Freeman Technology, a Micromeritics company, specialises in powder flow testing solutions and has nearly 20 years’ experience in powder behaviour and powder characterisation. With a strong process focus and significant commitment to R&D and applications development, the company provides comprehensive support alongside its range of powder testing products. Expert teams guide and support users in addressing specific powder processing challenges.
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We use an FT4 Powder Rheometer from Freeman Technology which we’ve had for a couple of years now and we use it to assess every powder used. A unique attraction of the FT4 is that it measures dynamic, shear and bulk powder properties, and in fact, metrics of all three ...
The powder tester I use most is our powder rheometer (FT4 Powder Rheometer, Freeman Technology) because we can run a whole gamut of tests with it, and we have, for just about every powder we use. It allows me to investigate flow properties, aeration behaviour and permeability, compressibility and to ...
The delivery of the instrument was perfect in every way. The instrument is very well designed and seems extremely robust and user friendly. But most important is the brilliant user interfacing of the system software. I've never ever had any experience with any other instrument that was ...
The Freeman FT4 Powder Rheometer has become a vital part of our characterisation activities in the Formulation Development and PAT Research Centre in the Institute of Technology, Dublin. Our commercial pharmaceutical projects involve bulk characterisation measurements of both excipients and solid dose formulations. The FT4 has proven to be exceptionally ...
Having the FT4 powder rheometer in our laboratory has broadened our characterization capabilities and enhanced our understanding of a very specialized powder application. The archaic characterization practices of days gone by told us very little about our powder processing results as lot differences were very difficult to quantify by these ...
The Freeman FT-4 is excellent hardware, but the real advantage is in the software and support. It is easy (relatively) to make good laboratory hardware, but as with most pieces of equipment the secret lies in the software and ease of operation. Freeman has taken what is learned ...
The FT4 Rheometer is complementing our laboratory for 10 years, where we are using about 20 other laboratory apparatuses to determine the product properties of bulk solids. This equipment is necessary to choose the appropriate filling technology on basis of a product sample. The FT4 Rheometer enables us to determine ...
The FT4 Powder Rheometer has become an essential tool to investigate the flow and caking behavior of our products. It is a versatile instrument that can be adapted to our needs (aeration, shear cell testing, etc). The modularity of the software has allowed us to customize to a great level ...
Our research laboratory aims at responding to the challenges linked with the development and characterization of new materials and particulate solids with controlled usage properties with regard to the processes. We use the Freeman FT4 for different studies. We are very satisfied with the performance of this equipment, the technical ...
FT4 is a very versatile equipment with high degree of precision and reproducibility. It is a very valuable tool for a solid dosage formulator to design and optimize formulations with a small scale (<30 grams) of product. It is also a great tool for process trouble shooting. The technical support ...
We've purchased FT4 in our Laboratory of Bulk Materials at Technical University of Ostrava, (Czech Republic) and we're very satisfied. The FT4 Powder Rheometer is a very useful and multilateral device to measure mechanical and physical properties of powders. Especially the combination of user defined advanced tests ...
Our FT4 apparatus is a wonderful equipment allowing fast characterisation of numerous powder flow properties in various conditions of mechanical stresses. Food ingredients, products, and encapsulated powders of diverse origins have been successfully analysed by the numerous standard tests which permitted us to sort investigated food powders according to their ...
Fantastic training and equipment. Applications Specialist is very friendly and professional and we enjoyed our time with him. The equipment is the most professionally designed and user friendly equipment we've used.
As a particle technology contract manufacturer, my company relies heavily on robust, state of the art analytical techniques for measuring powders. The FT4 fills this role nicely. Its software is by far and away the best software I have used for any analytical instrument. It is very good at walking ...
We decided to acquire the FT4 Powder Rheometer to investigate its use as a possible powder development tool for additive manufacturing. Several studies in the literature showed its efficiency and its extreme sensitivity to even really small changes in powders characteristics. Conventional flowability characterization techniques such as Hall flowmeter, angle ...
The FT4 Powder Rheometer has proven to be useful for formulation/process development as well as describing subtle excipient and powder blend differences. The documentation and the UI make instrument operation incredibly intuitive and easy, even for first-time users. Our interactions with the team at Freeman Tech have all ...
The FT4 Powder Rheometer is a great tool to study various aspects of complex bulk powder properties. The ability to modify the test set-up with different accessories helps investigating versatile effects of changes in powder composition or powder processing. Especially, the testing of aerated powders and studying the changes in ...
The FT4 has been an invaluable tool for us here at Intertek Melbourn for measuring the rheological properties of our clients' powder products. In addition to this, the support from the team at Freeman Technology has given us an applied understanding of the technology, and has ensured that our ...
