Robotic Filament Winding Machine
Maximum degree of freedom robotic winding with fibre deposition accuracy tolerance less than +/- 1 mm
Key Features
Length 500 mm min to 3000 mm max
Outer diameter 10 mm min to 800 mm max
Max weight 800 kg
Four-spool delivery head
Fiber tension 10 N min to 60 N max, 5 N precision
Robot KUKA KR 210 R2700
Robotic Double 84/60 Carrier Braiding Machine
- Maximum length 2.5 meter
- Maximum diameter 200 mm
- Bi-axial and tri-axial
- Multi layer over braid
- Flexible braiding angles
- Spring pressure tension control
- Bobbins Ø 55 x 175 mm = 350 ccm
- YASKAWA Industrial Robot Motoman MH180
- Bobbin winder
Fire Testing
Cone Calorimeter – FTT iCone Classic
Limited Oxygen Index – FTT Oxygen Index
Horizontal/Vertical Burning Chamber – FTT UL94 Chamber
Smoke Density and Smoke Toxicity – Govmark Smoke Chamber
Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry – Shimadzu Py-GC/MS
Composites Laboratory Training
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CFM Equipment
A Complete List of Equipment and AccessoriesMechanical Test Machines
| Large scale impact rig | 4000Nm, 268kg hammer@1.5m | P11 | |
| 1000kN Test Rig (tension/compression) | P11 | ||
| MTS 810 Universal Testing MachineA6 | 100 kN, Servo Hydraulic, Dynamic | Z104 | |
| MTS Alliance RT/10 Test Machine | 10 kN, Electromechanical, Static | P 9 | |
| MTS Insight Test Machine | 100 kN, Electromechanical, Static | P 9 | |
| Avery Universal Testing Machine | 500 kN, Servo Hydraulic | Z108 | |
| SANS Compression Machine | Compression + Flexure | P 11 | |
| Instron Dynatup Impact Tester | Instrumentated, Low Impact Energy | P 11 | |
| Instron Test Frame | 250 & 500 kN, Servo Hydraulic, Dynamic | WCFT | |
| Plywood Test Machine | 60 Tonne Capacity, Tension/Compression | P 11 Storag | |
Data Acquisition Systems
| Vishay System 5000 Data Acquisition System x 2 | 20 Channel Inputs – Expanable to 60 Channels | P 11 | |
| Quantum MX1615 + Laptop | 16 Channel Data Acquisition System | P 9 | |
| DataTaker Data Logger | P11 | ||
Z4 Engineering Workshop
| Mazak CNC Machining Centre | 5 Axis | Z 4 | |
| CNC Lathe | Z 4 | ||
| Water Jet Cutting | Z 4 | ||
Ovens & Furnaces
| Programmable Oven x 2 | Ambient ~ 200°C | P 9 | |
| Labec Digital Control Oven x 1 | Ambient ~ 200°C | P 11 | |
| Muffle Furnace x 1 | Ambient ~ 800°C | P 9 | |
| Labec Vacuum Oven | Ambient ~ 200°C + Vacuum | P 11 | |
| Votschtechnik | Enviromental Chamber | P11 | |
| Carbolite Gero HST 12/400 | Split Furnace | SPF B402 | |
| Labec Furnace VTF 40/12 x 2 | High Temperature Furnaces | SPF B402 | |
| Large Lab Oven | 1 m3 | P11 | |
Other Testing Equipment
| Sartorius LP 6200 S | Scale | SPF B 402 | |
| Atlas Suntest UV Weatherometer | UV Exposure Testing | P 11 | |
| Mettler Toledo Balance | 280 grams maximum | P 9 | |
| Barcol Impressor | GRP Laminates and Resins | P 9 | |
| Shore D Hardness Tester | Soft Materials | P 9 | |
| Digital Thermometer – Dick Smith | 2 Channel Thermocouples | P 9 | |
| Gel Tester | Auto Gel Tester | P 11 | |
| Glossmeter | Digital Auto Gloss Meter | P 9 | |
| GovMark | Smoke Density Tester | P 11 | |
| Sartorius Moisture Analyzer MA 50 | Moisture Analysis | SPF B 402 | |
| Netzsch SBA 458 Nemesis® | Seebeck Coefficient and Electrical Conductivity | SPF B 402 | |
| Netzsch LFA 467 HyperFlash® HT – Light Flash Apparatus | Thermal Conductivity Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |
| BROOKFIELD DV-II+ Viscometer | Viscosity Measurement | SPF B 402 | |
| Wavescan DOI | Surface Quality | P11 | |
| Geo-Con Concrete Carbonisation Chamber | Carbonisation Apparatus | SPF B 402 | |
| Netzsch DEA | in-situ Dielectric cure monitoring | P11 | |
| Struers LaboPol-20 | Specimen Polisher | P 11 | |
| Cone Calorimeter | Calorimeter | SPF | |
| Labthink Automated Membrane Permeation Analyser | Permeation Analyser VAC V1/Gas permeability tester | SPF | |
| Atomic Force Microscope | Microscope | SPF | |
| Autolab PGSTAT302N (inc. FRA32M) | Potentiostat/Galvanostat | SPF B 402 | |
| 10L Scale Rapid Extractor | Extractor | TW C312 | |
