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
- Shearography system, Edevis GmbH
- TERAFLASH smart terahertz test system, TOPTICA Photonics AG, for reflection and transmission measurements with up to 4.5 THz