Mechanical testing facilities:
Servo-hydraulic testing machines for static and fatigue testing (Schenck 400kN and 100 kN)
Electro-mechanical testing machines for static testing (Zwick 100 kN, Instron 50 kN (with environmental cell) and 2kN)
Electro-mechanical testing machines for static and fatigue testing (Intron Electropuls 10kN (with environmental cell))
Impact testing (Instron Ceast impact pendulum)
Micro-mechanical testing machines for in-situ microscopy/spectroscopy testing (Linkam 200 N thermal-mechanical rig)
Hardness testing (Micro-Vickers, Rockwell)
Thermo-mechanical testing facilities:
Differential scanning calorimetry (TA Instruments Q2000 , Netzsch STA 409 PC, Netzsch STA 409 PC)
Thermogravimetric analysis (TA Instruments Discovery, Netzsch STA 409 PC, Netzsch STA 409 PC)
Dynamic mechanical analysis (TA Instruments Q800)
Thermo-mechanical analysis (TA Instruments Q400)
Dilatorimetric analysis (Netzsch DIL 402)
Microscopy facilities:
Scanning Electron Microscopy (Zeiss EVO 60)
Light Optical Microscopes (Zeiss Axio Imager 2, Zeiss Axio VertA1)
Optical rheology system (Linkam CSS450)
Spectroscopy facilities:
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (Perkin Elmer Spectrum One, Bruker Lumos)
Raman Spectroscopy (Renishaw Invia micro-Raman spectroscope)
Rheology facilities:
Capillary rheometers (Göttfert Rheotester 1000, Instron Ceast SR50)
Rotational rheometers (Parr-Physica MCR500, TA Instruments DHR HR3 & Ares G2)
Metrology facilities
Surface roughness analysis (Somicromic Surfascan s-M3)
3D reference machine (Zeiss Contura)
Sample preparation facilities:
Grinding and polishing machines
Polymer compounding and extrusion (ThermoScientific Prism Eurolab 16 extruder, DSM Xplore microcompounder)
Polymer injection molding (ThermoScientific – Haake minijet II, Babyplast, Ferromatic Milacron K110)
Thermoset vacuum infusion facilities
High pressure solid state foaming
Heat treatment facilities:
High temperature furnaces up to 1500ᵒC in different environments