Fibre composites group

• Dieffenbacher press DYL630/500 AS-S, 6300 kN, 1500 x 1200 mm max. mould size

• Compounding extruder, twin-screw 40 GL 32D

• Mix extruder twin-screw 40 12 to 20D

• Schmidt & Heinzmann SMC processing unit HM-LB-800

• Fanuc robot with 210 kg available load

• Byk-Gardner micro-TRI-gloss

• Diffracto TPS2

• Derek plastometer

• Plastech Megaject MK III Injection Machine

• Microwave portal

• Melt preparation and dosing unit

• Swivel tool carrier

• Shot-pot technology

• Press rheometer

• DSC, DMA, rheometer

• Working area for hand lay-up lamination

• Heatable 100m testing range

• Measurement equipment to determine missile speed and residual energy

• High-speed video cameras (e.g. 32 000 images/sec)

• Numerous weapon systems (firearms, howitzers)

Microwave and plasma technology

• Microwave mixer

• Microwave calorimeter

• Network analyser

• Plasma linear source, UV source, 1m, 2kW MW output

• Plasma surface sources up to 0.5 x 1m², 16 kW MW output

• Microwave concentrator - plasma source up to 100 kW MW pulse output

• Atmospheric plasma burner, 3 kW MW output

• "COMSOL Multiphysics" - FEM simulation software with modules for electromagnetism, heat transfer, CAD data import and COMSOL script

• Efficient 64 bit simulation processor (4 x 3 GHz Intel xeon core with 32 GB RAM, AMD Athlon 3500+ with 4 GB RAM) for calculation of models with several million degrees of freedom

• Database of microwave applications, material data and verified simulation models

New materials and products

• UV chamber for irradiation of components with UV light from fluorescent tubes

• Photography workshop for photographic measurement of colour intensity

• Mechanical spectrometer for measurement of dynamic-mechanic properties

• Automatic press (Erlenbach) and peripheral equipment for processing of particle foams (EPS, biopolymers)

• Mould technology for particle foam processing

• Annealing furnace

• Haake mixer / extruder for compounding

• HT oven for temperature treatment up to 1750^oC (annealing, sintering, pyrolysis etc.)

• Ultrasound device for acoustic irradiation of surfaces

• NMR tomography

• S61 octane for numeric simulation

• Ultrasound working area for real-time measurements

• Measurement device to determine angle of contact and interfacial surface energy (Krüss DSA100, Krüss K 12, Lauda TVT, Lauda MVT)

• High-pressure capillary rheometer (Göttfert Rheograph 2002) to determine viscosity

• Pendulum impact tester

• Impact pendulum

• Tumble mixer

• TGA - thermogravimetrical analysis

• Hybrid technologies via processing and material combinations

• Hand-operated hot press (max. 1t)

• Mould technology for special injection moulding processes e.g. internal gas pressure technologies, multicomponent injection moulding, back-injection and back-pressing technology etc.

Injection moulding and extrusion

• Parallel twin-screw extruder for direct extrusion

• Contrarotating conical twin-screw extruder Cincinnati CMT 35

• Downstream unit for profile and pipe extrusion

• Various moulds

• Engel Injection Moulding Compounder, 2K with second injection-unit, injection embossing, GIT, WIT, in-line compounding with Leistritz TSE (Ø 40mm / 48D)

• Arburg Allrounder 270M 350-90, screw diameter 25mm, clamping force 35t

• Engel Es 200/60 HL, screw diameter 30mm, clamping force 60t, adjustable processing part (vertical, horizontal)

• Various dryers (dew points up to -60⁰C and dew point measurement), handling systems and conveyers

• Various heating units up to 180^oC water temperature

• Haake twin-screw extruder 16mm

• Leistritz twin-screw extruder 27mm, 36D and 52D processing length

• Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer twin-screw extruder ZSK-MC 32mm; 44D

• Berstorff ZSE-40A, twin-screw extruder 43mm; 33.5D

• Various dry-air dryers

• Injection moulding machines for preparation of test specimen and specification tests with 35, 60 and 110t clamping force

• Various test specimen moulds

• Set-up and surface treatment in forming die for production of series products

• Integration of corona and magnetic field into mould

• Hybrid moulds via processing and material combination

• Mould technology for special processes e.g. internal gas pressure technologies, multicomponent injection moulding, back-injection and back-pressing technology etc.

• Blast engraving of mould surface structures