Freeman Technology is to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2007 in the category of Innovation, in recognition of the development, commercialisation and sales success of the company's FT4 Powder Rheometer.
The FT4 is a unique universal powder tester that is used around the world to measure the flow properties of a wide range of materials. Using patented technology, it allows manufacturers to characterise powders in ways that relate directly to their processes, giving a sound basis for process management, optimisation, efficiency, increased productivity and improved profitability.
'We are extremely pleased to be receiving the Queen's Award for Enterprise - particularly for our innovation,' said Freeman Technology's founder and managing director, Reg Freeman.
'What most excites me is that our clients are recognising that powder characterisation is now viable - that powder processing is being transformed from an art into a science by measurements that are differentiating and highly reproducible.
'We can provide the instrumentation and the know-how to help them meet these challenges. This is a strong foundation for the future growth of our business as we continue to develop with and serve the powder processing industries.'
The FT4 offers automated bulk, shear and dynamic property measurement in one instrument - producing data that correlate with real processing behaviour. Its patented dynamic methodology and unique conditioning step, coupled with automated test programmes, eliminate operator-to-operator variability and deliver unsurpassed precision and reproducibility.