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ĐĐĞƐƐZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚdĞƐƟŶŐƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ
tD'ĐŽŶƟŶƵĂůůLJŝŶǀĞƐƚƐŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝƚƐůĞĂĚŝŶŐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘KƵƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ
ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŽŶĞǁƉƌŽĚƵĐƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂŶƐŽƵƌĞdžƉĞƌƚƐĂƌĞŚĞƌĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐĨŽƌƐŵĂůůĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘
KƵƌĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚƌĂŶŐĞƐĨƌŽŵƋƵĂůŝƚLJŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŽŵĂĐŚŝŶŝŶŐ͕ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ
ƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚƐŽƵŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ͘
KƵƌƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĨŽƌLJŽƵƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƚŽĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƵƌďƌŽĂĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ
technologies to support new development challenges.
Business Engagement Benefits
 ^ĂǀĞƟŵĞ͕ĐŽƐƚĂŶĚĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƌŝƐŬďLJƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĞĂƌůLJŽŶ
 /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ͕ŐĂŝŶŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐŝŶƚŽŶĞǁƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ
development
 Build long-ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƌĞdžƉĞƌƚƐƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞďĂƐĞŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŶĞǁ
processes
 ^ƚĂLJĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ͕ǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƵƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƉĂƌƚ-ĨƵŶĚĞĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŐƌĂŶƚƐƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŶĞǁŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƐ
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dŚŝƐĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌLJƐŚŽǁĐĂƐĞƐƐŽŵĞŽĨŽƵƌƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŽƵƐĞ͘
WůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚdĞĂŵƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐLJŽƵƌƚĞƐƟŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
Richard Seager
Stephanie Williams
Business Development Manager
Business Development Coordinator
r.seager@warwick.ac.uk
s.williams.6@warwick.ac.uk
02476 575935
02476 524349
WMG Research
 ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ^LJƐƚĞŵƐ
 Nanocomposites
 ŝŽŵĞĚŝĐĂů/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟĐƐ͕/ŵĂŐŝŶŐĂŶĚ,ĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ
 Net-Shape Manufacturing
 Cyber Security
 Metrology
 Digital Lifecycle Management
 Service Systems
 Electrochemical Engineering
 Steels Processing
 Energy and Electrical Systems
 ^ƵƉƉůLJŚĂŝŶĂŶĚ>ŽŐŝƐƟĐƐ
 Engineering Materials and Manufacturing
 Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing
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WMG R&D Centres
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐĞŶƚƌĞ
 Engineering Technology Hall
– DĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ
– Manufacturing Process Technologies and Machining
– DŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉLJĂŶĚDĞƚĂůůŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ^ĂŵƉůĞWƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ
 WƌŽĚƵĐƚǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ/ŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ
 ƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞŶƚƌĞ
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞŶƚƌĞ
 h<ŶĞƌŐLJ/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞ
– Vehicle Energy Facility
– ĂƩĞƌLJŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ
– ĂƩĞƌLJ^ĐĂůĞ-up Line
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌWƌŽĚƵĐƚĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ
 ĚĚŝƟǀĞ>ĂLJĞƌDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐdĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ
 Polymer Processing Technologies
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌEĂŶŽĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ
 Polymer Processing Technologies
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WMG New Developments
ƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞŶƚƌĞ
dŚĞƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞŶƚƌĞǁŝůůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚtD'͛ƐĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞŝŶůŝŐŚƚǁĞŝŐŚƟŶŐǀĞŚŝĐůĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘
State-of-the-ĂƌƚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐǁŝůůŽĐĐƵƉLJƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĞŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƉƌĞƐƐĞƐ͕ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚĐƵƫŶŐ͕ƌĞƐŝŶ
ŵŝdžŝŶŐͬŝŶũĞĐƟŽŶ͕ƉůĂƐŵĂƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJǁŝƚŚŚĂŶĚƐ-ŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ
and equipment to develop its manufacturing capability for polymeric composites.
/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌEĂŶŽĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ
dŚĞ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĨŽƌEĂŶŽĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐǁŝůůĞdžƉůŽŝƚƉŽůLJŵĞƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůĞŶĂďůĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŝŶŶŽǀĂƚĞ
their manufacturing technologies to produce polymer nanocomposites.
dŚĞŝŶƐƟƚƵƚĞǁŝůůŽīĞƌƐƚĂƚĞ-of-the-ĂƌƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ĂǁĞƚĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJ͕
processing hall and open plan research space.
ĂƩĞƌLJŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ^ĐĂůĞ-up Pilot Line
dŚĞŶĞƌŐLJ/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĞŶƚƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐŽĨĂďĂƩĞƌLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJ͕ĂďƵƐĞĂŶĚǀŝďƌĂƟŽŶƚĞƐƟŶŐ
ĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚĂŚLJďƌŝĚƉŽǁĞƌƚƌĂŝŶƚĞƐƟŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘
dŚĞĞŶƚƌĞǁŝůůƐŽŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂĂƩĞƌLJŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ^ĐĂůĞ-hƉWŝůŽƚ>ŝŶĞĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐŽŶŶĞǁďĂƩĞƌLJĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĨƌŽŵ
ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƚŽĨƵůůLJƉƌŽǀĞŶƚƌĂĐƟŽŶďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ͘ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚǁŝůůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĞǁŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŚŝŐŚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐĨŽƌ
the electric and hybrid vehicle market.
dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞ/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĂŵƉƵƐ
dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞ/ŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĂŵƉƵƐǁŝůůďĞĂŵƵůƟ-disciplinary research hub focusing on vehicle challenges
including energy storage and e-ĚƌŝǀĞƐ͕ĐĂƌďŽŶƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƐŵĂƌƚͬĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘
The facility will include technologies to enable research and development in advanced powertrains, hybrid and chassis,
ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚǀŝƐƵĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞhŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞƐŚŽƌƚĂŐĞŽĨ
ƐŬŝůůĞĚZΘƐƚĂīŝŶƚŚĞĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞƐƵƉƉůLJĐŚĂŝŶ͘
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ĚĚŝƟǀĞ>ĂLJĞƌDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ
3D Mono Printer
8
3D Colour Printer
9
Desktop Colour FDM Printer
10
FDM 3D Printer
11
Industrial FDM 3D Printer
12
Hybrid Nano 3D Printer
13
ƌĐͬE,LJďƌŝĚĚĚŝƟǀĞ>ĂLJĞƌDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
14
,ŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶDĞƚĂů>ĂƐĞƌDĞůƟŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
15
ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ
ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ^LJƐƚĞŵƐĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ
16
ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
17
Energy and Propulsion
,LJďƌŝĚWŽǁĞƌƚƌĂŝŶdĞƐƟŶŐ͗
Vehicle Energy Facility
18
Thermal Chamber with Dynamometer
19
ĂƩĞƌLJ^LJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚŐĞŝŶŐǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ͗
ĂƩĞƌLJĞůůLJĐůĞƌ
20
ĂƩĞƌLJDŽĚƵůĞLJĐůĞƌ
21
ĂƩĞƌLJWĂĐŬLJĐůĞƌ
22
Environmental Test Chambers
23
ĂƩĞƌLJŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ͗sŽůƚĂŐĞĂŶĚƵƌƌĞŶƚdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
24
ĂƩĞƌLJŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞdĞƐƚŚĂŵďĞƌƐ
25
sŝďƌĂƟŽŶdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
26
dŚĞƌŵĂůŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ͗
,ŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶdŚĞƌŵĂůĂŵĞƌĂ
27
Ultra-ŚŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶdŚĞƌŵĂůĂŵĞƌĂ
28
Thermal Storage Test Chambers
29
High Temperature Thermal Storage Chamber
30
Hardware-in-the-ůŽŽƉ^ŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ
High Performance Real-ƟŵĞ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŽƌ
31
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Real-ƟŵĞ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŽƌĨŽƌůĞĐƚƌŝĐDĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ
32
Electrical Spectroscopy Frequency Analyser
33
High-sŽůƚĂŐĞĂƩĞƌLJdĞƐƚĞƌ
34
DƵůƟ-channel Power Analyser
35
džƉĞƌŝĞŶƟĂůŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ
^ŽƵŶĚǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
36
Machining
DMU 40 MonoBLOCK Machining Centre
37
DMU 65 Ultrasonic MonoBLOCK Machining Centre
38
DMC 1035V Ecoline Machining Centre
39
DĂƚĞƌŝĂůŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ
цϮϱŬE&ĂƟŐƵĞdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
40
цϮϱϬŬE&ĂƟŐƵĞdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
41
Tensile and Compression Test System
42
Very High Strain-Rate Test Machine
43
Instrumented Drop Tower
44
High-speed Digital Camera
45
Environmental Test Chamber
46
sŽůĂƟůĞKƌŐĂŶŝĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐdĞƐƟŶŐ
47
Environmental Weathering Test System
48
Sheet Metal Test Machine
49
DƵůƟ-&ƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůEĂŶŽ-scale Microscope
50
KƉƟĐĂůDŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞ
51
High-Temperature Confocal Scanning Laser Microscope
52
Mechanical Thermal Analyser
53
X-ray Diffractometer
54
ϯKƉƟĐĂůĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŶĂůLJƐŝƐ
55
,ŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶKƉƟĐĂů^ĐĂŶŶĞƌ
56
KƉƟĐĂů&ŽƌŵŝŶŐŶĂůLJƐŝƐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
57
DĞƚĂůůŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐWƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
58
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Metrology and Measurement
Twin Column Large Volume Coordinate Measuring Machine
59
ŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ>ŝŐŚƟŶŐĂLJ
60
3D Computer Tomography Scanning Machine
61
ϯsŝƐƵĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ^ƵŝƚĞ
62
Switchgear Measurement System
63
DĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐ/ŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƌŵ
64
ϯDĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐ/ŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ^LJƐƚĞŵ
65
Material Processing
dŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞWƌĞƐƐ
66
Press/Extrusion Facility
67
Press For Lightweight Composites
68
Industrial Rolling Mill
69
Automated Fusion Welding/Brazing Robot
70
Automated Resistance Spot Welding Robot
71
Remote Laser Welding Robot
72
Polymer Processing
/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶDŽƵůĚŝŶŐDĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ
73
DŝĐƌŽ/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶDŽƵůĚŝŶŐDĂĐŚŝŶĞ
74
Twin Extruder
75
Mixer and Extruder
76
High Speed Mixer
77
Dehumidifying Dryer
78
Rheometer
79
ŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂů^ĐĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůŽƌŝŵĞƚĞƌ
80
UV-Vis Spectrometer
81
FTIR Spectrometer
82
Centrifuge
83
Platen Press
84
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3D Mono Printer
Z Corp 310 3D Printer
dŚĞϯŵŽŶŽƉƌŝŶƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐĐŽƐƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶůĞĂĚƟŵĞƐ͘/ĚĞĂůĨŽƌĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ
prototypes and low volume models.
The system’s manual material feed makes it ideal for novel materials.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Build Speed:
2 - 4 layers per minute
Build Size:
203 x 254 x 203 mm (8 x 10 x 8 inches)
DĂƚĞƌŝĂůKƉƟŽŶƐ͗
,ŝŐŚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞ͕ĚŝƌĞĐƚĐĂƐƟŶŐ͕ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĐĂƐƟŶŐ
Layer Thickness:
hƐĞƌƐĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞĂƚƟŵĞŽĨƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͖͘Ϭϳϲ- .254 mm (.003 - .010 inches)
ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗
300 x 450 dpi
^LJƐƚĞŵ^ŽŌǁĂƌĞ͗
ŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶ͛ƐƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚĂƌLJƐŽŌǁĂƌĞĂĐĐĞƉƚƐƐŽůŝĚŵŽĚĞůƐŝŶ^d>͕sZD>ĂŶĚW>zĮůĞ
ĨŽƌŵĂƚƐ ĂƐ ŝŶƉƵƚ͘ ƉƌŝŶƚ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ϯ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ͕ ƚĞdžƚ ůĂďĞůůŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐĐĂůŝŶŐ
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͘dŚĞƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƌƵŶƐŽŶDŝĐƌŽƐŽŌtŝŶĚŽǁƐEd͕ϮϬϬϬWƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚyW
Professional.
Equipment Dimensions:
74 x 86 x 109 cm (29 x 34 x 43 inches)
Equipment Weight:
113 kg (250 lbs.)
Power Requirements:
115V, 4.3A or 230V, 2.4A
Number of Printheads:
1
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3D Colour Printer
Z Corp 450 3D Colour Printer
dŚĞϯŵƵůƟĐŽůŽƵƌƉƌŝŶƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐĐŽƐƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶůĞĂĚƟŵĞƐ͘/ĚĞĂůĨŽƌ
ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƉƌŽƚŽƚLJƉĞƐĂŶĚůŽǁǀŽůƵŵĞŵŽĚĞůƐ͘
dŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͛ƐŵƵůƟĐŽůŽƵƌĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJŵĂŬĞƐŝƚŝĚĞĂůĨŽƌǀŝƐƵĂůƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚĞdžƚƵƌĂůŵŽĚĞůƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Build Speed:
2 - 4 layers per minute
Build Size:
203 x 254 x 203 mm (8 x 10 x 8 inches)
DĂƚĞƌŝĂůKƉƟŽŶƐ͗
High-performance composite
Layer Thickness:
hƐĞƌƐĞůĞĐƚĂďůĞĂƚƟŵĞŽĨƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͖͘Ϭϴϵ- .102 mm (.0035-.004 inches)
ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗
300 x 450 dpi
Number of Print Heads:
Two (one tricolour, one clear)
Equipment Dimensions:
122 x 79 x 140 cm (48 x 31 x 55 inches)
Equipment Weight:
193 kg (425 lbs)
Power Requirements:
100V, 14.4A or 115V, 14.0A or 230V, 6.2A
EĞƚǁŽƌŬŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͗
TCP/IP 100/10 base T
tŽƌŬƐƚĂƟŽŶŽŵƉĂƟďŝůŝƚLJ͗
Windows® 2000 Professional and Windows XP® Professional
^LJƐƚĞŵ^ŽŌǁĂƌĞ͗
 ŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƉƌŽƉƌŝĞƚĂƌLJ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ƐŽůŝĚ ŵŽĚĞůƐ ŝŶ ^d>͕ sZD>͕ ĂŶĚ W>z ĮůĞ
ĨŽƌŵĂƚƐ ĂƐ ŝŶƉƵƚ͘ WƌŝŶƚ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ϯ ǀŝĞǁŝŶŐ͕ ƚĞdžƚ ůĂďĞůůŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐĐĂůŝŶŐ
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͘
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Desktop Colour FDM 3D Printer
BFB 3D Touch Triple Printer
The desktop-ƐŝnjĞĚĐŽůŽƵƌƉƌŝŶƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ƵƐĞƐĨƵƐĞĚĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐ;&DͿƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĚƌĂǁƐĐƌŽƐƐƐĞĐƟŽŶĂůůĂLJĞƌƐŽĨŵĞůƚĞĚƚŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƵŶƟůŝƚƌĞĂĐŚĞƐĂƐĞŵŝ-liquid state, the layers bond together and
solidify to a solid 3D dimensional shape.
dŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐĐŽƐƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐǁŝƚŚƐŚŽƌƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶůĞĂĚƟŵĞƐ͘/ĚĞĂůĨŽƌĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƚŽŽůƐĨŽƌ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘
dŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽƉĞŶƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽŌǁĂƌĞĂůůŽǁŝŶŐĞĂƐLJŵŽĚŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚŽďĞŵĂĚĞ͘
^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƐdŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐDĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͗

