Crescend Technologies Expands With Advanced Dielectric Testing ServicesCrescend Technologies Expands With Advanced Dielectric Testing Services

Advanced dielectric testing ensures consistent product quality, reduces energy consumption, and improves scalability and reliability.

Kristen Kazarian, Managing Editor

January 28, 2025

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Crescend Technologies
Crescend’s dielectric testing services are ideal for powder processing, food manufacturing, chemical production, and more.Crescend Technologies

Crescend Technologies has expanded its state-of-the-art microwave test lab in Ankeny, IA, to include advanced dielectric material testing services. This enhancement underscores Crescend’s commitment to empowering industrial sectors with innovative tools to optimize processes like microwave drying, heating, and material processing.

Crescend’s dielectric testing services provide precise data on dielectric properties such as dielectric constant and dielectric loss. These insights enable companies to:

  • Ensure consistent product quality by eliminating issues like uneven heating and moisture variation

  • Reduce energy consumption by optimizing microwave energy absorption

  • Improve scalability and reliability by tailoring systems to meet specific operational needs

With these insights, businesses can confidently transition from outdated systems to cutting-edge solid-state microwave technology for superior results.

Crescend’s advanced lab combines precision tools with decades of engineering expertise to deliver actionable results. Key features of the new dielectric testing services include:

  • Wide frequency range: testing materials from 200 MHz to 4.5 GHz for diverse industrial applications

  • Temperature simulations: analyzing material behavior in real-world conditions, ranging from -40°C to +200°C

  • Material versatility: offering insights for powders, liquids, and solids

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Additionally, Crescend integrates dielectric testing data with COMSOL Multiphysics software to simulate electromagnetic and thermal performance, enabling clients to achieve maximum efficiency and reliability in their processes.


Crescend’s dielectric testing services are ideal for powder processing, food manufacturing, chemical production, and other manufacturing like plastics, polymers, and minerals. By replacing fossil-fueled systems and magnetron-based technologies with solid-state microwave solutions, businesses can achieve greater efficiency, sustainability, and precision.

About the Author

Kristen Kazarian

Managing Editor

Kristen Kazarian has been a writer and editor for more than three decades. She has worked at several consumer magazines and B2B publications in the fields of food and beverage, packaging, processing, women's interest, local news, health and nutrition, fashion and beauty, automotive, and IT.

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