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Marpol’s primary manufacturing facility
is located in central Goa and spread over an area of 26,000 sq
ft.  The facility consists
of a resin manufacturing plant, two powder coating manufacturing
plants, a QA laboratory, warehouses and administrative offices.
An additional 10,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in north India
services the key northern industrial centres.
We have sourced machines from top manufacturers around the world
to ensure the quality and reliability of our end products. These
include:
Mixaco CM 600 Mixer, Germany
 The quality of the premix largely
determines the quality of the powder. The Mixaco premixer ensures
intimate mixing of
raw materials
within 30 secs, without generation of latent heat. Capacity:
250 kg.
Buss PCS 70 Extruder, Switzerland
 This reciprocating single
screw extruder ensures a consistent extrudate with very high
levels of output. This operation needs to be completed within
a
very short span of time as the ingredients of the premix are highly sensitive.
Capacity: 600 kg/hr.
Hosokawa ACM-30 Pulveriser and Classifier, Japan
Ensures proper
classification and consistent particle size distribution. Capacity
of 550-600 kg/hr.
Allgaier VTSF-S 1200 Sifter, Germany
This sifter is fitted with
ultrasonic device to avoid clogging of powder particles. Capacity
of 550-600 kg/hr.
QA/QC FACILITIES
Our well equipped laboratory assures product
quality as per ISO 9001:2000 specifications. Our critical testing
equipment
includes:
Macbeth Color-Eye Color Computer, USA
Comparision of color values.
Development of new shades.etc
Malvern Mastersizer Particle Size Analyser, England
To test
the Particle Size Of Powders
QUV-Basic QUV Apparatus, USA
 To test the Weathering Resistance
of Coatings
Prism TSE 16PC Powder Coating Extruder, England
Homogenization
of the premix ingredients of the formulation in powder coatings
Retsch Mill Basic, Germany
To grind small quantities of Powders
by simulating bigger grinders.
Mettler DSC-12E0 Differential Scanning Calorimeter, USA
To assess
the resins,curing agents and powder formulation by observing
glass transition temperature, melting properties
together with temperature range for cross linking and relative
degree of cure.
Brookfield CAP 2000+ Viscometer (USA)
Determination of viscosity
of resin and curing agents in order to correlate the film flow
in powder formulation.
Elcometer Dry Film Thickness Guage (England)
Measurement of Dry
Film Thickness of coatings.
RESEARCH FACILITIES
The  Technology Centre occupies 10,000 sq
ft area and is the R&D arm of Marpol. It is armed with
the most sophisticated equipment and a team of highly skilled
technical people. The main objective of the Centre is to develop
specialty resins for powder coatings and develop analytical
techniques for validation of simulation results. The key equipment
utilized includes:
Shimadzu DSC-60 Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Japan
 Helps assess the resins, curing agents and powder
formulation by observing glass transition temperature, melting
properties
together with temperature
range for cross linking and relative degree of cure.
Brookfield CAP 2000+ Viscometer, USA
For determination of viscosity
of resin and curing agents in order to correlate the film flow
in powder formulation.
Waters GPC 510 pump with RI detector-Shodex SE, USA
Study of
molecular weight distribution of polymers
Perkin Elmer Spectrum One FTIR, England
Identification of pure
compound and detection of impurities, important functional
groups in resin and curing agent.
Shimadzu
UV-2401PC UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Japan
 Determination of
absorption curve and concentrations during synthesis of resins
and curing agents.
Prism TSE 16PC Powder Coating Extruder, England
Homogenization
of the premix ingredients of the formulation in powder coatings
Knauer High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC),
Germany
 Qualitative and quantitative analysis of raw materials
and finished product.
Aster Gas Chromatograph, India
 Determines the
concentration of individual chemical compounds in a given chemical
mixture.
The R&D Center also houses:
Wet Lab: For bench scale resin
formulation development
Resin Pilot Plant: To scale up resin
batches to commercial level.
Engineering Lab: This lab houses
complex technical apparatus such as glass assemblies, phase
equilibrium set up, equipment
for thermal and thermodynamic data, etc for measurement
and generation of data and validation of simulation results.
Analytical
Lab: Is fully equipped with the most sophisticated instruments
for developing analytical techniques.
Computer Lab: Uses customized
specialty software for modeling and simulation activities.
Effluent
Treatment Systems: Ensures effective recycling, eco-conservation
and waste minimization.
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