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

WŽůLJůĂĐƟĐĐŝĚ;W>Ϳ

^ŽůƵďůĞWŽůLJůĂĐƟĐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ;W>Ϳ
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Small Build Size:
185 x 275 x 210mm (xyz)
Z-ĂdžŝƐZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗
0.125mm
ĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶZĂƚĞ͗
15mm3 /s
Large Print Area:
275x275x210mm
DĞĚŝƵŵZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗
100x100x125 microns
Print Speed Extruded Volume: 15mm³ (9/16th’’) per second print and polymer dependant
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FDM 3D Printer
Stratasys Dimension SST 768 FDM Printer
dŚĞ ^ƚƌĂƚĂƐLJƐ ϯ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƵƐĞƐ ĨƵƐĞĚ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐ ;&DͿ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚƌĂǁƐ ĐƌŽƐƐ-ƐĞĐƟŽŶĂů
ůĂLJĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŚĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐ ƉŽůLJŵĞƌ Žƌ ĐĞƌĂŵŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ƵŶƟů ŝƚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ Ă ƐĞŵŝ-liquid state, the layers bond
together and solidify to a solid 3D dimensional shape. The FDM process can produce high strength and waterproof
ŵŽĚĞůƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶďĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŵĂƩĞƌŽĨŚŽƵƌƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Size:
686 x 914 x 1041 mm Weight: 136 kg (300 lbs.)
Layer Thickness:
.245 mm (.010 in.) or .33 mm (.013 in.) of precisely deposited ABS and support material
Power Requirements:
110-120 VAC, 60 Hz, minimum
Materials
 ^ƉůĂƐƟĐŝŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚǁŚŝƚĞ͕ďůƵĞ͕LJĞůůŽǁ͕ďůĂĐŬ͕ƌĞĚŽƌŐƌĞĞŶĐŽůŽƵƌƐ͘ƵƐƚŽŵĐŽůŽƵƌƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘
ƵƚŽŵĂƟĐKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ
ĂƚĂůLJƐƚ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚƐ ^d> ĮůĞƐ͕ ŽƌŝĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚ͕ ƐůŝĐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĮůĞ͕ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ
;ŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJͿ͕ĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐĂƉƌĞĐŝƐĞĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƉĂƚŚƚŽďƵŝůĚLJŽƵƌŵŽĚĞů͘DƵůƟƉůĞŵŽĚĞůƐĐĂŶďĞƉĂĐŬĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ
ďƵŝůĚĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞƚŽŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĞĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ͘ĂƚĂůLJƐƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƋƵĞƵĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ďƵŝůĚƟŵĞ͕ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚĂƚƵƐ
ĂŶĚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘ ŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶ ϯ WƌŝŶƚĞƌƐ ƌƵŶ ƵŶĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶǀŝĂĞ-mail, pager, or the Internet.
EĞƚǁŽƌŬŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ
 TCP/IP 100/10 base T
tŽƌŬƐƚĂƟŽŶŽŵƉĂƟďŝůŝƚLJ
 Windows NT/Windows 2000/Windows XP
 Build Size: Maximum size 203 x 203 x 305 mm
Support Structures and Removal
ĂƚĂůLJƐƚ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ ĂŶLJ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚ͘ dǁŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƌĞŵŽǀĂů
processes are available. With Dimension, a Break Away Support System allows for easy support removal. Dimension
SST offers a soluble support removal process for hands-ĨƌĞĞŵŽĚĞůĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ͘
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Industrial FDM 3D Printer
Stratasys Fortus 400mc Industrial FDM Printer
dŚĞ ^ƚƌĂƚĂƐLJƐ ϰϬϬŵĐ ϯ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ƵƐĞƐ ĨƵƐĞĚ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚƌĂǁƐ ĐƌŽƐƐ-ƐĞĐƟŽŶĂů
ůĂLJĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŚĞĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐ ƉŽůLJŵĞƌ Žƌ ĐĞƌĂŵŝĐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ƵŶƟů ŝƚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ Ă ƐĞŵŝ-liquid state, the layers bond
ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽůŝĚŝĨLJ ƚŽ Ă ƐŽůŝĚ ϯ ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ƉĂƌƚ͘ dŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ďƵŝůĚƐ ŝŶ ŶŝŶĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ůĂLJĞƌ
thickness to achieve the desired outcome. The Stratasys 400mc is ideal for 3D prototyping, tooling and low-volume
manufacturing.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
System Highlights:
tŝĚĞƐƚ ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƐƚŽŵ ĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘ >ĂƌŐĞƌ ďƵŝůĚ ĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ
ŵƵůƟƉůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůďĂLJƐĨŽƌůŽŶŐĞƌ͕ƵŶĂƩĞŶĚĞĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ĞƐƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĮŶŝƐŚĂŶĚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ
ĚĞƚĂŝů͘ĂƉĂďůĞŽĨŵƵůƟ-coloured parts in a single build.
Build Size:
Maximum size 406 x 356 x 406 mm
Materials
 ABS-M30 in standard white, blue, yellow, black, red or green colours
 ABS-M30i
 ABSi
 ABS-ESD7
 PC-ABS
 PC
 PC-ISO
 ULTEM 9085
 PPSF/PPSU
 Soluble Support - ABS-M30, ABS-M30i, ABSi, ABS-ESD7, PC-ABS
 Break Away Support - PC, PC-ISO, ULTEM 9085, PPSF/PPSU
Accuracy
 +/- .127 mm or +/- .0015 mm per mm, whichever is greater.
Layer Thickness
 0.330 mm
 0.254 mm
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Hybrid Nano 3D Printer
XYPrint100Z Hybrid Nano 3D Printer
dŚĞ,LJďƌŝĚWƌŝŶƟŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐƉůĂƐƟĐĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞŚĂƐƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĚĞƉŽƐŝƚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ
materials from inks to liquid polymers, to ceramic pastes in 3D.
The design freedom minimises assembly required for simple electronic circuits which can be embedded within a
structural part.
Uses

