AMETEK Completes Acquisition of Indicor Instrumentation
BERWYN, Pa., Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of a …
September 14, 2026
BERWYN, Pa., Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of a …
New dual-die design doubles rubber testing throughput in the same footprint. HUDSON, Ohio – August 3, 2026 – Alpha Technologies, a global leader …
Expanded agreement brings broader sales, service, and application support to rubber and polymer testing laboratories across Japan. TOKYO, Japan – August 1, 2026 …
HEXPOL AB, a leading global provider of polymer solutions, and Alpha Technologies, a global leader in rheology testing instrumentation and materials analysis software, today …
Strategic acquisition strengthens dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) capabilities, expands field service coverage, and accelerates product innovation.
Alpha Technologies partners with Politecnico di Milano, bringing advanced rubber testing capabilities to support European market growth.
Can an RPA replace your Mooney viscometer? Straight answers on correlation, CoAs, filled compounds, natural rubber and standards.
Driving Out Variation in Rubber Materials Catch raw elastomer inconsistency on the loading dock, not after it drops from the mixer. Mooney Viscosity …
The hidden high cost of testing materials under the wrong conditions Your rheometer data says the resin flows at 80 °C. Your molding press …
Why reference-temperature data doesn’t predict process behavior Your rheometer reports gel time at 160 °C isothermal hold: 8 minutes. Your molding press uses a …
Organizations around the world use the Premier RPA for research into product innovations that improve quality and promote sustainability. Here are examples of …
Polymer scientists and product engineers have long relied on standard techniques like Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) to pinpoint …
A customized Alpha MV-RPA test on the Premier RPA reproduces Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) for raw elastomers (R² = 0.996) and filled compounds (R² = 0.998).
Introduction High Frequency Needs Nowadays, a lot of materials are submitted to repetitive mechanical force or solicitation. For example: some joint polymer part …
Introduction Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is a well-established technique for characterizing the viscoelastic (mechanical) properties of materials and is increasingly used in biomedical …
Introduction To understand the viscoelastic behavior of a material, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) is one of the most useful characterization techniques. It helps …
Introduction During polymer manufacturing, molecules often do not have sufficient time to move into the positions or conformations that correspond to the processing …
Introduction Creep is one of the most fundamental and dominant analytical tools used to study material behavior. These measurements help characterize the response …
Learn FT-Rheology LAOS test method for non-linear viscoelastic material analysis with RPA.
The Future of Thermoset Testing: A Look at the Latest Developments Review selected studies that were completed on epoxy prepreg systems utilizing ESR …
Webinar: Reduce Raw Material Variation Using Rheometry Learn From The Rheology Experts Check out this webinar that we conducted with Rubber News on …
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