PROCESS MONITORING AND PROCESSING FACILITIES
| Technique | Type of apparatus |
Partner name, Contact person Expertise of the personel |
Types of possible experiments |
| Compounding / Extrusion |
Extruders Feeding equipment Downstream equipment Monitoring Injection moulding Further equipments and tests |
IPF
Kretzschmar, Bernd Tel.: +49(0)3514658-338 -Physical and reactive compounding of thermoplastics, e.g. polymeric nanocomposites, biologically degradable materials, flame-retardant polymers, blends
-Extrusion monitoring, e.g. on-line analysis (NIR, ATR, Raman, ultrasonics) and on-line morphology analysis (particle sizes, particle size distributions) |
- Compounding/Extrusion - Injection moulding - Tests: Flammability tests; Testing equipment related to processing stages; - Simulation of ageing |
| Extrusion |
Extruder : Krupp Werner&Pfleiderer |
SICOMP
Lars Liljenfeldt, Marketing manager Tel.: +46 (0) 911 744 40
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- Compounding of natural fibre as wood, flex, hemp together with thermoplastics |
| Process laboratory with scale manufacturing equipment for experiments, prototype manufacturing and testing: Filament winding |
Waltritsch & Wachter |
SICOMP Lars Liljenfeldt, Marketing manager Tel.:+46 (0) 911 744 40 |
- Process development and process optimization with respect to filament winding |
| Process laboratory with scale manufacturing equipment for experiments, prototype manufacturing and testing: Cutting machine |
GerberGTxL |
SICOMP Lars Liljenfeldt, Marketing manager Tel.:+46 (0) 911 744 40 |
- Optimization of cutting pattern and delivery of pre-cut reinforcement |
| Process laboratory with scale manufacturing equipment for experiments, prototype manufacturing and testing: Press |
Fjellman 310 ton press force |
SICOMP Lars Liljenfeldt, Marketing manager Tel.:+46 (0) 911 744 40 |
- Process development and process optimization with respect to compression moulding of SMC and GMT |
| Process laboratory with scale manufacturing equipment for experiments, prototype manufacturing and testing: Infusion equipment |
Mould carrier, equipment and facilities for RTM and vacuum infusion |
SICOMP Lars Liljenfeldt, Marketing manager Tel.:+46 (0) 911 744 40 |
- Process development and process optimization with respect to infusion technologies |
| Process laboratory with scale manufacturing equipment for experiments, prototype manufacturing and testing: Automatization |
ABB robot |
SICOMP Lars Liljenfeldt, Marketing manager Tel.:+46 (0) 911 744 40 |
- Development of robot cells and automatization of product manufacturing |
| Extrusion |
Twin Screw Extruder mod. MD30-19/A Bausano e Figli S.p.A. |
INSTM Prof. J.M. Kenny |
Processing of polymeric materials. -Extrusion of pure thermoplastic polymers. -Melt blending of thermoplastic polymers. -Melt blending of thermoplastic polymers and inorganic additives (i.e. microcomposites, nanocomposites). |
| Flammability test (UL94) |
Flammability test (UL94), Oxygen index (ASTM D2863-00), Ash evaluation (UNI EN ISO 3451 - method a) Cone calorimeter tests (ISO 5660) - 3 specimens |
INSTM Prof. J.M. Kenny |
Evaluation of fire resistance of polymers and nanocomposites |
| Injection Moulding |
Sandretto Micro 30/107 Sandretto Industrie SPS |
INSTM Prof. J.M. Kenny |
Sample production;Investigation on the material performance (mechanical properties, weight, density, ecc.) for different processing parameters. |
| Resin Transfer Moulding |
Hypaject MkII Plastech Thermoset Tectonics |
INSTM Prof. J.M. Kenny |
-Sample production - Investigation and Modelling on the permeability and the Capillary pressure of the fibrous reinforcement; - Flow models verification (flow front evolution, flow rate, pressure profiles and pressure loss inside the cavity) |
| QUV Accelerated weathering Tester |
QUV/spray Solar eye - spray, UVB lamps - Tensile Adaptor Panel Holder |
INSTM Prof. J.M. Kenny |
Materials can be subjected to artificial and accelerated weathering tests which simulate natural weathering. Controlled cycles of ultraviolet radiation, water spray, and heating elements are used to simulate the natural conditions of sun, rain and temperature changes. |
| Plasma (MPA/CVD) equipment |
INSTM
Prof. J.M. Kenny |
Carbon film deposition and surface treatments, spin coating and thermal evaporator for thin film deposition. | |
| Microdielectrometry for in situ monitoring |
Dielectric Spectrometer Micromet and Netzch |
UCBL
Dr.Gérard Seytre In situ-monitoring of chemical and physical events |
