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Industrial Applications of Powder Rheology Webinar Series

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Scientists and engineers at Evonik, one of the world’s leading speciality chemicals companies, have been successfully using the FT4 Powder Rheometer® for many years, Freeman Technology are delighted that they will be joining a series of five webinars to share their experiences.

The first – Industrial Applications of Powder Rheology Part 1 – takes place on April 6th and will include a talk from Jonathan Gorka, Applications Scientist at Evonik on the versatility and value of permeability measurements. In the coming months there will be also be contributions from Saiid Mohammed, Senior Technical Marketing Manager and Christina Sotelo, Scientist in Personal Care and Cosmetics. Each webinar will include a Q&A session where attendees can submit your questions to our presenters.

6 April 2021 | 07:00 PDT | 10:00 EDT | 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST

Industrial Applications of Powder Rheology – Part 1

  • Measuring and Understanding Powder Flow and Powder Behaviour
  • Versatility of Permeability Measurements to Understand Cohesiveness Caused by Liquid or Static Bridging of Particles

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11 May 2021 | 07:00 PDT | 10:00 EDT | 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST

Industrial Applications of Powder Rheology – Part 2

  • Aeration Testing as an Indirect Method for Quantifying Static Charge

22 June 2021 | 07:00 PDT | 10:00 EDT | 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST

Industrial Applications of Powder Rheology – Part 3

  • Understanding the Cohesive Nature of Powders through Shear Cell Analysis

20 July 2021 | 07:00 PDT | 10:00 EDT | 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST

Industrial Applications of Powder Rheology – Part 4

  • Importance of Pre-Consolidation Stress Conditions for Optimized Shear Cell Tests

14 September 2021 | 07:00 PDT | 10:00 EDT | 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST

Industrial Applications of Powder Rheology – Part 5

  • The Application of Powder Characterization Techniques in Personal Care Using the FT4 Powder Rheometer

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Freeman Technology

Freeman Technology

About us

Freeman Technology specialises in systems for measuring the flow properties of powders and has nearly 20 years' experience in powder flow and powder characterisation.

The company invests significantly in R&D and applications development, and provides detailed know-how to support its range of products. Expert teams guide and support users around the world in addressing their individual powder challenges, focusing on delivering the most relevant information for the process. The result is world-leading solutions for understanding powder behaviour - in development, formulation, scale-up, processing, quality control, or anywhere that powders have a role.

Freeman Technology’s solutions include the FT4 Powder Rheometer®, a uniquely universal powder tester, and the Uniaxial Powder Tester, a complementary tool for quick and robust powder assessment. Systems are installed around the world in the chemical, pharmaceutical, toners, foods, powder coatings, metals, ceramics, cosmetics, and many other industries. They deliver data that maximise process and product understanding, accelerating R&D and formulation towards successful commercialisation, and supporting the long term optimisation of powder processes.

Founded in 1989 as a developer of automated testing systems for materials characterisation, the company has focused exclusively on powders since the late 1990s and in 2018 became part of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation. The company’s R&D, manufacturing and commercial headquarters are in Gloucestershire, UK, with operations and distribution partners in key global territories. In 2007 the company received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation and in 2012 the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

Where we supply to

UK Ireland, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America

Industries we supply to

Chemicals, Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Toiletries

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