Research and development

Research and Development

AGC Chemicals offers full support services including business and market development, customer service, technical service, application development and research and product development.

Our Business and Technical Center in Exton, PA is the North and South American business head office and center of technology for our fluoropolymer resins, custom compounds and specialty materials.

We are committed to continuous improvement, investing in state-of-the-art R&D laboratories and advanced testing equipment. These upgrades enable us to deliver innovative, cutting-edge, and value-added solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

Technical Capabilites Include

  • Physical testing
  • Analytical testing
  • Environmental and accelerated aging studies
  • Material identification
  • Thermal analysis
  • Rheometry
  • Surface and wear analysis
  • Microscopy

Dedicated Services for New Application
Development and Product Enhancement

Fluon+™ Filled PTFE Compounds Formulating and compounding samples, compression and automatic molding, instrumented wear testing.

Fluon+™ Melt Processable Compounds Formulating and compounding samples, injection and compression molding, extrusion of strands/pellets, films and profiles; color-matching and rheological analyses; electrical and thermal conductivity characterization.

AFLAS® Fluoroelastomers Formulating and compounding samples, compression and automatic molding, instrumented wear testing.

LUMIFLON® Fluoropolymer Resins Paint formulating with weathering and physical performance property testing on metal, wood, concrete and plastics, extrusion of powder coatings.

AsahiKlin® Fluorinated Solvents Sample preparation, vapor degreasing services, application development and customer support.

AsahiGuard E-Series Fluorinated Water/Oil Repellents Material development, customer support and application simulation for coated paper, stone and tile protection, technical textiles and nonwovens production, exposure and resistance testing.

FORBLUE™ FLEMION™ Ion Exchange Membranes Brine/membrane analysis, sample preparation, history and recordkeeping, total organic carbon (TOC) testing, induced couple plasma (ICP) testingand ion chromatography (IC).

FibraLAST® Non-fluorinated Water/Oil Repellents Material development; customer support and application simulation for coated paper, stone and tile protection, technical textiles and nonwovens production; exposure and resistance testing.

Testing Capabilities