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State-of-the-Art Testing Capabilities
We have developed a world-class laboratory that enables our chemists and lab technicians to attain the highest quality results for our business partners, including materials and metallographic capabilities. We can perform both destructive and non-destructive testing.
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Analytical Equipment:
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with EDAX
- Metallography
- Detection of Surface Contaminants
- Interface Inclusion Inspection
- Foreign Matter Identification
- Substrate Analysis Intermittent Spot Contamination
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 | Micro-Hardness Testing
- Knoop and Vickers tests are used to monitor the quality of our quality of our multi-functional coatings in batch production runs
- Evaluate the hardness of competitor's coatings
- Determine the effect of new bath chemistries and heat-treat cycles
Taber Abrasion Testers
Used as quality certification instrument
Random samples of production runs are abrasion-tested and compared to baseline data
Research tool for new coating development and the effect of post-plated surface treatments
Colorimetric Spectrophotometer
- Controls nickel content of production UltraCem™ plating baths on a daily basis
Additional Devices:
- Cut-off Saw
- Mounting Press Polishing Wheels for Cross-Section Sample
- pH Meters
- Chemical Fume Hood
- Hydrometer Set (specific gravity)
- A full complement of wet laboratory equipment, devices and instruments
Wet-Laboratory Capabilities:
- Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (A/A)
- Analyzes production process chemicals on scheduled basis
- Monitors recycled rinse water in production
- Determines metal content of generated waste
- All packaged UltraCem™ plating baths sent to licensees are checked and certified by A/A analysis
- Raw chemicals are analyzed and compared to vendor's assays as a spot audit.
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