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Coatings Applications and Testing Laboratory
1. Lab Description and Capabilities
- Formulation and application of coatings for metallic, composite, and plastic substrates
- Characterization of products through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography
- Advanced processing for photocurable coatings in UV and visible light spectrum
- Thermal ovens and freezers for temperature and humidity controlled curing of liquid and powder coatings
- Testing for coating performance
2. Deliverables
- Develop cure-on-command UV and visible light technology
- Optimization of UV and thermal processing
- Partner with scientists to demonstrate capabilities of new coatings technology
- Characterize chemistry of photopolymerization through real time studies
- Quality control of color, performance, and weathering of coatings
- Determine extensional viscosity of waterborne coatings for limiting defects and splash resistance
- Study performance of aerospace coatings at ultra low temperatures
3. Major Equipment and Specific Minor Equipment
- UV and thermal processor for UV wet and powder coatings
- UV OLED processor
- Nicolet Fourier transform Infrared Spectrometer
- Agilent Gas chromatograph
- Minimum film formation temperature bar
- Malvern twin bore capillary rheometer
- Konica Minolta CM-5 Colorimeter
- Mixers
- Ross high shear inline mixer
- Dispermat CV-3 overhead mixer
- Thinky centrifugal mixer
- Roller mill
- Ovens
- Blue M Convection Oven
- Memmert HPP 110 Climate Chamber
- Reliant walk-in oven.
- Refrigerators
- So Low temperature freezer (-20 to -40°C)
- VWR flammables refrigerator/freezer
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