Negin Bam’s R&D department, as a main pillar of the company, is responsible for designing and developing new products’ formulations as well as for improving the quality of the current products so as to reach the defined goals. To this end, the department utilizes the experienced professionals, the physical and digital libraries including the most up-to-date and most valuable references in the field of chemistry, state-of-the-art facilities, and modern equipment.
The activities of R&D department:
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- Studying analysis methods of raw (unprocessed) materials and products, as well as designing the analysis method (if needed)
- Pre-formulation and formulation studies
- Analysis of products, and durability tests
- Formulation of new products for enhancing the company’s product basket
- Modification of the formulation of the company’s current products for improving the quality of the products
- Creation of technical knowledge, and identification of product defects
- Solving the problems of the production lines
Perspective
Negin Bam Company perspective is to reach the first position as the provider of chemicals for the production lines of all the automakers situated in Iran according to the global standards within 5 years, with the aim of increasing the satisfaction of the stakeholders and of customers.
Mission
In order to grow the business and to increase the profitability, Negin Bam Company, highly specialized for producing chemical and paint products, has decided to cooperate with other automakers. The staff of the company, who demonstrates commitment and technical, ethical, occupational suitability, are valuable assets for this company, and the company endeavors to maintain and to promote them. Utilizing the most modern and most up-to-date laboratory equipment, the company strives mightily towards enhancing product quality and towards increasing customer satisfaction. By dint of the manufacturing equipment, well-trained workforce, and committed managers, the company avidly seeks to foster the growth, the improvement, and the financial health. Moreover, the company perceives this as an overwhelming advantage in competing with other companies. Subscribing to the theory that increasing personnel’s job satisfaction results in enhancement of product quality and of provided services, Negin Bam Company –along with the pioneers of the automotive industry- is steadfast in its desire to achieve excellence, believing in teamwork, groupthink, and honoring human dignity, customer orientation, and accountability.
The objectives of Negin Bam
| Strategy | Goal description |
| • Increasing the number of customers utilizing marketing and sale programs
• Increasing the quality products for receiving a greater market share • Development of the necessary infrastructure for business development • Strategic planning of the use of the business development plan • Analysis of the competitors |
Increasing the number of customers |
| • Review of all methods and processes for shaping a systematic attitude
• Development of domestic suppliers, and identification of domestic resources of raw materials |
Increasing the satisfaction of the stakeholders |
| • Development of the aftermarket
• Running frequent after-sales services • Increase of production • Promotion of product diversity • Creation of the design and development unit • Development of the R&D and engineering units |
Diversification of the products, and providing the services |
| • The increase of quality products for receiving a greater market share
• Human resource development |
Quality improvement, and enhancement of productivity |
The following are considered as the activities conducted in the laboratories of Negin Bam Company so that the provided product is distributed to the consumers with the highest standards: ensuring that the quality requirements of the product are met; verifying this based on the product standard and on precautionary approach to manufacturing the products which are not in compliance with the standards; and also correctly performing the tests based on the standards of the test methods.
All the laboratories of Negin Bam Company, considered as quality control units, have the following divisions: in-process quality control (IPQC); documentation division; and also the controls relevant to the raw materials, the packaging supplies, the semi-finished materials, and the final products.
The quality control of the raw materials and of the products based on the valid instructions derived from the latest references of quality management standards (ISO 9001:2015) and of national and international standards (e.g., ASTM, KES, PSA, PPG, and DIN ) is the responsibility of the quality control division.
The in-process quality control (IPQC) division is responsible for monitoring all the stages of the manufacturing and of the packaging so as to ensure the compliance with the laws at all stages of production – from the weighing stage to the packaging stage.
The documentation division is responsible for standardization of the test methods and for updating them based on the latest editions of the resources.
Another responsibly of the laboratory includes controlling the environmental variable parameters (e.g., temperature, and humidity in different parts of the production, warehouses and so on). The presence of highly-trained, experienced staff is one of the strengths of the laboratory, which results in this division being able to carry out all the tests based on the latest editions of the valid resources.
Negin Bam Laboratories have been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for all necessary tests, the most important of which are the GC system and the atomic absorption spectroscopy instrument.
Negin Bam Co. has the laboratories equipped with modern equipment in three areas of sealers and underbody coatings, instrumental analyses, and chemicals and paints.
