Aero-Tech Laboratory Equipment Company LLC
1310 County Hwy 38 - Worcester, NY 12197 - Phone: 607-397-9269 - Fax: 607-397-9265Aero-Tech Case Studies: Examples of our Work
Pfizer Health Care
Pfizer Health Care came to Aero-Tech with a problem back in 1996. They wanted to know if their product was compatible with the can after stability testing.
A new product was created that increased sales the first year by $27,000.00. In the end, Aero-Tech and Pfizer helped each other.
Galxo Welcome Company
Dr. Mark Sommerville came to Aero-Tech needing to make his own metered-dose valve assemblies. This enabled him to choose the necessary components and precisely control the administered amount. Aero-Tech designed a collet to do the crimping and adapted our bottle crimper to accept the collet. Dr. Sommerville's on-going experiments can now go as planned.
Clairol Corporation(Bristol Meyers Squibb)
Aero-Tech was asked to build a prototype pressure-vacuum chamber by Steve Morfit at the R&D facility at Clairol. Clairol's problem was leaking containers when squeeze bottles of mousse' were sent to areas of high altitude. Aero-Tech determined that the problem was pressure.
To change the durometer (hardness of the plastic) of the container, they required a large visible container with precise pressure control and measurement to see the change. Next, we placed multiple containers of different durometers with product in the chamber, then simulated the necessary environment. The packaging problem was solved.
Aero-Tech Customizes Equipment
These are examples of custom pressure fillers Aero-Tech made for Colgate and Clorox. Allows for incorporation of multiple burettes to suit specific needs. The price depends on number and size of burettes selected.
NASA, John H. Glenn Research Center
Research Engineer, Edward A. Hovenac, inquired about Aero-Tech's compatibility vessels. He was involved in a project to determine how aerosols behave in a microgravity environments. After seeing the different types we offer, he choose the GK-500 along with the PSGK-500 hand-held Polycarbonate shields.
Project 1: NASA used the GK-500 and PSGK-500 in flight, aboard a KC-135 and had successful experiments. They could see inside the container for the effects of microgravity on the product. Conventional aerosol cans with dip tubes in the containers would not be adequate. With lack of gravity present, the product would not stay at the bottom of the container, therefore not having constant contact with the dip tube.
Project 2: A prototype container using CCL’s Advanced Barrier System. This prototype container was made of 303 stainless steel and consisted of four pieces. This time, the product was placed inside the barrier system. The container was then pressurized and NASA had perfect 360-degree dispensing.