosity: Gardner, Brookfield Spindle, Brookfield Cone & Plate
- Titrations: Acid Value, Epoxy Equivalent Weight, Amine Value, Hydroxyl Value
- Softening Point by Ring & Ball
- Color Determination: APHA, Gardner
- Chromatography: capillary GC, HPLC-GPC
- Spectrophotometry: inhibitor level
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Analytical Instrumentation
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TA Q-100) (Tg, kinetics)
- Thermogravimetric Analysis (TA Q-50) (volatility, degradation)
- MALLS – Multi Angle Laser Light Scattering (absolute Molecular Weight, particle size)
- Gas Chromatography- (HP) FID and TCD detection
- Ready access to
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (Perkin Elmer)
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy
- High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
Powder Coating Technical Service
- Extruders
- Grinding mills
- Sieves
- Corona spray guns
- 2 Spray booths
- Electric ovens
Liquid Coating Technical Service
- Liquid Spray Booth
- UV Fusion Model I-6 with ancillary equipment
- Hand Proofer
- Variety of draw down bars
Coating Evaluations
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- Gloss
- Appearance
- WaveScan-DOI instrument
- Distinctness of image (DOI by reflection)
- PCI Orangepeel Visual Standards (1-10)
- Impact
- Conical Mandrel
- Pencil Hardness
- Solvent and Stain resistance
- Adhesion
- Package Stability
- Q-UV weathering
- Colorimeter
- Scratch/Abrasion resistance