Mixing / Preparation :

- Dispermat LC 75 (with milling add-on): For dispersing hard-to-disperse pigments (e.g., carbon black, organics)

- Dispermat VM1: General high-speed dispersion

- 2 bench mixers: Low-speed dispersion and defoamer test agitation

- Hobart mixer:

Mixing construction products Colour / Gloss :

- Elcometer 6085 Ci60: Lab* colour & opacity measurement (ASTM D2244)

- Sheen Gloss Meter: 20°, 60°, 85° gloss (ASTM D523)

Mechanical Properties :

- Elcometer 1720: Wet scrub & dry abrasion (ASTM D2486)

- Elcometer Taber 5750: Linear abrasion (ASTM C501)

- Elcometer 3092: Scratch resistance

- Pencil Hardness: Coating hardness (ASTM D3363)

- Shore A/D Hardness: Surface hardness (ASTM D2240)

- König Pendulum: Hardness by oscillation (ASTM D4366)

Temperature / Humidity :

- Espec chamber: Controlled temp./RH curing & testing

- Carbolite oven: High-temp resistance (up to 3000 °C)

- ZXDP-B incubator: Storage & curing (5–65 °C) Adhesion :

- Elcometer 510: Pull-off adhesion (ASTM D4541)

- Elcometer 106: Pull-off adhesion (ASTM D4541)

Anti-Corrosive Testing :

- Weice WTS60: Salt spray test (ISO 9227, ASTM B117, B368, D1735)

Wet Paint Tests :

- Brookfield Viscometer: Viscosity (ASTM D5125)

- Weight per Gallon Cup: Density / S.G. (ASTM D1475) UV Curing :

- Bench-top UV Unit: UV

Curing of products Water Repellency :

- Water vapour permeability: Closed cup (ASTM D1653)

- RILEM water uptake test

- Water transmissibility: Uptake (ASTM E96)

- Visual water beading (ASTM WK32143)

- Water uptake by immersion

LABORATORY CAPABILITIES