A moving experience!

A great deal has been happening at Freeman Technology recently. First of all I need to thank all my colleagues for their hard work in making our relocation on 1 September into new large and modern premises go so smoothly. Our new headquarters, located in the UK just a few miles away from where the company began, gives us much more office, manufacturing and laboratory space.

Commissioning and moving into this new facility is just part of a wider drive to expand and improve what we offer to those involved in powder characterisation across the globe. As we continue to grow we are now even better placed to scale up manufacturing and R&D operations, and to further enhance our customer support. In fact, the new HQ is designed to provide plenty of capacity well into the future. So, just a reminder to update our details in your contact book – phone and fax numbers have both changed. The new phone number is 01684 851551; fax is 01684 851 552.

Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or comments about our move. If you would like to come and visit we are always happy to show new and prospective customers around - just give us a call.

Tim Freeman, Director of Operations

Stopping off in Shanghai

Attracting new customers in China is very much on the mind of the Freeman Technology team at moment. Tim Freeman paid a visit to the 9th International Powder Bulk Conference & Exhibition (IPB) which took place in Shanghai from 27-29 September 2011. He was able to use this opportunity to discuss how the FT4 Powder Rheometer can help companies with their powder characterisation challenges.

Check out humidity effects

At Powtech 2011 in Nürnberg, Germany (11-13 October), we will present work detailing research to explore the impact of humidity on powder flow. New data from the FT4 Powder Rheometer challenges the assumption that all absorbed moisture is detrimental to powder flow. Members of the Freeman Technology team will be on hand at the company's stand (Hall 6 - 444) and look forward to discussing the results and demonstrating the FT4 Powder Rheometer.

Tapped density in DC

Freeman Technology continues the busy conference season at the 2011 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington DC from 23-27 October. We will showcase the FT4 Powder Rheometer and present a poster comparing dynamic powder characterisation with traditional tapped density methods for assessing powder flowability.

And as Chair of the PAT Focus Group within the AAPS, Tim Freeman will be exploring ways to shape the group and will consider the links between PAT and QbD as part of a sunrise session at the conference.

Poster prize at PowderFlow

PowderFlow 2011 will see Freeman Technology encouraging new research by sponsoring the £250 poster prize. Organised by the Formulation Science & Technology Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry and taking place in London on 6 December, this promises to be a day of engaging presentations and great networking opportunities. We look forward to seeing you there.

Visit our blog

If you haven't visited already, we'd like to invite you to take a look at our Free Flow blog for further insight into issues relating to powder characterisation. We'd love to hear from anyone who would be interested in writing a piece as a 'guest blogger'.

Talk powders with us...

A busy conference and meetings schedule in the coming months looks set to provide us with plenty of opportunity to do what we like best - meet people working with powders! We hope you'll come and talk to us at:

3 - 5 Oct 2011

11 - 13 Oct 2011

23 - 27 Oct 2011

6 December 2011