Services

Toll Production


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

    • Cryogenically Cooled

  • Adsorption of Liquid Products on Silica

  • Masterbatch by Extrusion

Custom Synthesis


Customer Specific Product Design



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


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




    • 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