(New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies (APMT) today announced that a European business development professional has joined its team. Bernhard Bartylla will lead European initiatives for APMT’s product lines serving polymer and biopharmaceutical applications. “We’re working with Bernhard to introduce ACOMP and ARGEN to European manufacturers and researchers. Bernhard brings significant experience...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
ACOMP Enables Automated Control of Polymer Properties during Synthesis (New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies (APMT) today announced that it has achieved automatic control of polymer molecular weight during synthesis utilizing new capabilities integrated with APMT’s ACOMP product, which monitors polymer properties during polymerization reactions. The results of this collaborative research effort...Read More
Dr. Hungenberg, Former BASF VP, Adds Decades of Industry Experience to the Advisory Board (New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies (APMT) today announced the appointment of Dr. Klaus-Dieter Hungenberg to its Technical Advisory Board. Dr. Hungenberg is a former Vice President of Polymer Reactor Engineering at BASF who received an Honorary Professorship...Read More
(New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies, Inc. recently completed construction of over 600 square feet of applications engineering and R&D labs to engage in projects with customers and support internal research and development efforts. The facilities are outfitted with APMT’s ACOMP and ARGEN products along with other standard instrumentation. Alex Reed, APMT Chief Executive Officer...Read More
(New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies, Inc. is a major partner on a nearly $2 Million project led by Tulane University supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO). This funding supports development of automated feedback control software for polymer production utilizing APMT’s instrumentation. APMT has developed an R&D system for continuous measurement...Read More
First ACOMP Installation Achieves Milestone in System Availability (New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies automatic continuous online monitoring of polymer reactions (ACOMP) product for industrial scale polymer production monitoring has been installed and operating in a polymer facility since fall 2014. Mike Drenski, APMT’s Chief Technical Officer said, “Our team has done an excellent job...Read More
(New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies (APMT) co-founder and CEO, Alex Reed, was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the Manufacturing/Industry category. APMT is based in New Orleans, LA and has shipped patented analytical instruments that support product development and real time monitoring of production for two major industries, polymeric materials and biotechnology....Read More
(New Orleans, LA, U.S.) ‒ Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies (APMT), a spin-out company based on Tulane University technology, has released two products for polymer and biotechnology applications. APMT entered into an exclusive license agreement with Tulane for a number of patents and patent applications invented by Prof. Wayne F. Reed, Director, Tulane Center for Polymer Reaction Monitoring and Characterization...Read More
