Quality control and R&D laboratories
Our quality control laboratory checks products against their specifications. Our R&D laboratory tests how minerals behave in formulations.
What each laboratory answers
Quality Control Laboratory
The quality control laboratory checks materials against their specifications so that each delivery behaves like the previous one.
- Particle size analysis
- Measuring particle size distribution, including D10, D50 and D90, against the product specification.
- Physical characterization
- Checking the physical properties relevant to the product and its use.
- Chemical characterization
- Checking chemical properties and composition where they are specified.
- Whiteness and appearance
- Evaluating whiteness and visual appearance, which matter in coatings.
- Specification monitoring
- Comparing results with the defined values for each product.
- Batch consistency
- Tracking results over time to keep batches consistent.
Research & Development Laboratory
The R&D laboratory tests minerals in formulations and develops products around customer requirements.
- Filler evaluation in coatings
- Testing how a mineral filler behaves in a coating formulation.
- Powder coating application testing
- Preparing and applying powder coatings to test filler performance.
- Gloss and surface quality
- Evaluating gloss, smoothness and surface appearance on coated panels.
- Dispersion studies
- Studying how fillers disperse and how dispersion affects the result.
- Compatibility studies
- Checking how fillers interact with binders, resins and other components.
- Customer-specific development
- Developing and adjusting mineral grades and compounds for a customer’s requirements.
How the laboratories work together
R&D defines the specification. Quality control checks production against it.
Application requirement
Work starts from a customer need or a formulation target.
R&D evaluation
Candidate fillers are tested in the intended application.
Specification
Target values are set for the selected filler.
Production
The material is produced to that specification.
Quality control
Production is checked against the specification.
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