equipment

rheology

Rotation rheometer

ARES 

Producer: TA Instruments

Temperature range: -150 °C – 600 °C

Measuring range:

0,002 mNm – 200 mNm

0,001 s-1 – 100 s-1

Special functions:

inert gas

normal force transducer

different geometries possible

EVF tool for strain tests

 

DHR3

Producer: TA Instruments

Temperature range: – 30 °C – 600 °C

Messbereich:

 0,000003 mNm – 200 mNm

Special functions:

Peltier thermostat

integrated camera in the tempered chamber

 

ARG2

Producer: TA Instruments

Temperature range: -30 °C – 600 °C

Measuring range: 0,000003 mNm – 200 mNm

 Special functions:  Peltier thermostat

 

 

 

 

 

 

MCR 502 – Rheometer

Producer: Anton Paar

Temperature range: 25 °C – 400 °C

Measuring range:

0,002 mNm – 230 mNm

10-7 rad/s – 628 rad/s

Special functions: magnetic cell

molecular analysis

GPC1

Producer: Agilent Technologies

Temperature range: 60 °C – 150 °C

Measuring range:  103 g/mol – 107 g/mol

Special functions: MALLS detector, absolute determination of molecular mass, IR and RI based concentration detector

 

GPC2

Producer: Agilent Technologies

Temperature range: 35 °C

Measuring range: 103 g/mol – 107 g/mol

special functions: LALLS detector, absolute determination of molecular mass, RI, LS, calibration for PS, silicone and silicone prepolymers

 

GPC3

Producer: Malvern

Temperature range:  35 °C

Measuring range: 103 g/mol – 107 g/mol

Special functions: Light scattering detector, absolute determination of molecular mass, RI, LS, viscosity and UV detector, calibration for PC, PS and PMMA

analysis

 

Karl-Fischer-Titration

Producer: Mettler-Toledo

Name: C30 Coulometric KF mit Stromboli

Temperature range: 25 °C – 300 °C

Measuring range: 1 ppM – 5 %

Special functions: determination of the water content of solid materials and liquids

 

Contact-angle

Producer: Dataphysics contact angle system OCA

Temperature range: 25 °C – 400 °C

Special functions: inertgasatmosphere, Video function

 

FT- IR-Spektroscopy

Producer: Thermo Scientific

Name: Nicolet 6700

measuring range: 400 cm-1 – 4000 cm-1

Special functions: Transmission and ATR, various libraries, gas cell coupled with TGA-FT-IR , hot press

 

Dynamic light scattering

Producer: Retsch/Horiba

Name: DLS LB 550

Temperature range: 25 °C – 70 °C

Measuring range: 1 nm – 10 µm

Special functions: solution viscometry

thermal analysis

 

differential scanning calorimetry

Producer: TA Instruments

Name: DSC Q 2000

Temperature range: -150 °C – 550 °C

pressure cell: 25 °C – 625 °C

Measuring range: Auflösung = 0,001 mW

Special functions: measurement of the specific heat up to 50 bar

 

 

Thermogravimetric analysis

Producer: TA Instruments

Name: TGA Q5000

Temperature range: 25 °C – 1000 °C

Measuring range: max. sample weight 1 g

Special functions: Coupling of TGA with FT-IR spectrometer possible

 

 

DMTA – Dynamic-mechanical analysis

Producer: TA Instruments

Temperature range: -150 °C – 600 °C

Measuring range: 103 Pa – 1012 Pa

Special functions: inertgasatmosphere, different holders

 

pvT- apparatus

Temperaturbereich: 25 °C – 400 °C

Messbereich: 100 bar – 2000 bar

Spezielle Funktionen: Änderungen im spezifischen Volumen von 10-4 g/cm3 messbar, Messung von festen Probekörpern möglich

mechanical measurements

 

Tensile strength machine 1

Producer: Zwick

Name: Z050

Temperature range: -80 °C – 250 °C

Temperature chamber: 5 °C – 90 °C

Measuring range: 0 N – 50 kN / 0 N – 1 kN /0 N – 50 N

Special functions:

  • Temperierkammer: 5 % – 95 % rel. Feuchtigkeit
  • Verformungssensor bis zu 700 mm

Tensile strength machine 2

Producer: Frank

Temperature range: RT

Measuring range: 0 N – 50 kN /0 N – 50 N

special functions:  Verformungssensor bis zu 100 mm

 

single fiber tensile test

Producer: Lenzing

Name: Vibrodyn 400

Measuring range: 0 N – 500 cN /0,5 mm/min – 300 mm/min

Special functions: accuracy of the force > 1 %; accuracy of the strain 0,005 mm

 

Impact test -impact pendulum

Producer: Zwick

Name: HIT5.5P

Temperature range: 25 °C

Measuring range: 1 J – 5 J

processing laboratory

  • injection moulding
  • single screw extruder
  • twin screw extruder 1
  • twin screw extruder 2
  • Chill-Roll-equipment
  • kneader
  • blown film extruder
  • fiber spinning extrusion
  • strechting frame
  • hotpress
  • mini-injection-moulding
  • mini-compounder
  • different dryers