Chemical laboratory
Utilizing a set of devices and experienced experts, the chemical laboratory of Negin Bam Company is able to analyze and to test samples of the chemical products used in the production line. Moreover, this laboratory performs the tests in compliance with the latest edition of the international and national standards. Some of the most important tests available in this institute are as follows:
Products
Phosphate group
Degreaser group
Electro-deposition undercoat (primer)
Glass cleaner
Antifreeze
Cleaning solutions
Scope of activity
Determination of the coating mass for phosphate sheets
Determination of the density and viscosity of liquids
Investigation the quality control of various types of chemicals
Performing acid-base titration tests
Measurement of pH for chemicals
Electrical conductivity measurement
Measurement of the refractive index of materials
Measurement of the moisture percentage of materials
The percentage of water in solvents
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC)
Simulating (pilot) the phosphate test in the laboratory and testing the component
Simulation (pilot) of the electrodepositing (ED) coatings test in the laboratory
Solid percentage measurement and ash test of products
Performing the test of a copper solution on a degreased sheet
Chemical laboratory instruments
Different types of pH meters
Electrical conductivity meter
Different types of mixers
Furnaces and Ovens
Moisture meter scale
Automatic titrator
UV Cabinet -TLC Tank
Refractometer
Rectifier
Carl Fisher
PT Pilot plant
ED Pilot plant
Instrumental analysis laboratory
Negin Bam’s instrumental analysis laboratory includes a set of high-tech equipment for qualitative and quantitative evaluations of materials, which is designed to develop research studies and to perform the validation tests ensuring that the materials and the products are in accordance with the customers’ requirements.
Scope of activity
Preparation of micrographs with high resolution and magnification
Determination of cation content in aqueous solutions
Corrosion test and salt spray plates (Salt Spray test)
Determination of the purity of a substance, and the separation of different components of a compound (by determining the ratio of components)
Separation of solids from solvents
Instruments
Gas chromatography
Atomic absorption spectroscopy
Electron microscopy
Salt spray test
Centrifuge
Sealer and underbody coating laboratory
This laboratory was equipped for testing, evaluating, and analyzing two products, that is sealer (sealant) and underbody coating.
Products
Sealers (Sealants)
Underbody coatings
Scope of activity
Measurement of the density and viscosity of plastisols (sealers and underbody coatings)
Measurement of the solid content of chemical and plastisol products
Determination of the hardness and tensile forces of plastisols
Measurement of the adhesion strength and heat-resistance (temperature curing resistance) of plastisols
Gradation test
Simulation (pilot plant) of producing sealers and underbody coatings
Instruments of this laboratory
Rotational viscometer
Advanced viscometer and rheometer
Shore-A hardness tester
Tensile testing device
Grindometer
Applicator
Pilot plant for the preparation of sealers and underbody coatings
Oven
Metallic pyrometers
Paint and coating reference laboratory
The laboratory utilizes the proper equipment and instruments for conducting the examinations required to control the quality of paints in various chemical environments in compliance with international and national standards, which are mentioned as below:
Products
White double-coated paint – White double-coated paint thinner
Wet undercoat (primer) – Wet undercoat thinner
Furnace undercoat – Furnace undercoat thinner
Black metallic color – Black metallic color thinner
White polyurethane paint – White polyurethane paint thinner – White polyurethane paint hardener
Furnace Clear– Clear thinner
Strong cleaning solvent thinner
Weak cleaning solvent thinner
Polymer part cleaner thinner
Paint powder remover thinner
Scope of activity
Physical testing of paints (appearance quality, sedimentation rate, gradation test, coating strength, pigment dispersion degree, viscosity, density, the volume percent of solids, gloss, the weight percent of solids, paint film thickness, flash point, drying time, etc.)
Mechanical testing of paints (adhesion, impact resistance,abrasion resistance, bending resistance, water resistance, cupping test, hardness)
Chemical and environmental tests of paints and other coatings (determination of corrosion resistance in a medium with relative humidity of 100%, determination of corrosion resistance of materials as exposed to salt fog, immersion corrosion testing in different chemical environments, determination of thermal resistance, determination of corrosion resistance in a corrosive environment (SO2)).
Pendulum Hardness
Bending Tester
Impact Tester
Cupping Tester
Cross Hatch Tester
Pencil Hardness Tester
Salt Spray
Spectro-Guide
Spectrophotometer
Chipping Tester
Resistivity Meter
Gloss Meter
Paint Application Booth
PosiTector
Heater-Stirrer
Multi-angle Spectrophotometer
Thickness Gauge