ACES Applications Laboratory

Brenntag Specialties, Inc., a premier specialty ingredients distributor to the ACES industry, is  pleased to announce the dedication of a new ACES   Applications Laboratory in North Wales, PA.  Mr. Joe Mulvey, Technical Manager and Director - National Accounts, will oversee this new facility.  The   addition of Mr. Yanmin Zhong, PhD, CASE Technical Specialist, provides over 20 years of ACES formulation experience.  He brings exceptional skill and   knowledge in polymer synthesis and starting formulations.

Pictured (l to r): Yanmin Zhong, PhD  and Joe Mulvey  

This new, fully equipped applications laboratory will focus on ACES Industry formulations, while intending to promote new ideas and concepts as customer demands change.

Mr. Joe Mulvey, ACES Technical Manager,  “Our goal is twofold: to assist our customers in bringing new products to market faster in response to rapidly changing customer needs, and to promote unique ingredients from our specialty suppliers.  We have established and will continue to develop strategic and exclusive relationships with premier vendors to the ACES market.  We expect to grow successfully by investing in resources of value for our customers.  Formulas created by the lab will showcase multiple suppliers with the aim towards providing a one-stop solution for customers.”

The primary goal of the ACES Applications Lab is to develop starting formulas for the ACES (Adhesives, Coatings, Elastomer and Sealants) markets.  Comparative evaluation samples are prepared and offered to our customers.

Formulators interested in learning more about Brenntag’s expanded capabilities in North America, or obtaining samples, can contact their local Sales or Customer Service Representative.

The main purpose of the Applications Lab is to assist customers with existing formulas or  the development of new formulas.  Customers may contact us to discuss assistance from BSI in developing new formulas or assist in refining or re-formulating existing formulas.  This service may help the chemist or formulator accelerate time to market of new products.  Our ACES lab is also uniquely capable of polymer synthesis to support new product development.

In addition to comparative test panels, formulary sheets are available (in print and electronic versions) which place an emphasis on the new (or newer) ingredients which are used in any given formula.  It is the intent of BSI to produce starting formulas using unique products we represent in the market place.

Our laboratory can provide:

• Plain Steel, Iron Phosphated Steel, Aluminum, Paper Chart and Concrete Comparative Test Panels

• Constant Temperature Viscosity (Brookfield RVT and LVT - mPAs, CPs and Stormer-Kreb Units)

• Coating Film Thickness (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous)

• Hardness Testing (Pencil and Shore D)

• Coating Weight/Gallon

• NYPC Leveling Test

• Leneta Anti-Sag Test and Opacity

• Cross Hatch Adhesion

• Chemical Resistance Testing

• Gloss (60O and 20O Geometry)

• High Speed Dispersion

• Small Sample Sandmilling

• Condensation Polymerization

• Addition Polymerization

• UV Curing, Bake Cures

• Gardner Color

• Gel Timing

• B. K. Drying Recorder Test

                  Typical ACES Formulary

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