Equipment
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Apart from our talented researchers, excellent technical equipment is the foundation for successful research. Below you can find the devices available at ZMP.
Devices for Manufacturing
Manufacturing | |
Arcam A2 – Selective electron beam melting (SEBM) Material development, manufacturing of auxetic structures, basic research |
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Arcam Q10 – Selective electron beam melting (SEBM) Selective electron beam melting with narrow beam diameter |
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Freemelt One – Open source SEBM system Freely programmable selective electron beam melting machine with an in situ electron-optical process monitoring system |
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Estanit – Haage Sheet Former BBS |
Laboratory scale manufacturing of paper sheets
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Stereolithography for manufacturing of three-dimensional objects made from synthetic resin
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Laminated Object Manufacturing system for manufacturing of three-dimensional prototypes or parts made from paper, pre-ceramic paper or ceramic green parts. After lamination of each layer, the final shape is generated by laser cutting.
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Laminated Object Manufacturing system for manufacturing of three-dimensional prototypes made from paper, pre-ceramic paper or ceramic green parts. After lamination of each layer, the final shape is generated by cutting with a drag-knife.
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Vacuum casting system for processing of polymers. Used for example for the infiltration with pre-ceramic polymers.
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Generation of interlayers as diffusion barrier in diamond coating
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Spectroscopy Devices
Ametek – SPECTROMAXx LMM06 |
Arc spark metal analyzer
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Characterization of chirality of carbon nanotubes based on optical spectroscopy
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Standard spectrometer for characterization of chemical compounds and layer thickness, including gas measuring cell for coupling with thermogravimetry
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Raman microscope for characterization of chemical compounds and nano-scaled objects
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Raman microscope with six laser excitation wavelengths for the characterization of chemical compounds and nanoscale objects
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Fluoreszens spectrometer for characterization of nano-scaled objects and self-assembly of organic compounds. Two detectors (CCD and IGA) are covering the spectrum from 300 to 1600 nm.
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Determination of particle size distribution from 0.01 to 3500 µm
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Zeta potential and particle size measurement (DLS) for characterization of colloidal dispersions including automatic titration unit
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Optical spectrometer for characterization of chemical compounds and nano-scaled objects
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Handheld X-Ray Fluorescent (XRF) Analyzer S1 Titan from Bruker Corporation
Handheld (XRF) analyzer S1 Titan for fast, non-destructive elemental analysis. (Weight: 1.5 kg with battery, Size: 25 × 28 × 9 cm³)
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Microscopes
Carl Zeiss – Axio A1m Imager
Light microscope |
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Carl Zeiss – Axio M1m Imager
Light microscope with quantitative image analysis for optical characterization |
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Carl Zeiss – SteREO
Stereo microscope for three-dimensional surface characterization |
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FEI – Helios NanoLab 600i FIB Workstation
High-resolution scanning electron microscope with field emission source and integrated FIB technique for in-situ sample preparation |
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Large-chamber scanning electron microscope
In-situ observation of deformation and failure analysis of large parts |
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Olympus – Lext OLS 4000
Laser measuring microscope for contactless surface characterization |
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NT-MDT – Solver Pro SPM Platform
Topological characterization of nano-scaled materials |
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Devices for Materials Characterization
Materials Characterization | |
Fraunhofer Institute EZRT – CT system
Computer tomograph for three dimensional imaging of complex parts |
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Fungilab – Premium
Rotational viscometer for determination of viscosity |
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Göttfert – RheoTester 2000
Cappilary rheometer for determination of the flow characteristics of materials for powder injection moulding |
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Linseis – LFA 1000
Laserflash system for determination of heat and temperature conductivity |
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Netzsch – DIL 402 C High temperature dilatometer
Characterization of thermal expansion up to 2000°C |
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Netzsch – Skimmer STA 409 CD
Thermo analysis (TG, DSC, DTA) of powders and feedstocks, coupled with mass spectrometry and IR spectrometry (Bruker Tensor27) |
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Perkin-Elmer – TGA-MS
Device for thermal analysis (TG, DSC, DTA) of powders and feedstocks, coupled with mass spectrometry and gas chromatography |
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Porotec – Pycnomatic ATC Helium pycnometry
Helium pycnometry for determination of closed porosity and true density |
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Sigmatest – Creep tester
Characterization of creep properties of metallic compounds |
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Steinbichler – 3D digitalizing system
3D scanner for digitalization of complex parts |
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Thermo Scientific – Porosimeter Pascal 140/440
Mercury porosimetry for determination of open porosity |
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Tropel – Flatness measuring system
Process and quality control of diamond-coated parts |
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walter+bai – Rotary bending testing machine
Fatigue strength testing on constant rotating rods |
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Furnaces
Thermal Treatments | |
FCT – Pressure sintering furnace
Hight temperature furnace up to 2500 °C for sintering/graphitation of debindered preforms under pressure up to 100 bar |
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Gero – HTK 25 sintering furnace
Sintering of injection mold parts, max. temperature: 1500 °C, atmosphere: high vacuum, argon, nitrogen, hydrogen |
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Gero – GLO 40/11 debinding furnace Thermal debinding of incetion mold parts, max. temperature 1000 °C, atmosphere: argon, nitrogen, hydrogen |
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Gero – LHTM 250/300 vacuum glowing furnace Heat treatment of Fe, Ni and Ti alloys, max. temperature: 1500 °C, atmosphere: high vacuum, argon |
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Gero – HTRH 100-300-18
High temperature furnace for sintering of oxidic ceramics in oxidizing atmosphere up to 1750 °C |
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Linn – MFG 180 cold wall induction melting system Melting of alloys with high melting points under inert atmosphere. Power: 180 kW |
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MUT – Debinding furnace
Furnace for removal of binder from injection-moulded green bodies |
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Nabertherm – HAT 16/17
High temperature furnace for sintering in oxidizing or inert atmosphere up to 1800 °C |
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Nabertherm – P330
Muffle furnace for calcination of catalyst materials up to 1100 °C |
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Preparative Laboratory
Preparative Methods | |
Beckman-Coulter – Ultracentrifuge
High performance centrifuge for separation of compounds |
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CEM – Discover SP
Laboratory microwave for chemical synthesis |
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Hermle – Centrifuge Z366
Desktop centrifuge for separation of compounds |
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KSV Nima – Minitrough
Langmuir-Blodgett instrumentation for fabrication of monomolecular thin films |
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Martin Christ – Freeze drying ALPHA 1-4 LDplus
Universal freeze drying machine |
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Metrohm – Karl Fischer 831KF Coulometer
Electrochemical characterization of chemical compounds |
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MBraun – MB-Labmaster SP Glovebox
Glovebox providing an inert atmosphere for oxygen and water sensitive reactions |
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Simulation
Workstations from Fujitsu and Hewlett Packard:
Processors:
- 2 × Core i5 4950 3.3GHz
- 2 × Xeon E5 1560 3.0 GHz
- 4 × Xeon E5 2630 2.3GHz Turbo-Boost
- 2 × Xeon E5 2630 2.4GHz Turbo-Boost
- 1 × Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor 5110
Memory:
- Abaqus (finite element solver)
- AMPL (optimization tool)
- Aspen (toolbox für process simulation)
- Comsol Multiphysics (modelling software)
- Inventor (CAD software)
- Magics (CAD software)
- Matlab (numerical calculation tool)
- OpenFOAM (CFD simulation tool)