Machine shop, research and laboratory services

- Single and small series production

- Design and 3D modeling

- Machining

- Welding

- Cutting

- 5-axis CNC-mill GF Mikron Mill E 700U
- CNC-lathe Okuma LB3000EX
- Manual mills and lathes
- Abrasive waterjet 3000 x 1500 mm
- Surface grinding X550/Y300 mm
- Mig- ja Tig- welding
- 3D- coordinate measuring Mitutoyo STRATO-Apex 9106

• Static-hydraulic (tension/compression) universal testing machine
• 2000 kN maximum load
• Stress-rupture tests in force, displacement- or extension-controlled operation
• Video extensometer and automatic mechanical extensometer
• 3-Point bending option
  

• Static-hydraulic (tension/compression) universal testing machine
• 400 kN maximum load
• Stress-rupture tests in force or displacement operation
  
• Machine is used for special cases and can be transferred to other laboratories. Examples of use below:
  • Forming tests, liquid metal embrittlement tests (laser + tension), structural tests, etc.

• Static/dynamic-hydraulic (tension/compression) universal testing machine
  
• Low-Cycle-Fatigue tests (LCF) under load, strain and displacement control
  • Load/displacement control: S-N curves, fatigue limit (2e6 cycles)
  • Strain control: Microstructural response, cyclic behaviour and hysteresis analysis
• Flat and round test specimens. Also adapters for bent 90 ° plates.
• Thermal testing at 100 – 1400 °C
• Max. Load 250 kN (dynamic) and 330 kN (static)
• Max. Frequency 20 Hz (load/displacement control) and 6 Hz (strain control)
• 3-Point bending and Erichsen test options

• Static/dynamic-hydraulic (tension/compression) universal testing machine
  
• •Low-Cycle-Fatigue tests (LCF) under load and displacement control
  • S-N curves, fatigue limit (2e6 cycles)
• Flat and round test specimens
• Max. Load 250 kN (dynamic) and 330 kN (static)
• Max. Frequency 20 Hz (load/displacement control)
• 3-Point bending and Erichsen test options

• Resonance testing machine
• High-Cycle-Fatigue tests (VCF) as mechanical, thermal or thermal-mechanical loading
• Load, displacement and strain controlled cyclic tests
• Load frequency: 35 – 285 Hz
• Load capacity: ± 50 kN (amplitude) and ± 100 kN (mean)
• Examination of intercrystalline reactions and of microstructural material behaviour
• Mechanical fracture tests, crack growth and critical energy density
• Compression tests on plate springs or clutch springs

• Alternative bending fatigue machine
  • Deformation is localized on surfaces
• Low-Cycle-Fatigue tests (LCF)
  • S-N curves
• Load frequency: 1–20 Hz
• Flat specimens up to 3 mm thick
• •Modernized by frequency controller, sensors (displacement, temperature) and cooling unit

• Alternative bending fatigue machine
  • Deformation is localized on surfaces
  • 10 Samples simultaneously
• Low-Cycle-Fatigue tests (LCF)
  • S-N curves (10 samples / day)
• Load frequency: 0.1 – 75 Hz
• Flat specimens up to 3 mm thick
• Instrumented by displacement, temperature and load sensors
• Assembly and manufacturing ready 3-2021

• Alternative bending fatigue machine
  • Deformation is localized on surfaces
  • Adapters for various industrial applications
• Low-Cycle-Fatigue tests (LCF)
• Load frequency: 1–50 Hzti
• Flat and 90 ° bent specimens
• Instrumented by displacement and load sensors.

• Torsion-bending loading for small tubes and axels
• Low-Cycle-Fatigue tests (LCF)
• Corrosive environment and temperature control

• Charpy-V impact test hammer
• Test temperature: from -50 °C up to 200 °C

• The fully-automatic hardness tester
• Extended load range up to 62.5 kg for Vicker and Rockwell tests

• Coordinate Measuring Machine
• Table size L x W x H 3000 x 1600 x 2100 mm
• Accuracy: 50 + Length/50

• LWIR camera
• Calibration ranges: 1) -20 to +120 °C, 2) +100 to 650 °C and 3) +100 to 2000 °C
• Pixel resolution: 640x480 (50-200 Hz)
• Sensitivity max 0.05 °C / accuracy ±2 °C or ±2 %
• Two sets of optics

