Equipment in the field of lightweight construction and lightweight mechanics

Building infrastructure

  • Gantry crane with maximum load 5 t
  • Forklift with maximum load 1500 kg
  • hand lift truck with maximum load 2 t
  • Maximum electrical power available 100 kW
  • Crane hook height 4 m
  • Door opening 4 m x 4 m

Biaxial Testing Machine

  • Biaxial testing machine, 4 x 50 kN (hydropulser)
  • Force measuring sensor: HUPPERT, type: 1020 AE 50KN
  • Valves: Mannesmann Rexroth: 4WS.E2ED10-50/20B9ET315K31EV
  • Cylinder: Steinhoff PZN 50-130/S/IND

Universal Tensile Testing Machine Zwick Z150

  • Maximum test load approx. 150 kN
  • free column passage 640 mm
  • free specimen height 1300 mm
  • Fine strain extensometer multiXtense
  • 2x DCSC cards for external sensors
  • 1x ACSC card for external sensors
  • 1x analogue output; several digital inputs and outputs
  • 2x amplifier cards for incremental transducers
  • Integrated temperature chamber (-90 °C to 360 °C)
  • T-slot clamping field
  • testXpert II software (all test specifications enabled)
  • various strain, force and displacement sensors are available

Magnetic High-Frequency Pulsator SincoTec Power Swing Mag Professional

  • Maximum force range ±50 kN
  • Free column passage 530 mm, sample chamber height 900 mm
  • Frequency range from 50 Hz to 300 Hz
  • Maximum dynamic displacement amplitude 2 mm
  • Various clampings for round and flat specimens as well as components
  • Extensive software equipment
  • Low energy consumption of max. 4 kW

Electro-Mechanical Resonance Pulser Schenck PHQ

  • Maximum force range ±60 kN
  • Free column passage 600 mm, sample chamber height 800 mm
  • Frequency range up to max. 40 Hz
  • Maximum dynamic displacement amplitude 5 mm
  • Various clampings for round and flat specimens as well as components
  • Low energy consumption of maximum 1 kW

Residual stress gauge via borehole method

  • RS-200 Residual stress drilling rig from Vishay
  • with alignment microscope, high-speed air turbine and micrometer drilling depth adjustment
  • RS-200-H-Drill software for evaluation
  • 4-channel measuring amplifier

Servo-hydraulic Test Field

  • Clamping field (2.5 m x 6 m), load frame and load bracket
  • 65 t swinging foundation on air springs, adjustable load frame
  • Hydraulic power unit (160 l/min)
  • 4 connection units, 4 control channels
  • 16 "variable" measuring amplifiers

Hydropulser 25 kN

  • with temperature chamber -40 °C up to 180 °C

Hydropulser 100 kN

  • can be fitted with 25 kN and 100 kN cylinders and associated force transducer
  • currently equipped with 25 kN cylinder

Hydropulser 63 kN

  • with temperature chamber -100 °C to 350 °C
  • can be universally equipped with 7 kN, 25 kN and 63 kN cylinders
  • currently equipped with 7 kN cylinder

Actuators

Hydraulic cylinder

  • 2x PL F7H: 7 kN
  • 2x PL 10H: 10 kN
  • 1x PL 10N: 10 kN
  • 1x PL 16N: 16 kN
  • 2x PL 25K: 25 kN
  • 2x PL 63N: 63 kN
  • 1x PL 160K: 160 kN

1 hydraulic motor (0.9 kNm) (H: 40 mm; K: 100 mm; N: 250 mm total stroke)

Servo Valves

  • 5   lpm/35bar:
    • Moog G761-3014A
    • 2x Servostar 550-0432
  • 10 lpm/35bar: Servostar 550-0431
  • 19 lpm/35bar: 2x Moog D760-317A
  • 40 lpm/35bar: 2x Moog G761-3014A
  • 65 lpm/35bar:
    • 4x Moog G761-3015A
    • 3x Moog D760-380A
    • 2x Servostar 550-0284

Electrodynamic Vibration Test System TIRA vib

  • Vibration test system with 8 kN nominal force (sine) and 16 kN nominal force (shock)
  • Frequency range up to 3 kHz
  • maximum vibration displacement 51mm
  • maximum payload 150 kg
  • Multi-channel control system and evaluation software
  • Sliding table with clamping surface 610 mm x 610 mm

Measuring Amplifier System HBM MGC+

 With the following measuring amplifiers:

  • 5x ML 801
  • 4x ML 10B
  • 1x ML 460
  • 2x ML 55B

And the following connections:

  • 4x AP 815
  • 1x AP 835
  • 4x AP 01i
  • 1x Ap 460
  • 2x AP 08
  • 1x AP 809
  • 1x AP 801

