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Our Equipment
Synpo offers development and testing processes or production of smaller quantities using dispersion techniques. We also offer analysis of materials using various instrumental techniques, expert assessment of results and expert consultation.
Dispersion Equipment
Ultrasonic Homogenizer (Hielscher Ultrasonics GmbH)
- Ultrasonic equipment suitable for low-viscosity and waterborne materials,
- Capacity 400 W, working frequency 24 kHz.
Three Roll Mill (EXAKT)
- Dispersion using high shear strength,
- Suitable for high-viscosity materials.
High Pressure Homogenizer (Niro Soavi S.p.A.)
- Dispersion at very high shear strength by passing through a jet,
- Yield10 l/hr., maximal pressure 1500 bar.
DYNO®-MILL RESEARCH LAB (Willy A. Bachofen AG)
- Pearl mill for continuous dispersion and fine wet processing of materials with low viscosity and solids content,
- Final size of particles is in micro or nano dimension.
DYNO®-MILL MULTI LAB (Willy A. Bachofen AG)
- Pearl mill for dispersion and wet milling,
- Containers 0.15 and 0.30 liters are usable for discontinuous operations,
- Containers 0.15, 0.60 and 1.40 liters are usable for continuous operations.
Dispergátor Ultra-Turrax T 45
- Dispersion using high shear strength,
- Suitable for low-viscosity materials,
- Output 10 000 RPM.
AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy)
- Enables three-dimensional imaging of surfaces for determining size and shape of nanoparticles, including the degree of their dispersion in the polymer,
- Dimension Icon® device with the ScanAsyst™ module from Veeco/Bruker,
- Nanoindentation –
- Local hardness of the material is determined with a lateral resolution of 30 nm by pushing a diamond tip into the material,
- Wide range of measured hardness – from hydrogel to sapphire,
- Direct connection with an optical microscope and an atomic force microscope enables searching for defects in tested material.
Determination of Particle Size and Their Distribution in Colloidal Dispersion
- Dynamic light scattering, 90Plus/BI-MAS instrument with Zeta potential measurement, measurement range 1 nm-3 μm (Brookhaven Instruments Corporation, USA),
- X-ray disc centrifuge system (XDC method), BI-XDC Particle Sizer (Brookhaven Instruments Corporation, USA), measuring range 5 nm to 100 μm.
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- Determination of physical and chemical properties of material depending on the temperature in a precisely regulated atmosphere,
- Instrument TGA Q500 (TA Instruments).
Infrared Spectroscopy
FT-IR spectrometry Nicolet Impact 400D a Nicolet 6700
FT-IR microscope Nicolet Continuum
- Identification of polymers and related substances,
- Determination of composition of polymer-based products,
- Identification of contaminants on a surface of various components,
- Study of reaction kinetics.
Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
Agilent 8890 GC a Agilent 5977B MSD System including head-space a solid phase microextraction (SPME)
- Identification and quantification of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in liquid and solid materials,
- Identification of the causes of the smell,
- Determination of the purity of solvents and monomers.
Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Liquid chromatograph Agilent 1260 Infinity II with diode array detector
- Determination of organic substances (residual monomers and additives in polymers, extracts from solid substances),
- Characterization of oligomers and synthetic resins.
Gel Permeation
Chromatography (GPC-SEC)
Liquid chromatograph Waters Alliance e2695 Separations Module with 2414 Differential Refractometer Detection
- Determination of molar mass distribution with column calibration using standards,
- Study of the running of polymerization reactions and degradation of polymers,
- Determination of low molecular weight additives in polymers,
- Evaluation of production reproducibility.
Multiangle Light Scattering (MALS)
Photometer DAWN from Wyatt Technology
- Determination of absolute molar mass and radius of gyration,
- Determination of the second virial coefficient (thermodynamic quality of solvents),
- Determination of molar mass distribution,
- Determination of branching and conformation of polymers.
Online Viscosity Detection for Gel Permeation Chromatography
Viscometer ViscoStar from Wyatt Technology
- Determination of branching and conformation of polymers,
- Determining the constants of the Mark-Houwink equation.
Capillary Viscometry
Capillary viscometers Ubbelohde
- Determination of internal viscosity (limiting viscosity number),
- Determination of molar mass,
- Characterization of the thermodynamic quality of solvents.
Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (A4F)
Instrument Eclipse NEON from Wyatt Technology
- Determination of molar mass distribution up to ultra-high molar mass values,
- Size distribution of nanoparticles and nanogels.
Rheology
Viscometers Brookfield
- Determination of dynamic viscosity.
Reometer DHR-2 (TA Instruments)
- Determination of dynamic viscosity and its dependence on shear rate or temperature,
- Study of rheology of materials using different geometries (cone-plate, plate-plate, cylinder-cylinder).
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
DSC Q2000 (TA Instruments)
Discovery DSC 2500 (TA Instruments)
- Determination of heat flow as a function of temperature or time,
- Provides quantitative and qualitative data on endothermic and exothermic processes of materials during physical transitions,
- Evaluation of material properties such as glass transition temperature, melting, crystallization, heat capacity, hardening process, oxidation behavior and thermal stability,
- Temperature range from -80 °C to 400 °C.
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
DMA DX04T (RMI)
- Determination of dynamic mechanical properties,
- Method of stressing – three-point bending, tension,
- Frequency up to 100 Hz, force 1–10,000 mN, heating rate up to 10 °C/min, temperature range from laboratory temperature to 600 °C.
DHR-2 (TA Instruments)
- Determination of dynamic mechanical properties,
- Method of stressing – torsion, tension,
- Frequency up to 100 Hz, torsion force 2 nN·m–200 mN·m, normal force up to 50 N, heating rate up to 60 °C/min, temperature range from ‑50 °C to 600 °C.
Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA)
TMA CRX04R (RMI)
- TMA analyzer equipped with an expansion and penetration probe,
- Measurement of the coefficient of linear thermal expansion in the temperature range -90 °C-+800 °C.
Mass and Volume Melt Flow Index (MFI)
Plastometer (Tinius-Olsen)
- Determination of the mass and volume index of the melt flow of thermoplastics.
Universal Testing Machines (UTM)
Zwick/Roell Z050
- Universal testing machine for testing mechanical properties (tensile, bending),
- Equipped with 50 kN with contact extensometer.
Adamel-Lhomargy DY 36
- Universal testing machine for testing mechanical properties (tensile, bending, pressure),
- Equipped with a set of strain gauges 10 N, 100 N, 2 kN, 10 kN, 100 kN,
- Possibility of connecting a temperature chamber for tests in the temperature range -90 °C-+250 °C.
Optical Extensometer
ATOS CORE
- Equipment for 3D optical deformation measurement and scanning.
CHARPY Method – Determination of Impact Strength
CEAST 6545
- Impact hammer for impact toughness tests by the Charpy method,
- Equipped with a set of impact hammers 2 J, 4 J, 7.5 J, 15 J, 25 J.
Flammability Testing
TF328 (Testex)
- Chamber for testing the flammability of materials,
- Tested specimen in a horizontal or vertical position exposed to the specified flame.
Hardness Testers
Digital hardness tester (INNOVATEST)
Digital hardness tester (Mitutoyo)
- SHORE hardness measurement,
- Measuring the depth of indentation of a specified tip pressed into a sample of material under specified conditions,
- Type D hardness testers.
Microscope
Laboratory microscope BX51 (OLYMPUS)
- For observation in transmitted light, allows you to observe objects in magnification from 50x to 1000x.