Business and Technical Center
Our Business and Technical Center in Exton, PA is the North and South American business head office and center of technology for our fluoropolymer resins, custom compounds and specialty materials. Recently we completed a $1 million dollar upgrade to our R&D laboratories and continue our investment with future renovation plans that will allow us to bring cutting edge, value-added solutions to our customers.
AGC Chemicals offers full support services including business and market development, customer service, technical service, application development and research and product development.
Technical Capabilities:
Physical testing
Analytical testing
Environmental studies
Material identification
Thermal analysis
Rheometry
Microscopy
Dedicated Services for New Application Development and Product Enhancement
Fluon® Filled PTFE Compounds: formulating and compounding samples, compression and automatic molding, instrumented wear testing
Fluon® Melt Processable Compounds: formulating and compounding samples, Injection and compression molding, extrusion of strands/pellets, films and profiles, color-matching and rheological analyses
AFLAS Fluor elastomers: formulating and compounding samples, compression molding, extrusion and small batch processing, fluid compatibility testing, curing techniques
LUMIFLON® Fluoropolymer Resins: paint formulating with weathering and physical performance property testing on metal, wood, concrete and plastics, extrusion of powder coatings
AsahiKlin® Fluorinated Solvents: sample preparation, vapor degreasing services, application development and customer support
AsahiGuard E-Series Fluorinated Water/Oil Repellents: material development, customer support and application simulation for coated paper, stone and tile protection, technical textiles and nonwovens production, exposure and resistance testing
Flemion Ion Exchange Membranes: brine/membrane analysis, sample preparation, history and recordkeeping, total organic carbon (TOC) testing, induced couple plasma (ICP) testing and ion chromatography (IC)
Examples of Testing Capabilities Physical Testing:
Tensile elongation/tear
Flex testing
Instrumented wear testing
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
Compression set
Impact
Hardness
Abrasion
Environmental Studies:
Heat aging
Fluid immersion
Weatherability
Material Identification:
Gas chromatography
Infrared (FTIR) with microscope
UV/VIS/Near IR
SEM/EDAX • Color matching
Filler analysis
Thermal Analysis:
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Thermal Mechanical Analyzer (TMA)
Rheometry:
Melt indexing
Capillary
Thermoset (RPA 2000P)
Analytical Testing (in-service conditions):
Thermal
Chemical
Dynamic
Static
Business and Technical Center
Our Business and Technical Center in Exton, PA is the North and South American business head office and center of technology for our fluoropolymer resins, custom compounds and specialty materials. Recently we completed a $1 million dollar upgrade to our R&D laboratories and continue our investment with future renovation plans that will allow us to bring cutting edge, value-added solutions to our customers.
AGC Chemicals offers full support services including business and market development, customer service, technical service, application development and research and product development.
Technical Capabilities:
- Physical testing
- Analytical testing
- Environmental studies
- Material identification
- Thermal analysis
- Rheometry
- Microscopy
Dedicated Services for New Application Development and Product Enhancement
- Fluon® Filled PTFE Compounds: formulating and compounding samples, compression and automatic molding, instrumented wear testing
- Fluon® Melt Processable Compounds: formulating and compounding samples, Injection and compression molding, extrusion of strands/pellets, films and profiles, color-matching and rheological analyses
- AFLAS Fluor elastomers: formulating and compounding samples, compression molding, extrusion and small batch processing, fluid compatibility testing, curing techniques
- LUMIFLON® Fluoropolymer Resins: paint formulating with weathering and physical performance property testing on metal, wood, concrete and plastics, extrusion of powder coatings
- AsahiKlin® Fluorinated Solvents: sample preparation, vapor degreasing services, application development and customer support
- AsahiGuard E-Series Fluorinated Water/Oil Repellents: material development, customer support and application simulation for coated paper, stone and tile protection, technical textiles and nonwovens production, exposure and resistance testing
- Flemion Ion Exchange Membranes: brine/membrane analysis, sample preparation, history and recordkeeping, total organic carbon (TOC) testing, induced couple plasma (ICP) testing and ion chromatography (IC)
Examples of Testing Capabilities Physical Testing:
- Tensile elongation/tear
- Flex testing
- Instrumented wear testing
- Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
- Compression set
- Impact
- Hardness
- Abrasion
Environmental Studies:
- Heat aging
- Fluid immersion
- Weatherability
Material Identification:
- Gas chromatography
- Infrared (FTIR) with microscope
- UV/VIS/Near IR
- SEM/EDAX • Color matching
- Filler analysis
Thermal Analysis:
- Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
- Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- Thermal Mechanical Analyzer (TMA)
Rheometry:
- Melt indexing
- Capillary
- Thermoset (RPA 2000P)
Analytical Testing (in-service conditions):
- Thermal
- Chemical
- Dynamic
- Static