• Optical microscope with 3D mosaik scanning feature
• Two sets of optics: 1) 20–200x and 2) 500–5000x

• Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) machine
• Chamber size: 280 x 280 x 365 mm (X, Y, Z)
• Power: 700w
• Common AM metals such as AISI 316L, AlSi10Mg, TiAl6V4 and Inconel 718

• Wire Arc Additive Manufacturin (WAAM) unit
• X,Y,Z table + robot cell
• Fronius CMT MIG/MAG welding source

• Various power sources and roller lines
• Power source 1 140 kHz and 600 kW
  • Coil passage window: 35 x 1300 mm
  • Chain driven roller line: max. speed 10 m/min (W=1300 mm, L=9000mm)
  • Water quenching unit
• Power source 2: 400 kHz and 25 kW
  • Various coils for different applications
  • Mobile equipment
• Power sources 3: 15 kHz – 1.1 MHz and 15 kW per module (up to 8 modules)
  • Max sample size:
  • Linear motor driven roller line, max. speed 10 m/s (50 m/s^2)
  • Surface processing

• Dilatometer
• CCT and TTT diagrams
• Uniaxial compression and relaxation
• HAZ simulation
• Hot tensile testing
• Galvanizing simulation
• Cast stage microstructure and properties

• TTT, CCT, and CHT diagrams
• Induction furnace
• Temperature range: -100°C up to 1600°C
• Sample dimensions: ø 5 mm × length 10 mm
• Heating and cooling rates: ≤ 125 K/s
• Deformation force: 22 kN
• Deformation rate: 0.01 – 100 mm/s
• Length change measurement: +/- 5 mm (resolution 0.05 µm)
• Atmosphere: protective gases, vacuum down to 10-5mbar

• Two-high reversing mill
• f 250 x 250 w rolls
• 110 KW, 1 MN, 0-0.7 m/s
• Pump delivery: max. 300 l/min
• 80 nozzles
• Cooling table: 2 m long
• Cooling rate: max. 40-60 °C/s

• Quasi-static tensile / compression testing
• Low-Cycle-Fatigue tests (LCF) as mechanical, thermal or thermal-mechanical loading
• Examination of intercrystalline reactions and of microstructural material behaviour
• Stress-rupture tests in force- or extension-controlled operation, also for medium-term and long-term intervals
• Mechanical fracture tests, crack growth and critical energy density
• Compression tests on plate springs or clutch springs

• FT testing equipment here or with Z100 options

• The fully-automatic hardness tester
• Extended load range up to 31.25 kg for Vickers, Knoop, Brinell, and Rockwell tests

• Loads: 30 mN – 30 N (3g – 3 kg)
• Indentations:
  • Vickers
  • Ball
  • Berkovich
• Maximum magnification: 4000x

• The laser microscope is a device for imaging and measurement that enables sample observation using a large depth of focus and 3D measurement simultaneously. It couples a laser with an optical microscope to create high-resolution images with nanometer Z-axis measurement data.

• Static testing and dynamic fatigue testing
• The ability to test materials ranging in strength from plastics to aluminum, composites and steel
• A large test space to accommodate standard, medium and large size specimens
• The capability to perform a wide variety of test types from tensile to high cycle fatigue, fracture mechanics, and durability of components

• Potentiostat / Galvanostat for electrochemical corrosion measurements
• Corrosion cell and components

• Thermo-Calc, Dictra, TC-Prisma
• JMatPro
• EBSD-softwares
• Abacus, Matlab, MatCad, CATIA, Intel Fortran Compiler, …

• Imaging of material samples
• Elemental and crystal structural microanalysis
• Field emission gun (FEG)
• Acceleration voltage: 0.02-30 kV
• Resolution: 1.0 nm/15 kV, 1.7 nm/ 1 kV, 4.0 nm/0.1 kV
• Detectors: two SE, two BSE, one STEM
• EDS detector and EBSD camera (Oxford Instruments)
• Elemental analysis from carbon to uranium

• Imaging of material samples
• Elemental and crystal structural microanalysis
• Field emission gun (FEG)
• Acceleration voltage: 0.1-30 kV
• Resolution: 1.3 nm/20 kV, 1.5 nm/15 kV, 2.8 nm/1 kV
• Detectors: two SE, one BSE
• EDS detector and EBSD camera (EDAX)
• Elemental analysis from carbon to uranium

