Full list

Production Equipment

Magnetron sputtering equipment – Teer Coatings (4 targets) UDP 650

Magnetron sputtering equipment (2 targets) with 2 ion guns for associated nanoparticles– Prototype

Abrasive air jet cleaner/remover

Magnetic rotation mixer – Snijers

Single axle extruder - Bradender

Ball mill equipment - Retsch PM 400

Z blade mixer (3L) - Morton Machines, type 00

Polymer injection machine - Arburg 20 MPa

Electro-spinning - Nabond electro-spinning kit

Freeze dryer – ScanVac down to -80ºC

Ultra freezer system down to -86ºC - NewBrunswik U410

Polyurethane reactor - Afros Cannon

Turning machine with triaxial force acquisition system from Kistler – Gurutzep

CNC machine with triaxial force/binary acquisition system up to 25,000 rpm from Kistler - Leadwell V-40

Characterisation Equipment

Philips X-Pert X-ray diffractometer – Panalytical

High temperature chamber for XRD - Anton Paar

X-ray fuorescence spectrometer – Axios maX – Panalytical

Field emission scanning electronic microscope - Zeiss – Merlin/Gemini II with STEM, ASB, ESB, Charge Compensation

EDS and WDS spectrometers for FEGSEM – Oxford Instruments

Scanning electronic microscope - Jeol JSM-5310

EDS spectrometer – X-Max 20 Oxford Instruments

Optical microscope for correlative analysis with FEGSEM and particle analysis – Zeiss - Axio Imager 2

Metallographic microscope – Nikon - Optiphot

Mass spectrometer – Sensor Hyden

Capillary rheometer - Bradender

Rheometer - Plastograph

Differential dilatometer - Netzsch – 402D

Thermal analyser - DSC / TG / DTA up to 1600ºC - Setaram SetSys Evolution

Thermal conductivity analyser – Applied Precision – ISOMET 2104

Thermal conductivity analyser – HotDisk

Surface texture analysis (laser and mechanical) Mahr Perthen – S4P

3D surface texture analysis (Optical focus variation) - Alicona – Universal System

Particle size analyser - Malvern 3000

Mercury porosimeter - Micromeritics Autopore III

Helium pycnometer – Micromeritics

Surface area analyser - ASAP 2000

Universal mechanical testing machine – Instron Autograph – 100,000kN

Colorimeter and Refectometer

Linear reciprocating wear and friction testing machine - SRV – Optimol

Erosive wear evaluation equipment - Falex – Alumina Airjet

Abrasive wear evaluation equipment – standard ASTM G65

Pin on disk friction and wear evaluation equipment – standard ASTM G99

Ball-cratering – CSEM

Scratch-tester – CSEM

Hardness equipment for Shore A and D

Microhardness equipment for Vickers – Shimadzu HMV-2

Ultramicroindenter – FischerScope

Nanoindenter – Micro Materials

Equipment to cut and prepare samples – Struers

High temperature furnace up to 1850ºC with controlled atmosphere

High temperature furnace up to 1300ºC

Ultrasound cleaning equipment

Autoclave sterilizer

Centrifuge - Beckman

Laminar fow chamber - Memmert

CO2 Incubator - New Brunswick Scientifc