POLYMERIZATION SYSTEMS:

LAB-SCALE POLYCONDENSATION REACTOR
Batch reactor designed to obtain condensation polymers. PA6, co-polyamides or PET can be produced. The output is 500-750 g/batch.

PILOT-SCALE POLYMERIZATION PLANT
It is a universal polymerization pilot plant, integrated by a batch reactor, destillation tower condensers, authomatic valves, vacuum line, extrusion and cutting system. It can produce condensated polymers, specially polyamides and PET. The output is perfectly comparable to reactor scale polimer. It works in a 10-15 kg/batch.

SOLID STATE POSTCONDENSATION PILOT PLANT
This equipment is optimum to dry or post condensate polymers in solid state. The output is 50 kg/batch.

CHEMICAL LABORATORY
The laboratory is equipped with all the devices and measurement systems to make the analysis required to get a complete plastic characterization.
- Viscosimeter. - Gas chromatography. - Monomer content. - Moisture measurement. - Xenotest. - Infrared spectroscopy. - Diferencial calorimetry DSC and TGA. - Optical and electronic microscopes, SEM. - Colour and oxidation detection chambers.

PLASTICS PROCESSING UNITS:
PILOT-SCALE TWIN SCREW COMPOUNDER
Twin screw extruder designed for the production of plastic compounds, blends and masterbatches. Its main applications are the new products develoments and samples production or small production series of engineering plastics. Its high versatility alow us to provide a quick response.

- Output: 12-80 kg/h of polyamides. 100 Kg of polyolefins. - Gravimetric feeders for plastic, elastomers, powders, glass fibers, liquids, etc.

INJECTION MOULDING MACHINE
This unit is a injection moulding machine with neumatic and thermal drive and digital displays to control the injection parameters. Its main function is the production of test samples or small parts. The injection machine can insert moulds to produce test bars that fulfil the next ISO or CEI standards: Tensile test, Charpy and Izod Impact Resistance Test, Heat Deflection Temperature test, Glow wire test, Fire behaviour UL-94 and Moulding Shrinkage tests.

PLASTIC PROPERTIES LABORATORY

CONDITIONING CHAMBERS
Their function are to prepare the samples before the essays according to ISO Standards. They are usually used for getting samples at low temperatures or to reach the equilibrium, but can also be programmed for water/moisture absorption studies.

DRYING HEATER
Drying heater is a hot air circulating system. This unit can be used to dry material before the processing or to do thermal degradation studies.

UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINE
Electro-mechanic devide computercommanded. Different programmes and accessories can be adapted to the testing machine, in order to perform Tensile, Flexural or Compression Test.

IMPACT RESISTANCE MACHINE

This unit measures the materials impact resistance with automatic result measurement. It has the accessories to measure Charpy or Izod according to ISO standards, and for both standards, dry or conditioned, unnotched or notched, using the mechanical notching machine.

VICAT
It measures the heat defection temperature, HDT and Vicat Temperature according to international standards. With accessories to measure at 0.45 and 1,8 MPa.

MELT VOLUME RATE
This unit measures the melt flow index and melt volume rate or polymers, programmed for different temperature and weight conditions according to ISO 1133.