Paints and Coatings Industry Expertise

Industry Capabilities

Using state-of-the-art, on-site laboratories, Hydrite chemists are equipped to conduct extensive performance testing to better understand and optimize your formulation. Specific capabilities include:

• Density: Measures the effectiveness of a defoamer on entrained air in a system
• Tri-Gloss Measurement: Compatibility of a defoamer in a gloss or sheen paints and coating application (flat, eggshell, semi-gloss, gloss)
• High Shear Mixing: Determine the efficiency and persistence of a defoamer in surfactant systems under high shear or stress
• Circulatory Foam Test: Simulate many industrial application conditions to determine the effectiveness of the defoamer in surfactant systems under a circulatory application
• Drawdown Assessment: Evaluate surface defects and bubble breaking ability in finished paint systems (i.e. craters, orange peel, fisheyes, etc.)
• D/Emulsification: Formulation expertise to optimize emulsification or demulsification needs
• Shear Properties: Evaluation of viscosity and shear conditions to understand spray, flow, brushing, and sag properties
• Storage Stability: Evaluation of the quality of a product with time under the influence of environmental factors (temperature, humidity, light)
• Shake Test: Fast and simplistic way to measure generated foam in a non-pigmented system