Equipment

Preparation

• Twin-screw extruder ZSK 18, ZSK 25, ZSK 26, ZSK 40 from Coperion GmbH
• Twin-screw extruder OMC EBVP 25
• Volumetric and gravimetric dosing systems from Coperion K-Tron and Scholz Dosiertechnik
• Perfusors for liquid dosing
• Many vacuum ovens, dryers and granulators
• Underwater pelletizing of APM, several strand pelletizers

Mechanical material testing

• Universal testing machines ZPM 1476, 1474 and 2 x 1455 Zwick GmbH (800 mm travel path, force measurement 0,2 - 100 kN)
• Pendulum impact testers (0,5 - 50 J)
• Automated creep rupture plant with temperature control (60 places)
• Dynamic-Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

Thermal analytics

• Dynamic-Difference Calorimetry (DSC)
• Thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA)
• Thermo-mechanic analysis (TMA)

Microscopy

• Field emission scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (REM/EDX)
• High-performance transmission electron microscope (TEM) with cryo-ultramicrotome
• Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
• Light and heating stage microscopes
• sample preparation
• cold break device

Chemical analysis

• Infrared spectrometer (FT-IR) with attenuated total reflection device (ATR)
• IR-Mikroscope
• Thermal desorption gas chromatography with mass spectrometer (TDS-GC/MS),
• High-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) with diode array detector (DAD) and fluorescence detector (FLD)
• various extractors
• Respirometer of the type BSBdigi CO2 with 18 measuring points (SELUTEC, Hechingen)
• Pyrolysis apparatus
• Incinerator
• Ubbelohde-Viskosimeter

Extrusion

• High-performance extruder HELIBAR® in various sizes
• modular designed 60 mm extruder
• Blown film and flat film line

Injection molding

• Arburg Allrounder 520 S 1600 - 400
• Arburg Allrounder 370 S 700 - 100/70 (Two-components machine)
• Tool temperature control up to 180 ° C (water), 350 ° C (oil)

Injection molding compounding

• KraussMaffei 200-1400 C2 IMC with Berstorff ZE25 twin-scre extruder, L/D 56
• up to 2 sidestream dosages
• Tool temperature control up to 180 ° C (water), 350 ° C (oil)

Thermoforming

• fully parameterizable laboratory thermoforming system Illig, type LDFG 23 b
• Experimental setup for Thermoforming Material Characterization (TMC)

Rheometry

• 3 High pressure capillary rheometer from Göttfert
• 4 Rotary rheometers for polymer melts and solutions of Fimen Rheometrics and TA Instruments
• Strain Rheometer type Rheotens 71.97 from Göttfert
• Extrusion testing equipment

Process simulation

• workstations for simulation
• Connection to the high-performance data center Stuttgart (HLRS)
• modern simulation software (both commercial and in-house)

• many temperature and climate chambers for accelerated aging
• accessible temperature chamber for large-volume component tests
• Sun simulator

Component simulation

• workstations for simulation
• Connection to the high-performance data center Stuttgart (HLRS)
• modern simulation software (both commercial and in-house)

Non-destructive testing

• IR-camera: (NETD < 15 mK, 640 x 512 pixel; optical and ultrasonic excitation)
• ESPI-asset(75 mW)
• Scanning-Laser-Doppler-Vibrometer with HeNe laser, Polytec
• X-ray computed tomography system YXLON FF20 CT with 180 kV nanofocus transmission tube
• X-ray computed tomography system SKYSCAN
• Thermographic camera FLIR SC681, 565 Hz 640 x 512 pixel frame rate, temperatue resolution < 20 mK
• Lock-in thermography system, optical and ultrasonic exciation from Edevis
• VCSEL Array, Philipps Photonics
• Phased-Array ultrasonic testing device with 64 channels M2M GEKKO
• Three-axis and six-axis manipulators for scanning comonent testing
• Ultrasonic single-channel testing device Sonotec Sonowall 70
• Air-ultrasonic testing device Airscope TT Dasel Sistemas
• Single-channel probes (contact ultrasound) of 0,5 MHz to 20 MHz
• Water bath ultrasonic probes (Composite oscillator, 2,25 MHz - 10 MHz)
• Phased-Array probes with 64 elements 1MHz to 5 MHz
• Air-ultrasonic probes 10 kHz to 1 MHz
• Eddy current tester, ELOTEST B300, Rohmann GmbH
• Eddy current tester, ELOTEST PL600, Rohmann GmbH
• Several eddy current probes, absolute probes, transformative (10 - 8 MHz), Rohmann GmbH
• Shearography-asset (5 W)