ĚĚŝƟǀĞ>ĂLJĞƌDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ

ƵŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
Max Build Envelope Of: 210mm x 260mm x 140mm
Print Area:
297x210 mm
Prints From:
͘ďŵƉĮůĞƐŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĨƌŽŵϯƵƐŝŶŐŽƉĞŶƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ
 dŚĞ ŚLJďƌŝĚ ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝƐĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŶŐ ůŽǁ ǀŝƐĐŽƐŝƚLJ ĚLJĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŬƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚǁŝŶ ϱϭϮĚƉŝ ŝŶŬũĞƚ ŚĞĂĚƐ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŶĂŶŽƐŝůǀĞƌ͕ĂŶĚŚŝŐŚǀŝƐĐŽƐŝƚLJŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐĞƌĂŵŝĐƉĂƐƚĞƐĂŶĚůŝƋƵŝĚƉŽůLJŵĞƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂ
ŵŝĐƌŽĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƉƵŵƉ͘dŚŝƐĐĂŶďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚŽŶĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƐƵďƐƚƌĂƚĞƐŝŶϮĂŶĚϯ͘
 sŽůƵŵĞƚƌŝĐĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůĚŽǁŶƚŽϭƉŝĐŽůŝƚƌĞ;ƉƵŵƉͿĂŶĚϭϰƉŝĐŽůŝƚƌĞ;ŝŶŬũĞƚŚĞĂĚƐͿ
 Curing of materials by either Phoseon UV lamp or Near Infrared (NIR) 3000K lamp
THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS ERDF FUNDED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE BY SMES IN THE
WEST MIDLANDS. It is prohibited from being used to generate commercial income
ŽƌďĞŝŶŐƵƐĞĚŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƵŶƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽtĞƐƚDŝĚůĂŶĚƐ^DƐƵŶƟůƉƌŝůϮϬϭϱ͘
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ƌĐͬE,LJďƌŝĚĚĚŝƟǀĞ>ĂLJĞƌDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ
System
ƌĐͬE,LJďƌŝĚĚĚŝƟǀĞ>ĂLJĞƌDĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
The system uses plasma welding and wire feeding techniques to integrate complex and net shaped metals.
Capability
Advantages
 tĞůĚĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐƵƉƚŽϮϬϬ
Flexibility:
 >ŽĐĂůĂŶĚŐůŽďĂůƌŐŽŶƐŚŝĞůĚŝŶŐĨŽƌĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŽĨ
ƌĞĂĐƟǀĞŵĞƚĂůƐ;Ğ͘Ő͘dŝƚĂŶŝƵŵͿ
 >D͕ƌĞƉĂŝƌĂŶĚĂƵŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƉĂƌƚƐ
 ,ŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚLJĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂƚŚŝŐŚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƌĂƚĞƐ
 Variable material feed enabling tailored response
(mechanical, electrical, etc.)
 >Žǁ ĚŝůƵƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĚĞƉŽƐŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵďƐƚƌĂƚĞ ;ŵŝŶŝŵĂů
waste)
 In-process machining of parts enabling internal accuracy
ĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĨĂƟŐƵĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
2 powder feeders:
 Low purchase, running and maintenance cost
 Independent flow control rate
 PTA is standard welding technology, highly reliable,
easily integrated into CNC
 15 - 20g/min (material dependent)
 sĂƌŝĂďůĞĨĞĞĚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ;ĨƌŽŶƚĂŶĚƌĞĂƌŽĨŵĞůƚ͕ŝŶĂ
ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ;ϭ- 6 powder streams)
 Anode is non-consumable, electricity and gases are only
consumables
 ĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐƉĞĞĚƐƵƉƚŽϰϱϬŵŵͬƐ
 Typical weld currents 25 - 150A
1 wire feed gun:
 ,ŝŐŚĚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƌĂƚĞƐ;ϭнŬŐͬŚƌͿ
 >ĞƐƐŽdžŝĚĂƟŽŶƌŝƐŬ;ĐůĞĂŶĞƌĨĞĞĚ-stock)
 No powder handing safety requirements
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,ŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶDĞƚĂů>ĂƐĞƌDĞůƟŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
Ϭ^/EdDϮϴϬDĞƚĂů>ĂƐĞƌDĞůƟŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
dŚĞůĂƐĞƌŵĞůƟŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌĂĚĚŝƟǀĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚLJŵĞƚĂůĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͕ƚŽŽůŝŶƐĞƌƚƐ͕ƉƌŽƚŽƚLJƉĞƐ
and end products. The EOSINT M 280 is based directly on three-dimensional CAD data. It is equipped with a 400W
fibre laser which melts fine metal powder and builds up the product layer by layer. This method allows you to create
products with extremely complex geometries including elements such as free-form surfaces, deep slots and coolant
ducts.
Materials
A wide range of materials can be processed, from light alloys through to high-grade steels, tool steels and superalloys.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Building volume:
250 mm x 250 mm x 325 mm
Laser type:
Yb-fibre laser, 200 W or 400 W
Scan speed during build process:
ƵƉƚŽϳ͘ϬŵͬƐ;ϮϯŌͬƐͿ
Variable focus diameter:
100 μm - 500 μm (0.004 in - 0.02 in)
System Dimensions:
2200 mm x 1070 mm x 2290 mm (B x D x H)
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ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ^LJƐƚĞŵƐĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ
ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ^LJƐƚĞŵƐĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ
dŚĞ ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ ^LJƐƚĞŵƐ ĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ ;^Ϳ ŝƐ Ă ƚǁĞůǀĞ-ƐƚĂƟŽŶ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘ /ƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ǁŝĚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ
technology from leading vendors in its engineering, control and monitoring systems.
ĂƐŝĐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
The facility is approximately 16m by 5m and consists of a twelve-ƐƚĂƟŽŶŵĂĐŚŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƐƐĞŵďůLJƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘/ƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ
sub-ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ ǀĞŶĚŽƌƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ͕ ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐ͕ ZŽĐŬǁĞůů
ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚůĂƐ ŽƉĐŽ ĂŶĚ ZĞdžƌŽƚŚ ŽƐĐŚ͘ dŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶ /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƚŚĞƌŶĞƚ ďĂƐĞĚ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů
architecture, RF tag-based part tracking, and lightguard entry together with access gate and safety scanner systems.
Capability
dŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝƐ Ă ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ĂŶĚ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůŝĨĞĐLJĐůĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚϯƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ǀŝƌƚƵĂůĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ǀŝƌƚƵĂůĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞŵŽƚĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ͘/ƚĂůƐŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ
ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŬĞLJĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĚƌŝǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĂďůĞůŽŐŝĐĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ
;W>ƐͿ͕ƐĞŶƐŝŶŐŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͕/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƚŚĞƌŶĞƚĂŶĚĮĞůĚďƵƐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ŇƵŝĚƉŽǁĞƌ͕ĨĂƵůƚĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƟĐƐ͕ƐĂĨĞƚLJƉƌŽƚŽĐŽůƐĂŶĚ
ƐĂĨĞŐƵĂƌĚƐ͕ƌŽďŽƟĐƐ͕ŚƵŵĂŶŵĂĐŚŝŶĞŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĚĂƚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͘
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ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
ƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
&ŽƵƌ &ĞƐƚŽ ĚŝĚĂĐƟĐ ŵĞĐŚĂƚƌŽŶŝĐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ǁŝƚŚ ^ŝĞŵĞŶƐ W> ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ĂŶĚ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ ĂŶĚ ƉŶĞƵŵĂƟĐ ĂĐƚƵĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ
associated engineering tools.
ĂƐŝĐ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 &ŽƵƌ &ĞƐƚŽ ŵĞĐŚĂƚƌŽŶŝĐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĐŽŵƉŽƐĞĚ ŽĨ ƉĂƌƚ ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐ͕ ĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕ ŝŶĚĞdžŝŶŐ͕ ĚƌŝůůŝŶŐ͕ ƚĞƐƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂŶƚƌLJ
actuators and sensors.
 ĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĨŽƵƌĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŝƐĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚďLJĂ^ŝĞŵĞŶƐ^ϳ-1200 or 300 series PLC with associated
ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐƐŽŌǁĂƌĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ/ϲϭϭϯϭ-ϯůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͕ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ƐĞƋƵĞŶƟĂůĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĐŚĂƌƚƐ͕ůĂĚĚĞƌůŽŐŝĐ͕ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶďůŽĐŬƐ͕
and structured text.
 ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ǀŝƌƚƵĂůĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚǀŝƌƚƵĂůĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶŐ͘
Capability
 'ƌŽƵƉ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŽŶ W> ŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ͕ ƐĞŶƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚƵĂƟŽŶ͕ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ ŽĨ W>Ɛ͕
ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƟĐƐ͕,D/ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘
 ZΘ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŽƵƉ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ϯ ƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ ǀŝƌƚƵĂů ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ ǀŝƌƚƵĂů ĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ
ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐŽĨĂƵƚŽŵĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘
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Vehicle Energy Facility
The Vehicle Energy Facility (VEF) is a hybrid powertrain research
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĮƌƐƚ ĐůĂƐƐ ĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ƚĞƐƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚLJďƌŝĚ ƉŽǁĞƌƚƌĂŝŶƐ͕ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ
and control systems.
The VEF can test from component level to the complete system
including powertrain, electric drives and energy storage.
Equipment includes:
Froude Hofmann
Large dynamometer – 570 kW, up to 5,000 rpm, 3,200 Nm
maximum torque
Small dynamometer – 320 kW, up to 10,000 rpm with fully
ƐLJŶĐŚƌŽŶŝƐĞĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚůĂƌŐĞĚLJŶĂŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ
Bitrode
&d&ĂƩĞƌLJƐŝŵƵůĂƚŽƌĂŶĚďĂƩĞƌLJƉĂĐŬĐLJĐůĞƌ– 500A, 900V, up
to 250kW maximum
dSPACE
Hardware-in-ůŽŽƉ ;,ŝ>Ϳ͗ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞ
ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐͬƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƌĞĂůĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ
Horiba
Emissions measurement capability for NOx, CO, CO2, Total
Hydrocarbon (THC), O2 ĂŶĚĚŝĞƐĞůƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞƐ
Typical Usage
Key Features
 ,LJďƌŝĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 Unique synchronised dual dynamometer architecture
 Powertrain component testing and characterisation
 Control strategy development and refinement
 &ƵĞůĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 ůĞĐƚƌŝĐŵŽƚŽƌƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ
 ůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůĞŶĞƌŐLJƐƚŽƌĂŐĞƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ
 ZĞĂůǁŽƌůĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƚĞƐƟŶŐŽĨďŝŽ-fuels
 KƉƟŵŝƐĞĚĞŶĞƌŐLJŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ,sƐ
 ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ s͕ ,s ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů / ĞŶŐŝŶĞ ƉŽǁĞƌƚƌĂŝŶ
ƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 &Ƶůů ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂů-world/user-defined drive cycle
capability
 DƵůƟƉůĞ ĞŶŐŝŶĞ ĨƵĞůůŝŶŐ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͗ ŐĂƐŽůŝŶĞ͕ ĚŝĞƐĞů͕ ĞƚŚĂŶŽů͕
and special bio-fuels
 &Ƶůů ŐĂƐĞŽƵƐ
measurement
ĂŶĚ
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞ
ĞdžŚĂƵƐƚ
ĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ
 Determination of the effects of driver behaviour on  ,ŝŐŚƉŽǁĞƌǀĞŚŝĐůĞďĂƩĞƌLJƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚďĂƩĞƌLJĐLJĐůŝŶŐ
hybrid and conventional vehicles over a wide range  ^ŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ ƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐ ĨŽƌ ĞĂƌůLJ ůŝĨĞĐLJĐůĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ
of drive cycles
ƚĞƐƟŶŐŽĨǀŝƌƚƵĂůĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐĂŶĚͬŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ
 Determination of local emissions in conjunction  Robot driver
with CO2 emissions for different control strategies
 Plug-in HEV leading to Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) research
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Thermal Chamber with Dynamometer
Thermal Chamber with Dynamometer
dŚĞdŚĞƌŵĂůŚĂŵďĞƌƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƚŽƚĞƐƚƚŚĞĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚƚŚĞƌŵĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŽĨĂŚLJďƌŝĚ
ŵŽƚŽƌƵŶĚĞƌĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞŝƚƐůŝĨĞƟŵĞƵƐĂŐĞ͘dŚĞ&ƌŽƵĚĞ,ŽĨŵĂŶŶLJŶĂŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŚĞ
torque and power of the engine.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
5m x 3m thermal room:
 -40°C to +80°C, +/- 1°C, 0.5°C/min
 250kW Froude Hofmann dynamometer:
 251kW (absorbing) / 267kW (motoring)
 850Nm
 10,000 rpm
250kW Bitrode FTF pack cycler (see separate entry):
 900V, 500A
DƵůƟƉůĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚhdĐŽŽůŝŶŐĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐ͗● 4 individual chiller/heater units
● Temperature range 5°C - 90°C
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ĂƩĞƌLJĞůůLJĐůĞƌ
Bitrode MVC 16-100-ϱĂƩĞƌLJĞůůLJĐůĞƌdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
dŚĞĐĞůůƚĞƐƚƐLJƐƚĞŵƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐůŽŶŐĐLJĐůĞƚĞƐƚƐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĂŐĞŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĂďĂƩĞƌLJĐĞůůĨŽƌĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂŶĚ
hybrid vehicle research.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Constant Current Amp Range:
Charge Voltage:
Discharge Voltage:
ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚtĂƩĂŐĞ͗
Circuits per Cabinet:
Number of Cyclers:
0.00 – 100.00 (±0.1%)
0.000 – 5.000 (±0.1%)
0.000 – 5.000 (±0.1%)
500.0W
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Features
ͻƌŝǀĞƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐǀĞŚŝĐůĞƚĞƐƚƐ͗&h^͕^&h^͕'^&h^͕^dĂŶĚ-15L
ͻƌŝǀĞĐLJĐůĞĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƵƟůŝƚLJĂƵƚŽŵĂƚĞƐƚĞƐƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚďĂƩĞƌLJƵƐĂŐĞĚĂƚĂ
• Constant current, power or voltage control
• Bipolar capacity for discharging to below zero volts
ͻWĂƌĂůůĞůĐŝƌĐƵŝƚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJŝŶƚĞƐƚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
• Assignable Data Channels
ͻdĞƐƚĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚĚĂƚĂŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝƚƌŽĚĞ͛ƐsŝƐƵĂ>E>ĂďůŝĞŶƚƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƐƵŝƚĞ
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ĂƩĞƌLJDŽĚƵůĞLJĐůĞƌ
Bitrode FTV4-200-60 Module Cycler Test System
dŚĞŵŽĚƵůĞƚĞƐƚƐLJƐƚĞŵƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐůŽŶŐĐLJĐůĞƚĞƐƚƐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĂŐĞŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĂďĂƩĞƌLJŵŽĚƵůĞĨŽƌ
electric and hybrid vehicle research.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Constant Current Amp Range Per Circuit:
Constant Current Amp Range Per Cabinet:
Charge/Discharge Voltage:
ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚtĂƩĂŐĞWĞƌŝƌĐƵŝƚ͗
ŽŶƐƚĂŶƚtĂƩĂŐĞWĞƌĂďŝŶĞƚ͗
Maximum Channels:
Number of Cyclers:
0.00 – 200.00 A
0.00 – 800.00 A
0.000 – 60.00 V
12.000 kW
48.000 kW
4
4
Features
 ƌŝǀĞƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐǀĞŚŝĐůĞƚĞƐƚƐ͗&h^͕^&h^͕'^&h^͕^dĂŶĚ-15L
 ƌŝǀĞĐLJĐůĞĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƵƟůŝƚLJĂƵƚŽŵĂƚĞƐƚĞƐƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚďĂƩĞƌLJƵƐĂŐĞĚĂƚĂ
 dĞƐƚĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚĚĂƚĂŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝƚƌŽĚĞ͛ƐsŝƐƵĂ>E>ĂďůŝĞŶƚƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƐƵŝƚĞ
 Constant current, power or voltage control
 Bipolar capacity for discharging to below zero volts
 WĂƌĂůůĞůĐŝƌĐƵŝƚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŐƌĞĂƚĞƌŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJŝŶƚĞƐƚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 Assignable data channels
 ŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƉŽǁĞƌƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚƚŽůŝŶĞĨŽƌĐŽŽůĞƌ͕ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĞŶĞƌŐLJ-ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ
 No performance loss under voltage control
 ZĞŵŽƚĞŝŶĂƌLJWƌŽƚŽĐŽůǀŝĂƚŚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌϯƌĚƉĂƌƚLJƐŽŌǁĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌŽů
 WƌŽŐƌĂŵĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶŝƐŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞWǁŝƚŚsŝƐƵĂ>EƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ
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ĂƩĞƌLJWĂĐŬLJĐůĞƌ
Bitrode FTF-500-ϵϬϬĂƩĞƌLJWĂĐŬLJĐůĞƌdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
dŚĞďĂƩĞƌLJƉĂĐŬƚĞƐƚƐLJƐƚĞŵƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐůŽŶŐĐLJĐůĞƚĞƐƚƐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĂŐĞŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĂďĂƩĞƌLJƉĂĐŬĨŽƌ
electric and hybrid vehicle research.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Constant Current Amp Range:
0.00 – 500.00 A
Charge/Discharge Voltage:
0.00 – 900.00 V
Output Power:
250.00 kW
Number of Cyclers:
2
(The two pack cyclers can be linked together to provide a facility that can test up to 1,000 A and output 0.5 MW)
Features
ͻƌŝǀĞƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚůĞĐƚƌŝĐsĞŚŝĐůĞƚĞƐƚƐ͗&h^͕^&h^͕'^&h^͕^dĂŶĚ-15L
ͻƌŝǀĞĐLJĐůĞĐŽŶǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƵƟůŝƚLJĂƵƚŽŵĂƚĞƐƚĞƐƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĨƌŽŵĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚďĂƩĞƌLJƵƐĂŐĞĚĂƚĂ
ͻdĞƐƚĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚĚĂƚĂŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŝƚƌŽĚĞ͛ƐsŝƐƵĂ>E>ĂďůŝĞŶƚƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƐƵŝƚĞ
ͻŝƐĐŚĂƌŐĞƉŽǁĞƌƌĞĐLJĐůĞĚƚŽůŝŶĞĨŽƌĐŽŽůĞƌ͕ŵŽƌĞĞŶĞƌŐLJĞĸĐŝĞŶƚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ
• Includes built-ŝŶŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞƌ͕ŝŶƉƵƚĮůƚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚŽƵƚƉƵƚĮůƚĞƌĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƐƚĂďůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽD^Žƌ
ECU
ͻůůƵŶŝƚƐďƵŝůƚƚŽƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
• No performance loss under voltage control
ͻZĞŵŽƚĞďŝŶĂƌLJƉƌŽƚŽĐŽůǀŝĂĞƚŚĞƌŶĞƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌϯƌĚƉĂƌƚLJƐŽŌǁĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌŽů
ͻ^ŽŌǁĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĐĂůŝďƌĂƟŽŶƚĂŬĞƐфϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ
ͻ^ĂĨĞƚLJĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐŚƵƚĚŽǁŶǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĐĂďŝŶĞƚĚŽŽƌŝƐŽƉĞŶ͘WƌŽŐƌĂŵĞdžĞĐƵƟŽŶŝƐŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
WǁŝƚŚsŝƐƵĂ>EƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ
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Environmental Test Chambers
ESPEC PL-3KPH Environmental Test Chambers
The chambers provide a controlled environment to test lithium-ŝŽŶďĂƩĞƌLJĐĞůůƐĂŶĚŵŽĚƵůĞƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ
ĂŶĚŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƐ͘^ƚƌĞƐƐĂŶĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĐĂŶďĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĞĂƐŝůLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͘
Capability
 Energy-ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶǀĂůǀĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ
 ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽů
 hŶŝƋƵĞƚŚĞƌŵĂůďƌĞĂŬĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĨŽƌĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 h^ƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƵƉůŽĂĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚŝŶŐƚĞƐƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĚĂƚĂůŽŐƐ
 ZĞŵŽƚĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ͕ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĚĂƚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶǀŝĂƚŚĞƌŶĞƚͬ>E-based Web Controller
 Safety device for test specimens with independent temperature
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Temperature:
-40°C to +150°C
ZĞůĂƟǀĞŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJ͗
20 - 98%
EUCAR hazard levels:
6
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ĂƩĞƌLJŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶ͗sŽůƚĂŐĞĂŶĚƵƌƌĞŶƚ
Test System
Maccor 4200 Test System
dŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƚĞƐƟŶŐďĂƩĞƌLJŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ďĂƩĞƌLJĐĞůůƐ͕ƐƵƉĞƌ-ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚŽƌƐ͕ĨƵĞůĐĞůůƐĂŶĚďĂƩĞƌLJĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘
tD'ƵƐĞƐƚŚŝƐƐLJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌĂďƵƐĞƚĞƐƟŶŐŽŶďĂƩĞƌLJĐĞůůƐ͘KǀĞƌĐŚĂƌŐŝŶŐƚĞƐƚƐĂƌĞĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚƚŽƚĂŬĞƚŚĞďĂƩĞƌLJĐĞůůŽƵƚ
ŽĨŝƚƐŶŽƌŵĂůŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝƚƐƐĂĨĞƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐ͘
dŚĞDĂĐĐŽƌϰϮϬϬĐĂŶďĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŵƵůƟ-current range channels, which have a current control range of 300 ηA
ƚŽϱ͘dŚĞƐĞŵƵůƟ-current range channels can be configured for voltage ranges of -2V to +8V, 0V to +5V, or 0V to +10V
as standard.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
ŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ͗
1 to 16 channels
Current Range:
Up to 15 Amps available
Maximum System Charge Current:
Up to 240 Amps
Minimum Full Scale Current:
150 µAmps available
Minimum Voltage Measurement:
-2 Volts
Voltage Measurement Range:
Voltages up to 150
Maximum System Charge Power:
ϮϰϬϬtĂƩƐ
Maximum System Discharge Power:
ϮϰϬϬtĂƩƐ
Minimum Step Time:
10 mS
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ĂƩĞƌLJŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞdĞƐƚŚĂŵďĞƌƐ
ŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞdĞƐƟŶŐŚĂŵďĞƌƐ
dŚĞĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJƚŽƚĞƐƚĂĨƵůůƌĂŶŐĞŽĨďĂƩĞƌLJŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĐƌƵƐŚŝŶŐ͕ƐŚŽƌƚ-ĐŝƌĐƵŝƟŶŐ
and over-ĐŚĂƌŐŝŶŐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞďĂƩĞƌLJƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚŝƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Temperature pre-ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ͗
 Remote air-ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĨĂďƌŝĐĂƚĞĚĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐ
 -40 to +150°C in test enclosure to ±2°C
^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͗
 Hydraulic crush test-rig
 CCTV
ĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
 ƌƵƐŚ͕ŵĞƚĞƌĞĚƉĞŶĞƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƐŚŽƌƚ-circuit, over-ĐŚĂƌŐĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 WĂĐŬůĞǀĞůƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 Pack tear-down
 &ƵůůĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ
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sŝďƌĂƟŽŶdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
Brüel & Kjær Medium Force Shaker
dŚĞƐŚĂŬĞƌŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌǀŝďƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƐŚŽĐŬƚĞƐƟŶŐĨŽƌĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨŵĞĚŝƵŵƐŝnjĞĚĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
ĂŶĚƐƚƌĞƐƐƐĐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ͘dŚĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞŝƐŚŽƵƐĞĚŝŶŝƚƐŽǁŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞďƵŝůƚƚĞƐƟŶŐĐĞůů͘
Uses
 ƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞƉĂƌƚƐĂŶĚƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ- ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ͕ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 ǀŝŽŶŝĐƐĂŶĚŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 ^ĂƚĞůůŝƚĞĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 WƌŽĚƵĐƚĂŶĚƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 General stress screening
 WĂĐŬĂŐĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 ^ŚŽĐŬƚĞƐƟŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
Features
 ϳϲ͘ϮŵŵĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚŝŶďŽƚŚǀĞƌƟĐĂůĂŶĚŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůŵŽĚĞƐĨŽƌϯ-ĂdžŝƐƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 HBT and LPT Combos with table sizes of 600 x 600mm, 750 x 750mm, 900 x 900mm, and 1220 x 1220mm
 hŶŝƋƵĞϲϰϬŵŵĂƌŵĂƚƵƌĞŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌŚĞĂĚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞƌƐǁŚĞŶƚĞƐƟŶŐďƵůŬLJŽƌƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚŐŽŽĚƐ
 Wide frequency range from as low as 5Hz with Lin-E-ŝƌΡŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶ
 Payloads up to 600kg
 Can be used with AGREE/CERT Standard thermal chambers
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,ŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶdŚĞƌŵĂůĂŵĞƌĂ
&>/ZdϰϮϱ,ŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶdŚĞƌŵĂůĂŵĞƌĂ
dŚĞƚŚĞƌŵĂůŝŵĂŐŝŶŐĐĂŵĞƌĂĚĞƚĞĐƚƐƚŚĞƌŵĂůĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŚĞĂďƐŽůƵƚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚͬ
product. Tests allow understanding of thermal behaviour to aid decision making in performance and reliability.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
/ZƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗
320 x 240 pixels 50Hz
Measurement range:
-20 °C to +1200°C measurement range
Accuracy:
±2°C or ±2% of reading
Features
 Integrated 3.1M pixel digital camera
 USB outputs as well as a removable SD card
 Create visual and infrared non radiometric MPEG-4 video files
 Create an infrared overlay on visual image
 Text comments can be made from a pre-defined list or using the touch screen
 DĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐƉŽƚƐ͕ĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚĂƵƚŽŚŽƚͬĐŽůĚƐƉŽƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ŝƐŽƚŚĞƌŵƐ͕ΔdĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
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Ultra-ŚŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶdŚĞƌŵĂůĂŵĞƌĂ
FLIR X6550SC Ultra-ŚŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶdŚĞƌŵĂůĂŵĞƌĂ
dŚĞƚŚĞƌŵĂůŝŵĂŐŝŶŐĐĂŵĞƌĂĚĞƚĞĐƚƐƵůƚƌĂŚŝŐŚƚŚĞƌŵĂůĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŚĞĂďƐŽůƵƚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨĂ
component/product. Tests allow understanding of thermal behaviour to aid decision making in performance and
reliability.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
/ZƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗
640 x 512 pixels 125Hz
Standard measurement range:
+5 °C to +300°C
Accuracy:
±1°C or ±1% of reading
Features
 USB outputs as well as a removable SD card
 Create visual and infrared non radiometric MPEG-4 video files
 DĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐƉŽƚƐ͕ĂƌĞĂǁŝƚŚĂƵƚŽŚŽƚͬĐŽůĚƐƉŽƚŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ŝƐŽƚŚĞƌŵƐ͕ΔdĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶ
 High accuracy of +/- 1°C or +/- ϭйƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞƚŚĞƌŵĂůŝŵĂŐĞƐ͘DĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐƵƉƚŽнϯ͕ϬϬϬΣ
 Removable Touchscreen LCD
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Thermal Storage Test Chambers
Weiss Gallenkamp Votsch VC3 4060 Environmental Chambers
The test chambers provide a temperature controlled environment to test lithium-ŝŽŶ ďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
thermal behaviour of a cell or module.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
KƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƌĂŶŐĞ͗
-40°C to +180°C
Humidity controlled:
10% to 90%
EUCAR hazard levels:
6
Features
 Highly efficient 32 bit control and monitoring system SIM PAC with integrated measurement data recording
 KEdZK>W ǁŝƚŚ ĂĐƚƵĂů ǀĂůƵĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJ ŽĨ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJ͕ ƐƚĂƌƚͬƐƚŽƉ͕ ŽŶͬŽī ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕ ĨĂƵůƚ
ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ– combined with 8" or 12" touchpanel
 8" colour touchpanel with menu-guided surface
 USB and Ethernet interface
 Remote control and remote monitoring via intranet or internet
 ƵƚŽĂĚĂƉƟǀĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŝƚŚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƐĞůĨ-ŽƉƟŵŝƐĂƟŽŶ
 Safety device for test specimens with independent temperature
 Measurement tmin/tmax
 KƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƐƉĂƟĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĞƌŽĚLJŶĂŵŝĐĂŝƌŇŽǁ
 Reliable test values even with high environmental temperatures
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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High Temperature Thermal Storage Chamber
Weiss Gallenkamp Votsch VT3050 High Temperature Thermal Storage Chamber
The high temperature chamber generates extreme temperatures to understand the thermal behaviour of a cell,
ŵŽĚƵůĞŽƌƉĂĐŬ͘dŚĞƌŵĂůŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůĨĂĐƚŽƌŝŶůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ƌŽďƵƐƚŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨĂŶLJ
ďĂƩĞƌLJƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘tD'ŚĂƐĮǀĞƚĞƐƚĐŚĂŵďĞƌƐƚŽŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƵŶŶŝŶŐŵƵůƟƉůĞƚĞƐƚƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Test space volume:
500 ltrs
Temperature range:
-30/+100°C
dĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŇƵĐƚƵĂƟŽŶ͗
±0.5K
ĞǀŝĂƟŽŶŝŶƐƉĂĐĞ͗
±1.5K
Temperature gradient:
3K
Temperature rate of change
,ĞĂƟŶŐ͗
2.0K/min
Cooling:
1.4K/min
,ĞĂƚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŵĂdž͗
650W
Calibrated values:
+23°C/+80°C
Test space dimensions:
W: 710 mm, D: 590 mm, H: 1250mm
Capability
 Reliable temperature tests ranging from -ϯϬΣƚŽнϭϬϬΣĨŽƌĂůĂƌŐĞǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
 Ageing of equipment
 Constant temperature tests
 Changing temperature tests on raw materials and finished products
 dĞƐƟŶŐŽĨƚŽƚĂůĂƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůĂŶĚĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ
 &ƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůƚĞƐƚƐĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĂŵďŝĞŶƚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ
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High Performance Real-ƟŵĞ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŽƌ
dSPACE High Performance Real-ƟŵĞ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŽƌWůĂƞŽƌŵ
The dSPACE system is a hardware-in-the-ůŽŽƉ ;,/>Ϳ ƐŝŵƵůĂƚŽƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚĞƐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ƵŶŝƚƐ ;hƐͿ͘ dŚĞ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ĚĞƚĞĐƚƐ ĞƌƌŽƌƐ ĞĂƌůLJ ŽŶ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ
during the development stage.
dŚĞƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶŵŽĚĞůƌƵŶƐŽŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽƌďŽĂƌĚ͘dŚĞŵŝĚ-size simulator generates and measures I/O signals via the
^ϮϮϭϭ,/>/ͬKŽĂƌĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂůƐŽƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐƚŚĞƐŝŐŶĂůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů/ͬKĂŶĚƐŝŐŶĂůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽ
been added onto this equipment.
Uses Include:
 Motor, power electronics, vehicle dynamics and body electronics HIL
 Open-loop or closed-loop environment
 ZĞĂůŝƐƟĐƵŶŝƚƚĞƐƚƐ
 &ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶƚĞƐƚƐ͕ƌĞůĞĂƐĞƚĞƐƚ͕ĂŶĚhĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƟĐƐƚĞƐƚƐ
 ƵƚŽŵĂƚĞĚƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 Real-ƟŵĞƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ
Features
DƵůƟƉůĞŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚhdĐŽŽůŝŶŐĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƐ͗
 4 individual chiller/heater units
 Temperature range 5 - 90°C
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Real-ƟŵĞ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŽƌĨŽƌůĞĐƚƌŝĐDĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ
OPAL-RT Real Time Simulator for Electric Machines
dŚĞĞZ/sƐŝŵŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ-in-the-ůŽŽƉ;,/>ͿƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ
and power electronic systems including:

