Research & development

For its R&D activities and quality control on raw materials and finished products PT runs a well equipped laboratory manned by skilled professionals.

Following tests and the related measuring equipment are available:

• Viscosity
• Ring & Ball Softening Point
• Needle Penetration
• UV-fluorescence microscopy
• Cold Flexibility
• Shore Hardness (A, D)
• Flash Point
• Loss on heating
• Moisture content
• Mineral content
• Accelerated thermal aging
• Melt Flow Index
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
• IZOD Impact
• Elastic modulus in tensile
• Flexural Modulus in bending
• Colorimetry
• Density

Lab scale processing equipment:

• Polymer-bitumen mixing equipment (low shear)
• UTV Sigma Blade Mixer
• Laboratory Grinder
• Injection Molding Machine for preparation of specimen for tensile testing
• Lab TS Extruder with inline filtration