BEST PRACTICE FOR MIXING
ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS
Resodyn provides ResonantAcoustic® Mixers (RAM) to manufacturers of resin systems for the Aerospace and Defense Industries. RAM rapidly and thoroughly mixes polymers, fillers, curing agents, and additives under controlled temperature.
The RAM process allows reliable repeatability and order of magnitude faster processing with uniform dispersion of materials even when materials are shear sensitive or have high viscosity. The shortened mix times result in lower mix temperatures and extended pot life.
The RAM systems are used for challenging mixing applications in a broad range of commercial manufacturing sites worldwide. RAM systems are bladeless and mixing occurs within a closed mixing vessel, which prevents cross contamination and provides for ease of cleanup. Mixing of adhesives in adhesive and sealant application vessels (such as a SEMCO tube) have been shown to be effective.
Applications for RAM products in the Adhesives & Sealants (Aerospace and Defense) Industry are inclusive of:
- Advanced Ceramic Components
- Epoxies
- Filled Resins
- Polyimide Films
- Pre-ceramic Polymers
- Rocket Insulation
- Silicones
- Specialty Sealants
- Structural Adhesives
- Syntactic Foams
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW
RAM CAN HELP YOU
Videos
Industry Folio
Patents
Loaded Polymer Blending in Less than 3 Minutes!
To illustrate a heavily loaded polymer blend, two materials of very different particle sizes are blended with a polymer surrogate. This footage documents the nature of the material blending and integration into a heavily loaded (~85%) polymer based paste in just over 2 minutes. The use of RAM™ technology is ideally suited for loading of solids into polymers and mixing to a high rate of dispersion and consistent viscosity throughout the blend.
Polymer and Viscous Liquid Blending in 4 Seconds!
Many polymer based processing applications require additional ingredients for performance or coloration. To illustrate RAM’s ability to quickly and thoroughly mix ingredients of different characteristics, 2.5 grams of food coloring was blended with 235 grams of a polymer surrogate. The final mixture shows the liquid fully dispersed within the polymer due to the unique and effective mixing action captured in the high speed footage.
Download this folio of insightful testimonials and links to informative technical papers, articles and patents involving RAM’s impact on the development and use of Adhesives and Sealants.
ADHESIVE AND SEALANT
MIXING PRODUCTS
LabRAM II
1,000 gram capacity for repetitive and small sample processing
Up to 2.2 lb (1,000 gram) payload capacity full-featured, digitally controlled batch mixer for bench-scale development, mixing, and processing.
OmniRAM
5 kg capacity delivers pilot and small-scale development capabilities
11 lb (5 kg) payload capacity, full featured, digitally controlled batch mixer for larger-than-bench-scale development, pilot and small-scale production and processing.
RAM 5
36kg capacity for pilot production and processing
80 lb (36 kg) payload capacity, digitally controlled, batch mixer with multiple processing capabilities and options for pilot production and processing.