Coatings World - MAY 2017

Here is a look at the latest offerings from select lab and testing equipment suppliers. For more information on the products listed, please contact the company directly.

ACT Test Panels

Hillsdale, MI USA

517;439;1485

Fax: 517;439;1652 sales@acttestpanels.com www.acttestpanels.com

ACT Blast Test Panels

For the development of direct to metal coatings over blast surfaces, ACT has developed a series of standardized blast test panels with a surface pro;le of 2 ± 0.5 mils.

ACT Laboratory Testing Services

Description: Offering a wide range of testing services including paint adhesion, hardness, cure, accelerated corrosion resistance, visual appearance, and weathering. ACT’s pilot lab is the perfect environment for automotive lubricant and sealer compatibility testing with phosphate, ecoat, and both liquid and powder paint systems.

AMETEK Brook;eld

Middleboro, MA, USA

508-946-6200

Fax: 508-946-6262 www.brook; eldengineering.com MA.MID.info@ametek.com

KU3 Viscometer

The New Brook;eld KU- 3 Viscometer for measurement of paints, coatings and inks revolutionizes ease of use. Special magnetic coupling enables rapid spindle attachment before the viscosity test and quick release afterward for cleanup. LED display includes choice of Krebs units, grams of weight per ASTM D562, and centipoise.

CAP 2000 + Cone & Plate Viscometer

The CAP 2000+ Viscometer is ideal for testing at
high shear rates, providing valuable information
on ;ow behavior/ensuring that each batch will
meet the requirements of the application. This
instrument offers expanded temperature/viscosity ranges with
variable speed capability.

Bernd Schwegmann GmbH & Co. KG
Grafschaft, Germany

49-2225-9226-28

Fax: 49-2225-9226-33 www.pruefkarten.de Chart-Shop@Schwegmannnet.de

Schwego charts

Schwego charts are used for testing various coating properties like covering power and opacity. Available forms: coated test charts (with polypropylene) uncoated test charts (for simulating unsealed surfaces).

Buhler, Inc.

Mahwah, NJ, USA

201-847-0600

Fax: 201-847-0606 www.buhlergroup.com gdnorthamerica@buhlergroup.com

PML EASY

Easy to use universal lab-size bead mill for process development. Available process sections include horizontal as well as annular high-energy process chamber. The PML easy is suitable for basic testing, as well as for the scale-up to production mills.

PML-2

Advanced universal lab-size bead mill for process development with various available process sections and advanced control options to choose from; including high performance annular MicroMedia or horizontal media mill process sections, advanced data tracking, recipe administration, and P&ID loop controls.