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Polymer Blending, Mixing, Rheology, R&D extrusion services can help get your product ideas get off the ground!

If you have a pilot project that needs feasability studies, we can help you get started.

Materials tested: liquids, pastes, gels, food, yogurt, fructan, polymers, plastics, elastomers, epoxy, composites, adhesives, fillers, additives and compounds.

• The C.W. Brabender Instruments, Inc. laboratory extruder systems cover the complete range of processing conditions for quality control, product development, research applications, pilot plant and small scale production.
• The extruders provide close test reproducibility acting as measuring devices for sensing and recording extrusion torque.
• Four mixing heads and one extruder head with nine different dies for the two C.W. Brabender systems.
• Banbury Blades design duplicates the mixing action of a commercial Banbury Mixer, a medium shear-rate mixing action ideal for mixing elastomeric materials, compounding studies, and recycled materials.
• Roller Blades are most commonly used for materials that require a strong shear force to form a homogenous melt: thermoplastics, and many thermosetting resins such as phenolics and epoxies. Typical studies: fusion, lubricity, heat stability, crosslinking, and degradation.
• Sigma Blades are the original Brabender® Mixer blades developed several decades ago for the testing of flour dough. Its low shear-rate design creates a tumbling and kneading force within the mixer with low compressing force.
• Rheology studies are performed on a Rheometrics SR5 controlled stress/strain rheometer. These studies are for characterization of the material structure, which are then used for mixing and blending models.
• Typical studies include:
• frequency sweeps
• creep studies
• rate sweeps
• temperature ramps
• Applications include:
• R&D studies
• New Product Development
• Compatibility
• Stability
• Quality Control
• Product Evaluation.

Associated Polymer Labs, Inc. are here for the goal of your products success!