PMSM, BLDC, and IM motor drives

ƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞ͗,LJďƌŝĚƉŽǁĞƌƚƌĂŝŶƐ͕ƉŽǁĞƌƐƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĂƵdžŝůŝĂƌLJƉŽǁĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ

dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͗dƌĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƵdžŝůŝĂƌLJƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĨŽƌƚƌĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƐŚŝƉƉƌŽƉƵůƐŝŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ

ZĞĐƟĮĞƌƐĂŶĚďĂƩĞƌLJĐŚĂƌŐĞƌƐ

tŝŶĚĞŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ

/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĚƌŝǀĞƐĂŶĚŵƵůƟ-level converters
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Electrical Spectroscopy Frequency Analyser
Solartron ModuLab-MTS Frequency Analyser Test System
The ModuLab-Dd^ƐLJƐƚĞŵƚĞƐƚƐƚŚĞĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Frequency Range:
10 µHz to 1 MHz
ĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ;ZĂƟŽͿ͗
±0.1%, ±0.1°C
Maximum Current:
±300 mA
Maximum Voltage:
±100 V
Capability
 Electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis
 hƐĞĚĨŽƌďĂƩĞƌLJĂŶĚĨƵĞůĐĞůůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ĚŝĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͕ĞůĞĐƚƌŽĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌLJ͕ĐŽƌƌŽƐŝŽŶƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͕ƐĞŶƐŽƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
and materials analysis
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High-sŽůƚĂŐĞĂƩĞƌLJdĞƐƚĞƌ
Hioki BT3563 High-sŽůƚĂŐĞĂƩĞƌLJdĞƐƚĞƌ
dŚĞďĂƩĞƌLJƚĞƐƚĞƌŝƐĂďůĞƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞǀŽůƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƵƉƚŽϯϬϬs͕ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐŝƚƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚĞƌ-ǀŽůƚĂŐĞďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ͘
Capability
 High-precision cell voltage measurements (accurate to 0.01% of reading)
 Ranges from 3 mΩ to 3000 Ω support coin-size to large-ĐĞůůďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ
 DĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĐŝƌĐƵŝƚƌLJĞŵƉůŽLJƐĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ
 ĂƩĞƌLJŵŽĚƵůĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 &ĂƐƚϭϬŵƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞĂŶĚϴŵƐƐĂŵƉůŝŶŐƟŵĞĨŽƌŚŝŐŚ-speed measurements
 Large (low-ƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞͿĐĞůůƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 High-ƐƉĞĞĚŵĂƐƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚĞƐƟŶŐŽĨĐŽŝŶďĂƩĞƌŝĞƐ
 Fuel cell stack measurements
 ĂƩĞƌLJƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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DƵůƟ-channel Power Analyser
sŽůƚĞĐŚWDϲϬϬϬDƵůƟ-channel Power Analyser
dŚĞƉŽǁĞƌĂŶĂůLJƐĞƌƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůůĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůƉŽǁĞƌƋƵĂŶƟƟĞƐŽŶĂůůƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞ͕ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚŽƌ
generate electrical power.
Capability
 ϲtĂƩŵĞƚĞƌĐŚĂŶŶĞůƐ
 0.02% basic accuracy
 Bandwidth 10MHz
 Sampling 5 - 40MHz
 Voltages up to 2000Vpk
 Currents up to 30Apk (to 1000A rms to 1kHz)
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^ŽƵŶĚǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
tD'ŚĂƐƚǁŽƐŽƵŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞƵƐĞĚƚŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƵƐĞƌƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐŽĨƐŽƵŶĚƐĂŶĚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů
environments.
Listening Room
dŚĞ>ŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐZŽŽŵŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƐƵďũĞĐƟǀĞĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘
The main aim of the room is to create an environment for detailed assessment of sound and ensure accuracy of sound
playback. This room can be used for paired comparison experiments. This space can be used to assess and design a
ƐŽƵŶĚŝŶŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐŽĨŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐŽŶƚĞdžƚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ^ŽƵŶĚZŽŽŵ͘
The main items of equipment in the room include:
 Experimenter’s table and chair
 Custom designed jury table and 6 fully-adjustable chairs
 ϴũƵƌŽƌďƵƩŽŶďŽdžĞƐĂŶĚŚƵďƐLJƐƚĞŵ
 ϴǀĞƌLJŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ĞůĞĐƚƌŽƐƚĂƟĐ͕ŽƉĞŶŚĞĂĚƉŚŽŶĞƐĂŶĚĂŵƉůŝĮĞƌƐ
 User programmable, high-frequency, dimmable fluorescent lights
 Ultra-quiet LCD projector and screen
 High quality D/A converter
 Loudspeakers and stands
 Mains extension leads and telephone
Sound Room
dŚĞ ^ŽƵŶĚ ZŽŽŵ ŝƐ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƐŽƵŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƵƌďĂŶ͕ ŚŽƐƉŝƚĂů ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞ ĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌ
sounds for electric vehicles. The aim of the facility is to create an ambiance of sound within an immersive space to
ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƉĞŽƉůĞ͛ƐƉĞƌĐĞƉƚƵĂůĂŶĚƐƵďũĞĐƟǀĞƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐŽĨǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĐŽŶƚĞdžƚƐ͘ĂƉƚƵƌŝŶŐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ
ŚĞƌĞĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĐůĞĂƌĞƌŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨŚŽǁƉĞŽƉůĞŵŝŐŚƚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽƐŽƵŶĚƐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĂůǁŽƌůĚ͘
The hardware items in the room include:
 ϭϲƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŝƚŚƐƵďǁŽŽĨĞƌĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨ<&Y-Series iQ70
and KEF HTS3001SE speakers
 3 Hitachi ED A100 projector displays
 Experimenter’s table and chair
dǁŽƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞǁŚŝĐŚƌƵŶŽīƚǁŽďĞƐƉŽŬĞ
computers:
 ƌƵĞůΘ<ũĂĞƌd^džƚĞƌŝŽƌ^ŽƵŶĚ^ŝŵƵůĂƚŽƌĂŶĚƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞ^ŽƵŶĚ
Quality
 Steinberg Nuendo ϰƐŽƵŶĚĞĚŝƟŶŐ
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DMU 40 MonoBLOCK Milling Machine
DMG – DMU 40 MonoBLOCK
The DMU 40 offers five-ĂdžŝƐƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐŵŝůůŝŶŐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞĮǀĞĂdžŝƐŵĂĐŚŝŶĞŝƐŝĚĞĂůĨŽƌĐŽŵƉůĞdžƐŵĂůůƚŽŽůŝŶŐ
and mould pieces with demanding requirements.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
X-axis Travel:
17.7 in, 450mm
Y-axis Travel:
15.7 in, 400mm
Z-axis Travel:
18.9 in, 480mm
RPM:
12,000
Tool Holder Type:
SK40
Tool Storage Capacity:
16
Rapid Traverse Rate mm/m (ipm) X,Y,Z:
1181.1 / X,Y,Z: 30,000
Spindle Drive Motor Kw(hp):
15/10, 20.1/13.4
 ,ĞŝĚĞŶŚĂŝŶŝdEϱϯϬŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ
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DMU 65 MonoBLOCK Milling Machine
DMG – DMU Ultrasonic 65 MonoBLOCK
The DMU Ultrasonic 65 offers five-ĂdžŝƐƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐŵŝůůŝŶŐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐĂůůŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨ
ƚŚĞŵŽŶŽ>K<ΠĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐŽĨĂĨĂƐƚƐǁŝǀĞůƌŽƚĂƌLJƚĂďůĞ͕ĂŶĚŝƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉĂĐƚŵĂĐŚŝŶĞŝŶ
its class.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Motor Spindle:
18,000 rpm
X / Y / Z Axis:
650 / 650 / 560 mm
Speed Range Up To:
10,000 rpm
Rapid Traverse X / Y / Z:
40 m/min
Fixed Table:
1,000 × 650 mm
Max Load:
1,000 kg
 ^ŝĞŵĞŶƐϴϰϬƐŽůƵƟŽŶůŝŶĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĐŽŶƚƌŽů
Features
 DŽĚƵůĂƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŬŝƚĨŽƌĂůůĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵϯ-axis to 5-axis simultaneous machining
 Work pieces up to ø 840 mm and 1,000 kg with 5-axis machining (3-axis: 1,800 kg)
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DMC 1035V Eco Milling Machine
DMG – DMC 1035V Eco
The DMC 1035V offers three-ĂdžŝƐ ƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐ ŵŝůůŝŶŐ ĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ dŚĞ -&ƌĂŵĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŽīĞƌƐ ďĞƐƚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ
allows large travels within a small space requirement.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Motor SK40 Spindle:
8,000rpm
Traverse Path X-axis:
1,035 mm
Traverse Path Y-axis:
560 mm
Traverse Path Z-axis:
510 mm
Rapid Traverse:
30 m/min
Number of Tools:
20
Table Size with T-slots:
1,200 x 560 mm
 CO2 ŝŶũĞĐƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞƚŽŽůƟƉĨŽƌĐƌLJŽŐĞŶŝĐŵĂĐŚŝŶŝŶŐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJ
 D'^>/DůŝŶĞΠWĂŶĞůǁŝƚŚ^/DE^ϴϰϬƐŽůƵƟŽŶůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚ^ŚŽƉDŝůů
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±ϮϱŬE&ĂƟŐƵĞdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
IŶƐƚƌŽŶцϮϱŬE&ĂƟŐƵĞdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
dŚĞĨĂƟŐƵĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƵƐĞƐĂƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚĐLJĐůŝĐůŽĂĚŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƚŽƚĞƐƚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŽŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Cyclic loading Capability:
±25kN
Travel:
±50mm
Temperature Chamber:
-60°C to +600°C
Standard Equipment
 Hydraulic grips, 25mm wide
 Mechanical grips, 75mm wide with offset capability
 Video extensometer
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±ϮϱϬŬE&ĂƟŐƵĞdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
ǁŝĐŬцϮϱϬŬE&ĂƟŐƵĞdĞƐƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
dŚĞĨĂƟŐƵĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƵƐĞƐĂƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚĐLJĐůŝĐůŽĂĚŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƚŽƚĞƐƚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŽŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Cyclic Loading Capability:
±250kN
Travel:
100mm
Standard Equipment
 Large ~85mm wide grips
 Small 60mm wide grips (±100kN)
 Temperature chamber, -60°C to +200°C, with 100kN grips
Non-standard Equipment
 Large variable 3-point bend fixture (up to ~500mm span)
 Crush test platens
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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Tensile and Compression Test System
Instron 5800R 100kN Tensile and Compression Test System
The Instron system tests material tension, compression and strain rates to determine how the materials react to high
intense forces and pulls.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Cyclic Loading:
±100kN
Travel:
500mm
Temperature Chamber:
-60°C to +250°C
Fixtures:
Large 3 point/4 point large bend fixtures
'ĂƵŐĞ>ĞŶŐƚŚŽŶƚĂĐƟŶŐdžƚĞŶƐŽŵĞƚĞƌƐ͗ 80mm, 50mm, 10mm
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Very High Strain-ZĂƚĞdĞƐƟŶŐDĂĐŚŝŶĞ
Instron VHS 160/100-20 Very High Strain-ƌĂƚĞdĞƐƟŶŐDĂĐŚŝŶĞ
The Instron VHS tests materials at a medium and high rate of strain to understand which materials can and cannot
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƵŶĚĞƌĂďƌŽĂĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚƐƚƌĂŝŶƌĂƚĞƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Controlled Velocity:
in the range 1 mm.s-1 to 20 m/s
^ƚƌĂŝŶZĂƚĞdĞƐƟŶŐ͗
ĨƌŽŵƋƵĂƐŝƐƚĂƟĐƚŽϭϬϬϬͬƐ
Actuator Velocity:
from 10 mm.s-1 to 20 m/s to deliver strain rate range from 0.01 to 1000 s-1
DŝŶŝŵƵŵǀĂŝůĂďůĞdĞƐƟŶŐĂLJůŝŐŚƚ͗500mm x 1500mm x 800mm (D x W x H)
Minimum Actuator Working Stroke: ϭϳϱŵŵǁŝƚŚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĚĞĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶĂƚĞĂĐŚĞŶĚ
Minimum Dynamic Load Capability: 100 kN
DŝŶŝŵƵŵ^ƚĂƟĐ>ŽĂĚĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJ͗
100 kN
Closed Loop Control:
minimum 1 m/s
Cyclic Loading:
minimum amplitude 4mm at minimum 10 Hz
Features
 Four-ĐŽůƵŵŶůŽĂĚĨƌĂŵĞĨŽƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚŚŝŐŚƐƉĞĞĚƚĞŶƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƚĞƐƟŶŐ
 ϭϬϬŬEĨƌĂŵĞĨŽƌƚĞƐƟŶŐƐƉĞĐŝŵĞŶƐ;ŵĂdžŝŵƉĂĐƚĨŽƌĐĞͿ
 Machine test bed with T-slots for bolt down of fixtures
 &ĂƟŐƵĞƚĞƐƟŶŐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJ
 ƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŽĨŝŶĞƌƟĂĞīĞĐƚƐŽŶůŽĂĚƐŝŐŶĂů
 &ƵůůLJŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĞĚĚĂƚĂĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵ͗
 >ŽǁǀĞůŽĐŝƚLJ͗ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵϰĐŚĂŶŶĞůƐĂƚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵϱŬ,njĂƚϭϵďŝƚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
 ,ŝŐŚǀĞůŽĐŝƚLJ͗ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵϴĐŚĂŶŶĞůƐĂƚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵϱŬ,njĂƚϭϮďŝƚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
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Instrumented Drop Tower
Instron Spring Assisted Instrumented Drop Tower
The Instrumented Drop Tower tests small and large structures for
ĐƌĂƐŚƐĂĨĞƚLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ
ĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƟŽŶŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŌĞƌŝŵƉĂĐƚ͘
A maximum of 10kJ of impact energy is delivered from 2 springs with
the impactor then moving in free fall (depending on fixture and
specimen heights to about 1m).
dŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŵĂƐƐŝƐϲϳ͘ϰŬŐĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůǁĞŝŐŚƚƐĐĂŶďĞďŽůƚĞĚŽŶƚŽ
the impactor to increase its mass of up to a total of 156 kg (without
fixtures). The maximum impact energy is between 10.5 and 11.5 kJ.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Maximum Velocity:
12 – 17 m/s
Simulated Drop Height: 7.4 - 14.8 m
Machine Dimensions:
1.5 x 1.5 x 4 m
 Crush Fixtures for Columns / Cones
 High Speed Systems for DAQ and Video
Benefits
 /ŵƉĂĐƚƚĞƐƟŶŐŽĨƐŵĂůůĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƵŶĚĞƌůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞŶĞǁŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚ
ũŽŝŶŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐĨŽƌĐƌĂƐŚƐĂĨĞƚLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
 sĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͕ũŽŝŶƚĂŶĚƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶŵŽĚĞůƐ
 ,ŝŐŚŝŵƉĂĐƚǀĞůŽĐŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂĐŽŵƉĂĐƚƐƉĂĐĞĚƵĞƚŽƐƉƌŝŶŐĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ
 >ŽǁŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽƐƚƐ;ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐĞƚ-ƵƉ͕ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚŚŝŐŚƐƉĞĞĚǀŝĚĞŽĐĂŶďĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚďLJũƵƐƚ
one operator; reusable buffers; automated pick-up of impact mass)
 &ƵůůLJŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĞĚƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĂůůŽĂĚĐĞůůĨŽƌŚŝŐŚǀĞůŽĐŝƚLJŝŵƉĂĐƚ͕ŚŝŐŚĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJŽĨǀĞůŽĐŝƚLJƉƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶĂŶĚ
high repeatability
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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High-Speed Digital Camera
Photron Fastcam 1024 PCI Monochrome High-speed Camera
dŽǁĞƌWǁŝƚŚϴ'ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚŵĞŵŽƌLJĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚĚĂƚĂĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶďŽĂƌĚĨŽƌƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐĐŽƌƌĞůĂƟŶŐĞǀĞŶƚĚĂƚĂ͘
dŚĞŚŝŐŚƐƉĞĞĚĐĂŵĞƌĂŝƐƵƐĞĚŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐŝŵƉĂĐƚƚĞƐƟŶŐŽĨƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƵŶĚĞƌůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ
to evaluate new material and joining technologies.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 1,000 fps at 1,024 x 1,024 pixels
 3,000 fps at 512 x 512 pixels
 27,000 fps at 128 x 128 pixels
 ϭϬϵ͕ϱϬϬĨƉƐĂƚƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
 ϲ͘ϰƐĞĐŽŶĚƐĂƚϭ͕ϬϬϬĨƉƐĨƵůůƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
 50mm macro lens
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Environmental Test Chamber
Weiss Gallenkamp WK3 340/40 Environmental Test Chamber
dŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƚĞƐƚĐŚĂŵďĞƌĂůůŽǁƐƚŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐŽƌĂŐĞŝŶŐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƚŚĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨďŽƚŚ
temperature and humidity environments.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Test Space:
