The temperature of a material during a weathering test is one of the primary factors in determining degradation rate and accurately predicting service life.
Now available in two variations, the MiniFlex is a general-purpose X-ray diffractometer that can perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of polycrystalline materials.
The second free product upgrade for the Elcometer 456 features a new live-reading trend graph, allowing users to view the last 20 measurement values as they take readings; the doubling of memory on the model S and T gauges, allowing users to store up to 150,000 readings in 2,500 batches; Calibration Pin Code Lock, ensuring users do not accidentally change their calibration settings; and a tap-awake feature, which brings up the display with a simple tap.
Using state-of-the-art electronics to safely generate the required high-voltage DC pulses, the Elcometer 280 Pulsed DC Holiday Detector detects holidays in coatings without the need to ground the gauge to the substrate.
Fischer Technology, Inc., an innovator of coating thickness, material testing, and material analysis instrumentation, announced the opening of an additional sales and service office located in San Mateo, CA.
Brookfield Engineering Laboratories Inc. has announced the launch of www.textureanalysis.com, a new informational Web site specifically focusing on the science of texture analysis.
Development teams at Steuler KCH Materials GmbH (Siershahn, Germany) are using the Kinexus rotational rheometer from Malvern Instruments to help analyze the rheological characteristics of products such as spray coatings.
New particulation testing at Bayer's Medical Coatings Development Centre in Sheffield, England allows the company to better assess the quality and safety of the customer parts it coats.
Researchers working at NanoQAM, the nanotechnology research centre of the University of Quebec (Montreal, Canada), are successfully innovating novel polymer coatings on the basis of data measured using a Viscotek high-temperature gel permeation chromatography (HT-GPC) system from Malvern Instruments.
