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ADVANCED SOLUTIONS FOR pOLYMER, Rubber & COATING

Polymers have become an essential part of our modern world, with an abundance of options available in terms of quantity and variety. They are used for various purposes such as film packaging, molded automobile body parts, adhesives, tires and gloves, as well as for beautifying and prolonging the lifespan of other materials through coatings and paints.

With our comprehensive portfolio of polymer analysis solutions and a proven track record of reliability and expertise, we aim to make your daily challenges and industry regulations easier to handle in a cost-effective manner. 

INCOMING RAW MATERIAL

Material Identification

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR)

~ Used for identification of organic compounds and polymeric materials (qualitative analysis) & also for measuring the change in the composition (quantitative analysis).

 

 

Particle Size Analysis For Material Quality Conformance to Certificate of Analysis (COA)

Particle Size Analyzer

~ Used to calculate particle size from the angle of light scattered by a stream of particles passing through a laser beam.

This technique allows for continuous measurement of bulk material across a wide size range (10 nm to 5 mm). It is commonly used for measuring the size distribution of emulsion, suspension or powder.

Particle Size Analysis For Material Quality Conformance to Certificate of Analysis (COA)

Fourier Transform Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-NIR)

~ It is an ideal fast quantitation tool for at-line or near-line quality control analysis for organic samples.

 

Particle Size Analysis For Material Quality Conformance to Certificate of Analysis (COA)

Resin Moisture Analyzer 

~ Residual moisture analysis via dew point measurement.

 

R&D FORMULATION

Thermal Analysis of Product Processability, Product Stability & Process Optimization

Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA)

~ To evaluate the viscoelastic properties of filled polymers including elastic modulus, loss modulus, tan delta and the glass transition temperature.

 

Thermal Analyis of Product Processability, Product Stability & Process Optimization

Thermomechanical Analyzer (TMA)

~ Measuring the dimensional changes of materials under controlled load that give results such as coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), glass transition temperature & shrinkage.

 

Thermal Analysis of Product Processability, Product Stability & Process Optimization

Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) 

~ It is used to determine the material composition, checking thermal stability of polymers and the filler content.

 

Thermal Analysis of Product Processability, Product Stability & Process Optimization

Dilatometer

~ It is a vertical dilatometry technique used to measure thermal expansion behavior and related properties (glass transition, crystal-crystal phase transition, sintering, softening, etc) of materials

 

Thermal Analysis of Product Processability, Product Stability & Process Optimization

Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)

~ It is used to investigate the quality of new stocks of polymer materials, as well as to compare lot-to-lot variations in the Tg, which determines the softening and flow of the material, melting crystallization and the percent crystallinity.

 

Polymer Processing

Lab Scale Single/ Twin Extruder Mixer

~ Our modular and compact extruders allow the production of ribbons, profiles, blown films, tubes, round strands or cables based on soft or hard PVC powder or pellets.

 

Polymer Processing

Torque Rheometer/ Mixer

~ To study the decomposition time, fusion time, flow & cure behaviour , plasticizer sorption behaviour of the polymer mixing.

 

 

Rheology & Viscosity

Rotational Rheometer

~ To determine the shear viscosity in the steady (flow) mode, albeit, at lower shear rates from 0.001 to 100 1/s and to quantify the viscoelastic property in oscillation such as loss modulus, storage modulus. Also, it provides the rheological understanding of the polymer coating, from viscosity to visco- elasticity properties that would help improves the processing, product feel & appearance.

 

 

Rheology & Viscosity

Capillary Viscometer

~ Used to determine the polymer's solution viscosity

 

 

Rheology & Viscosity

Melt Flow Indexer

~ Measure the melt flow of polymer materials according to all the Procedure A, B, C, D in ASTM D1238 or ISO 1133.

 

 

 

Zeta Potential For Chemical Dispersion Stability

Dynamic Light Scattering 

~ Used to determine size from the fluctuations in scattered laser light intensity created by the particles’ Brownian motion. It is also mainly used for analyzing nano & submicron particle in solution ( 0.3nm to 10 um) and zeta potential is being measured to determine the colloidal stability.

 

 

Contact Angle & Optical Tensiometry for Coating

Surface Analyzer

~ Both surface tension and contact angle measurements offer quantitative assessments that can be used to evaluate the coating properties.
~ It provides the contact angle measurement, surface tension of liquid, surface free energy of substrate which using to determine the wetting behavior or wetting ability of the application.

 

 

QA/QC MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION

Chemical Testing For Crosslink Density/Curing Study

Moving Die Rheometer

~ Perfect for routine and standards-driven testing, characterization of rubber curing.

Chemical Testing For Crosslink Density/Curing Study

Temperature Scanning Stress Relaxation Meter (TSSR Meter)

~ It is used to measure their thermo-mechanical properties and suitable for elastomers and polymers, which have to bear constant stress at consistently increasing temperatures.

Failure Analysis/Contamination

FTIR Microscope 

~ Identification & analysis of very small (~10um size) organic contamination materials in your samples.

 

 

 

Failure Analysis/Contamination

Raman Microscope 

~ Raman Spectroscopy is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique which provides detailed information about chemical structure, phase and polymorphy, crystallinity and molecular interactions. It is a complimentary technique to FTIR with higher spatial resolution down to 0.5 um. it is widely used in identification of organic, inorganic or biological materials.

 

 

 

Physical Testing

Fire Testing System (UL 94) 

~ Test Device for Flammability of Plastics for Parts in Devices and Appliances in Accordance with UL 94, 5th and 6th Edition, DIN EN 60695 Part 11-10, DIN EN 60695 Part 11-20, DIN EN 60695 Part 11- 3, DIN EN 60695 Part 11-4, ISO 9772 and ISO 9773

 

Physical Testing

Oxygen Index Analyzer (LOI)

~ Determining the Burning Behavior of Plastics by Oxygen Index at Ambient Temperature in Accordance with ISO 4589-2 and ASTM D2863

 

Physical Testing

Cone Calorimeter

~ Measuring the Heat Release, Smoke Production and Smoke Density During Flame Spread Tests on Vertically Mounted Bunched Cables and Insulated Wires in Accordance with EN 50399 and IEC 60332-3-10

 

Physical Testing

Fire Testing System For Cables (KBT 916)

~ Measuring the Heat Release, Smoke Production and Smoke Density During Flame Spread Tests on Vertically Mounted Bunched Cables and Insulated Wires in Accordance with EN 50399 and IEC 60332-3-10

 

Physical Testing

Universal Testing Machines

~ Used to test the tensile strength and compressive strength of materials