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May 10, 2019
By: Anthony Locicero
Copy Editor, New York Post
ACT Test Panels LLC Hillsdale, MI, USA 517-439-1485 Fax: 517-439-1652 www.acttestpanels.com brad.kimpell@acttestpanels.com ACT Scribe Table Attributes: Inconsistent scribe depth is one of the leading causes of variation in salt spray and corrosion testing results. With the ACT Scribe Table, you can significantly improve scribe consistency across sets of test panels reducing variation in your test results. AMETEK Brookfield Middleboro, MA, USA 508-946-6200 Fax: 508-946-6262 www.brookfieldengineering.com MA-MID.sales@ametek.com R/S SST Touch Screen Rheometer Attributes: A soft solids tester that measures yield behavior in gels, pastes and liquid/semi-solid materials with suspended particles. The R/S-SST features the ability to operate in both controlled stress and controlled rate modes. Vane spindles are used to provide both viscosity and shear stress measurements. DV2T Viscometer with Gel Timer Attributes: The GEl Timer DV2T Viscometer features a unique magnetic compression- fit coupling to easily attach/detach the glass rod to/from the instrument. When gel time is reached, the display shows both gel time and equivalent viscosity value. The integrated temperature probe provides peak exotherm data in °C or °F if needed. The Armor Group Mason, OH, USA 513-923-5904 Fax: 513-923-5905 www.processall.com sales@processall.com Mixing equipment and vacuum dryers Attributes: Processall’s line of horizontal plow mixing equipment is the industry leader in processing and mixing particles. Our drying cycles are faster than the industry average because of careful considerations in heat transfer and higher U factor built into our designs. Pressure reactors Attributes: Each reactor is designed specifically for the process or application intended, creating a very efficient reaction while still producing a high volume pounds per hour output of product. Materials of construction include all 300 series stainless steels as well as high nickel alloys. Charles Ross & Son Company Hauppauge, NY, USA 631-234-0500 Fax: 631-234-0691 www.mixers.com mail@mixers.com Laboratory Paddle Blender Attributes: ROSS introduces a new Laboratory Paddle Blender offering advanced features for more convenient, automated powder blending and liquid spraying operation with recipe management. Shown is the 1-cu. ft. Paddle Blender (ROSS Model 42P-1SS) constructed entirely of US stainless steel type 304 with 150-grit interior finish and driven by a 1 HP TEFC motor. Complementing the blender’s full vacuum capability, new features including a pneumatic powder charging port and liquid delivery spray system promote batch-to-batch consistency. Touchscreen PLC recipe controls are housed inside a NEMA 4X stainless steel enclosure allowing for indoor or outdoor use. For increased versatility, an interchangeable ribbon agitator can be supplied with any new Ross Paddle Blender. Both paddle and ribbon agitators are widely used in the preparation of dry solid-solid mixes, and can easily accommodate minor liquid additions. Custom Milling & Consulting, Inc. Fleetwood, PA, USA 610-926-0984 Fax: 610-926-0989 www.cmcmilling.com sales@cmcmilling.com Planetary Plus Mixer Attributes: Each blade is designed with blades that are mounted to the shaft that are angled in different directions. As some of the blades are pushing material up from the bottom of the tank there are blades that are pushing materials toward the bottom. The high shear blade while simultaneously working with the finger blades shears particles and disperses them throughout the product. EIT Instrument Markets Leesburg, VA, USA 703-478-0700 www.eit.com uv@eit.com UV PowerMAP II Attributes: The PowerMAP II is 60% smaller than the PowerMAP with 30x more memory. The instrument features a user adjustable sample rate of 128-2048 samples per second and now available in high and low power ranges. LEDCure Four Band Instrument Attributes: EIT will release a four band (365, 385, 395, 405 nm) LEDCure radiometer in mid 2019 to support users with multiple types of LEDs. Each band features our patented “Total Measured Optic Response”. Engineered Mills, Inc. Grayslake, IL, USA 847-548-0044 Fax: 847-548-0099 sales@EMImills.com www.EMImills.com EMImils – Mini Mill – PLC Attributes: EMI Mini Mills for testing dispersion samples by wet milling. Data collection available with PLC controls. Small volumes of pigments & additives milled by real process conditions. Color strength, gloss, transparency and stability can be studied. Excelitas Technologies Mississaugua, Ontario, Canada 905-821-2600 Fax: 905-821-2055 www.excelitas.com/omnicure omnicure@excelitas.com OmniCure AC8-HD Series Attributes: OmniCure AC8-HD Series LED UV curing systems offer outstandingly high optical power in three standard cure widths, 6” (150mm), 9” (225mm), and 12” (300mm), which can be adjoined to achieve countless curing sizes without compromise in uniformity. Available in multiple wavelengths (385nm, 395nm, and 405nm) the AC8-HD offers greater flexibility and ease of integration. Freeman Technology Tewkesbury, UK +44 (0) 1684 851551 Fax: +44 (0)1684 851552 www.freemantech.co.uk info@freemantech.co.uk FT4 Powder Rheometer Attributes: FT4 Powder Rheometer, a universal powder tester, uses patented dynamic methodology, automated shear cells and bulk property tests, to quantify the flow properties of powders. Fischer Technology, Inc. Windsor, CT, USA Phone: 860-683-0781 Fax: 860-688-8496 www.fischer-technology.com info@fischer-technology.com MMS Inspection Attributes/comments: MMS Inspection DFT gauge nondestructively measures coating thicknesses. The intuitive user interface makes it easy to use (even for new users). Lightweight and durable, the