Development Cycle

Whether engineering a new coating technology or improving an existing formula, our team has developed a broad range of water and solvent-based polymer formulations solving some of the industry’s most challenging performance criteria with scalable, practical and application-friendly solutions.

Clients partner with our team to address the specific performance characteristics, physical properties, environmental compliance needs, application method and testing procedures required for the project. Throughout the commercialization process, our equipment engineers work directly with our customer’s production team to optimize the coating application.

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Development Cycle

Testing Procedures

APV’s fully equipped laboratory offers testing resources for a multitude of industry standard specifications. Our in-house testing capabilities include:

Salt spray resistance

Salt spray resistance

Hardness

Hardness

UV resistance

UV resistance

Flexibility

Flexibility

Water immersion

Water immersion

Cold resistance

Cold resistance

Humidity resistance

Humidity resistance

Mar / scuff resistance

Mar / scuff resistance

Mold & mildew resistance

Mold & mildew resistance

Acid resistance

Acid resistance

Gasoline, hot oil, antifreeze exposure

Gasoline, hot oil, antifreeze exposure

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