Capabilities
Interfacial’s Development Services Division is located in the Cervenka Center, a world-class incubation facility in Prescott, Wisconsin. Its labs are outfitted with state of the art melt processing, prototyping and characterization equipment.
Melt Processing Capabilities
- 11 mm Thermo Fisher Twin Screw Extruder (40:1 L:D)
- 27 mm Entek Twin Screw Extruder (52:1 L:D)
- Twin Screw Extruder auxiliaries
- Side stuffing
- Gravimetric feeding
- Liquid injection unit
- Melt pump
- Vacuum stuffer
- Inline screen changer
- Profile extrusion
- Air/water cooling belt
- Strand and underwater pelletizing
- High speed blender
- Inline rheometer
- Thermo Fisher Mini-molder
- Arburg 270C 40 Ton Injection Molder
- ASTM Specimen and Plaque tooling
- Pellet Mill
Characterization Capabilities
- Hitachi SEM/EDAX
- Netsch TGA/DSC
- Bruker FTIR
- Waters GPC/HPLC
- MTS Universal Testing Machine
- Tinius Olsen Impact Tester
- RayRan Heat Distortion Temperature Tester
- RayRan Melt Flow Indexer
- Dynisco Capillary Rheometer
- Moisture Analyzer
- Conductivity Tester
- Durometer Tester
- Colorimeter
- Sintering Furnace
- Drying Ovens
Chemical Synthesis Capabilities
- Organic/Inorganic Synthesis
- Glassware
- Roto-evaporators
- Precision Balances
- Silverson High Speed Mixer
Additive Manufacturing
(3D Printing)
- Unique Industry Knowledge Related to 3D Printing Materials and Processing Technologies
- Novel Materials Development Capability for Open and Closed 3D Printing Systems.
- Prototyping and Short Run Manufacturing based on the Arburg Freeformer Technology.
- Ability to Work with Novel 3D Printed Materials, including FDA Approved Materials, Polyolefins, etc.
- Applications Development Utilizing Freeformer Technology and Novel Materials.