compact instrument is ideal for onsite applications. Fischer’s patented conductivity compensation for measurements on non-magnetic base materials. PHASCOPE Paint Attributes/comments: PHASCOPE PAINT is ideal for fast and easy thickness measurement of paint layers on ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Broad measuring range: up to 100 mils (2500 µm), it is well-suited for very thick coatings. Statistical evaluation of the readings using the Fischer app. KRÜSS GmbH Hamburg, Germany +49 40 514401-0 Fax: +49 40 514401-98 www.kruss-scientifics.com info@kruss.de Mobile Surface Analyzer – MSA Attributes: Measuring surface free energy in a second with only one click Our innovative Mobile Surface Analyzer – MSA measures surface free energy with two liquids, fully automatically and mobile using our new “One-Click SFE” method. The MSA doses two parallel drops with one click, followed by the direct analysis of the contact angles and the derived results of the surface free energy. All steps are automated and happen within a second. The results enable well-founded statements about wettability by aqueous or organic liquids. The MSA supports you in your quality assurance in the pre-treatment and coating of solid materials in an ideal way. Bubble Pressure Tensiometer – BPT Mobile Attributes: Mobile quality control for cleaning and coating baths Industrial quality assurance is about reliability, speed, and ease of use. When it comes to regular checks of the cleaner or wetting agent content in a bath, our Bubble Pressure Tensiometer – BPT Mobile is prepared for these demands. M.E. Taylor Engineering, Inc./Semicro Division Rockville, MD, USA 301-975-9798 www.adhesiontesting.com sales@semicro.org Adhesion Testing Analyzer Attributes: Our newly patented instrument greatly improves the accuracy of cross hatch adhesion testing standards such as ASTM D3359 and ISO 2409. By automatically calculating the area removed and classification rating, user error is eliminated. No more comparing to blurry charts. Myers Mixers Bell, CA, USA 877-652-4767 323-560-4723 Fax: 323-771-7789 www.myersmixers.com sales@myersmixers.com L850 Series – Lab-scale dual-shaft disperser The Myers Mixers L850 Series laboratory-scale dual-shaft disperser is an ideal choice for rapid dispersion of lab and small-scale production batches. Two high-speed dispersion shafts can be co-rotating or counter-rotating, providing the shear or pumping your process requires. LM850 Series – Lab-scale basket mill Attributes: The Myers Mixers LM850 Series is a dual-shaft basket mill for fine dispersion and milling of particles. The cooling-jacketed basket chamber contains a pegged shaft and holds the milling media, while a second independently-driven shaft provides flow and residence time adjustment for the mill. Paul N. Gardner Pompano Beach, FL, USA 954-946-9454 Fax: 954-946-9309 www.gardco.com gardner@gardco.com Positest HHD Attributes: Low voltage pinhole detector enabling you to inspect various coatings on conductive substrates for small defects such as holidays and pinholes. Ideal for use with a wide range or rolling spring electrodes. Custom sizes available upon request. BYK Protective Coatings Field Kit Attributes: Complete solution to evaluate the environmental conditions prior to painting with a film thickness gauge, BYK A200 termo-anemometer, BYK M200 moisture meter, BYK T200 IR Thermometer and carrying case. Picosun Group Espoo, Finland +358 50 321 1955 Fax: +358 9 297 6116 www.picosun.com info@picosun.com PICOSUN P-1000 ALD Reactor Attributes: The PICOSUN P-1000 Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) reactor is designed for ultra-large scale batch coating of various 3D items such as mechanical machinery parts, glass or metal sheets, coins, watch parts and jewelry, lenses, optics, and medical devices and implants. PICOSUN P-300B ALD reactor Attributes: The PICOSUN P-300B Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) reactor is designed for large-scale batch coating of various 3D items such as mechanical machinery parts, glass or metal sheets, coins, watch parts and jewelry, lenses, optics, and medical devices and implants. RK Printcoat Instruments Ltd. +44 (0) 1763 852187 www.rkprint.com sales@rkprint.com VCML Lab Pilot Coater Attributes: Designed to print, coat and laminate all types of flexible webs on a reel-to-reel basis, with the ability to apply various coatings by various application methods, the VCML particularly useful for product development, QC and small scale production for low volume of specialised products. Sensory Analytics (Specmetrix Systems) Greensboro, NC, USA 336-315-6090 Fax: 336-315-6030 www.specmetrix.com info@specmetrix.com SpecMetrix DFT QA Coating Measurement System Attributes: The SpecMetrix DFT QA Coating Measurement System delivers real-time, non-contact and non-destructive absolute coil coating thickness measurement data of primers and total top coat over any size samples. Designed to streamline coating QA processes, this highly accurate lab system improves coating process and quality control in virtually any QA lab or R&D center. Union Process, Inc. Akron, OH, USA 330-929-3333 Fax: 330-929-3934 www.unionprocess.com unionprocess@unionprocess.com S1 Attritor with Touch Screen Controls Attributes: Original inventors of attritor technology; Manufactures a broad line of size reduction equipment including wet/dry/inert/cryo grinding attritors as well as the DMQX-series ultra-fine grinding horizontal bead mill. Services include lab & pilot plant R&D, tolling, process optimization, and particle characterization. Sigma Equipment Corp. White Plains, NY, USA 914-682-1820 Fax: 914-682-1820 www.sigmaus.com sales@sigmaus.com RM-2.5 Lab Roll Mill
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