• High-end scanning electron microscope for imaging, elemental analysis and crystal structural characterization
• Field emission gun (FEG)
• Acceleration voltage: 0.01-30 kV
• Beam deceleration function
• Resolution: 0.6 nm/15 kV, 0.7 nm/1 kV, 1.0 nm/0.5 kV
• Detectors: two SE, two BSE
• EDS detector and EBSD camera (Oxford Instruments)
• Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction (TKD) analysis
• Elemental analysis from carbon to uranium

• High-end EPMA system for qualitative and quantitative elemental microanalysis
• Field emission gun (FEG)
• Acceleration voltage: 1-30 kV
• Detectors: SE, BSE
• EDS detector (JEOL)
• Five WDS detectors
• Dedicated WDS crystal for trace carbon and nitrogen analysis of steel specimens
• Elemental analysis from beryllium to uranium
• Smallest detectable element concentration: 10 ppm
• Integrated plasma cleaner and cold trap for contamination control

• Ga ion gun
• Integrated FESEM
• Detectors: two SE, one STEM
• EDS detector for elemental analysis (Oxford Instruments)
• Elemental analysis from carbon to uranium
• FESEM and STEM imaging
• Fabrication of TEM specimens
• 3D imaging (microtomography)

• High-performance and versatile material science TEM
• Integrated energy filter (EFTEM)
• Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)
• Piezo-controlled goniometer
• Specimen holders: single tilt, analytical single tilt, analytical double tilt, four specimens, tomography
• Field emission gun (FEG)
• Acceleration voltage: 80-200 kV
• HR imaging (TEM and STEM)
• Resolution: 0.1 nm (lattice), 0.23 nm (point-to-point), 0.2 nm (STEM)
• Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) elemental analysis
• Electron diffraction: SAD, CBED, NBD, PED (Precession Electron Diffraction)
• Tomography: TEM, STEM, diffraction
• Software for processing EDS, EELS, electron diffraction and tomography data

• Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) elemental analysis
• Electron diffraction: SAD, CBED, NBD, PED (Precession Electron Diffraction)
• Tomography: TEM, STEM, diffraction
• Software for processing EDS, EELS, and electron diffraction and tomography data.

• Computer controlled instrument with high level of automation
• High performance XRD system with 9 kW rotating anode x-ray generator
• Co and Cu anodes
• Cross Beam Optics (CBO): Parallel Beam (PB) and Bragg-Brentano (BB) optics
• CBO-f Polycapillary Microfocus Optics for CBO (400 µm x-ray spot)
• Detectors: 1D solid state detector and scintillator
• Vertical θ/θ 4-circle goniometer with Eulerian cradle
• The in-plane diffraction measurement option for measuring of planes parallel to the sample surface. Optimal e.g. analysis of ultra thin films.
• Anton Paar DHS1100 furnace for in-situ sample heating XRD experiments (RT-1100 ⁰C)
• Atmospheres: Air, inert gas, N2, vacuum
• Solid and powder specimens
• Analysis of crystal structure, phase content, residual stress, dislocation densities, and texture

• High-performance surface analysis platform with multi-technique capability
• Elemental analysis from lithium to uranium
• Smallest detectable element concentration: 100 ppm
• System characteristics:
  • XPS imaging
  • Angular resolved XPS (ARXPS)
  • Ar+-gas cluster ion gun for chemical depth profiling and sample cleaning (mono ion and cluster modes)
  • Sample heating and cooling
  • Reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy (REELS)
  • Ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS)
  • Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) (valence band and Fermi edge studies etc.)
  • Sample transfer vessel for air-sensitive samples

• Computer controlled system
• Qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis
• Automatic sample changer
• Solid and powder specimens
• Wet specimens
• Elemental analysis from fluoride to uranium
• Smallest detectable element concentration: 10 ppm

• Bulk analysing and depth profiling
• All elements can be measured (also H, O, N, Cl, C)
• Different methods for different materials
• Bulk analysing: Cu- and Al-alloys, Low Alloy steels and CrNi-steels
• Universal method for depth profiling, max depth 200µm, resolution 1-5 nm
• 28+4 fixed analytical element channels (PMT)
• Detection limit of 1…10 ppm
• RF excitation for non-conductive materials or coatings
• DC excitation for metals