Who We Are
World leader in softgoods development
- Aerospace/Military
- Pharmaceutical
- Personal Protective Equipment
Materials Development team at the center of creating what's next
Experts in developing high end material construction using films and fabrics for challenging applications
Experts in analytical methods involved in understanding materials and their performance
Dedicated team of Materials experts supported by a team of Process, Design, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
What We Are Offering
State of the art development capabilities for toll R&D of Specialty Materials
Range of contract R&D services bringing together important aspects of Structure-Property-Processing relationship for materials development
Assistance in technology transfer from R&D to scale up
Core Competencies
- Barrier Film Technology
- Thermoplastic Film Extrusion
- Textile Technology
- Coated Fabrics
- Laminated Goods
- Adhesives Technology
- Analytical Chemistry
- Failure Analysis
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Processing Equipment
FILM PROCESSING Monolayer
- 1.25" Extruder with 12" wide Cast film die and 2.5" diameter Blown film die.
- Process variety of thermoplastics such as Urethanes, Polyolefins, Fluropolymers etc.
- Capable of in-line polymer blending and fillers
FILM PROCESSING - MULTI LAYER BLOWN FILM CO-EXTRUSION
- Four 1.25" Extruder with 4" wide die and Blown Film capability
- Process variety of thermoplastics such as Urethanes, Polyolefins, Fluropolymers, Nylon, EVOH and tie layers
- Capable of in-line polymer blending and fillers
- Capable of creating variety of structures
- A B C D C B A
- A B C D
- A B B A
- A A B B
COATING AND LAMINATION
- Designed to be flexible with fast precise and accurate adjustments
- Drying oven with 1 or 2 independent temperature zones.
- Capable of handling up to 30 inch wide goods
- Capable of Embossing, transfer film handling and laminations
- Multiple chemical application heads
(thickness blade, air blade, coating bar, Meyer rod, syncro/reverse coating roll, hot melt coating cylinder, impregnation and squeezing) - Slitting roll goods with widths from 3" to 60".
Physical Property Testing
Complete range of Physical Property testing to ASTM standards for
- Tensile Strength
- Tear
- Puncture
- Electrostatics (ASTM D257, BS7506)
- Conditioning and testing @ -125°F to 500°F temperatures
Thermal Analysis
Differential Scanning Calorimetry, DSC, (-90° to 500°C)
- Melt Point and Heat Flow
- Degree of Crystallization and Temperature
- Glass Transition Temperature, Tg
- Degree of Cure
- Oxidative Stability
Thermogravimetric Analysis, TGA, (25°C to 1000°C)
- Thermal Stability
- Out gassing
- Degradation Temperature
- Composition %
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, DMA (-143°C to 600°C)
- Glass Transition Temperature, Tg
- Storage & Loss Modulus, Tan δ
- Stress-Strain
- Creep
FT-IR, used for organic compound ID, composition & analysis. Good for solids and liquids.
Microscopy
Olympus BX51 Compound Research Microscope
- Brightfield/Darkfield
- Automated Stage
- 12.5, 50, 100, 200, 500, & 1000x Magnification
- Transmitted/Reflective Light
- Polarized Light
- DIC, Differential Interference Contrast
- Digital Camera
- SIS, Image Analysis Software
Nikon SMZ-U Stereo Microscope
- Continuous, 0.75 to 7.5x Magnification
- Reflected Light
- Digital Camera
- Image Editing Software
Olympus Inspection Scope
- Image Capture
- Fixed and Zoom Lenses to 500x
Hitachi S-2600N Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- Magnification: 25x—300,000x
- Resolution: 4nm (in high vacuum mode)
