Launch of New Demo Program Allows Companies to Experience ACOMP’s Powerful Data First-hand (New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Fluence Analytics, a manufacturer of industrial and laboratory monitoring systems, today announced the release of its third-generation ACOMP product. ACOMP is an automated smart manufacturing system that continuously analyzes polymers during production and produces realtime insights into reaction kinetics and...Read More
ACOMP was used to monitor the free radical polymerization of vinyl pyrrolidone using UV Absorption (UV), capillary viscometry and multi-angle light scattering (MALS). This technical note describes how ACOMP is used to monitor the polymerization of vinyl pyrrolidone under small changes in initiator concentrations.Read More
ACOMP Brochure: Realtime Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions ACOMP is Automatic Continuous On-line Monitoring of Polymerization reactions, a patented solution that continuously extracts, dilutes, and conditions a small stream of reactor contents for analysis by a variety of non-chromatographic and chromatographic methods throughout the entire reaction process. The system can directly measure macromolecular properties during production. This fundamental information...Read More
The International Symposium on GPC/SEC and Related Techniques will take place at the Royal Sonesta in New Orleans from Monday, October 2 through Thursday, October 5, 2017. Dr. Wayne Reed, CSO of Fluence Analytics, will overview ACOMP during the second plenary session from 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3. ACOMP is an automated solution for continuous,...Read More
Fluence Analytics Product Manager, Natalie Leonardi, is presenting ACOMP results from the online monitoring of a step growth polymerization of polyurethane during the 60th annual Polyurethanes Technical Conference at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel. Natalie’s presentation is scheduled in the Chemistry I technical session for Tuesday, October 3 at 10 a.m. in Galerie 3. ACOMP...Read More
Fluence Analytics launched its Applications Engineering Center during summer 2016. Working directly with customers and conducting internal R&D, Fluence Analytics has used ACOMP to monitor, and in some cases control, numerous polymerizations across a spectrum of polymer families. Since the launch of the Center, Fluence Analytics has expanded the number of polymer chemistries which are...Read More
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and smart manufacturing initiatives are accelerating the creation of new technologies, transforming global manufacturing. Like most innovation, competitive advantage and measurable, improved economics will be the biggest drivers of adoption. Enhanced sensors, data collection, analysis, visualization and interpretation will drive accelerated learning from existing processes and inform the design...Read More
Smart Manufacturing System Achieves 99% Availability Since Installation (New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies (APMT) recently launched its second generation industrial ACOMP product with a successful installation at an industrial polymer manufacturing facility. The second generation ACOMP was installed in June 2016, achieving more than 99% availability since installation. APMT’s first generation...Read More
(New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies (APMT) has released its first technical note, detailing the features, benefits and functionality of the ACOMP smart manufacturing system. The technical note describes the evolution of the ACOMP technology honed through R&D efforts over the past 20 years by scientists and engineers at Tulane University and...Read More
