Paint formulation and testing for solvent and water-based systems

• High speed Cowles blade dispersers
• Paint shakers and roller mixers
• Delta sand mill
• Viscometers (Brookfield and cone/plate)
• Dispersion filtration apparatus and syringe filtration pumps

Panel Coating for internal evaluation or prototype generation

• Manual draw-down
• Binks wet spray booth
• Ovens for panel baking and vacuum drying

Coated Panel Testing

• Sand abrasion tester
• Gardner drop impact tester
• Taber 5130 Abraser
• DJH Designs MEK rub tester
• MacBeth Color-Eye 7000 Spectrophotometer
• Other AAMA 2605 Physical Tests (t-bend, cross-hatch impact, pencil hardness, dry/wet adhesion, resistance to boiling water, muriatic acid, mortar, window cleaner, detergent)
• QUV accelerated weathering testers
• Atlas BCX cyclic corrosion testing system