 | Synthesis Fume Hood
Description: Ducted fume hood with a clear polycarbonate sash used for synthesizing multifunctional materials. |
 | Electrospinning
Brand: IME Technologies Model: EC-DIG Description: Digital electrospinning apparatus for producing high-performance nanofibres. Link: Electrospinning |
 | Polishing Machine
Brand: Struers
Model: TegraPol-35
Description: This polishing machine is assisted by a TegraForce 5 arm to move the
samples. It has several programs for grinding or polishing jobs. Among
others the machine is used to prepare for microscopy tasks and specimen
preparation. |
 | Benchtop press
Brand: Pioneer Die-tecs Model: M400 Description: Pneumatic press for punching
metallic dies into a flat plate to make ASTM (D-638-I, D-638-IV) or ISO (527-2-1BA, 527-2-5A) standard samples. |
 | Hydraulic Static Press
Brand: Pinette Emidecau Industries (PEI)
Model: Lab Press 15T
Description: This hot press is used in most of our composite manufacturing processes for both thermoplastic- and thermoset-based laminates. One of the most important properties is that the machine can cool down quickly and solidify the thermoplastic before significant crystallization occurs (fast cooling rate).
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 | Universal Oven
Brand: Memmert
Model: UFE 500
Description: This universal oven has chamber dimensions of 560 x 580 x 400 (w x h x d) and can heat from 10 degrees Celsius to above room temperature to 250 C.
Link: Memmert UFE 500 Manual
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 | Cutting Machine
Brand: Struers
Model: Secotom-10
Description: This small cutting apparatus is generally used to cut samples, it can be equipt with various cutting disks and its operation is simplified by several special-purpose clamps. The machine has an accuracy of 5 μm.
Link: Secotom 10 |
 | Ultrasonic Processor
Brand: Cole Palmer
Model: CV334
Description: This sonication probe can be used to speed up dissolving without stirring, or can be used to clean particles on the surface of an object.
Link: Cole Palmer CV334 |
 | Vacuum Oven
Brand: Thermo Scientific
Model: Linberg blue M
Description: Some of the uses of this vacuum oven are to evaporate or age composite materials. The maximum temperature is 250°C with a pressure of only 1.33 Pa.
Link: Lindberg Blue M |
 | Painting Fume Hood
Brand: Tricolor Industries
Model: 04.37.45.100
Description: This fume hood is easily accessible from the front and it sucks the paint vapor through the back. In our lab painting is used for DIC or to enhance contrast to visualize the crack from the side of DCB samples. |
 | Vinyl Cutting Plotter
Brand: Graphtec
Model: Craft RoboPro CE7000
Description: This machine can cut flexible films with a resolution of 25 µm. The velocity, acceleration and force applied by the blade are adjustable such that a layer can be completed or partially cut. Many types of materials can be processed, such as paper, polymers, or thin layers of metal to fabricate patterned structures or masks.
Link: Graphtec CE7000 series |
 | 3D Printer
Brand: BCN3D
Model: Sigma
Description: This fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer has two printing heads. This enables the user to print parts that consist of two different materials or print twice as fast from the same material. One of the main uses of the second material is that a soluble filament can be chosen for the support structure, which makes removing it as easy as giving it a bath in the ultrasonic cleaner.
Link: BCN3D Sigma |
 | 3D Printer
Brand: Ultimaker
Model: S5
Description: Easy-to-use desktop 3D printer with 20-micron layer resolution. It is able to build 330x240x300 mm³ volume using PA, ABS, PLA, along with support material.
Link: Ultimaker
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 | Water Jet Cutting Machine
Brand: OMAX
Model: ProtoMAX
Description: This small abrasive water jetting machine is mostly used to cut samples from composite plates. It can be operated manually or automatically from drawings and it will quickly cut the plates into samples of accurate dimensions, ±0.127 mm.
Link: ProtoMAX |
