Consumer goods

Revolutions

Since the 1900s soap and personal care products contributed to the sanitary revolution. Products like paper and paint were very much refined and diversified. Now, after a lifetime of contributing to longer lives and prosperity, many consumer goods need to be updated, to reduce the plastic soup, to become natural or green chemistry based, to reduce our ecological footprint. This requires deep insight in manufacturing processes and product features, such as microstructure and coatings.

Functional and sustainable

Side-by-side with other disciplines, microscopy helps to understand and design new consumer products, that not only serve the functional requirements, but also respect our vulnerable planet.

Macro phograph of broken halogen bulb at Consistence Microstructure Research Laboratory — Macro phograph of broken halogen bulb

Visualisation of pixels, incl red, green, and blue leds. Distorted area is due to fault in superficial layers. www.Consistence.nl — Visualisation of pixels, incl red, green, and blue leds. Distorted area is due to defectin superficial layers.

Cryoplaning SEM image of body lotion with multi layered structures. Photo by Jaap Nijsse, www.Consistence.nl — Cryoplaning SEM image of body lotion with multi layered structures.

Confocal Microscopy and SEM image of jeans fabric textile by Consistence Microstructure Research Laboratory — Confocal and SEM image of jeans fabric

Confocal Microscopy 3D reconstruction images of metallic coating, by Consistence Microstructure Research Laboratory — Confocal Microscopy 3D reconstruction images of metallic coating

SEM and confocal images of metallic coating, by Consistence Microstructure Research Laboratory — SEM and confocal images of metallic coating

Cryoplaning SEM images of cross section through Tesa textile tape and paper sheet by Consistence Microstructure Research Laboratory. — Cryoplaning SEM images of cross section through Tesa tape and paper sheet.

Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy images of cross section through Tesa tape by Consistence Microstructure Research Laboratory. — Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy images of cross section through Tesa tape.

SEM EDX analysis of hotfill foil, revealing different layers, including aluminium layer, titanium particles, and organic foam. By Jaap Nijsse. Consistence Microstructure Research Laboratory. — SEM EDX analysis of hotfill foil, revealing different layers, including aluminium layer, titanium particles, and organic foam.

Yes we can!

Our 15+ years’ experience in detergents, personal care products, and other consumer goods, together with the right instrumentation, leads to better insight in the functioning of your and your competitor’s products. Start your new product development with a holistic material microstructure analysis of the golden standard vs your promising prototype. Check our case studies, consult us for your research questions.

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