Present and past adventures
Two decades of polymerization projects, plant work and specialty acrylic development.
2022
- Buildup of a brand new polymerization plant - composite materials (plant development - ITALY)
2021
- Buildup of a brand new polymerization plant - composite materials (plant development - ITALY)
2020
- Buildup of a brand new polymerization plant - composite materials (plant development - ITALY)
2019
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - BELGIUM)
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - ITALY)
- Extrudable PMMA copolymers with improved thermal resistance obtained via free radical suspension polymerization (product development - BULGARIA/ISRAEL)
- Cumyl-dithiobenzoates mediated living polymerization of acrylic resins (patent development - AUSTRALIA)
2018
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - BELGIUM)
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - ITALY)
- Extruded PMMA plant optimization (plant and process development - BULGARIA/ISRAEL)
- Frosted looking panel with gloss surface (product development - ITALY)
- European Patent Application EP3271418A1 / WIPO Patent Application WO2016/146825A1 (patent - ITALY)
2017
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - SPAIN/ISRAEL)
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - BELGIUM)
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - ITALY)
- Cast plant optimization - block polymerization (plant and product development - ITALY)
- Frosted acrylic nanocharged panels (product development under NDA - ITALY)
- Autoclave customization - thermomechanical aspects (plant development - ITALY)
- Acrylic glue - polymerizable compound (product development - ITALY)
- Compatibilization methods of inorganic oxides with methacrylates (process development - FRANCE)
2016
- Highly converted prepolymers applied to composite materials - kitchen skin (process development - ITALY)
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - BELGIUM)
- Cast plant optimization (plant development - SLOVENIA)
- Frosted acrylic nanocharged panels (product development under NDA - ITALY)
2015
- Highly converted prepolymers applied to composite materials - kitchen skins (process development - ITALY)
- Cast PMMA plant optimization (plant development - BELGIUM)
- 600lt reactor development for nanoparticles monodispersion in solvent paint (process development - ITALY)
2014
- Solar Concentrators with organic dyes (product development - ITALY)
- In-house consultant contract - Università dell' Insubria (Como - ITALY)
- Food grade fireproof PMMA composites (product development -ITALY)
- Batch reactor design and optimization for high conversion prepolymers (plant development - BELGIUM)
2013
- Polyester plant conversion to cast methacrylates (plant startup - ITALY)
- High purity cast PMMA panels with Thermoformable PMMA copolymer with a Tg of 65-85°C (product development - ITALY)
- GLASS/co-PMMA/GLASS sandwich panel (protocol development under NDA - SWITZERLAND)
2012
- Nanofilled transparent coating polymer/solvent based systems (consulting under NDA - ITALY)
- Hydrophilic PMMA plates (consulting - ITALY)
- Microwave shielding methacrylates (product development - ITALY)
- Bulk castings of IR/visible phosphors (product development under NDA - FRANCE)
- PIC polymer impregnated concrete (consulting under NDA - ITALY)
- Extrudable nanocharged PMMA materials (consulting under NDA - ITALY)
- Back-lightable materials with improved diffusional properties (product development - ITALY)
2011
- Rare earth-doped alumina based phosphors (product development - JAPAN)
- Nanocomposite for lightening purpose (patent development - ITALY/SWITZERLAND)
- Fireproof methacrylates (product development - ITALY)
- IR blocking PMMA/borate nano composite (product development - ITALY)
- Radiopaque methacrylates for dental purpose (consulting - ITALY)
- Dental materials for CAD/CAM technology (product development - ITALY)
- Free radical polymerization of slurry acrylic resins (consulting - ARGENTINA)
- CBN-like tools for PMMA dry milling (technology development - SWEDEN)
- High Mw PMMA prepolymers (consulting on plant optimization - ITALY)
2010
- Ultra-high MW methacrylic polymers (consulting - GERMANY)
- Applied nitroxide-mediated polymerization (patent development - FRANCE)
- Tracer materials (product development - ITALY)
- Nanofilled holographic panels (product development - ITALY)
- Quality improuvment in redox-like PMMA polymerization (plant startup - ITALY)
- Lightable panels with great efficiency (consulting on patent activity - ITALY)
- HEMA/PMMA copolymers and its related biomedical application (consulting - ITALY)
- CaCO3/PMMA composites (product development - ITALY)
2009
- Titanocene mediated hybrid polymerization of bulk PMMA (product development - ITALY)
- Cast panel plant improuvment (plant optimization - ITALY)
- High Tg PMMA cast PMMA homopolymer (product development - ITALY)
- Light-weight inorganic/PMMA composite microfilled materials (product development - U.K.)
- Initiator free prepolymers (patent development - GERMANY)
- Titania/PMMA nanocomposite (product development - ITALY)
- ITO/PMMA composite for IAG laser applications (product development - ITALY)
- LaB6 composite acrylic polymers (patent development - ITALY)
- Autoclave-waterbath hybrid polymerization of bubble-filled PMMA plates (product development - ITALY)
- Acrylonitrile based solvent based glue (product development - ITALY)
2008
- Living polymerization applied to thick PMMA plates (product development - ITALY)
- Deep-cold PMMA appliable materials (product development - ITALY)
- Low temperature peroxides for methacrylic monomers prepolymers (consulting - GERMANY)
- Alcohol resistant methacrylic plates (product development - ITALY)
- High viscosity M/P systems (product development - U.K./ITALY)
- Reduced water-absorbing PMMA cast plates (product development - ITALY)
- Batch reactor design optimization (consulting on existing plant - ITALY)
2007
- Polymerization strategies for great masses polymerization (product development - ITALY)
- UV resistant PMMA plates (product development - ITALY)
- Styrene-free opal materials (product development - ITALY)
2006
- Ultra-low thickness alumina/PMMA composite panels (product development - ITALY)
- Improved tensile-resistant cast PMMA transparent copolymer (product development - ITALY)
- RAFT (dithiobenzoates) suspension polymerization of acrylic beads (consulting - AUSTRALIA)
- Reverse ATRP suspension polymerization of acrylic beads (consulting - AUSTRALIA)
- Highly thermoformable acrylic panels (consulting on patent development - ITALY)
- Foaming agents for methacrylates polymerization (product development - ITALY/FRANCE)
- Begin of activity on P/M acrylic systems
2005
- Nitroxide mediated free radical bulk polymerization of vinyl monomers (consulting - ITALY)
- Laser engravable materials (product development - ITALY)
- Low Tg methacrylic copolymers (product development - ITALY)
- Uv curable bonding resin with reduced yellowing (product development - ITALY)
- Multi-stage thermal polymerization optimization (plant optimization - ITALY)
- Led diffusional acrylic plates with silicone microbeads (product development - ITALY)
- Inhibitor-removing processes (consulting-ITALY)
2004
- Supportless acrylic embedments of heavy objects (product development - ITALY)
- PMMA foam and foam-like materials (product development - ITALY)
- ATH/PMMA composite materials (product development - ITALY)
- Annealing process (consulting on plant optimization - ITALY)
- High-speed machinable PMMA copolymers with high Tg (product development - ITALY)
- Centrifugated cast PMMA tubes plant optimization (plant optimization - ITALY)
2003
- Autoclave design optimization (consulting - ITALY)