PLADOS LAB

Over 30 years of experience and know-how in composite materials

MISSION

Delta Lab is the Plados-Telma Group's division dedicated to research, development and innovaoneon, as well as to the production and formulation of quartz-based acrylic materials for its own production of kitchen sinks and to the production of aluminium trihydrate-based acrylic formulations for the bathroom sector and the furniture industry as a whole.

Delta Lab dispone of a state-of-the-art chemical-physical laboratory equipped with sophisticated and advanced technological research instrumentation where experienced and qualified personnel work, with high technical-scientific skills, able to carry out a wide range of chemical and mechanical tests, both for internal purposes and for external subjects, both public and private. In fact, Delta Lab's staff is made up of specialised technicians, mechanical and chemical engineers, researchers and university innovators, collaborating for many years with the Chemistry Department of the University of Camerino.

THE STRUCTURE

The facility covers an area of 3,500 square metres, including offices, testing areas, chemical-physical laboratories, a raw material transformazione and productionone plant, unique in Europe, developed with state-of-the-art technology and fully automated, and extensive storage areas for raw materials such as mineral fillers and polymers.

CHEMICAL ANALYSES

Using standardised and accurate control procedures, we analyse every raw material involved in the production process of acrylic dispersions, as well as the characteristics of raw material inputs, semi-finished products and composite materials. We study and optimise chemical formulations and assess the quality consistency of the various components using scientific methodology. In order to do this, we make use of technologically advanced instruments: digital viscosimeters, spectro-photochromometers for colour definition, DEA, DSC, Rheometers, automated thermobalances, electron microscopes, mixers, vertical agitators, plate moulding simulators, thermostatic baths and muffles.

CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL TESTS

We have dedicated an entire area to conducting chemical and physical tests on applied products. We carry out tests on our composite materials during product development, to improve their technical characteristics and avoid the occurrence of defects in use, and to extend the life of the product in the customer's home, such as: hardness measurement with the HRM hardness tester, instant impact resistance by Charpy Resilience, elastic traction modules with the HRM hardness tester, and instant impact resistance with the HRM hardness tester, instant impact resistance by means of the ?Charpy Resilience?, elastic trazione and flexione modules, scratch resistance by means of the ?SCRATCH test? and ?TABER test? to measure the resistance to abrasionone on sink surfaces. The R&D laboratory applies all quality control procedures according to ISO 9001.

OUR PARTNERS

OUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

DELTA's R&D team, our driving force for both product and process innovation, works crosswise and synergistically with the production and design process. Several R&D projects addressing environmental and eco-sustainable issues have been developed and successfully completed by the company.