750 h x 580 w x 765 d mm
Maximum Temp:
180 °C
Minimum Temp:
-42 °C
Maximum Temp Rate - ,ĞĂƟŶŐ͗
3.2 (°C min-1)
Maximum Temp Rate - Cooling:
4.0 (°C min-1)
Temperature Range for Humidity Tests:
+10 to +95 °C
Humidity Range:
10 to 98 %
Capability
The large chamber volume enables large components to be tested. Temperature and humidity cycles are fully
programmable with the user-friendly touchscreen and Windows-ďĂƐĞĚ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ƵŶŝƚ ŝƐ ĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞĚ
with de-mineralised water so that long-ƚĞƌŵƚĞƐƚƐĐĂŶƌƵŶĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ͘
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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sŽůĂƟůĞKƌŐĂŶŝĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐdĞƐƟŶŐ
KƵƌ ďƌŽĂĚ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĂŶĂůLJƟĐĂů ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐƚƌĞƐƐ ƚĞƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŵŝĐƌŽ-structural
ĚĞĨĞĐƚƐǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌƉƌŽĚƵĐƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJĐŽŶƚƌŽů͘
Markes Microchamber Thermal Extractor and Thermal
Desorber for Gas Chromatography
The system can collect air samples from up to six material
samples simultaneously.
 Highly repeatable and controllable
 Can carry out sampling from ambient to 120°C
 EĞĞĚŽŶůLJƐŵĂůůƋƵĂŶƟƟĞƐŽĨƐĂŵƉůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů;ΕTϰϬŵŵĚŝƐĐƐͿ
 ZĂƉŝĚƐĂŵƉůĞƚƵƌŶĂƌŽƵŶĚ;ďĂƐĞĚŽŶϯϬŵŝŶƐƐĂŵƉůŝŶŐƟŵĞͿ
Votsch VCE 1000 Environmental Test Chamber
Capable of measuring interior components of motor vehicles,
door coverings, head coving and dashboards.
 ŽŵƉůŝĂŶƚǁŝƚŚĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞƚĞƐƚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ;sϮϳϲͿ
 Temperature range +20°C to +130°C
 Humidity range 30 to 95 % RH
 ĞƐŽƌƉƟŽŶнϮϰϬΣ
Shimadzu GCMS QP2010S Gas Chromatograph Mass
Spectrometer
dŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŶŐǀŽůĂƟůĞŽƌŐĂŶŝĐĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚƐƚŽ
ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘
 The system scans at 10,000 AMP per second
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Environmental Weathering Test System
QUV Accelerated Weathering Test System
The QUV Weatherometer performs environmental degrading techniques to analyse material damage from exposure
to light, heat and moisture. In just a few days/weeks the QUV reproduces the damage that occurs over months/years
ŽĨŽƵƚĚŽŽƌǁĞĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ͘dŚĞYhsĞdžƉŽƐĞƐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŽĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟŶŐĐLJĐůĞƐŽĨƐƵŶůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĂůůLJ
reproduce physical damage.
Ultraviolet Light
hůƚƌĂǀŝŽůĞƚůŝŐŚƚĐĂƵƐĞƐĂůŵŽƐƚĂůůƚŚĞƉŚŽƚŽĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƟŽŶƚŽŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĞdžƉŽƐĞĚŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ͘dŚĞYhsƚĞƐƚĞƌƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐ
ŽŶůLJƚŚĞhsƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵ͘dŚĞhs-ϯϰϬůĂŵƉŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŚŽƌƚ-wave sunlight. It is
especially useful for comparing the performance of different types of polymers and stabilizers.
DŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ^ŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ
Products outdoors can be exposed to moisture, in the form of dew, for up to 15 hours per day. The tester provides a
ƌŝŐŽƌŽƵƐ͕ ŚŝŐŚůLJ ƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐ͕ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĐLJĐůĞƐŽĨ ŚŽƚ ĐŽŶĚĞŶƐŝŶŐ ŚƵŵŝĚŝƚLJ͘ YhsͬƐƉƌĂLJ ĐĂŶ ƐŝŵƵůĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ
effects of rain, such as thermal shock and erosion.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Temperature Ranges:
Light Cycle Temp:
45°C – 80°C
ŽŶĚĞŶƐĂƟŽŶLJĐůĞdĞŵƉ͗
40°C – 60°C
Specimen Capacity:
48 Specimens (75 x 150 mm)
Size:
137 x 53 x 135 cm (54”x 21”x53”H)
Weight:
136 kg (300 lbs)
ĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
 UV Exposure
 ŽŶĚĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ
 Irradiance Control
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Sheet Metal Test Machine
Erichsen 145/60 Sheet Metal Test Machine
dŚĞƌŝĐŚƐĞŶϭϰϱͬϲϬƚĞƐƚƐƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJůĞǀĞů
that exists in sheet metal.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Drawing Force:
Max. 600 kN
Blank Holder Force: Max. 600 kN
Blank Force:
Max. 700 kN
Drawing Speed:
0 – 750 mm.min-1
Tests
 Deep-drawing test
 Bore expanding test
 FLC test with drawing punch diameter up to 100 mm
 Bulge test for a bulge diameter up to 100 mm
Special Tests
^ƋƵĂƌĞ ĐƵƉƉŝŶŐ ƚĞƐƚ͕ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ůŝŵŝƚ ĐƵƌǀĞƐ
(FLC), LDH test, bulge test, lubricant test, deep-drawing test with
hot drawing equipment up to 550°C, high-speed deep-drawing
ƚĞƐƚ͕ &ƵŬƵŝ ƚĞƐƚ͕ KůƐĞŶ͕ ^ǁŝŌ͕ ƌĞǀĞƌƐĞ ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ
blanking test, hardness test and tensile test.
Forming Limit Curves
ĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƚĞƐƚŽǀĞƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐŐĂƵŐĞƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƐƚƌĂŝŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐĂŶŽƉƟĐĂůŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ
system. In-ŚŽƵƐĞĐƵƌǀĞĮƫŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ͘WŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽƚĞƐƚƵƐŝŶŐĞŝƚŚĞƌƚŚĞŚĞŵŝƐƉŚĞƌŝĐĂůŽƌŇĂƚƚLJƉĞ
punch.
Cupping Test
ĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐƚŽƚĞƐƚůƵďƌŝĐĂŶƚƐŽǀĞƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ;ƵƉƚŽϱϱϬΣŽŶϭ͘ϱŵŵƚŚŝĐŬďůĂŶŬƐͿĂŶĚĂƉƉůŝĞĚĐŽĂƟŶŐ
ǁĞŝŐŚƚƐ͘WƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶŵĂdžŝŵƵŵĚƌĂǁĚĞƉƚŚĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚŽĨďůĂŶŬŚŽůĚĞƌĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĚƉƵŶĐŚƐƉĞĞĚ
on materials drawability.
Hole-expansion Test (flangeability)
KƉƟŽŶƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌďŽƚŚĐŽŶŝĐĂůĂŶĚŇĂƚƉƵŶĐŚŚŽůĞ-ĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶƚĞƐƟŶŐ͘ĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƐƚƌĂŝŶƐĂƚĨĂŝůƵƌĞŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ
ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŇĂƚ ƉƵŶĐŚ͘ ^ĞǀĞƌĂů ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŶŝƟĂů ŚŽůĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĞĚ
ƵƐŝŶŐŽƉƟĐĂůƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ͘
ƵůŐĞdĞƐƚ;ŶĞĞĚƐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚŽŽůͿ
dŚŝƐƚĞƐƚƵƐĞƐŚLJĚƌĂƵůŝĐŵĞĚŝƵŵƚŽĚƌĂǁĂďůĂŶŬƚŚĞƌĞďLJƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂŶLJĨƌŝĐƟŽŶ͘
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DƵůƟ-&ƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůEĂŶŽ-scale Microscope
Carl Zeiss SIGMA Series Scanning Electron Microscope
The Carl Zeiss SEM is able to conduct nano-ƐĐĂůĞŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉLJƚĞƐƟŶŐŽŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘hƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
X-ƌĂLJ ŶĞƌŐLJ ŝƐƉĞƌƐŝǀĞ ^ƉĞĐƚƌŽƐĐŽƉLJ ĂŶĚ ůĞĐƚƌŽŶ ĂĐŬƐĐĂƩĞƌ ŝīƌĂĐƟŽŶ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ
ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐƚŽďĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ͘dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞƐĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ƚŽŽůƚŽ ĂŶĂůLJƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŵĞƚĂůƐ͕ŵĞƚĂůŵĂƚƌŝdžĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐ͕ĐĞƌĂŵŝĐ͕ƉůĂƐƟĐƐĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶŝĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
Equipment
 Large chamber Carl Zeiss Sigma Field Emission Gun
 Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM)
 EBSD X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS)
 ůĞĐƚƌŽŶĂĐŬƐĐĂƩĞƌŝīƌĂĐƟŽŶ;^ͿĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐƐLJƐƚĞŵ
Capability
dŚĞƐĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚƚŽ͗
 ĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ of materials
 /ŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞƐ͕ ŵŝĐƌŽƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂů ĂŶĚ ŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƌŵŽ-mechanical processing
and the structure of MMCs
 Inspect weld joints, bonded surfaces and degree of texture
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KƉƟĐĂůDŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞ
ĂƌůĞŝƐƐKƉƟĐĂůDŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞ
dŚĞĂƌůĞŝƐƐKƉƟĐĂůDŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌŵŝĐƌŽƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĚĞĨĞĐƚĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĂƟŐƵĞ͕ĐŽƌƌŽƐŝŽŶ͕
stress cracks and fractures.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
DĂŐŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͗
5x, 10x, 20x, 50x, 100x
/ůůƵŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ͗
Bright-field/dark-field
ƵƚŽŵĂƚĞĚƐƚĂŐĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůǁŝƚŚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͗
 ƵƚŽŵĂƚĞĚŝŵĂŐĞƐƟƚĐŚŝŶŐ
 Extended focus capability (Z-stack)
Programmable Image Post-processing
 WŚĂƐĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ
 Measurements
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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High-Temperature Confocal Scanning Laser
Microscope
Lasertec VL2000DX High-Temperature Confocal Scanning Laser Microscope
dŚĞůĂƐĞƌŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉĞŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĚŚĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƋƵĞŶĐŚŝŶŐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͕ƚŽďĞƐƚƵĚŝĞĚǀŝĂůĂƐĞƌŽƉƟĐƐ͘/Ŷ
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌtD'ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐƐƚĞĞůĂŶĚƐůĂŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐĂƚǀĂƌLJŝŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
ZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗
0.14µm
KƉƟĐĂůDĂŐŶŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͗
350x
Temperature range:
-20 to 1700 oC
Features
● High-ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŝŵĂŐĞƐŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚďLJĂϰϬϱŶŵǀŝŽůĞƚůĂƐĞƌ
● 10-ŚŽƵƌǀŝĚĞŽƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ
● Environmental control, with Ar, H2͕KĂŶĚŝƌĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
භ,ĂůŽŐĞŶďƵůďŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚ/ZƌĂĚŝĂƟŽŶŚĞĂƟŶŐ
● Fast Quenching with He gas
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Mechanical Thermal Analyser
Triton Tritec Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyser
dŚĞLJŶĂŵŝĐDĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůdŚĞƌŵĂůŶĂůLJƐĞƌŝƐĂďůĞƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƵŶĚĞƌĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨ
ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Temperature:
-190°C to +400°C
Frequency:
0.1Hz to 600Hz
ĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ
 Tests flexure, compression, shear and tension
 Humidity and water bath
Benefits
 Analysis of polymers, composites and adhesives
 Establishes processing and performance temperature window
 WŚĂƐĞƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐ
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X-ray Diffractometer
WEĂůLJƟĐĂůŵƉLJƌĞĂŶy-ray Diffractometer
dŚĞĚŝīƌĂĐƚŽŵĞƚĞƌĂŶĂůLJƐĞƐĂŶĚŽďƚĂŝŶƐĚŝīƌĂĐƟŽŶƉĂƩĞƌŶĚĂƚĂƵƐŝŶŐdž-ray techniques to determine the structure of
materials. A range of specimens are possible, including powders and solid objects.
ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ/ŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
 Phase analysis
 sŽůƵŵĞĨƌĂĐƟŽŶĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ
 ƌLJƐƚĂůƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ
 Residual stress analysis
 Polymer and metallic systems
>ŝŶĞĨŽĐƵƐĂŶĚƉŽŝŶƚĨŽĐƵƐŽƉƟĐƐĂƌĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ƐƉŝŶŶĞƌŝƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌƐŵĂůůƐĂŵƉůĞƐ͘
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ϯKƉƟĐĂůĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŶĂůLJƐŝƐ
'KDZD/^ϯKƉƟĐĂůĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŶĂůLJƐŝƐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
The GOM ARAMIS analyses material and component
behaviour, and is ideally suited to monitor experiments with
ŚŝŐŚƚĞŵƉŽƌĂůĂŶĚůŽĐĂůƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘
ARAMIS is a non-contact and material independent
ŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌƐƚĂƟĐŽƌĚLJŶĂŵŝĐĂůůLJůŽĂĚĞĚƚĞƐƚ
objects.
dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚ͗
 3D surface coordinates
 ϯĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚǀĞůŽĐŝƟĞƐ
 Surface strain values (major and minor strain, thickness
ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶͿ
 Strain rates
ARAMIS can be used for:
 ĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ;Z- and N-values, FLC, Young's Modulus)
 ŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ;ĐƌĂƐŚƚĞƐƚƐ͕ǀŝďƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͕ĚƵƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƐƚƵĚŝĞƐĂŶĚǀĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ&ŝŶŝƚĞůĞŵĞŶƚŶĂůLJƐŝƐͿ
dŚĞƐĂŵĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƚƵƉŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůƟƉůĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĐĂŶďĞĞĂƐŝůLJŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚŝŶĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƚĞƐƟŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͘
ĂƚĂ/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ
ZD/^ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƌƚ ŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĚĂƚĂƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌϯ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ϯ ƐŚĂƉĞ ĚĞǀŝĂƟŽŶ
ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘
The import interface handles the following formats:
 EĂƟǀĞ͗ĂƟĂǀϰͬǀϱ͕h'͕WƌŽ
 General: IGES, STL, VDA, STEP
Real-ƟŵĞĂƚĂWƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ
dŚĞZD/^ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƌĞĂů-ƟŵĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐĨŽƌŵƵůƟƉůĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƚĞƐƚŽďũĞĐƚ͛ƐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͘
dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽƚĞƐƟŶŐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ͕ĚĂƚĂĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶƵŶŝƚƐŽƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ;Ğ͘Ő͘>ĂďsŝĞǁ͕/ĚĞŵ͕
MSExcel) and are used for:
 ŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐŽĨƚĞƐƟŶŐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ
 Long-term tests with smallest storage requirements
 sŝďƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ
 3D video extensometer
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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,ŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶKƉƟĐĂů^ĐĂŶŶĞƌ
'KDdK^//Ğ,ŝŐŚZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶKƉƟĐĂů^ĐĂŶŶĞƌ
The ATOS IIe provides an extremely bright light source (4500 ANSI-Lumen) which enables measurements in difficult
ĂŵďŝĞŶƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 Two 1.4 million pixel cameras deliver 3D coordinates even on dark surfaces in rough environments
 The integrated controller reduces the overall number of components and provides a streamlined measuring device
^LJƐƚĞŵŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶƐ
Measured Points:
Measurement Area:
Measuring Area:
Point Spacing:
EŽƚĞŬKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌdžƚƌĂDŽďŝůŝƚLJ͗
sĂƌŝĂďůĞtŽƌŬƐƚĂƟŽŶ͗
Sensor Controller:
WŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶŐWŽŝŶƚĞƌƐ͗
Sensor Dimensions:
Sensor Weight:
1,400,000
1 mm2
175 x 140 - 2,000 x 1,600 mm
0.12 - 1.4 mm
Yes
Yes
Internal
Yes
490 x 300 x 170 mm3
7 kg
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KƉƟĐĂů&ŽƌŵŝŶŐŶĂůLJƐŝƐ^LJƐƚĞŵ
'KD Z'h^ KƉƟĐĂů &ŽƌŵŝŶŐ ŶĂůLJƐŝƐ
System
The ARGUS ŝƐƵƐĞĚƚŽŽƉƟŵŝƐĞƐŚĞĞƚŵĞƚĂů
forming processes when considering the right
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŚŽŝĐĞĂŶĚƚŽŽůŽƉƟŵŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJŝŶƚŚĞĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͘
