Phisical-chemical and morphological analysis
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) - Star System DSC1/700 - Mettler Toledo (T range: +30°C +500°C)
Modulated DSC - Q100 - TA Instruments (T range: -90°C +500°C)
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) - Q500 - TA Instruments (T range: +30°C +900°C)
Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR) – Nicolet iS50 - Thermo Fisher (Wavelength range: 4600-550 nm; it is possible to connect it to TGA)
UV-vis Spectrophotometry - UV31 SCAN –ONDA - Perkin-Elmer (Wavelength range: 190-1100 nm)
Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) - Perkin-Elmer
Standard equipment for synthesis and chemical analyses
Travelling Optical Microscopy - MS5 - Leica
Optical Microscope - DMS300 - Leica
Access to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) – Carl Zeiss
Muffle furnace - B180 - Nabertherm (T range: +30°C +3000°C)
Binder oven - Binder VD 53 (T range: +30°C +200°C)
Heraeus oven - VTR 5036 (T range: +30°C +180°C)
Mechanical analysis
Universal dynamometer for mechanical testing - Instron 3366 - Instron (load cells: 50N, 500N, 10kN)
Instrumented pendulum for impact tests – model 4545 - Ceast
Dynamic dynamometer - Instron
Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer (DMTA) - Q800 - TA Instruments (T range: -90°C +250°C)
Equipment for specimen notching (for impact, fracture mechanics tests) - Ceast
Rheological analysis
Twin-bore capillary rheometer - Rheologic 5000 - Ceast
Rotational rheometer - ARES G2 - TA Instruments
Melt Flow Indexer - Ceast
Instrument for melt stretching tests
Processing machines
Internal mixer - EC Brabender – Brabender
Compression molding platen press – Laboratory planet press P200 - E-Collin
3D printer - Raise3D Pro2 (fused deposition modelling technology –FDM) - Raise 3D
Freeze-dryer - HyperCOOL HC3055 - Lab Tech
Analysis with CAE software
Software for simulation of injection molding process of plastic and rubber parts - Autodesk® Simulation Moldflow®
Software for non-linear structural simulation and multiphysics modelling with: MARC MENTAT - MSC Software
Software with commercial licence via Spin-Off - ITL srl.