The software and procedures are the best designed software I have worked with for lab equipment. The instrument is extremely user friendly and it took only minutes to run our first test. The Product Manager and the rest of the Freeman team were extremely prompt and responsive.
Since we’ve acquired the FT-4 (the first one in Brazil by the way) many companies have contacted us showing their problems in handling solids materials and asking for solutions. This has showed us how bulk solids handling is misunderstood in our country. Very basic Scientific works were developed at FEI ...
Very happy with the excellent service provided by Freeman Technology. The MTC includes a world-class Powder Analysis centre and the Freeman FT4 is an integral piece of equipment within our Laboratory. The technical support and help given with regards to data analysis and interpretation is very much appreciated. (The MTC undertakes industrially driven ...
I experienced the highest level of service and support from Freeman Tech. The Freeman Technology FT4 is an excellent instrument for powder flow characterization and is extremely well supported by knowledgeable technical resources. I have experience with this instrument and company when working as a Senior Engineer at ...
We have used the Freeman Technology FT4 for over 4 years. The range of characterization provided by the FT4 has proven to be a great asset to our ongoing research of powder behavior and dynamics. In addition, the members of the Freeman Technology team are available for discussions ...
Excellent software, easy to use.
FT4 is a great piece of equipment. We use it to characterize field crop and vegetable seeds and powders of various nature. The instructions, the initial training and the follow up training is outstanding. The Freeman Applications team is very prompt in getting back to us and ...
At AEL Mining Services we have used the FT4 to identify the best binder for spray drying pyrotechnic delay compositions. The FT4 also allowed us to optimise the binder content in the pyrotechnic formulation and minimise breaking of the spray dried particles during processing. The FT4 was also used to identify ...
We have found the Freeman FT4 Powder Rheometer helps our clients identify differences in flow properties between formulations, suppliers and products. The FT4 provides a comprehensive set of analyses for distinguishing bulk property differences which are impacted by the micro-scale properties our inhouse particle characterization techniques provide. ...
Freeman Technology service was the best that I have experienced in 15 years, from start to finish.
Very good customer service with short reaction time. Lots of information regarding interpretation of measurements very helpful. Good documentation of procedures.
Use of FT4 rheometer has been a considerable improvement in our daily process control. It allows us to offer our customers a range of products providing adequate flow parameters and be able to maintain this quality over time. Furthermore, we are also very satisfied with the personalized assistance service that FreemanTechnology ...
All the FreemanTech employees that I’ve come in contact with have been wonderful and helpful.
CEA includes a Powder Analysis centre. To improve this department, we have purchased a Freeman FT4 Powder Rheometer. The instrument is currently undergoing internal qualification and during this step, we very much appreciate Freeman’s technical support and assistance with data interpretation. We also appreciate their help in developing bespoke test ...
Excellent overall service. The equipment is easy to use, especially with the good written instructions and training.
Fast, reliable and comprehensive service. Service Engineer is a pleasure to work with.
I am very satisfied how the service has been handled, from start to end.
It is a perfect service and I enjoy this relation with all the persons. Thank you for all.
The Technicians were very helpful and efficient with the work carried out and very helpful with our queries.
The Systems Engineer was wonderful helpfing me with the FT4 programming and trouble shooting. His response was always quck and accurate.
The Applications Specialist was by far one of the most educated installers / trainers I have worked with in my 8+ year career. I couldn't have asked for a better experience! You are extremely fortunate to have such a knowledgeable / well-rounded employee on your staff.
If more processes went so smoothly, the world would be a little better.
Always a pleasure to deal with you – the most polite supplier I have worked with – thank you!
Although there are well-established methodologies for hopper design, many process engineers are uncertain as to how to measure powders in the prescribed way, extract the necessary parameters from recorded data, and successfully apply them. As a result, hopper design and ...
In a series of articles on LinkedIn, Tim Freeman, Managing Director of Freeman Technology, draws on over 20 years of experience in the industry and provides some valuable insights into powder flowability.
In his latest post, ‘Exploring the ...
Freeman Technology and Micromeritics will be hosting a ‘Material Characterization Day’ on the 9th October 2019 at the recently opened Micromeritics facility in Unterschleissheim, Germany.
The free one-day event will introduce delegates to the applications and benefits of material characterization ...
The flow properties of powders are a topic of significant industrial interest. The flowability of intermediates routinely impacts manufacturing efficiency, for example the maximum achievable tableting rate for a pharmaceutical formulation, while for products as diverse as powder coatings, fertilizers, ...
