Industrial
INDUSTRIAL AND CONSUMER
ARTIS have developed compounds and provided data to help our customers succeed in their chosen markets, including those in the dairy or food industry, gaskets for the aerosol industry, rail pads, shoe soles and car mats.
PRODUCT SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
ARTIS has the experience you and your development team require to provide detailed understanding of the properties, processing and long term performance of your materials. In the early stages we can conduct feasibility studies to assess potential candidate materials. Further into the development process optimisation of a specific material or characterisation of specialised properties may be required. As the product moves to prototype manufacture, process data and flow modelling will help to ensure your product processes well. As the design
is fi nalised you will want to understand the long term behaviour of your material before the production phase begins.
The analysis laboratory at ARTIS houses advanced chromatography, spectrometry, thermal analysis and imaging equipment and techniques to examine the chemical and physical properties of numerous materials
and compounds including:
- Complete compound breakdown
- Polymer type
- Filler loading and type
- Additive and curative identifi cation - Infrared Surface analysis
- Optical and scanning electron imagery
ARTIS have the complete portfolio of rubber and plastics analysis techniques available to support a wide range of industry markets and sectors.
When this analysis is complete we can then re-engineer a formulation based on this breakdown, mix material on a laboratory scale and give you an equivalent to match the performance.
PROBLEM SOLVING AND OPTIMISATION
Determining the exact cause of a component failure is the first step towards defining corrective action. Whether it is incorrect materials selection, chemical and environmental contamination, response to a non design load or a processing error. An understanding of why a
material or product has failed requires detailed knowledge of the long term performance of polymers together with a thorough understanding of their interaction with specific service environments (chemical,
temperature, stress and time).
Supported by our chemical analysis and mechanical testing laboratories we are able to rapidly assess the cause of product failures and, importantly, recommend remedial action to minimise the risk of further
failure. To discuss a specific failure diagnosis please call one of our technical advisors.
