Established 1990

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Company History

• Established 1990
• New Instruments
• Software
• Manufacture of new Instruments for 3rd parties
• Upgrade of existing instruments
• Spare Parts for Rheometers Mooneys
• Service and Calibration

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Company Accreditations

• ISO 9000

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Company Accreditations

• UKAS (17025)

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Countries Covered

• UK Europe
• Russia
• USA
• India
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• South Africa

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Customer List

• Trelleborg (HQ Sweden) other locations
• Pirelli Tyres
• Zeon Chemicals
• Polimeri Europa
• Goodyear ( Akron R D Lab)
• Bridgestone Tyres ( Australia)
• Freudenberg ( UK, Germany, )
• Loughbouough University
• Imperial college

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Instruments designed to international standards

• MDR ISO 6502 ASTM 5289
• MOONEY ISO 289
• ODR ISO 3417 ASTM D2084
• MULTIFUNCTION ASTM D5289,D6204,D6601
• SAMPLE CUTTERS BS EN 292

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Instrument List

• Rheo Line MDR
• Multi Function RPA
• Rheo Line MDR Auto
• Rheoline MDR Autotest
• Rheo Line ODR
• Mooney Line Viscometer
• Sample cutters. ( MDR Mooney)
• Software
• Minitester ( Alpha Technologies )

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Rheo Line MDR

• Sealed or non sealed dies although industry
  standard is for the sealed system
• Temperature control - 0.03

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Options for MDR

• Pressure Transducer
• Auto Loading 16 samples
• Autoloading up to 4 samples
• Volumetric sample cutter
• Temperature zones
• Oscillation eccentric, 0.5, 1.0, 3.0

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Autoloader 16 Samples per tray

• Automatically picks sample from tray, runs test
  and then removes cured material from the cavity.
• Can be left completely unattended.

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Samples inserted and removed

• Because of the patented system of the fabric
  belt, no slippage occurs ensuring very good
  reproducibility.

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Autotest MDR

• Developed for Trelleborg Industries.
• Designed to be placed next to the mixer, operator
  can run tests immediately after the batch has
  been produced.

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Performance details2 MDRs 50 tests
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Sample cutter ( MDR)

• 2 action cutter
• Ensures correct volume
• 2 Handed operation conforms to safety standard BS
  EN 292

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Very little maintenance

• Simple height adjustment of Die.
• Virtually maintenance free.

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Electronics module

• Just 2 circuit boards power supply

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Multi Function RPA

• In line Drive system
• Digital technology providing very precise control
• Digital temperature control - 0.03 C

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Bi Conical Sealed Dies
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A complete testing solution

• Can be used as a standard MDR
• Checks for variation in raw materials using 3
  point test
• Analyses after cure properties
• Variable frequency, strain and temperature

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Parameters calculated

• S S
• G G
• n n
• J J
• Pressure
• Tangent Delta

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Mooney Line Viscometer

• Robust construction
• Metal cabinet
• Automatic calibration
• Temperature control - 003

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Die Rotor conforms to ISO 289

• Large rotor supplied as standard.
• Small Rotor supplied as optional extra for hard
  compounds.

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Types of tests used on the Mooney Line.

• Standard viscosity tests Ml (1x)
• Scorch Tests ( rise of x number of MU)
• Delta Mooney ( time to rise from Tx to Ty)
• Mould release ( force required to start rotor
  after x number of minutes)
• Stress Relaxation. The rotor is locked and then
  the torque is plotted. This test is used by many
  tyre companies to evaluate the energy stored in
  tread compounds.
• Area under the curve

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Sample cutter ( Mooney )

• 2 Action cutter
• Variable time for squashing action
• 2 Handed operation conforms to safety standard BS
  EN 292

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Mini Tester

• Small footprint
• Built in PC
• Touch Screen
• Non sealed Dies

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Software

• A complete Laboratory solution
• One central database (SQL)
• Can connect to any Rheometer/Mooney
• Connects To Alpha/Monsanto Series 2000
• Access type database, connects to other systems.

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Network ready

• Database can be located anywhere on the network
• Any number of PCs can access the data
• View test results
• Print reports
• Edit limits, manualy or statistically.

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Configure Screen
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Database screen
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Test info
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Acquire screen
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Result/batch number
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Acquire screen 2
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Spare parts

• Dies Rotors for Rheometers Mooneys

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Probes
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Transducers Torque Arms
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Thankyou for your attention

• The End