example solution
FlexShuttle

Fully automated paints and coatings development and quality control

FLEXSHUTTLE PAINTS & COATINGS
Overview

Chemspeed's solution

The modular design enables significant efficiency increase combined with high quality and maximum ease of use. 

  • Design your automated laboratory
  • Navigate on the system with shuttles
  • Model, execute and control multiple workflows
  • Dispense gravimetrically liquids, pastes and solids from small to large amounts in high accuracy 
  • Choose from different applications methods, e.g. draw down, airborne and airless spraying, spin coating, roller coating
  • Add test methods for liquid characterization, e.g. pH measurement and adjustment, density, viscosity, rheology
  • Characterize coatings using various methods, e.g. color measurement, gloss, haze, hardness, scrub resistance, stain resistance, chemical resistance, etc.
A Chemspeed flexshuttle with blue frame and metal and glass doors housing multiple robotic arms

Workflow

Example workflows

Generic steps for paints, coatings and adhesives

Example of detailed steps for paints, coatings and adhesives

Benefits

Powerful advantages

  • Increase throughput
  • Enhance reproducibility and quality
  • Reduce raw material consumption and waste
  • Enable digitalization
  • Release brain power for other tasks
  • Boost innovation
Software
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