Applications Lab Service

Our Technical Applications Center encompasses a 3500 square foot facility that houses a formulating and analytical laboratory, a pilot toner production area, and end-use Electro-Photographic (laser) printers, Inkjet Desktop printers, and Inkjet Wide-Format printers to support Esprix's growing portfolio of digital imaging chemistries.

Esprix's Toner Technologies Laboratory is the only independent toner laboratory in the United States and has an in-house Pilot Production Facility for testing toner formulations as well as performing comparative raw material analysis within formulations. 

Another facet of TAC is the addition of controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB) ovens used for testing and development of flux systems used to produce automotive heat exchangers.

Capabilities:

Throughout the chemical industry we have seen a growing trend to consolidate R&D efforts and technical teams for a variety of reasons. As a result there is mounting pressure to quickly develop and implement new chemical formulations in order to keep up with market demands. This encumbrance has forced companies to outsource and look to their key suppliers for additive support capabilities.

Esprix’s collaborative laboratory team works closely with our customers to develop, modify, and test new and existing formulations for both pulverized toner and inkjet receptive substrate coatings. In addition, our vast array of raw materials enables us to perform comparative analysis within these formulations.

Independent Contract R&D Projects and Consulting Services are also available.

Features:

  • Pilot Toner Production Facility (Pulverized)
  • Coperion Buss Kneader System TCS (Toner Coating Systems)
  • Prodex Henschel High Intensity Mixer
  • Mikro Pulverizer for Particle Size Reduction
  • Trost Air Impact Pulverizer for Particle Size Reduction
  • Donaldson Accucut Classifier to Disperse and Separate Ultra Fine Particles

Analytical Laboratory for Physical and Thermal Property Testing

  • Capillary Rheometer Shimadzu Flowmeter for Viscosity Evaluation
  • Multisizer Coulter Counter for Particle Characterization
  • Vertex Triboelectric Tester for Charge to Mass Ratios (Q/m)

Wet Chemistry Laboratory utilized for Inkjet Receptive Coating Formulation Development on Specialized Media

  • Silverson High Sheer Lab Mixer for Mixing, Emulsifying, Homogenizing, Disintegrating, and Dissolving
  • General Mixing Station for Wet Chemistry
  • Ohaus Moisture Balance
  • Various Drying Ovens and Furnaces
  • Corona Treater to Change the Surface Energy of Certain Substrates
  • Brookfield Viscometers for Viscosity and Torque Measurements

Inkjet and Laser Print Center with Image Analysis Testing Equipment

  • Desktop Inkjet Printers
  • Wide Format Inkjet Printers
  • Laser Printers and Copiers
  • Image and Print Analysis
  • QEA Personal Image Analysis System for Print Quality Measurement
  • X-Rite Densitometer for Color Output Measurement
  • BYK Gardner Spectro-Guide for Color and Gloss Measurement
  • BYK Gardner MPOR Tester for Coating Thickness
  • Spherical Stylus Scratch Tester for Scratch Adhesion Analysis

For additional information please contact:

Tonya Pless, Technical Sales Manager, 800-237-7748 Ext. 334 or Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it