Product development is performed based on:

• customer needs
• energy efficient pretreatment programs
• environmentally-friendly systems
• market trends
• troubleshooting pretreatment chemicals and processes for customers and prospective customers

Product development utilizes a reproduction production line to:

• determine operating parameters and qualify chemical pretreatment programs for specific customer applications using small customer submitted parts
• troubleshoot customer issues using small volumes of customer submitted bath samples
• determine the specific parameters in which the customer or prospect’s system should operate based on washer parameters, soil type and substrate type
• troubleshoot specific washer system issues using bath samples, substrates and data collected at the customer site
• test alternative products or develop new products to address changing customer needs

Process Testing Capabilities

Equipment

Product Development Laboratory

Description

The product development laboratory is utilized to qualify chemical pretreatment programs, troubleshoot customer or prospective customer issues and the initial development of chemical pretreatment programs on a small scale.

Applications

• Determine operating parameters and qualify chemical pretreatment programs for specific customer applications using small customer submitted parts
• Troubleshoot customer issues using small volumes of customer submitted bath samples

Customer Benefits

• Determine the specific parameters in which the customer or prospect’s system should operate based on washer parameters, soil type and substrate type
• Troubleshoot specific washer system issues using bath samples, substrates and data collected at the customer site
• Test alternative products or develop new products to address changing customer needs

Equipment

Laboratory Washer System (Wet Room)

Description

The laboratory washer system is a five-tank system capable of simulating both spray and immersion washer systems and is utilized to qualify, troubleshoot and develop chemical pretreatment programs.

Applications

• Determine operating parameters and qualify chemical pretreatment programs for specific customer applications using both standard substrate panels and customer submitted substrates
• Troubleshoot customer issues using new bath chemistry, customer bath samples and customer specific substrates
• Develop parameters and test the performance of newly developed products on a variety of substrates

Customer Benefits

• Determine the specific parameters in which the customer or prospect’s system should operate based on washer parameters, soil type and substrate type
• Troubleshoot specific washer system issues using bath samples, substrates and data collected at the customer site
• Test alternative products or develop new products to address changing customer needs