Facility Equipment
Rotational Rheometers
TA Instruments ARES-G2
TA Instruments Rheometric Series ARES Classic
TA Instruments DHR-3
TA Instruments HR 20
Extensional Rheometers
HAAKE Capillary Breakup Extensional Rheometer
Extensional tools for rotational rheometers
Extensional DMA Rheometer
TA Instruments RSA-G2
Capillary Rheometers
Goettfert Visco-Tester 1500
Malvern Rosand RH7
Mixers
Thermo Scientific Polylab with Rheomix 600 (batch, melts, 50 gram size)
Thermo Scientific PRISM 16mm Twin Screw Extruder
Single Screw Extruder
Multi Layer Extruder
DSM Xplore Microcompounder (5 mL size)
DSM Xplore Microcompounder (15 mL size)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
TA Instruments Q1000 for -180 to 300 degrees C
Thermogravimetric Analysis
TA Instruments TGA 5500
Gel Permeation Chromatography (polymer molecular weight)
Agilent PL-GPC 220 High Temperature GPC/SEC System with Multi Angle Light Scattering
Waters Modular Room Temperature System
Waters Arc HPLC with MALS and RI
Presses
Wabash Hydraulics Press
Wabash Hot Press
Carver Benchtop Hot Press