Laboratory Services
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 Technologies laboratory located in Sarasota, Florida houses diverse analytical and powder processing equipment. Our collaborative laboratory team works closely with our customers to develop, modify, and test new and existing formulations throughout a variety of industries.
Independent Contract Projects and R&D Services are Available
Analytical Equipment:
- Atlas Suntest XLS+ 300-800nm, 50/60Hz
- Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4 (Particle Size Analyzer)
- Epping Q/M with Mobile Cage for both Mono and Dual Component Powder Testing (Charge to Mass)
- Hosokawa Powder Flow Tester PT-X
- Shimadzu CFT-500D (Thermal Rheometer)
- Mettler Toledo TGA/DSC 3+
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
Processing Equipment:
- Coperion/Buss Compounding Extruder
- Fitzmills
- Trost Air Impact Pulverizer and Micron Master for Particle Size Reduction
- Donaldson Accucut Classifiers to Separate Ultra Fine Particles
- VortiSiv RVM-22E Ultrasonic Sieve
- 10L, 40L, 150L Henschel High Intensity Mixer
- Mikro Pulverizer for Particle Size Reduction
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
- Atlas Suntest XLS+ bench top Xenon Tester
Atlas Suntest XLS+: A benchtop xenon tester with state of the art UV control:
- 1x 1700 W air-cooled Xenon Lamps
- 1100 cm2 exposure area
- Touch screen with colour display to monitor and display test parameters
- Measurement and Control of Irradiance in the wavelength range 300-800 nm / Lux; or 300-400 nm / 340 nm
- Measurement and Control of Black Standard Temperature (BST); BPT optional
- Measurement of Chamber Temperature
- Display of Diagnostic Messages
- Storage for 10 user-defined test methods
- Pre-programmed international standard test method
- Multilingual User Interface
- Control Panel tiltable for increased operating comfort
- Bench-top design 90 x 54 x 62 cm
- Static, horizontal exposure area for flat or 3D specimen
- Temperature control of BST in the range 45-100 °C; BPT 45-95 °C
- Fan-controlled temperature difference between Chamber Temperature and BST
- Light cassette including non-ageing aluminum reflector, uncoated quartz filter and slot for additional optical filters
- Switch-off by radiant exposure, light exposure time or total operating time
Hosokawa Micron Characteristic Powder Flow Tester PT-X: identifies specific characteristics of dry powdered samples using the Carr Indices method:
- Angle of Repose
- Cohesion
- Aerated Density
- Uniformity
- Dispersibility
- Compressibility
- Angle of Fall
- Packed Density
- Angle of Spatula
- Angle of Difference
- Particle Size
Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4:
Using the Coulter Principle, also known as Electrical Sensing Zone (ESZ), the Multisizer 4 COULTER COUNTER provides size distribution in number, volume and surface area in one measurement, with an overall sizing range of 0.4 µm to 1600 µm. Its response is unaffected by particle color, shape, composition or refractive index. The Coulter Principle is the leading technology in high resolution and accuracy and it is enhanced even further in the Multisizer™ 4 by using a Digital Pulse Processor (DPP). DPP provides ultra-high resolution, multiple channel analysis and accuracy that is unattainable by other technologies.
Epping Q/M with Mobile Cage for both Mono and Dual Component Powder Testing (Charge to Mass):
Epping q/m-meter (Mono) is used for magnetic and non-magnetic mono component toners as well as basic investigations on pigments, resins and additives. It measures the charge-to-mass-ratio (q/m) of powder, charged tribo-electrically, by friction between the particle itself and a bigger particle (carrier)
SHIMADZU: CFT-500D:
The Shimadzu CFT-500D enables Evaluation of Rheological and Thermal Properties of plastics, adhesives, rubbers, paints, printing inks, toners, foods, cosmetics, and many other materials.
Mettler Toledo TGA/DSC 3+ : Thermogravimetric Analyzer:
Thermogravimetry provides quantitative information on the composition and thermal stability of many different types of materials. The method is fast and can even be used with very small samples. The TGA/DSC 3+ combines TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis) and DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry).
TGA measures mass of a sample as a function of temperature which allows you to:
- Detect changes in sample mass (loss or gain)
- Determine stepwise changes in mass, usually as a percentage of initial mass
- Determine temperatures that characterize a step in the mass loss or mass gain curve
In DSC, the heat flow in and out of a sample and a reference material is measured as a function of temperatures the sample is heated,cooled or held isothermally at constant temperature, and allows you to:
- Detect endothermic and exothermic effects
- Determine peak areas (transition and reaction enthalpies
- Determine temperatures that characterize a peak or other effect
- Measure specific heat capacity
