AGC Chemicals Americas, a leading global supplier of high-quality fluorochemicals and materials, has expanded its LUMIFLON resins testing lab in Exton, Pennsylvania. The company has added state-of-the-art equipment and services to help formulators develop innovative powder coatings for many markets including building, industrial maintenance, aerospace and automotive.
For many years, the AGC resins laboratory has tested the weatherability of coating systems formulated with LUMIFLON fluoropolymer resins. Now the lab has the technology and services required to test fluoropolymer-based powder coating systems, which are growing in popularity due to their long life and environmental advantages. New services include cross section coating morphology testing using SEM/DMX coupled with microtome. New equipment includes: