When you required an outsourced manufacturer for processing your chemicals for your various product lines, it is important that they have exceptional analytical capabilities. You want a well-rounded chemical manufacturer that has the capability to grow with you, particularly when you are trying to develop a new product or improve an existing one.

Typical Equipment a Contractor Should Have

Equipment for involved gas chromatography is essential. Chromatography, in bare bones, is the separation of mixtures; therefore, when it refers to gases, you are dealing with possible volatile components such as solvents and monomers. Typical applications of gas chromatography include separating different components in a mixture or even testing the purity of a material. In some cases, this process can also identify the ingredients in an unknown chemical compound or mixture.

Facilities for reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) are important too. This process is a type of column chromatography which involves the purification of individual compounds from mixtures and can be used for dealing with comparative scales.

Yet another type of chromatography should be considered an absolute must in your quest for a contractor with outstanding analytical capabilities. It is called size exclusion chromatography. This process helps determine the molecular weight of different polymers. These polymers, often used in plastics, are connected by covalent chemical bonds.

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy is another facet you should confirm when shopping around for a manufacturing contractor. This type of spectroscopy is a measurement method by which arrays of particles are accumulated based on specific measurements based on the property of waves from a radiation-based source.

Manual and automatic titrations are yet another important analytical talent the manufacturer’s laboratory should have. Titration is a common technique of quantitative analysis in which the concentration of a recognised reactant is determined. This method is also called volumetric analysis because measurements of volume are involved.

Partnerships

The chemical contractor’s ability to forge partnerships with other analytical laboratories for third-party testing and substantiability is important too. Look for these collaborations as they can provide an even larger range of analytical services you may eventually need. Not every chemical manufacturer’s lab has 100% of testing mechanisms and equipment it needs to perform every test imaginable. That is why partnerships with other expert laboratories in important. The bottom line is that you need an effective contract manufacturer for your product line and that means the equipment and resources to process and analyse your chemicals.