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R&D Service:
Development of YOUR Membrane Technology

For lab service characterizing
membranes and other module components click here: 

Would you like to extend portfolio of your company, want to evaluate a new technology or develop a new product, but
miss internal expertise or resources?
You develop a new membrane or electrode material and would like to characterize it in a proper manner?

For industrial R&D or academic research we assist you in very efficient development of processes, products or measuring techniques in the fields of membranes and electrochemistry.

We create solutions by listening to our customers and understanding their expectations of our professional services.

We are happy to set a non-disclosure agreement with you and commit to your project.

  • Estimation of Feasibility and Goal Setting

With our 30 years experience in different types of membrane and electrochemical processes you have a unique chance to save time and budget in your development, avoiding pitfalls and unnecessary efforts, while focusing on most promising solutions. In an online call or in a personal consulting we address your questions and suggest a flight plan. Once the requirements to the product or process are clear, we realize practical development steps for you, or assist your internal work. We offer flexible solutions for businesses of all sizes.

  • Concept development

In creative discussions and a moderated brainstorming new ideas are collected and evaluated. Research on the selected proposals and simple feasibility tests are performed. The most promising concept is then shaped and presented to the customer for evaluation. The generator of innovation requires dense collaboration with the personal of the industrial partner and will result in a new process chart or a device design in our field of expertise.

Reasons for outsourcing your technology or product development to us:

  • Out of the box thinking. If you’ve got an established manufacturing and R&D, often it drives the known highway of the workflow, while input from outside could light new paths.

  • Our broad practical experience. After we’ve got developed and build many membrane devices and test-benches it became easy to quickly understand new requirements and combine the accumulated knowledge, thus creating new concepts.

  • Efficient Cooperation. Our dynamic team can quickly respond to an urgent demand and rapidly get the tasks accomplished.

  • Secured IP Rights. A non-disclosure agreement is signed on the request of the customer prior to the project start and all results belongs only to the customer. If you, as our customer, would like to file a patent application for any innovative outcome of the joint development Ertel IonStream will transfer you all intellectual property right, on the same conditions as if our people, who contributed to the invention, would be your R&D-employees.

  • Risk Management. Starting new technology development often relates to a risk of acquiring new human resources and tools, which might become less useful with a change in strategic decisions about the new technology. Subcontracting the development to us you are totally flexible to decide how many steps to go and when either stop the development or continue with your internal resources further.

A right chose of a membrane, spacer, sealant, or housing material is essential for the efficient and long-term functioning of the membrane device and it is an important part of new development.

Also analysis of the membranes failed in the field could help understanding the failure.

Measuring characteristic parameters before and after accelerated ageing test helps estimating the shelf-life, as well as suitability of the material for and long-term stability in a specific application.

We can perform analysis of your materials, like chemical and thermal stability; electrochemical, mechanical or other specific properties. Klick here to the see the set of developed procedures and available equipment we use to measure specific parameters.

For some parameters our authentic test cells can be purchased for your intense internal investigations.

Just tell us what you’d like to test?!

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  • Prototype design and manufacturing

The development of the prototype for the selected concept runs through the consequent steps:

  • 3D-Model is created on the computer and is improved in several iterations considering selected manufacturing technique, while the evaluation of each version is assisted by flow simulation and mechanical stress analysis.

  • Flow Simulation using commercial Computational Fluid Dynamic software is done for the flow channels where homogeneous fluid distribution and reduced pressure drop is important for the process. If the mechanical stability of certain parts is doubted the strength analysis is additionally performed.

  • Part Manufacturing for and assembling of prototypes using appropriate techniques, like machining, 3D-printing, vacuum casting, laser cutting, structural adhesion, etc., is the hands-on work we adore. Existing membranes could be used directly or after modifications, like coating or chemical treatment. Prototypes of new membranes can be produced by casting from the solution or by extrusion. From an integrated spacer over an assembled membrane module to a complete test-bench you’ll get manufactured what you desire.

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  • Test-Bench and Experimental Investigation Service

Do you like to test the prototype in our facilities or need a test-bench for your internal use? Each option is possible! Test-benches are available for inhouse investigation of following processes: electrodialysis, electrodialysis with bipolar membranes, electrolysis, electrodeionization, reverse osmosis, ion-exchange, H2-PEMFC. For the technology and product development we can perform target oriented experimental studies with the prototype and suggest operating conditions and possible improvements in the test report.

We are experienced in development of new test equipment and protocols, thus set-ups for specific purposes can be built according to user requirement specifications. Test-benches are pre-tested in the lab before delivery, so you can be sure to get plug-and-play equipment with the competent support.

Our highest satisfaction is to see happy people using products of our work!

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