dŚĞZ'h^ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƐƵĐŚŽƉƟŵŝƐĂƟŽŶ
processes with precise results of the forming
ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͘
The results from the ARGUS system provide
full-ĮĞůĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚ͗
 3D coordinates of the component's surface
 Form change (major and minor strain)
 dŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ
 Forming Limit Diagram (FLD)
ARGUS can be used for:
 ĞƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĐƌŝƟĐĂůĚĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂƌĞĂƐ
 Solving complex forming problems
 KƉƟŵŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ
 sĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŽŽůƐ
 sĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƉƟŵŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨŶƵŵĞƌŝĐĂůƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶƐ
sĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ&^ŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶƐ
ƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĐŽŵƉůĞdžƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĐŚĂŝŶƐ͕ŽƉƟĐĂůŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŚĂǀĞďĞĐŽŵĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽŽůƐŝŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƐŚĞĞƚŵĞƚĂů
ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞůĂƐƚLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶƵŵĞƌŝĐĂůƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ĨŽƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŽƉƟŵŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƟŵĞĨŽƌƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘
Z'h^ ƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ &-ƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ & ƌĞƐƵůƚ ĚĂƚĂƐĞƚƐ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƚŽ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ
numerical full-ĮĞůĚĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶƐƚŽ&ƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƐŚĞĞƚŵĞƚĂůƉĂƌƚƐ͘
ĂƚĂ/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ
Z'h^ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞĨŽƌĚĂƚĂǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĨŽƌϯĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ϯ ƐŚĂƉĞ
ĚĞǀŝĂƟŽŶĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘
The import interface handles following formats:
 EĂƟǀĞ͗ĂƟĂǀϰͬǀϱ͕h'͕WƌŽ
 General: IGES, STL, VDA, STEP
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DĞƚĂůůŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐWƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ƵĞŚůĞƌDĞƚĂůůŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐWƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
tD'ŝƐŚŽŵĞƚŽƚŚĞƵĞŚůĞƌĞŶƚƌĞŽĨdžĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ͕ďŽĂƐƟŶŐƐƚĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞĂƌƚŵĞƚĂůůŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ The
ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ĐƵƫŶŐ͕ ŚŽƚͬĐŽůĚ ŵŽƵŶƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŝŶĚŝŶŐͬƉŽůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ƐĂŵƉůĞƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŵĞƚĂů
ĂůůŽLJƐ͕ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐ͕ĐĞƌĂŵŝĐƐ͕ƉůĂƐƟĐƐĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶŝĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
hƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉLJ͘ KƵƌ ŝŶ-ŚŽƵƐĞ ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĞǀĞŶƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĚŝĸĐƵůƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨŽƌŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉLJ͘
Equipment
 EƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŚŝŐŚƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐĞĐƟŽŶŝŶŐ
 ŽůĚ͕ŚŽƚĂŶĚĐŽŶĚƵĐƟǀĞŵŽƵŶƟŶŐ
 Grinding, polishing and vibro-polishing
Capability
dŚĞƐĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƵƐĞĚƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĂŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŵĂŐŶĞƐŝƵŵ͕DDƐ͕ DƐĂŶĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝĐ
materials.
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Twin-Column Large Volume CMM
Twin-Column Large Volume Coordinate Measuring
Machine
The twin column CMM is a highly accurate product/component
ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƵƐĞƐ ƚŽƵĐŚ ƉƌŽďĞ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͘ džƉĞĐƚ
accuracies of up to 40µm and the ability to compare directly to
the original CAD data.
Benefits
sĞƌƐĂƟůĞ ƐĐĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ – capable of measuring the
smallest fixings up to a whole vehicle, with either high accuracy
or portable systems.
Reverse engineering – ability to generate a digital CAD or
surface model from the scan data collected though the use of
ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͘
,ŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂů^ĐĂŶŶŝŶŐƌŵ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
^ĐĂŶŶŝŶŐ,ĞĂĚ^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
 Nikon Metrology LK H Premium Horizontal Arm
CMM
 Nikon Metrology XC65D Digital Cross Scanner
 Granite table and X guideway
 DƵůƟ-stripe laser technology observes part from 3
ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ
 Ceramic Y and Z guideways
 Point-per-ƉŽŝŶƚůĂƐĞƌŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ
 High efficiency air bearings
Scan Speed:
 ĞƌŽŚLJƐƚĞƌĞƐŝƐĨƌŝĐƟŽŶĚƌŝǀĞƐ
 Renishaw scales (0.5µm)
Probe system:
 Digital touch trigger probe
 WĞĐŬŽƌĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƐĐĂŶŶŝŶŐ
 Stylus and/or probe changer
Volume Range:
4000 x 1200 x 1000mm to
Cross Scanner mode: 3 x 25,000pts/s
Line scanner mode: 1 x 75,000pts/s
75 lines/s
Width of View:
3x65mm (3x2.56”)
Depth of View:
3x65mm (3x2.56”)
Stand Off Distance (approx.):
75mm (2.95”)
Accuracy:
15 μm (0.0006”)
Dimensions:
155x86x142mm
(6.1x3.4x5.6”)
10000 x 1600 x 2500mm
Weight (approx.):
Volumetric Accuracy:
8.0+L/250
DDDŽƵŶƟŶŐ
Repeatability:
4.5µm
Motorized Indexing:
Velocity:
32 m/min
Laser Class:
ĐĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶ͗
4000 m/min²
Environment:
20°C +/- 2°C
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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440g (0.97lbs)
Renishaw PH10M(Q)
WƌŽďĞŚĞĂĚǁŝƚŚDƵůƟǁŝƌĞ
2M (visible)
ŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ>ŝŐŚƟŶŐƵĚŝƚĂLJ
ŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚ>ŝŐŚƟŶŐƵĚŝƚĂLJ
dŚĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂƵĚŝƚďĂLJŚĂƐĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚůŝŐŚƟŶŐĨŽƌĐŽůŽƵƌŚĂƌŵŽŶLJĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Bed-plate:
6m x 3m
>ŝŐŚƟŶŐZŝŐ>ƵŵŝŶĂŝƌĞƐ͗
25 X-Rite Spectralight III luminaires (height adjustable)
Illuminance Values:
approximately 2500 lux can be achieved on the roof surface of an average
vehicle with the lights at 3m from floor level
Range of Controlled Light Sources: D65 Daylight, TL84 fluorescent, Cool White fluorescent, Horizon (2300K)
ŝŶĐĂŶĚĞƐĐĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů hs ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ
sources available
Benefits
 Height adjustable, consists of an array of 25 overhead luminaires
 ZĞƉůŝĐĂƚĞƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌĚĂLJůŝŐŚƚƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ
 KīĞƌƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĂƌƟĮĐŝĂůůŝŐŚƟŶŐƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ
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3D Computer Tomography Scanning System
Industrial 3D Computer Tomography Scanning System
The industrial computed tomography (CT) scanner uses x-ray equipment to produce highly detailed three-dimensional
ŝŵĂŐĞƐŽĨĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚĨŽƌŇĂǁĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶ͕ƌĞǀĞƌƐĞĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƌĂƉŝĚƉƌŽƚŽƚLJƉŝŶŐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
 Nikon Metrology Large Cabinet XT H 320 LC Industrial X-ray and CT System
 Micro-focus 225kV X-ray or 320kV source
 Precision 5-axis manipulator can hold samples in excess of 50kg with dimensions of 0.6m (H) x 0.3m (D)
 ZĂĚŝĂƟŽŶƐŚŝĞůĚŝŶŐŝƐďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶϭђ^ǀͬŚŽƵƌĞdžƚĞƌŶĂů
 Fail-ƐĂĨĞƐǁŝƚĐŚĞƐͬƌĞůĂLJƐĞŶƐƵƌĞƐĂĨĞŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ
Benefits
 ,ŝŐŚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ– ƵƉƚŽϱђŵƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞŵŝĐƌŽĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚϯƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨŽďũĞĐƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉŽƌŽƐŝƚLJ
 sĞƌƐĂƟůŝƚLJ– output in a wide range of digital formats including dimensional analysis, fly through video files, rapid
prototyping and CAD
 DŝĐƌŽdƐĐĂŶŶŝŶŐĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶĐĂƉƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞϯǀŽůƵŵĞŽĨĂŶŽďũĞĐƚ͘
 This technology is used for the non-ĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂů ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ
internal features
 The system projects a number of X-ray images through an object using a source of up to 320KV and reconstructs a
3D model composed of voxels
 dŚĞ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĐĂŶ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ă ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǀŽůƵŵĞ ŽĨ ϮϱϬ dž ϮϱϬ dž ϲϬϬŵŵ Ăƚ Ă ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ
5-120µm
 Output can be processed as a series of DICOM images or in an STL format used for rapid prototyping and reverse
ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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ϯsŝƐƵĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ^ƵŝƚĞ
,ŽůŽǀŝƐϯWƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶtĂůů
dŚĞϯsŝƐƵĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶƐƵŝƚĞŝƐĂϰ<ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶĚŝŐŝƚĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵǁŝƚŚĂĐƟǀĞŚĞĂĚƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌƌĞĂůƟŵĞ
ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ ǀŝƌƚƵĂů ƌĞĂůŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ǀŝƐƵĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ ĂůůŽǁƐ ǀŝƌƚƵĂů ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ƵƐĞƌ
ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƚŽĂůůŽǁĞīĞĐƟǀĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŵĂŬŝŶŐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 WǁŽƌŬƐƚĂƟŽŶƐƌƵŶƚŚĞŵĂũŽƌƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂĨƵůůƐƵŝƚĞŽĨƵƚŽĚĞƐŬƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ
 dƐĐĂŶƚŽ&ŵĞƐŚƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ;^ŝŵƉůĞǁĂƌĞͿ
 WŽŝŶƚĐůŽƵĚͬŵĞƐŚƚŽƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĂŶĚͬŽƌƐŽůŝĚŵŽĚĞůƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ;'ĞŽŵĂŐŝĐĂŶĚZĂƉŝĚĨŽƌŵͿ
This equipment was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
ĂŶĚŵĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŚĂǀĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚƐƵƐĂŐĞ͘
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Switchgear Measurement Equipment
Benchmark Touchstar Switchgear Measurement System
dŚĞdŽƵĐŚƐƚĂƌ ^ǁŝƚĐŚŐĞĂƌDĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ^LJƐƚĞŵŝƐĂĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶŽĨ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů
ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞƐǁŝƚĐŚŐĞĂƌĂŶĚƵƐĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ͘dŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĐĂŶŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĨŽƌĐĞͬĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŽƌƋƵĞͬ
ĂŶŐƵůĂƌĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĮůĞƐĨŽƌŵƵůƟƉůĞƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉƵƐŚƐǁŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ƌŽĐŬĞƌƐǁŝƚĐŚĞƐ͕ƉĂŶĞůƌŽƚĂƌŝĞƐ
and column stalks.
dŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚĚĂƚĂƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚďĞŶĐŚͲ
ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶǀĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĨĂƵůƚĚŝĂŐŶŽƐŝƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Max Linear Force:
40N
Max Linear Displacement:
30mm
Max Rotary Torque:
1.3Nm
Capability
 Linear and rotary measurement units
 &ůĞdžŝďůĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĮdžƚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŵŽĚƵůĂƌĞŶĚĞīĞĐƚŽƌƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŵƵůƟƉůĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůƚLJƉĞƐ
 džƚƌĂĐƟŽŶŽĨŬĞLJƐǁŝƚĐŚƉƌŽĮůĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ
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Non-Contact Measuring Arm
CimCore Infinate Romer Arm Perceptron ScanWorks V5
The portable non-ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶĂƌŵŝƐƵƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƐĞĐƚŽƌĨŽƌ
assuring quality control.
Mechanical Arm – Romer
Weight:
7.82 Kg
Spherical Measuring Range:
2400 mm
KƉƟĐĂů,ĞĂĚ– Perceptron
Dimension:
115 x 100 x 80 mm
ĂƚĂĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶƌĂƚĞ͗
7640 points/line
Minimum point-to-ƉŽŝŶƚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗ 12 μm
Weight:
438 g
Safety:
Class IIm, 660 nM Laser
KƉĞƌĂƟŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͗
10 – 40°C
Features
 Output can be processed as high dense cloud of points
 ŝƌĞĐƚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚWŽůLJtŽƌŬƐŽƌ'ĞŽŵĂŐŝĐĂůůŽǁƚŚĞƵƐĞƌƚŽƐĐĂŶǁŝƚŚŝŶĂĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞ
 The system is portable and easy to mount/dismount
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Non-Contact 3D Measurement System
ŽŐŶŝdĞƐKƉƟŐŽϮϬϬϯDĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ^LJƐƚĞŵ
The portable non-ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐ ŝŶƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝƐ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽĨ ƐĐĂŶŶŝŶŐ ďŽƚŚ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵůů
ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŚŝŐŚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶĐĂŵĞƌĂ͕ĂŶĚŝŵĂŐĞƐĂƌĞĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĚĨƌŽŵĂŶLJƚLJƉĞŽĨ
ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͘dŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵŝƐƵƐĞĚŝŶĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƐĞĐƚŽƌƐĨŽƌĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐƋƵĂůŝƚLJĐŽŶƚƌŽů͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
Sensors:
3 synchronized 1.4 mega pixel digital cameras
Working Distance:
750 mm
Covered Area Size:
380 x 290 mm
Depth of Field:
200 mm
ĂƚĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶdŝŵĞ͗
< 1ms
Accuracy (average):
25 μm
KƉƟĐĂů,ĞĂĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶ͗
300 x 320 x 200 mm
KƉĞƌĂƟŶŐdĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͗
10 – 30°C
Features
 Full surface measurement (3D point of cloud) compared to CAD model
 ϯĐŽůŽƵƌŵĂƉǀŝƐƵĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĚĞǀŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ
 sŝƐƵĂů^WĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐĨŽƌŵƵůƟƉůĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ
 ƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ;ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶƉŽŝŶƚ͕ƚƌŝŵĞĚŐĞ͕ϮĐƌŽƐƐ-ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶŐůĞͿ
tŽƌŬŝŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͗
 DŽƐƚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůůŝŐŚƟŶŐ
 >ŽǁƐĞŶƐŝƟǀŝƚLJƚŽǀŝďƌĂƟŽŶĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ
 Painted/unpainted (no special treatment required for most surfaces)
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WƌĞƐƐ&ŽƌdŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐ
ĂƐƐĞƩWƌĞƐƐ&ŽƌdŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐ
dŚĞ ĂƐƐĞƩ WƌĞƐƐ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŵŽƵůĚŝŶŐ ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘ dŚĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ
technology is its ability to mould large and complex parts.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Approximate Usable Platen Size:
700mm x 1000mm
Min/Max Daylight:
400mm/750mm

