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Technical Expertise
From project inception to the end user’s application, our experts are here to assist you in your technical journey.
The Right Choice
Whether you’re working with polymers, solvents, chemicals or coatings, with our global network and decades of experience we can help you make the choice that works for you.
Our UK facility supports the fluoropolymers business, while our lab in the Netherlands is geared towards serving solvents, chemicals and coatings customers.
As a global company, we also work with the rest of the AGC Chemicals Company team with support available from our Japanese and US teams.
Evaluation
At our lab facilities we can perform in-depth inspections of finished and semi-finished parts from our customers and offer guidance for improvement where appropriate.
We offer mechanical and thermal testing as well as physical and chemical characterisation on our Fluon® and AFLAS® polymers, and a large array of application tests for our LUMIFLON™ and AsahiGuard® fluorochemicals.
Regulatory
Our Corporate Social Responsibility team is on hand to assist you with any questions relating to regulations or chemical safety.
Product Support at our Technical Centres
Fluon® and AFLAS® Fluoropolymers
- Melt processable fluorocarbon-based polymers
- Resins
- Compounds
- PTFE synthetic fluoropolymer dispersions
- PTFE resins
- PTFE micropowders
- Fluoroelastomers
LUMIFLON™ and AsahiGuard® Fluorochemicals
- Solvent-soluble fluoropolymer resins
- Eco-friendly water and oil repellents
Test Capabilities Hillhouse, Thornton-Cleveleys (UK)
Physical Testing
- Specific gravity (ratio of density)
- Tensile and elongation (elastic and plastic deformation)
- Particle size distribution by laser diffraction
Material Identification
- FT-IR spectroscopy (absorption, emission, photoconductivity)
- SEM & EDX (microscopy and compositional information)
Thermal Analysis
- Differential scanning calorimetry (heat flow temperature program exposure)
- Thermal gravimetric analysis (weight and temperature monitoring for thermal stability)
Rheometry
- Melt indexing (measurement for flow of melting thermoplastic polymers)
Optical Microscopy
- Keyence optical microscope (real time measuring, automatic particle counting and analysis)
Test Capabilities Science Park, Amsterdam (NL)
AsahiGuard® E-Series – Paper
- Paper treatment
- Tappi kit (grease resistance)
- RP-2 pet food
- Real pet food
- Cobb test (water absorption)
- Practical oil test
- pH measurement
- Rotary drum dryer
- Mangle roller
AsahiGuard® E-Series – Textile
- Padding, Dip-nip application
- Mini Stenter (thermal processing reproducer)
- Washing (ISO6330:2012 )
- Drying (stenter oven)
- Stain release
- Soil release (AATCC-130)
- Oil repellence (AATCC-118)
- Water repellence (AATCC-22 spray test)
- Bundesmann Rain Tester
- Colour measurement
- Hydrostatic head (waterproof measuring)
LUMIFLON™
- Formulation
- Adhesion (cross hatch test)
- Gloss checks
- Colour measurement (BYK iMAC)
- Hardness & flexibility
- Impact resistance
- Cupping test (ductility assessment)
- Viscosity
- UV/CON accelerated weathering
- Mandrel bend test
RESIFA™ FINE SILICA
- Dry sample materials
- Custom material formulation (skin care & cosmetics)
- Prototype preparation
- Physical tests and sensory evaluation
- Support of Silica use in coatings, 3D printing and other industrial applications
- Development of start formulations for applications such as:
- Skincare
- Powder foundation
- Lipstick
- Sunscreen
- Deodorant
- Face masks
- Facial cleansers and body washes
- Powdered shampoos and body washes