With the ThermoLab (aTL) developed by adphos, the Upper Bavarian company is expanding the possibilities for analysing thermal processes. This analysis tool enables the mass development and temperature profile of a sample to be recorded synchronously during thermal treatments.
Thanks to the temporal resolution and precise weighing, evaporation and reaction profiles can be tracked in detail throughout the process. According to adphos, this opens up new possibilities for systematically investigating process parameters and better evaluating the behaviour of materials during thermal treatments.
One example of such investigations is drying processes for coated materials, such as those encountered in battery production. Here, the thermal process must not cause any negative effects such as binder migration or gradient formation leading to cracking. Through the synchronised measurement of mass and temperature profiles, the critical process areas of electrode coating can be identified, analysed and taken into account in process control. The adphos ThermoLab can also be used for a wide range of other thermal process analyses, such as applications involving paints, adhesives or functional coatings.
The tests can be carried out at the adphos application laboratory in Bruckmühl. There, companies can test material samples under realistic process conditions. In addition to laboratory tests at adphos, the adphos ThermoLab can also be hired to carry out tests within the company’s own development environment. The aNIR® technology developed by adphos is based on photonic radiation and enables rapid and precise energy input into materials, allowing thermal processes in industrial applications to be precisely controlled and optimised.
adphos
Based in Upper Bavaria, adphos is a group of companies that has focused on the development of adphosNIR® technology. This technology enables thermal processes to be reduced and implemented with a smaller footprint. Thanks to its global presence through branches and cooperation partners in many countries across Europe, the USA, Japan and other industrialised nations, the company can ensure short communication channels and on-site support.
