RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

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Continuously Advancing Our TechnologyThe Robbins & Myers Fluid Management Group utilizes itsextensive in-house research and development resources to:

• advance elastomer technology

• develop new proprietary elastomers

• innovate drilling, pumping, mixing and fluid managementsolutions

• refine our manufacturing processes

• continuously improve the quality of our products and systems

The commitment we have made to research and developmentensures that we have the necessary facilities, equipment andtechnical personnel to continuously advance the materials,hydraulics, mechanical and electronics technologies that areincorporated into all our solutions.

By bringing together our global technology resources, we are able to deliver dependable products of the highest quality,as well as effective systems and responsive support services to benefit customers worldwide.

Our laboratory resources allow us to prototype elastomer andproduct variations rapidly in order to meet specific application

requirements in a timely manner. Our experienced engineers haveextensive application knowledge and can provide expert field fail-ure analysis to give our customers a critical advantage in drilling,production and process efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Industry Leadership Through R&D Investment As a result of a long, established tradition of investment inResearch and Development, our state-of-the-art equipment,proprietary processes and highly experienced engineers havebeen instrumental in establishing industry leadership positionsfor the Fluid Management Group.

This investment enables us to be at the forefront of innovation,providing value-added benefits to our customers in terms ofeffective solutions to complex fluid management requirementsand process efficiency.

Research and Development CapabilitiesThe Fluid Management Group currently operates multiple elas-tomer development laboratories, hydraulics testing laboratories,mixing technology laboratories and customer test laboratoriesto maintain its technological edge. Each laboratory is a center ofexcellence, which gives rise to advancements in specific areasof technology as well as a combination of effort for break-through developments.

The Fluid Management Group has a long list of industry “firsts” to its credit:

• Power sections for directional drilling

• Progressing cavity downhole pump for crude oil extraction and gas well dewatering

• Progressing cavity multiphase fluid transfer system

• Ultra-Flex® rigid, molded, adjustable and wobble stators

• Development of the static mixer and high efficiency gas dispersion impellers

• The use of particle image velocimetry and computational fluid mixing to visualize flow patterns

• Development of expert design software for mixing applications

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Some of the research and development capabilities wemaintain in our laboratories include:

• Advanced control systems to manage multiple tests as well as to track, display, record, store and retrieve a multitude of test data for analysis

• State-of-the-art equipment for evaluating every aspectof elastomer and product performance in controlled,simulated and actual application environments

• Computerized photographic capture, storage, retrieval and distribution of real time test images with direct links to customers

• Flexometer equipment to compare fatigue characteristicsof elastomer compounds in a theoretical environment coupled with fluid hysteresis test fixtures that verify actualperformance of the compounds under dynamic conditions

• Immersion testing of elastomer compounds with industrystandard fluids as well as customer supplied fluids todetermine compatibility

• Moving die rheometers, capillary rheometers, differentialscanning calorimeters and thermogravimetric analysis thatidentify various characteristics of elastomer compounds to optimize processing parameters

• Advanced contouring and machining centers that allowrapid prototyping of components needed for laboratorytesting without disruption of the factory schedule or delay

• Proprietary conformance and performance hydraulics laboratories to verify product quality and service lifeexpectancy

• Application specific customer testing in dedicated customer testing centers to validate product performance

• Computer-controlled progressing cavity downhole pumpdrivehead dynamometer for performance testing

• Extensive variety of tank geometries and sizes available for testing mixer impellers, high shear products and static mixers

• Utilization of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), LaserDoppler Anemometry (LDA), Laser Induced Fluorescence(LIF) and Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) to analyze mixing, solids-suspension, chemical reaction andheat transfer processes - allowing engineers to see actualflow patterns and measure velocity and turbulence todevelop effective mixing systems for complex processes

• Proprietary Chemineer® Expert Design System (CEDS™)that simultaneously evaluates the process, proposes amixing solution and verifies the integrity of the productdesign in a single program

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Technology Advancements ProvideCustomer ValueThrough its customer centric, technology-driven,solutions-based approach, the Fluid ManagementGroup harnesses the strength of its globalresources to provide customers withunique value-added benefits by:

• Innovating engineered system solutions that allow customers to increase production, improve processes and optimize profitability

• Applying extensive applicationexpertise backed by thoroughlaboratory evaluation to ensureperformance and long service life

• Developing and manufacturingproducts and systems using world-class equipment and industrybest practices to achieve the higheststandards of consistent quality

• Providing time-tested, value-added support service programs to ensure customer satisfaction

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