Pilot plant services cover the process development of the chemical industry from the laboratory scale to the pilot scale, including studies starting from feasibility studies.

The customers of the pilot plant are enterprises operating in the chemical industry, e.g. biorefineries, mines, refineries, recycling plants, inorganic chemical industry, and research institutes, which mean pilot-scale testing operations in order to ensure functioning of processes and to manufacture larger product batches.

Pilot plant services cover the process development of the chemical industry from the laboratory scale to the pilot scale, including studies starting from feasibility studies. We are using a diverse materials and composition analysis environment for the characterisation of products. Process data on the ABB automation system is obtained from the pilot devices. Manufactured product batches can be used in preliminary marketing or extensive product testing. In addition, potential problems in factory production can be identified, and information about the processing abilities of products and scalability of laboratory-scale tests will be obtained. The trial operations support the selection of processing alternatives, they can be used for expanding expertise in the management of the factory process, during which it is possible to make preliminary equipment and materials choices for factory production.

The customer receives test plant services from Centria in the desired extent. We implement the customer’s research needs by utilising the expertise of our extensive group of experts and our diverse laboratory environments. Our strengths include a competent and experienced staff and a diverse and versatile test plant environment.