* UV Curing
-free radical
- cationic
- custom oligomers
* Pressure Sensitive
Adhesives
-formulation/process
-high performance
* Imaging Chemistry
-negative / positive
* Flexographic Printing
Plates
* Custom Polymer
Synthesis
* Process Development
* Product Development
Prototype Samples
* Prior Art Searches
(patents, publications,
general knowledge)
we provide consulting services in the following areas of expertise:
* Polymer design and synthesis (structure/property relationships, design for application,
raw materials selection, vendor options, prototype samples)
* Expertise includes condensation polymers, addition (free radical, cationic) polymers,
polymer modification (grafting, functionalization) for specific properties, polymer blending
* Specific expertise in Radiation Curing (UV, Visible, Electron beam), Pressure Sensitive
Adhesives (acrylic, SIS elastomers) and Imaging Chemistry (flexographic printing plates,
color proofing)
* Process Design and Development - polymerization reactors, specialty coating,
process design for efficient scale-up to manufacturing
* Prior art searches (patents, publications, open art, general knowledge)
Hold Over 20 US Patents in diverse areas of polymer technology and product application
Memberships:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
* Polymer Chemistry Division
Thimble Peak Consultants, LLC
Tucson, Arizona 85749
(520) 760-3681
e-Mail: jamartens@thimblepk.com
