Knowledge of materials is one of Woco's core competencies that supports all plants and locations.
The research and development center places an essential emphasis on close collaboration with customers' departments responsible for materials, because the basic conditions and specifications for future materials are stipulated here.
Apart from pure development activities – meaning the new development of compounds and the adaptation of existing recipes – tasks of the technical center include the assurance of conformity with specifications and the processability of elastomer materials within the scope of regular compound inspections, approvals and processes. The provision of instruments and analytical equipment is therefore an essential and an integral part of our expertise to enable the application of various procedures and methods, so that we are capable of conducting special in-house tests, including gas chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and fire tests.