| Disc Bowl Centrifuge | Centrifuge | TW C313 | |
| Recycle Loops | TW C314 | ||
| Tubular Heat Exchanger Module | Heat Exchanger | TW C315 | |
| UHT/HTST Service Unit and Data Logging | Data Logger | TW C316 | |
| Freeze Dryer | TW C316 | ||
| Fusion Systems UV Curing System | UV Curiing Equipment | TW P11 | |
| Film Sample Holder | SPF | ||
| ElectroCell small electronchemical reactor | SPF | ||
| Oxy- Hydrogen Generator | Glass sealing | B402 | |
| Spin Coating | Spin Coating 150i | B402 | |
| Labco Hotplate | Hotplate | B402 | |
| Gas Cooling Accessory, Q Series | used with DMA Q 800 | B402 | |
| TGA AEM interface | AEM Interface | B402 | |
| Purge Air generator Analytical gas Systems | B402 | ||
| Source Meter | 2450 Source Meter | B402 | |
| Electrometer Keithley | System Electrometer | B402 | |
| ELVE FLOW OB1 MK3+ Pressure controller | Pressure Controller, VP18 Plus | B402 | |
| EHEIM professional 4+ | Linkam High Temperature Furnance | B402 | |
| Ossila UV Ozone Cleaner | UV Ozone Cleaner | B402 | |
| Mobile Nederman Arm | B402 | ||
| Prims Optical Microscope | EX Series | B403 | |
| Laborator Vacuum Oven | Labec Vacuum Oven | B403 | |
| Spark Proof Fridge | B403 | ||
| Unisonic Cleaner | B404A | ||
| Thermoline centrifuge | Benchtop centrifuge | B404A | |
| Rotary Evaporator | IKA RV 3 | B404A | |
| IKA HB eco | Rotary evaporator | B404A | |
| Vacuum pump | Rotary evaporator | B404A | |
| Analytical balance | B404A | ||
| Mass balance Max 1500g | B404A | ||
| pH Meter TPS WP-81 | B404A | ||
| Hot plate IKA RCT | B404A | ||
| Mini Stirrer 1L | B404A | ||
| Impeller IKA RW20 | B404A | ||
| Hot plate and stirrer | B404A | ||
| Freezer drier Zirbus | B404A | ||
| Spray Coating System | B404B | ||
| Fritch Ball Miller Pulversiette 7 | Ball Mill | B404B | |
| 3D Printer | Replicator Plus printer Market Bot Method | B404B | |
| Labac Vacuum | B404B | ||
| Dry oven | IKA Oven 125 | B404B | |
| Cutting Mill | Ftitsch Pulverisette | B404B | |
| Electrospinning apparatus | B404B | ||
| Chiller Process | part of extruder | B404B | |
| Singel Screw Feeder | B404B | ||
| Waterbath for process II | Extruder | B404B | |
| VarCut Process II | Paletizer | B404B | |
| PolyLab QC | B404B | ||
| Glovebox | |||
Thermal Analysis Laboratory
| Carbolite Gero HST 12/400 | Split Furnace | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Thermo-Nicolet FTIR 6700 | FTIR with TGA interface | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Labec Furnace VTF 40/12 x 2 | High Temperature Furnaces | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| MultiChrome MultiPycnometer | Pycnometer for Density Measurements | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Sartorius LP 6200 S | Scale | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Sartorius Moisture Analyzer MA 50 | Moisture Analysis | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| TA Instruments DMA Q 800 | Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| TA Instruments DSC Q 100 | Differential Scanning Calorimeter | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| TA Instruments TGA Q 5000 | Thermo-gravimetric Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| TA Instruments TMA Q 400 | Thermo-mechanical Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Netzsch SBA 458 Nemesis® | Seebeck Coefficient and Electrical Conductivity | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Netzsch LFA 467 HyperFlash® HT – Light Flash Apparatus | Thermal Conductivity Analyzer | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| BROOKFIELD DV-II+ Viscometer | Viscosity Measurement | SPF B 402 | |||||||||
| Geo-Con Concrete Carbonisation Chamber | Carbonisation Apparatus |
SPF B 402 D113
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| TA DSC-25 | P11 | ||||||||||
| TA SDT-650 | P11 | ||||||||||
| Anton Paar Rheometer | P11 | ||||||||||
| TA Instruments Hybrid DMA HR2 | P11 | ||||||||||
| Thermo Scientific Nicolet™ iS50 FTIR Spectrometer | P11 | ||||||||||
| Thermo Scientific Evolution 220 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer | P11 | ||||||||||