Measuring Amplifier: CANhead (CB1016-120, CA1030, CANHEADdirect)

  • 2x available
  • 10 inputs for 120 Ohm strain gauge in 4-wire technology via RJ45 socket
  • Accuracy class 0.1
  • Measuring ranges for strain gauges 20; 10; 4 mV/V
  • Measuring rate 1/s to 300/s with filter 0.04 to 20 Hz (Bessel) adjustable
  • CAN-USB converter for direct connection of up to 5 CANHEAD measuring amplifiers to the PC

Image Correlation System GOM Aramis 3D 12M

  • Frame rate 24 Hz
  • Camera resolution 4096x3072 pixels
  • Strain measurement range 0.01 % to > 100
  • Strain measurement accuracy up to 0.01 %.
  • Lenses with 50 mm and 35 mm focal length available

Image Correlation System GOM Aramis 3D 1.3M

  • Camera resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels
  • maximum frame rate 12 Hz
  • strain measurement range 0.1 % to >100 %
  • Lenses with 17 mm and 50 mm focal length available

Microscope Leica DVM 2000

  • Number of pixels 1624 × 1236
  • Colour depth 3 × 12 bit
  • Max. scalable resolution (PC only) 2436 × 1854 pixels
  • Fast live image with up to 29 frames/second
  • Firewire-B and C-mount interface
  • eliminates interfering surface reflections
  • automatic image analysis to determine phase fractions, grain sizes, particles etc.
  • 2 dimensional

Microscope Leica MZ16

  • Light source KL1500LCD
  • Camera DFC320
  • Software IM50 Version 4 Release 117

Extensometer

  • Crack propagation transducer
    • Sandner EXRC 5+6u; Measuring base: 5 mm; Measuring distance: +6 mm -3 mm; -270 °C bis 300 °C
  • Transverse strain transducer
    • Sandner EXD 8-0,5u; Measuring base: 7 mm; Measuring distance: ±0,5 mm; -270 °C bis 300 °C
  • Axial strain transducer
    • 2x Sandner EXA 10-0,5x; Measuring base: 10 mm; Measuring distance: ±0,5 mm; -80 °C bis 120 °C
    • Sandner EXA 25-10u; Measuring base: 25 mm; Measuring distance: ±10 mm; -270 °C bis 300 °C;
    • Sandner EXA 20-10u; Measuring base: 20 mm; Measuring distance: ±10 mm; -270 °C bis 300 °C
    • 2x Sandner EXA 10-1u; Measuring base: 10 mm; Measuring distance: ±1 mm; -270 °C bis 300 °C
    • Sandner EXA 20-1,25u; Measuring base: 20 mm; Measuring distance: ±1,25 mm; -270 °C bis 300 °C

Extensometer Calibration Device Sandner

  •     for regular calibration of all extensometers
  •     0,1 µm measuring accuracy
  •     Measuring probe Heidenhain

Load Cells

  • Interface DTN: 250 N; 1,25 kN; 5 kN;
    2x 12,5 kN; 25 kN
  • HBM U 3: 50 kN; 100 kN
  • HBM U 2B: 200 kN
  • HBM U 1S: 16 kN
  • HBM U 1S21: 10 kN
  • HBM U 10M: 2,5 kN; 25 kN
  • Instron PM-L: 10 kN; 25 kN; 2x 63 kN
  • Schenck PM: 10 kN; 25 kN
  • Load Cell HBM S2: 20 N; 500 N
  • Load Cell HBM RSCA: 1 kN

Accelerometer

  • MEAS EGCS3-A-25-/CL8A R0705V
    triachsial ca. 25 g
  • MEAS EGCS-A2-25-/CL8A R0705U
    uniachsial ca. 25 g
  • MEAS EGCS-A2-25-/CL8A R0705T
    uniachsial ca. 25 g
  • MEAS EGCS-A2-25-/CL8A R0705R
    uniachsial ca. 25 g

Displacement Sensor

  • induktive:
    • HBM WA/100 mm
    • HBM WA/50 mm
    • HBM WA/20 mm
    • HBM WI/10 mm-T
    • HBM WI/5 mm-T
  • incremental:
    • 2x Heidenhain ST3088 30 mm
    • Heidenhain MT 101 K 100 mm

Numerical Simulation (FEM / lifespan)

  • ANSYS 14 professional
  • LS-Dyna
  • Matlab
  • nCode DesignLife; nCode GlyphWorks

Climate Chamber WEISS WK 111

  •     Dimensions inside:

    WxDxH 540 mm x 450 mm x 740 mm

  •     capacity: 190 l
  •     relative humidity: 10-98 % r. h.
  •     Temperature range: -10 °C to +90 °C
  •     Temperature change rate:

    Heating 0.6 °C/min; Cooling 0.3 °C/min