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Our Trial Centre

For testing and innovating your mixing and dispersing processes

The ystral trial centre is the ideal place to develop new products and processes or optimize existing ones, to train your operating personnel on our machines - and to put our technologies through their paces.

EXPANDED TESTING CAPACITY

Our new testing facility

With our newly opened testing facility at the ystral headquarters in Ballrechten-Dottingen / Germany we can carry out more tests than before and process a wider range of raw materials.

The machines used there are ATEX-compliant and the new test facility meets the requirements of the current explosion protection and water protection guidelines and laws.

If you would prefer to carry out your tests in your familiar environment, we are also happy to provide you with test machines and systems (skidded units) on a rental basis. These machines and systems are also ATEX-compliant if your application requires it.

1.8 million
Euro
Investment amount
150 sqm
Surface area
of the test building
4 / day
Trials
are possible on site
100 %
Bandwidth
All ystral machines can be used
YOUR BENEFITS

Four reasons to carry out your tests with us

Tests in the ystral trial centre provide a reliable basis for your investment decisions and your production practice.

01 - Qualified process consulting
Far more than just accompanying trials.

You benefit from qualified advice from our process experts and our comprehensive know-how from thousands of successful trials.

02 - DETAILED REPORTING
You know every setscrew in your process.

Your trial report contains the complete test documentation covering all tested recipes, process parameters, and measurement results.

03 - RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SCALE-UP
Direct Relevance to Production Practice

You will receive concrete recommendations from us for scale-up, as well as for the optimal machine configuration to meet your production requirements.

04 - YSTRAL PROCESS GUARANTEE
What works in the trial centre also works in your production.

This is what we stand for with our process guarantee, which gives you the certainty that your recipe can be realized on a production scale.

In-house laboratory

Reliable data instead of visual inspection

Immediately after each test, we carry out extensive analyses, discuss the results with you and jointly develop optimization approaches for the next test steps.

Density measurement
Precise density determination of your samples with the light microscope
Particle size analysis
Determination of particle sizes with dynamic light scattering
Viscosity measurement
Use of different measuring methods with and without temperature control
Shear rates
Recording curves of different shear rates

ATEX CONFORM

Tests with flammable and explosive powders and solvents

Tests with flammable and explosive media are generally possible in our trial centre. A case-by-case examination is required for this. The trial machines and testing facility are equipped with various safety features to ensure that such media can be processed safely.

Some H-phrases are excluded. These include certain explosive, oxidizing and highly toxic substances. If this applies to your raw materials, please contact us. We can often find a solution, for example by carrying out tests with ystral rental machines on your premises.

We have already processed over 500 solids in our trial centre and look forward to every new challenge and the opportunity to expand our powder list.

To the powder overview

Free Online Seminar

Avoid errors during trials and scale-up

  • Incorrect machine and tool selection for the test setup
  • Unsuitable measurement and evaluation methods
  • Incorrect evaluation of time-dependent processes
  • Falsification of results due to insufficient test quantities
ONLINE SEMINAR: 60 MIN
Reading Tea Leaves vs. Real Data: Classic Mistakes During Trials and Scale up

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Procedure

How do trials work at ystral?

1
Requirements analysis
2
Individual trial offer
3
Material delivery & test preparation
4
Carrying out the trials
5
Immediate results analysis
6
Detailed reporting
7
Material return

Infographic: Our process for bespoke trials

Find out more about the process of planning, conducting and evaluating tests in our trial centre – and how you can benefit from the advice of our process and application engineers.

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Frequently asked questions

What you should know about tests in our trial centre

Yes, in principle, tests with flammable and explosive media can also be carried out in our trial centre – however, this always requires an individual examination of each case.

We can carry out tests with a wide range of raw materials in our trial centre. However, some H-phrases are excluded. This applies, for example, to certain explosive and oxidizing substances as well as substances with certain toxic and harmful properties. If this applies to the raw materials you process, please contact us so that we can find a solution together.

We use the light microscope to examine your samples with regard to various factors: both density measurement and particle size analysis with dynamic light scattering are possible. We can also determine viscosities using various measuring methods with and without temperature control and plot curves of different shear rates. The analyses are carried out immediately after the test, allowing you to discuss the results directly with our process and application engineers.

No, you don't have to be on site to carry out tests in our trial centre. You can also follow the tests remotely via livestream.

Up to four tests per day can be carried out in our trial centre.

Once the tests have been completed, you will receive a comprehensive test report within approximately one week. Your final report contains the complete test documentation with all tested recipes, process parameters and measurement results. You will also receive specific recommendations from us for the scale-up and the optimum machine equipment for your production requirements.

Yes, this is possible. If you would prefer to carry out your tests in your familiar environment, we are also happy to provide you with test machines and pilot plant equipment on a rental basis. Conducting tests at your premises is particularly useful if raw materials with H-phrases are to be used that cannot be processed in our technical center. These include various explosive and oxidizing substances as well as substances with certain toxic and harmful properties.

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