One platform for coatings, from premix to spec
Coatings development needs a clear connection between raw materials, mixing stages, formulation variants, test conditions, and results. Comparing gloss or viscosity values is only useful when the team can see which formula was tested, how it was prepared, and whether it meets the required specification.
One Platform for Coatings, from Premix to Spec provides a concise overview of how Uncountable supports paint and coatings formulators in one connected workspace. The solution brief shows staged formulas, reusable grind bases, calculated properties, instrument-data imports, and specification checks—with results linked to the formulas, raw-material lots, and conditions behind them.
Inside this solution brief:
- Formulation by premix, grind, and thindown stages, with ingredients assigned to each stage
- Reusable grind bases that expand into their constituent raw materials
- Calculated formula cost, density, and solids alongside formulation variants
- Gloss, viscosity, and film-thickness results recorded with relevant test conditions
- Complete performance curves, such as viscosity against shear rate
- Instrument-file imports and raw-material lot traceability
- Property-by-property specification checks to identify results outside target ranges
- Machine-learning suggestions for the next formulas to test and plain-language plotting through Bodie
- Connected R&D, Quality, PLM, Regulatory Management, Project Management, and AI capabilities
See how your team can move from raw material to tested formula while keeping composition, testing, and specification evidence together.
FAQs
The brief provides a two-page overview of Uncountable’s capabilities for coatings formulators. It covers staged formulation, reusable grind bases, calculated properties, test conditions, complete curves, instrument imports, raw-material lots, specification checks, and AI-assisted analysis. It also shows how formulation work connects with Quality, PLM, Regulatory Management, and Project Management on the same platform.
Yes. The brief describes formulas divided into stages such as premix, grind, and thindown, each with its own ingredients. This preserves the staged structure used by the formulation team rather than reducing the recipe to a single undifferentiated ingredient list.
Yes. A grind base can be used as an ingredient in multiple formulas, and Uncountable expands it into its constituent raw materials. This allows teams to reuse intermediate formulations while retaining visibility into the underlying composition.
The brief lists calculated formula cost, density, and solids based on raw-material attributes. Its example shows these values alongside two satin alkyd variants, helping formulators compare composition and calculated properties in the same view. Calculated properties should remain distinguishable from measured test results when evaluating a formula.
Results such as gloss, viscosity, and film thickness can be stored with conditions such as cure temperature. Complete curves—including viscosity against shear rate, can also remain linked to the formula. Keeping this context with the results helps teams interpret differences between variants rather than comparing values without their testing conditions.