| Thermo Hakker PolyLab Modular Torque Rheometer | SPF B404B | ||||||||||
| GC FID | Gas Chromography | SPF | |||||||||
| Pyrolysis-Chromatography/Mass Spectrometer | SPF F113 | ||||||||||
| Hiden online gas analyzing system | SPF B404B | ||||||||||
Test Machine Accessories
| MTS Lazer Extensometer | 100mm Max Range, Axial | P 9 | ||||
| MTS Extensometer (Bi-Axial) | Axial and Transverse Channels | P 9 | ||||
| MTS Single Extensometer 20mm | Axial Direction Only | Z104 | ||||
| Enviromental Chamber | To suit MTS Static Machines, Ambient ~ 200°C | P 9 | ||||
| Digital Image Correlation (DIC) | Full-field maps of strain and displacement | P11 | ||||
Wyoming Test Fixtures
| Wyomming Compression Test Fixture | ISO 14126 – ELSS, CLC | P 9 | |
| Wyomming Shear Test Fixture | ASTM D 5379 – V-Notch Shear | P 9 | |
| Wyomming Compression Test Fixture | ASTM D 3410 – Celanese | P 9 | |
Force Application
| Vetter Airbags x 4 | 900mm x 900mm (UDL) | P 11 | |
| Enerpac Hydraulic Jack + Power Pack x 2 | 200 Tonne Capacity, 305mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Enerpac Hydraulic Jack x 1 | 50 Tonne Capacity, 85mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| PowerTeam Hydraulic Jack x 1 | 30 Tonne Capacity, 60mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Enerpac Hydraulic Jack x 1 | 10 Tonne Capacity, 150mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Hydraulic Cyclinder | 250mm Stroke, 20 Tonne | P 11 | |
| Hydraulic Cyclinder | 950mm Stroke, 20 Tonne | P 11 | |
Manufacturing Equipment
| PulTrex Pultrusion Machine | Pultrusion | P 11 | |
| VARTM pump | Vacuum Pump | P 11 | |
| 12t pultrusion Machine (in storage) | Large scale pultrusion | In storage | |
| T4L Double-Ring Braider | Braider | P 11 | |
| 8-axis Filament winder | Filament Winder | TW | |
| Thermo Twin-Screws Extruders | Extruder | SPF | |
| SONOPLUS Ultrasonic homogenisers HD 2070.2 series 2000.2 (Sonicator) | Homogeniser | TW | |
| Venus polyethylene sealer | Vacuum Bag Sealer | P11-206 |
Load Cells
| AnyLoad 100 kN load Cell x 2 | Pancake Type Compression | P 11 | |
| AnyLoad 1000 kN load Cell x 1 | Pancake Type Compression | P 11 | |
| AnyLoad 2000 kN load Cell x 2 | Pancake Type Compression | P 11 | |
| Scale Components 444 kN Load Cell x 4 | Pancake Type Compression | P 11 | |
| Scale Components 5 kN load Cell x 1 | S Beam, Tension/Compression | P 11 | |
| Scale Components 22 kN load Cell x 1 | S Beam, Tension/Compression | P 11 | |
| Transducer Techniques 222 kN Load Cell x 1 | Tension/Compression | P 11 | |
| Transducer Techniques 10 Lb Load Cell x 1 | S Beam, Tension/Compression | P 9 | |
| Transducer Techniques 200 Lb Load Cell x 1 | S Beam, Tension/Compression | P 9 | |
| MeasureX Pressure Transducer x 2 | 1000 bar | P 11 | |
| Gem Pressure Transducer x 1 | 1 bar | P 11 | |
Displacement Measurement
| UniMeasure Wire Drawn Potentiometer x 8 | 381mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Opto NCDT Laser | 200mm Range | P 11 | |
| Midori LVDT x 3 | 50mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Gefran LVDT x 3 | 100mm Stroke | P 11 | |
| Dial Gauge – Mitutoyo | Dial Type, Metric + Magnetic Base | P 9 | |
| Imetrum DIC | Lenses ranging from 0.1mm to 30m appature | P11 | |
P11 206 SHM/Smart Material
| LMS SCADAS 16 Channel | Vibration Testing | P11 206 | |
| LDS PA25E Power Amplifies (2 Nos) | For Shakers | P11 206 | |
| Shaker V201 MR-CE | Vibration Testing | P11 206 | |
| Hammer PCB 086C04 | Vibration Testing | P11 206 | |
| Physical Acoustic 1283 USB AE Node (4 Nos) | Acoustic testing | P11 206 | |
| Micron Optics SM125 four Channel( X100) | FBG Sensing | P11 206 | |
| Horiba iHR 550 Spectrometer | FBG Sensing/Spectroscopy | P11 206 | |
| Fittel Splicer V200 | Splicing Fibres | P11 206 | |
| Insensys (TDM) Spectrometer (Under Repairs) | FBG sensing | P11 206 | |
| FLIR A65 thermal imaging camera | ±5°C temperature mapping and analysis | P11 206 | |
| FBGT-200 Single Channel Interrogator | Single Fiber Two Channel FBG Sensor Interrogator | P11 206 | |