-Curing of thermoset and coating, phase separation, cristallisation, monitoring of chemical events |
| In line UV/Fluorescence for extrusion processing |
PVT-100,Home made |
UCBL
Prof.Cassagnau -Reactive extrusion -Mixing and dispersion in molten polymers. |
- In line measurement of the residence time distribution in continuous processing machines. Mixing characterization |
| TGA/GC/MS |
Coupled techniques between thermal gravimetric analysis, gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy, Setaram |
UCBL
Dr. Bounor-Legaré -Reactive extrusion -Chemical modification of polymers in molten condition |
- Polymer degradation Quantification of reaction sub products for reactive processing application Organic volatile compounds |
| Rubber Processing Analysis | Rubber Processing Analyser, RPA |
CSIC
Processing and characterization of rubber compounds: Preparation of compounds, vulcanization reaction, cure kinetics, mechanical, dynamical and thermal propertiesDr. Miguel Angel Lopez Manchado |
The properties of raw rubber, compounded or product for cure time, strain sweep, frequency sweep, temperature sweep, matrix, stress relaxation, variable temperature analysis and delay. |
| Biological laboratory |
microbiology, toxicology, flow cytometry, spectrophotometry,spectrofluorometry, Fluorescence Microscopy). |
TECNALIA |
Tribological tests: wear and friction. Measurement of topography: roughness meter, non-contact profilometry, AFM, etc. Coatingtests (Adherence, conventional hardness, ultramicrohardness, thickness, crystallinity, composition and microstructure, etc.). Microhardness tests (Vickers and Knoop). Measurement of hydrophobicity (surface energy): Angle of contact. |
| Flammability test (UL94) | Vertical burning test: UL 94, cone calorimeter: ISO 5660 and Smoke density: ISO 5659-2, Oxygen index test (LOI) |
TECNALIA, Dr. Aitor Barrio |
Characterization and research on flame retardant additives behaviour dispersed in different polymers |
| Production of polymeric composite materials |
Semi industrial Autoclave,Aeroform, UK |
FORTH Prof.Costas Galiotis Tel.: +30 2610965300 |
Production of : -composites incorporating shape memory alloys -polymeric composites -nanocomposites using the RFI technique -different types of polymeric composites with different reinforcing fibers -Polymer curing and Post curing -Production of composites by vacuum bagging of material in prepared form -Production of nanocomposites with Resin Film Infusion -Monitoring of curing process with different types of sensors |
| Zone-Casting | Zone-casting layer deposition system | TUL Dr. Ireneusz Glowacki Dr. Beata Luszczynska Dr. Jaroslaw Jung Tel.: +48 426313205 |
- Producing of the high oriented layers using the low molecular weight materials with the tendency to crystallization |
| Spin-coating | Spin 150 (apparatus adapted to work in oxygen-free environment); 3LE Laboratory Equipment GmbH Delta 10 |
TUL Dr. Ireneusz Glowacki Dr. Beata Luszczynska Dr. Jaroslaw Jung Tel.: +48 426313205 |
Producing of thin layers using organic low molecular weigh materials and polymers Oxygen-free environment. Multi-step program with the ability to set different times and rotation speed; |
| Metal layers evaporation | Evaporator MK11- evaporation of metallic layers - Multilayer evaporation (changing the source of evaporated metal) |
TUL Dr. Ireneusz Glowacki Dr. Beata Luszczynska Dr. Jaroslaw Jung Tel.: +48 426313205 |
- work in oxygen-free environment(Evaporator MK11): - Evaporation from 4 sources - possibility to change of inclination angle between plane of a sample and immobile evaporated metal source - ability to rotate evaporated sample (apparatus adapted to work in oxygen-free environment); Evaporator Edwords 306 Turbo |
| Producing of optoelectronic devices like OFET, OLED, OPV in oxygen-free conditions |
Stand in oxygen-free conditions includes: magnetic stirrer ”IKA RCT Basic safety control”; „Glass ceramic Hot Plate CT10”; analytical balance ”cole paramer PA-120 Symmetry”; spin-coater, vacuum dryer; stand dedicated for device encapsulation; welding machine; |
TUL Dr. Ireneusz Glowacki Dr. Beata Luszczynska Dr. Jaroslaw Jung Tel.: +48 426313205 |
- Producing of optoelectronic devices like OFET, OLED, OPV with using spin-coating and drop-casting techniques -drying prepared samples in vacuum dryer - encapsulation and protection of samples from external conditions during transport |
| Plasma system | Plasma system Atto (Diener Electronic) |
TUL Dr Ireneusz Glowacki Tel.: +48 426313205 |
- Process development, surface cleaning, activating, etching |
