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Innovante is a strategic alliance of Chemical Market Resources, Inc. and CID, the R&D Company of DESC Mexico. As a technology service company, Innovante is dedicated to developing  and managing innovation services that create value to our customers by providing: (1) Contract Research (2) Technology co-development, (3) New Business/Product development, (4) Technical Service & Development assistance in addition to cost effective material testing and evaluation for the polymers, catalyst and process industries.  Our mission is to support the existing product R&D and TS&D capabilities of our clients through the application of innovative and cost effective research methodologies.Innovante has fully equipped R & D and TS&D facilities with over 25 years of experience speeding products to market. 

 

 

Our team of Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Materials Scientists, and Research Technicians are skilled in the formulation, development, and evaluation of plastics and composites for a broad range of applications.

 

"To us, every project is an opportunity to demonstrate our passion for excellence and pride in our work."

 

 

Our Current Technology Platforms...

 

Our Current Services... 

  • Contract Research & Development

-New Products, Materials, and Applications 

  • Technology Co-Development 
  • Product Feasibility Analysis

-Bench-scale, pre-pilot and pilot reactors 

  • Product & Process Development 
  • TS&D Assistance 
  • Concept Screening, Testing and Improvement  
  • Performance & Cost Optimization 

-Experimental Design

 

-Process Enhancements 

  • Performance Attribute Optimization 
  • Material Development Testing and Analysis 

-Standard ASTM tests for plastics

 

-Physical, Mechanical, Thermal Analysis

 

-Flow Properties; Surface Durability

 

-Flammability

 

-Extrusion, Thermoforming

 

-Compression and Injection molding

 

Analytical Capabilities...

 

  • FTIR Chemical composition determination 
  • Optical microscope coupled with FTIR 
  • High throughput NIR 
  • Optical microscope with Fluorescence 
  • GC/MS HP 
  • HPLC/GPC High temperature capabilities 
  • UV-Vis Spectrophotometer (HP) 
  • Particle size determination: (Dynamic & Static) 10-4000 nm (Nicomp) 
  • Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 
  • Dynamic Mechanical Analysis 
  • Film and fiber geometries, shear (-150-600oC)  
  • Modulated DSC: Cp, Tg, Tm, Tox, Cryo 
  • Ulltra-microtome - TEM and SEM 

Compounding and Physical Testing... 

  • Laboratory mixers and mini-extruders: Haake TSE, Brabender
  • Single Screw extruder: 1 inch
  • Co-rotating twin screw extruder: W&P ZSK30 (compounding, reactive extrusion
  • Injection Molding Machine: 80 Ton Demag with physical test specimen molds
  • Physical testing of polymers: HDT, MFI, Universal Testing Machine (Swick)
  • Izod impact, Instrumented Impact (Instron-Dynatup with cryogenic capabilities)
  • Capillary and parallel plate rheometers
  • Weatherometer (UVCON with B and A)
  • Spectrophotometer (color), shore D Hardness tester. 

High Throughput Synthesis & Characterization... 

  • High Throughput parallel synthesis & screening module Parallel Polymerization
  • CSTR Reactors, 12-24,000 Experiments per year
  • High Throughput Near Infrared Spectroscopy
  • High Throughput GPC analysis for polymers (heating capabilities, 4 detectors)
  • Free radicals, condensation, and anionic polymerization.  

For how Innovante can best serve your R&D needs, please contact us at 281-557-3320.

 
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