Lab Testing Equipment
Below is a comprehensive list of equipment available for your formula testing.
Mix Tanks
- VacuShear jacketed, insulated 150 gallon tank with 15 HP Rotosolver mixer
- 100 gallon open SS tank(working volume 40-80 gallons)
- 50 gallon Hamilton kettle with steam jacket, 10 HP Rotosolver, 5 HP scrape surface agitator and 2 HP secondary agitator
- Various tanks up to 100 gallons
Mixers – all with variable speed capabilities
- RS-02 / XP-02 pilot plant mixer, 1 HP
- Wall lift stand for various mixers to be used with any open tank
- Benchmix programmable high shear lab mixer with various mix heads OPLB-400 designs
Inline Mixers / pumps
- Dynashear models DS425 and DS575
- Boston Shearpump model BSP24C and Boston Shearmill model BSM25-3
- Fastfeed powder induction system – FF425
- Optifeed – 2″ and 3″
- PD Pumps 3-13gpm
Instruments
- Malvern Particle Size Analyzer
- Brookfield Viscometer model RVDV-1+ with Helipath stand
- Endress+Hauser magnetic flowmeters (2” and 3”)
- Microscope, trinocular with digital camera
- Accumet pH meter
- Bostwick Consistometer
- Hegman grind gauge
- Bench and floor scales, fractional to 150 lbs
- Digital video/still camera
Utilities
- Hot water for jacketing
- Dust collection
- Vacuum
- Water metering
- Reach-in cooler, 32 cubic ft
- Chest freezer, 6 cubic ft