PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Material selection, polymer synthesis, formulation, extrusion/compounding, injection molding, laser scanning, computer aided design (CAD), mold-filling simulation, and 3D printing.

Synthesis

Design and screen products to achieve your performance needs via small molecule and polymer synthesis.

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Glass reactors (25ml to 50 liters)
Stainless steel high pressure reactors (up to 5 gallons)
(50 - 250 gallons) SS mix tank

Product Formulations

coatings
personal care products
rubbers
thermoplastics
thermosets

Extrusion / Compounding and Injection Molding

Features of extrusion/compounding:

Co-rotating 24mm clam-shell ThermoFisher nitrided D2 extruder
Temperatures up to 450 C
One main volumetric feed port
Three top vent ports
Solid, liquid, and powder feed capability
Screw element flexibility
Three-strand and slit dies
Minimum 5 lb batch size
85-ton injection molder
Clamp size
Shot size
Various ASTM molds

Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Injection mold flow simulation

Pro-Engineer, Solid Works, and Inventor CAD packages

Laser Scanning as an ancillary design capability:

NVision MobileScan, FARO Laser and Tracker
+/- 0.0016 inch volumetric precision
Portable
Scan complex and large components

Additive Manufacturing

(3D Printing)

Objet Connex 350 UV Cure
Multi-Modulus material capability: chemically integrate rigid and flexible sections
Many materials and colors
Medium to large format parts
High resolution
Mass customization in one production run