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Centre for Polymer and Material Technologies – CPMT

Polymer processing machines

  • Hercules funding type 1 ‘Flaminco’: co-extrusion and lamination equipment for integration of functional components in advanced multilayer materials.
  • 3 injection machines (Engel 80T, Engel 28T, Demag 80T)
  • 2 single screw extruders 30mm Labtech
  • 1 single screw extruder 20mm Labtech
  • 1 single screw extruder 30mm Brabender
  • 3 single screw extruders19mm Brabender
  • 1 single screw extruder 19mm Haake
  • 1 single screw extruder Axson compounder
  • 2 twin screw extruders (Coperion 18D & 1 reactive extruder)
  • 1 conical twin screw compounder MAS
  • mini-compounder (Haake)
  • extrusion blow moulder Bekum
  • 2 thermoset presses
  • extrusion plate die 150mm (adjustable thickness 0,1mmà2mm)
  • extrusion blow film die diameter 150mm
  • extrusion blow moulding bottle 1L
  • thermoforming mould for packaging applications
  • injection moulds for research (ISO 527 -2, several different products,…)
  • co-extrusion 2 layer plate die 150 mm
  • collaborative equipment of other FEA research groups
  • co-extrusion plate die 500 mm (1/3/5 layers) and co-extrusion blow film die (1/2/3 layers)
  • plate & foil co-extrusion unit equipped with 3 single screw extruders
  • filament production Unit
  • different types of feeding systems (gravimetric, volumetric, powder,…)

Characterization equipment

  • tensile/flexural testing: dynamometers up to 5 kN (including heating chamber), different clamps for dumbbells, films and filaments and clip-on extensometers
  • impact testing: Charpy up to 15 J
  • peel tester
  • softening temperature: HDT-VICAT
  • rheology: MFI
  • ageing: weatherometer
  • thermal properties:DSC-TGA-STA
  • identification: FTIR
  • thermal conductivitiy: Hot Disk TPS 2500s
  • table top SEM Phenom G1
  • kyence (polarized) microscopy
  • microtome Leica RM2245
  • IR camera

Prototyping tools

We have several machines at your disposal such as:

  • 3D BioScaffolder
  • 4 FDM based & modified machines for research
  • 2 new printing head methods
  • 3D printers: Objet30Pro, Dimension SST 1200es
  • Several low cost printers: Felix, Ultimaker, Velleman Vertex,…
  • BRM lasercutter and engraver
  • Schluechl vacuum casting application
  • milling machines: RivaCNC 2400 router, ISEL ICP 4030 3 axis milling machine
  • thermoforming for shell prototypes and small series
  • manual prototyping tools and materials
  • tools & equipment for AM extrusion based wire production
  • joined equipment with project partners (SLA, SLS, SLM, FDM, EBM, …)

Other team members

Other research groups