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Processing Laboratory
Coextrusion Process - Nanolayer and Microlayer Extrusion
Up to 4 component coextrusion
1 to 64,000 layers
From 3 micrometers film to a few mm thickness sheets
from 3” to 24” width
Extrusion - Film and Sheet
Multiple single screw extruders
Twin screw extruder
can produce film and sheet samples
Blending and Compounding
Twin screw, single screw and batch mixers
Pelletizer
ability to blend polymers, additives, fillers
Thermoformer
R&D thermoformer
forming areas: 24” x 24” or lower
Material Characterization
Thermal Properties - DSC
TA Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
Optical Microscope (OM)
Zeiss Optical Microscope
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Hitachi SEM
Moisture Analyzer
Sartorius Moisture Analyzer
Accelerated Weathering testing
UV tester with UV lamps in the UVA, UVB and UVC portions of the spectrum
Mechanical Properties - Instron
Single frame Instron with a load cell
Rheology
Thermo Haake Rheomix for batch testing