ϵϱϬŬE;ϭϬϬƚͿǀĞƌƟĐĂůĐůĂŵƉĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŵŽƵůĚŝŶŐŚLJĚƌĂƵůŝĐƉƌĞƐƐ

ZĂƉŝĚĐůŽƐŝŶŐƐƉĞĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŵŽƵůĚŝŶŐ

Fully controllable closing speed/force

KŝůŚĞĂƚĞƌƐĨŽƌŵŽƵůĚŚĞĂƟŶŐ
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Hydraulic Extrusion Press
ϱϬϬdŽŶŶĞsĞƌƟĐĂů,LJĚƌĂƵůŝĐdžƚƌƵƐŝŽŶWƌĞƐƐ
dŚĞϱϬϬƚŽŶŶĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƉƌĞƐƐŝƐĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨĞŝƚŚĞƌĞdžƚƌƵƐŝŽŶŽƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘
The press is an ideal tool for extrusion alloy development as it offers control of ram speed and discard parameters with
ůŽĂĚĐĞůůĂŶĚĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘džŝƚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŝƐŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĞĚǀŝĂĂůĂƐĞƌƉLJƌŽŵĞƚĞƌ͘
/Ŷ ĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ŵŽĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐƐ ŽīĞƌƐ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ƚŽŽů ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŚŝŐŚ ƐƉĞĞĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ǀŝĂ ĂŶ ĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƚŽƌ
facility. There is an associated furnace which extends the capability to hot/warm forming or large component heat
treatment. Several standard tools are available.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
KƉĞƌĂƟŽŶDŽĚĞƐ͗
Extrusion or forming
Load:
Up to 100 mm.s¯¹ at low load (< 1MN)
Main Crosshead Speed:
0.1 to 15 mm.s¯¹
ŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ,ĞĂƟŶŐ͗
Up to 500°C
Container Diameter:
60/75/100 mm
Max Billet Length:
120 mm
Rapid Press Forming Possible Via Accumulators:
 100 mm.s-1 over 125 mm
Associated Furnace Capability:

