Equipment
Materials testing
- MESSPHYSIK Beta 200-4/6x16 - static tensile, compression and flexure testing machine (200 kN) with laserspeckle and video extensiometer
- LOSENHAUSEN 15/30 - instrumented impact testing machine (150/300 J)
- ZWICK 5113E - impact testing machine (7.5 - 50 J)
- GNEHM Swissmax 300 - universal hardness testing machine
- ZWICK ZHU 187.5 - universal hardness testing machine
- GNEHM Rocky 2000 - Rockwell hardness testing machine
- SHIMADZU HMV2 - microhardness testing machine
- QATM Qness Q60M EVO - microhardness testing machine
- ERICHSEN sheet metal tester Model 102 - deep drawing and cupping testing machine
- CTS C-70/600 - climate chamber
Non destructive testing
- KRAUTKRÄMER USM35 - ultrasonic testing device
- KRAUTKRÄMER USN52 - ultrasonic testing device
- KRAUTKRÄMER USD15 - ultrasonic testing device
- HOCKING Phasec 2s - eddy current testing device
Microscopy
- TESCAN Vega LMU2 - scanning electron microscope (SEM)
- OXFORD XSight - energydispersive X-ray system (EDX)
- LEICA DCM 3D - confocal microscope
- HORIBA XploRA plus - raman microscope
- OLYMPUS BX53 - metallographic microscope with 50-, 100-, 200-, 500- and 1000-times magnification, digital camera
- OLYMPUS BX53 - metallographic microscope with 50-, 100-, 200-, 500- and 1000-times magnification, digital camera
- OLYMPUS GX53 - inverted metallographic microscope with 50-, 100-, 200-, 500- and 1000-times magnification, digital camera
- LEICA DM2500M - metallographic microscope with 50-, 100-, 200-, 500- and 1000-times magnification, digital camera
- MOTIC SMZ168 - stereo microscope with 7.5-, 10-, 20-, 30-, 40- and 50-times magnification, digital camera
- OLYMPUS SZ61 - stereo microscope with 6.7- up to 45-times magnification, digital camera
Plastics processing
- FRIMO EcoForm 40/55 - laboratory thermoforming machine
- ILLIG LDFG 23S - laboratory thermoforming machine
- LANGZAUNER LZ-SO 02 - diaphragm device
- LANGZAUNER LZT-OK-220-L - laboratory parallel plate mould
- Laboratory blown film line
- COLLIN E20Mx25 L/D - singe screw extruder
- COLLIN CR 136/350 - chill roll flat film line
- COLLIN 200E - laboratory parallel plate mould
- BATTENFELD - pipe extrusion line
- LEISTRITZ ZSE 27 MAXX - co-rotating twin screw compounder
- Plastics welding devices
- Heat element welding
- Heat element socket welding
- Hot gas welding
- Extrusion welding
- Pipe welding
Plastics rheology
- GÖTTFERT Rheograph 6000 - triple barrel high pressure capillary rheometer
- GÖTTFERT Rheotens - melt tensile testing machine
Surface technology
- CSM Revetest Xpress+ - scratch tester
- KRÜSS DSA30 - drop shape analyser (contact angle measuring system)
- KRÜSS TC20 - high temperature chamber for DSA30
- KRÜSS DO3241 - high temperature dosing unit for DSA30
- BYK GARDNER cross cut tester with 1, 2 and 3 mm blade distance
- BYK GARDNER micro-TRI-gloss - gloss measuring unit
- BYK GARDNER cylindrical mandrel tester - adhesion testing device
- BYK GARDNER mechanical cupping tester - adhesion testing device
- MITUTOYO Surftest SJ201P - surface roughness tester
- ERICHSEN CorroCompact 616 - salt spray tester
- IVIUM Vertex One - potentiostat instrument
Thermal analysis
- METTLER TOLEDO DSC 3 - dynamic differential scanning calorimeter
- METTLER TOLEDO DMA/SDTA861e - dynamic mechanical analysis
Tribology
- TRIBOTECHNIC Tribotester - ball/pin on disc tribometer
- tribometer for plastics bulk material
Metallurgy and heat-treatment techniques
- STRUERS materialographic preparation system (LaboTom-3, LaboPress-1, TegraPol-30, TegraForce-30, TegraDoser ...)
- STRUERS LectroPol-5 - electrolytical etching and polishing unit
- BÄHR DIL 805 A/D - quenching and deformation dilatometer
- HOFMANN HT1600 - high temperature controlled atmosphere furnace (max. 1600 °C)
- HOFMANN AN1200 - chamber furnace (max. 1200 °C)
- NABERTHERM LH120/12 - chamber furnace (max. 1200 °C)
- HOFMANN quenching tanks - oil, polymer solution, water
- DURFERRIT STA18/30 - salt bath furnace
- BÖHLER experimental ESR facility
- mini experimental ESR facility
Coating technology
- RÜBIG PACVD 40/60 - unit for plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition
- IEPCO Peenmatic 630 - blast cleaning units
Material characterisation
- SPECTRO GDA ALPHA - glow discharge optical emission spectroscope with HF-source
- BRUKER D8 Advance - X-ray diffraction and elemental analysis system
- THERMO SCIENTIFIC Nicolet iS50 FT-IR - infra red spectrometer