Our technical centres are equipped with state-of-the-art instruments for the measurement of various physical, chemical and optical properties. We measure:
Physical:
- Adhesion (cross-cut)
- Ash content
- Beading effect
- Boiling point
- Capillary water absorption
- Density
- Drying time
- Hardness (König, Buchholz, Pencil, Shore A/D)
- Erichsen cupping test
- Film thickness (wet/destructive)
- Fineness of grind
- Flash & fire point
- Freeze / Thaw stability
- Gel time
- Impact strength
- Melting point
- Tensile adhesive strength
- Water vapour permeability
- Viscosity (Brookfield, ICI, KU, DIN-cup)
- Wet scrub resistance
Chemical:
- Acid value
- Oxygen content
- pH
- Solid/moisture content
- Water content (Karl Fischer)
Optical:
- CIELab
- Opacity
- Gloss
- Gardner
- Refractive index
Formulation help
We offer our customers and suppliers formulation guidance, inspiring solutions and new ideas. We help you meet the current requirements of demanding markets and comply with environmental trends. Constant monitoring of market movements allows us to identify new growth opportunities which lead to the development of progressive formulations to support your business.
Guide formulations
| Example: SREP Paint – IMCD | ||
| Nr | Raw Material | Amount |
| 1 | Water | 292 |
| 2 | Lopon 890 | 2 |
| 3 | Calgon N | 2 |
| 4 | Rocima MBX | 3 |
| 5 | Rocima 350 | 10 |
| 6 | Combizell 25000 P 0,5R | 3 |
| 7 | Silfoam SD 860 | 3 |
| 8 | Texanol | 10 |
| 9 | Lomon R 996 | 120 |
| 10 | Omyacarb 5 GU | 215 |
| 11 | Plastorit 000 | 80 |
| 12 | Steopac | 40 |
| 13 | OpTiMat 2550 | 12 |
| 14 | SREP BS 45 | 100 |
| 15 | SREP BS 1306 | 10 |
| 16 | NaOH 10% | 1 |
| 17 | Vinnapas SAF 54 | 95 |
| 18 | Aquaflow NLS 200 | 2 |