up to 1200 °C

internal volume 1000 × 1300 × 500 mm
Features

Fast approach speed

Fixed and variable speed capability

Load/displacement/temperature logging

Water quench available

Associated furnace capability up to 1200°C

Exit temperature recorded using a laser pyrometer

>ĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐŽůŝĚƐĞĐƟŽŶŇĂƚĨĂĐĞĚĚŝĞƐ

ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůǀĞƌƟĐĂůĂŶĚŚŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂůŚLJĚƌĂƵůŝĐĂĐƟŽŶƐ
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Press For Lightweight Composites
Engel v-duo 1700 Tonne Press
The Engel v-duo machine produces lightweight composite parts and includes high-pressure resin transfer moulding.
dŚĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚĂƚtD'ƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞ͕ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂŶĚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĨƵůů-ƐŝnjĞƉĂƌƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ
using a range of composite materials, with the emphasis being placed on high-ǀŽůƵŵĞůŝŐŚƚǁĞŝŐŚƟŶŐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Clamp Force:
17.000 (kN)
Opening Force Pressure Pads:
888 (kN)
Opening Force Fast Moving Cylinder:
258 (kN)
Opening Stroke:
1800 (mm)
Compression Stroke:
21-58 (mm)
Opening/Closing Speed:
700-800 (mm/s)
Platen Dimensions:
2420 x 2170 (mm)
Max. Mold Weight:
30.000 (kg)
&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ>ŽĂĚDĂdž͗
25,9 (t/m²)
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Industrial Rolling Mill
100 Tonne Industrial Rolling Mill
The rolling mill is capable of forming metal sheets up to 30cm in width.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Roll Diameter:
254 mm
Roll Face:
305 mm
Roll Speed:
0 to 23 m.min-1
Max Roll Bite:
45 mm (normal use), 65 mm (with jack extension)
ZŽůů^ĞƉĂƌĂƟŶŐ&ŽƌĐĞ͗
 1000 kN @ 8 m.min-1
 800 kN @ 23 m.min-1
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Automated Fusion Welding/Brazing Robot
ABB IRB2400: Automated Fusion Welding/Brazing Robot
The automated welding robot is capable of joining steel, aluminium, and steel to aluminium. The technology enables
ĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƐƉĞĞĚƐĂŶĚƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
ABB IRB2400 Robot equipped with 2 axis external axis equipped with either:
 CMT/MIG equipment with 270 Amps output with synergic capability for steel brazing/welding, aluminium welding
and aluminium to steel joining. Cladding capability.
 Plasma equipment with 300 Amps output for steel welding/brazing and aluminium welding, with integrated
wirefeed.
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Remote Laser Welding Robot
Comau Smartlaser Robot
Remote laser welding is a metal joining technology that is a non-ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁŚŝĐŚƵƐĞƐƚŚĞĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŚŝŐŚ
ƉŽǁĞƌ ůĂƐĞƌ͕ ƌŽďŽƟĐ Ăƌŵ ĂŶĚ ƐĐĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŽƉƟĐƐ͘ dŚĞ ŽŵĂƵ ^ŵĂƌƚ ZŽďŽƚ ŝƐ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽĨ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ǁĞůĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉůĂĐĞĚ
ĂƌŽƵŶĚ Ă ƐŚĞĞƚ ŵĞƚĂů ĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ ŝŶ Ă ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ƟŵĞ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ƉĂƌƚƐ ĐĂŶ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ
ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶĂůƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJǁŚĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽƉĂƌƚƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚƵƐŝŶŐŵŽƌĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŵĞƚĂůũŽŝŶŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͘
Benefits
 LJĐůĞƟŵĞƐĂǀŝŶŐƐĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚďLJƚŚĞƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŶŽŶ-ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞƟŵĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶĞĂĐŚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůĂƐĞƌǁĞůĚ
 LJĐůĞƟŵĞƐĂǀŝŶŐƐƵƉƚŽϳϱйĂĐŚŝĞǀĂďůĞǁŚĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽƐŝŵŝůĂƌZĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ^ƉŽƚtĞůĚŝŶŐ;Z^tͿĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
 dLJƉŝĐĂůůLJƵƐĞĚĨŽƌĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞďŽůƚ-on assemblies such as side doors, seat backs, chassis members, etc.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 &ƵůůLJŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚƌŽďŽƟĐĂƌŵĂŶĚďĞĂŵƐĐĂŶŶŝŶŐŽƉƟĐƐ
 ϰŬt/W'zƩĞƌďŝƵŵ&ŝďƌĞůĂƐĞƌƐŽƵƌĐĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚǀŝĂĂϮϬϬђŵĮďƌĞ
 Focused spot size ~ 0.7mm
 Output wavelength ~ 1040nm
 ĞĂŵƌĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶŐƟŵĞƐĚŽǁŶƚŽϬ͘ϭƐ
 Weld speeds up to 20m/min
 Stand-off distance – 800mm-1200mm
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Automated Resistance Spot Welding Robot
Comau Automated Resistance Spot Welding Robot
Resistance spot welding (RSW) is the most widely used welding technique for the manufacture of steel. It joins
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ŝŶ Ă ůŽĐĂůŝƐĞĚ ĂƌĞĂ ƵƐŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞĂƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ͘ dǁŽ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽĚĞƐ ĂƉƉůLJ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ũŽŝŶƚ
ǁŚŝůĞĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞƉĂƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝƚƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞũŽŝŶ͘
hƐŝŶŐ Ă DĂƚƵƐĐŚĞŬ ǁĞůĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ ŝƐ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽĨ ĂĚĂƉƟǀĞ ǁĞůĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƐƚĞĞů ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƵŶĚĞƌ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŽƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĂĚĂƉƟǀĞƐƉŽƚǁĞůĚŝŶŐŽĨĂůƵŵŝŶŝƵŵ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 Equipped with ARO servo-controlled spot welding gun with force capacity up to 8kN and current capacity up to
53kA
Benefits
 Reliable and established technology
 Requires low skill level to operate
 Readily automated and high speed
 ZĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŝŶĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
 &ůĞdžŝďůĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ– ϭƚŽŽůĐĂŶĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŵƵůƟƉůĞŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚĂĐŬƐ
 DŝŶŝŵĂůĚŝƐƚŽƌƟŽŶ
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/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶDŽƵůĚŝŶŐDĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ
ŶŐĞů/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶDŽƵůĚŝŶŐDĂĐŚŝŶĞƐĞ-victory 310/60 and 740/140
/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶŵŽƵůĚŝŶŐŝƐĂŵĂƐƐŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞĨŽƌƉůĂƐƟĐĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͘tD'ŚĂƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ
which enable us to produce a size range of components of commercial quality.
Capability
dŚĞŶŐĞůŝŶũĞĐƟŽŶƵŶŝƚƐŚĂƐĂŚŝŐŚƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚŝƐŚŝŐŚůLJĞŶĞƌŐLJĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ͘dŚĞĐŚŽŝĐĞŽĨĚŝĂŵĞƚĞƌ͕
ŐĞŽŵĞƚƌLJĂŶĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĂůůŽǁƐĂƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 Clamp unit - ĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƟĞďĂƌƐŽīĞƌƐĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶƚŚĞƵƐĂďůĞƉůĂƚĞŶĂƌĞĂĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŵŽƵůĚ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞĂŶĚƉĂƌƚƌĞŵŽǀĂůƟŵĞ͘
 Barrel and Screw Assembly - A variety of choices of diameter, materials and geometry from standard
ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐĂůůŽǁƚŚĞĂƐƐĞŵďůLJŽĨĂĐƵƐƚŽŵŝƐĞĚƉĂĐŬĂŐĞƚŽƐƵŝƚĂŶLJĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘
 High-precision mould parallelism - ƚŚĞƟĞ-bar-ůĞƐƐĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐƵŶŝƚĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJĂĚũƵƐƚƐƚŽŵŽƵůĚƉĂƌĂůůĞůŝƐŵ
 Supports heavy moulds - ƚŚĞ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŐƵŝĚĞ ƐŚŽĞƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ŵŽƵůĚ ŚĂůǀĞ͕ ŵŽƵůĚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ
increased virtually without limit
 Supports large mould dimensions - the clamping units offer greater freedom for the mould
 Energy Efficiency Hydraulic System, with low noise level, closed-loop controlled pre-ŚĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŽůŝŶŐ͕ĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶ
with low wear of oil, closed-ůŽŽƉĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨĂůůŵĂĐŚŝŶĞŵŽƟŽŶƐ͘
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DŝĐƌŽ/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶDŽƵůĚŝŶŐDĂĐŚŝŶĞ
ĂƩĞŶĨĞůĚϱϬ/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶDŽƵůĚŝŶŐDŝĐƌŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ
The Microsystem moulds parts that weigh < 1g. Its ideal for scaling down parts to save material cost, producing lighter
ƉĂƌƚƐĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝƚƐŚŝŐŚ-speed cycle.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
 Fully closed loop control
 Electric servo drives to give a high-speed cycle and
high dynamic process
 Rotary table module
 Closed clean-ƌŽŽŵƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĐĞůů
Clamping Unit:
/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶhŶŝƚ͗
Clamping Force:
50 Kn
Extruder Screw:
Ø12 mm
Opening Force:
10 Kn
/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶWŝƐƚŽŶƐ͗
Ø5 mm
Tool Size Max:
196 x 156 mm
/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶWƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ;ŵĂdžͿ͗
2500 bar
Min. Mold Height:
100 mm
dŚĞŽƌĞƟĐĂů/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶsŽůƵŵĞ͗ 1.1 cm3
ũĞĐƟŽŶ&ŽƌĐĞ͗
1,2 Kn
/ŶũĞĐƟŽŶ^ƉĞĞĚ͗
ũĞĐƟŽŶ^ƚƌŽŬĞ͗
30mm
Dry Cycle Time:
1.5 sec
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760 mm/s
Twin Screw Extruder
Xtrutech Twin Screw Extruder XTS19
dŚĞyd^ϭϵďĞŶĐŚƚŽƉŚĂƐĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĨŽƌůĂďƐĐĂůĞƐĂŵƉůŝŶŐƚŽƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘dŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨŽƌƐŵĂůůďĂƚĐŚƐŝnjĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞĞdžƚƌƵĚĞƌƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐƉĞůůĞƚƐŽƌĮůĂŵĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵĂ
ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉŽůLJŵĞƌƐ͕ĮůůĞƌƐĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƟǀĞƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Max Throughput:
10kg/hour
Min Material Required:
500g
Max Temperature:
450°C
Features
 dǁŝŶ^ĐƌĞǁŽŵƉŽƵŶĚŝŶŐdžƚƌƵĚĞƌ͕ǁĂƚĞƌďĂƚŚ͕ĂŝƌŬŶŝĨĞĂŶĚƉĞůůĞƟnjĞƌƵŶŝƚ
 Twin 19mm screws, co-ƌŽƚĂƟŶŐ
 Clamshell barrel for easy strip down and cleaning
 Full PLC control of 8 temperature zones
 Volumetric feeder with agitator unit, twin Archimedean screws
THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS ERDF FUNDED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE BY SMES IN THE
WEST MIDLANDS. It is prohibited from being used to generate commercial income
ŽƌďĞŝŶŐƵƐĞĚŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƵŶƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽtĞƐƚDŝĚůĂŶĚƐ^DƐƵŶƟůƉƌŝůϮϬϭϱ͘
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Material Measuring Mixer and Extruder System
dŚĞƌŵŽ^ĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ,<WŽůLJ>ĂďK^dŽƌƋƵĞZŚĞŽŵĞƚĞƌ
The HAAKE PolyLab OS is a measuring mixer and extruder system used to characterise various materials. The modular
torque rheometer can be connected to an interchangeable mixer, single-screw extruder, or conical twin-screw
extruder.
Uses
 DĞůƟŶŐ͕ĐŽŶǀĞLJŝŶŐ͕ĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ͕ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ
 ^ŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐůŝŬĞďůŽǁŶĮůŵ͕ǁŝƌĞĐŽĂƟŶŐ͕ƉƌŽĮůĞĞdžƚƌƵƐŝŽŶ
 dĞƐƟŶŐŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐŽĨĂĚĚŝƟǀĞƐ;ƐƚĂďŝůŝƐĞƌƐ͕ůƵďƌŝĐĂŶƚͿĂŶĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĂĚĚŝƟǀĞƐ;ĂŶƟ-ŽdžŝĚĂƟŽŶ͕
UV-stabilisers, pigments and fillers)
 /ŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐƚŚĞĞdžƚƌƵĚĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨŶĞǁůLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
 DĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐĮůŵƐ͕ƐŚĞĞƚƐƐƚƌĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĮůĞƐĨŽƌŽƉƟĐĂů͕ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůĂŶĚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƚĞƐƚƐ
 Measuring rheological behaviour (dynamic viscosity)
 ŽŵƉŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚďůĞŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƉŽůLJŵĞƌƐ͕ĮůůĞƌƐĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƟǀĞƐ
 ŝƐƉĞƌƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĞdžĨŽůŝĂƟŽŶŽĨŶĂŶŽ-fillers in a polymer matrix
 ^ŵĂůůƐĐĂůĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ
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High Speed Mixer
dŚĞƌŵŽ^ĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ,ŝŐŚ^ƉĞĞĚDŝdžĞƌ͗WŝůŽƚϯ
dŚĞ,ŝŐŚ^ƉĞĞĚDŝdžĞƌŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌLJ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŵŝdžŝŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘/ƚŝƐŝĚĞĂůĨŽƌŵŝdžŝŶŐ
powders, pellets, flakes and liquids.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
Materials
ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
Total Volume:
3 litres
 Ceramics
 Master Batches
Working Volume:
0.75—2.0 litres
 Chemicals
 WŚĂƌŵĂĐĞƵƟĐĂůƐ
Motor Power:
1.1 Kw
 Food
 WůĂƐƟƐŽůƐ
Dimensions (LxWxH):
67x46x56 cm
 WŚĂƌŵĂĐĞƵƟĐĂůƐ
 WŽǁĚĞƌŽĂƟŶŐƐ
Approx. Weight:
80 kg
 WůĂƐƟƐŽůƐ
 PVC Dry Blends
 Polymers
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Dehumidifying Dryer
Piovan Dehumidifying Dryer
The Dehumidifying Dryer extracts the moisture from raw materials that have been absorb from the surrounding air.
dŚŝƐĞdžƚƌĂĐƟŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞŝƐƵƐĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĂƐŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞĐĂŶĞīĞĐƚĂŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĂŶĚ
appearance.
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Airflow:
up to 80 m³/h
Process Air Temperature:
up to 150°C
Dew Point Values:
down to –35°C
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Rheometer
,<DZ^ZŽƚĂƟŽŶĂůZŚĞŽŵĞƚĞƌ
ZŽƚĂƟŽŶĂůZŚĞŽŵĞƚĞƌŝƐĂƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĐŽŵƉůĞdžƌŚĞŽůŽŐLJĂĐƌŽƐƐĂůůŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƚLJƉĞƐ͘
dŚĞ ZŚĞŽŵĞƚĞƌ ŝƐ ŝĚĞĂů ĨŽƌ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŝŶŇŽǁĂŶĚĚĞĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Temperature Range:
Torque Range:
Speed Range CS:
Speed Range CR:
Frequency Range:
DƵůƟǁĂǀĞ͗
Normal Force:
ŶŐƵůĂƌZĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͗
Dimensions (L x W x H):
-150°C to +600°C
Ϭ͘ϬϭђEŵ;ŽƉƟŽŶĂůϬ͘ϬϬϯђEŵŝŶŽƐĐŝůůĂƟŽŶͿƚŽϮϬϬђEŵ
10-7 rpm to 1500 rpm
10-ϴƌƉŵƚŽϭϱϬϬƌƉŵ;ϰϱϬϬƌƉŵŽƉƟŽŶĂůͿ
10-6 to 100Hz
0.01 to 20Hz
-50 to 50N
12 nano rad
24 x 24 x 35 in. (60 x 60 x 89cm)
Key Features
 ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌWŽůLJŵĞƌƐ͕WĞƚƌŽĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƐ͕WĂŝŶƚƐ͕/ŶŬƐĂŶĚŽĂƟŶŐƐ͕WŚĂƌŵĂĐĞƵƟĐĂůĂŶĚŽƐŵĞƟĐƐ
 Temperature modules with enhanced temperature control accuracy and expanded temperature module range for
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐůŝŬĞƐƚĂƌĐŚĂŶĚƉŽůLJŵĞƌƐ
 Comprehensive accessory range to meet individual measuring needs e.g. simultaneous measurements of rheology
ĂŶĚŽƉƟĐĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͕ŶĞǁŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐŐĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĞƐ͘
 Improved low-ƚŽƌƋƵĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĨŽƌƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞƐĂŵƉůĞƐ
 /ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĐŽŵƉĂƟďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌƉƌĞĚĞĐĞƐƐŽƌĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐ
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ŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂů^ĐĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůŽƌŝŵĞƚĞƌ
DĞƩůĞƌdŽůĞĚŽŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂů^ĐĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůŽƌŝŵĞƚĞƌ
dŚĞŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂů^ĐĂŶŶŝŶŐĂůŽƌŝŵĞƚĞƌŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌŵĂůĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĞŶĞƌŐLJĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŵƉůĞƐ
ĚƵĞƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĐŚĞŵŝĐĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐĂƐĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽƌƟŵĞ͘dŚĞŵĞƚŚŽĚŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌ
ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŵĂůƋƵĂŶƟƟĞƐ͕ƐƚƵĚLJŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŵĂůƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĨŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘
Materials
Benefits
Polymers such as:
 ^ĂŵƉůĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽŶůLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƐŵĂůůĂŵŽƵŶƚƐŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ
 dŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐƐ
 Wide temperature range from –150°C to 700°C in one measurement
 Thermosets
 KīĞƌƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƐĞŶƐŝƟǀŝƚLJƐĞŶƐŽƌƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶ^ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ
 Elastomers
 Composite materials
 Adhesives
 Foodstuffs
 WŚĂƌŵĂĐĞƵƟĐĂůƐ
 Chemicals
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UV-Vis Spectrometer
Agilent UV-Vis Spectrometer
The UV-Vis Spectrometer is used for the ƋƵĂŶƟƚĂƟǀĞ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶŵĞƚĂů ions,
highly conjugated organic compounds, and biological macromolecules. Spectroscopic analysis is commonly carried out
ŝŶƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐďƵƚƐŽůŝĚƐĂŶĚŐĂƐĞƐŵĂLJĂůƐŽďĞƐƚƵĚŝĞĚ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
 &ŝďƌĞŽƉƟĐƉƌŽďĞƐĂŶĚĐŽƵƉůĞƌƐĨŽƌĨĂƐƚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐƵǀĞƩĞƐ
 WĞůƟĞƌĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƐƚĂƩĞĚƐŝŶŐůĞĂŶĚŵƵůƟ-cell holders for precise temperature control
 dĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƉƌŽďĞƐƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƚŚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞĐƵǀĞƩĞ
 Micro volume sampling cells to measure volumes <4 μL
 Rapid mix accessory for stopped-ŇŽǁŬŝŶĞƟĐƐŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ
Capability
 >ŝƋƵŝĚ͕ƐŽůŝĚĂŶĚŶĂŶŽƉĂƌƟĐůĞĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ
 <ŝŶĞƟĐƐĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ
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FTIR Spectrometer
Bruker FTIR Spectrometer
The FTIR Spectrometer is used to obtain an infrared range of ĂďƐŽƌƉƟŽŶ, emission, ƉŚŽƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJ or raman
ƐĐĂƩĞƌŝŶŐ of a solid, liquid or gas. The FTIR spectrometer simultaneously collects data in a wide spectral range.
Capability
 Measures polymers and ceramics
 Hot-stage measurement
 ƋƵŝƉƉĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƉƟĐĂůĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐƚŽĐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐƉĞĐƚƌĂůƌĂŶŐĞĨƌŽŵϭϱĐŵ-1in the far IR/THz, through the mid and
near IR up to the visible/UV spectral range at 28,000cm-1
 Range change is easy and maintenance free, with its pre-ĂůŝŐŶĞĚ ŽƉƟĐĂů ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚůLJ ĂůŝŐŶĞĚ
interferometer
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Centrifuge
dŚĞƌŵŽ^ĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ,ŝŐŚ-speed Centrifuge
dŚĞĞŶƚƌŝĨƵŐĞŝƐƵƐĞĚƚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƚŚĞĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŽƵƚŽĨƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘/ƚǁŽƌŬƐƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĚŝŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞ
ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌŝƉĞƚĂůĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƟŽŶĐĂƵƐĞƐĚĞŶƐĞƌƐƵďƐƚĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞŽƵƚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨƚŚĞƚƵďĞ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ
Max Capacity:
6 x 50 ml, or 24 x 2 ml
Max Speed:
8000 or 14,000 rpm
 Complete with fixed angle rotors
 Temperature controlled
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Platen Hand Press
Rondol Platen Hand Press
dŚĞWůĂƚĞŶWƌĞƐƐŝƐƵƐĞĚŝŶůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌŝĞƐĨŽƌƐĂŵƉůĞĐŽŵƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŵŽƵůĚŝŶŐ͕ĂĚŚĞƐŝǀĞƚĞƐƟŶŐĂŶĚƐŚĞĞƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘
DĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ ƵƐĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ůĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƵůĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͕ ĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĚŝĐĂů ŝŵƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ
ƉŽůLJŵĞƌƐ͕ƌƵďďĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞƌŵŽƉůĂƐƟĐƐĂŶĚĐĞƌĂŵŝĐƐ͘
dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ
Closing Force:
10 tonnes
Platen Size:
15x15 cm
Cylinder Stoke:
90mm
Specific Platen Pressure:
445 N/cm²
Capacity Per Platen:
1.2kW
Max. Temperature:
Up to 300°C
Weight Net/Gross:
60kg
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