Facilities & Equipments

Equipment	Description	Equipment Research Area	Location
Extec 5000 Composite Cutoff Saw	Precision automated composite section saw	Processing and Manufacturing	3140 Engineering Building
Scanning Probe Microscope	Scanning probe microscopes, like the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM), are used to image and measure properties of material, chemical and biological surfaces.	Nanotechnology	3136 Engineering Building
Gas Pynchnometer	Density measurement of powders and nonuniform solids	Nanotechnology	4143 Engineering Building
Particle Pulverization	Reducing particles to micron-scale size.	Nanotechnology	Engineering Building & CVRC
BET Surface Area and Porosity Analyzer	Measurement of nanoparticle surface area.	Nanotechnology	3140 Engineering Building
Inert Gas Glove Box Workstation	Argon rich atmosphere workstation, less than 10ppm water and oxygen.	Nanotechnology	3150 Engineering Building
FlackTek Speed Mixers	Rapid, high shear mixing of viscous liquids and solid particles. Particle size reduction.	Nanotechnology	3150 Engineering Building
Three-Roll Mill	Homogenization, dispersion, and size reduction of solid particles suspended in viscous liquids, such as epoxy.	Nanotechnology	3150 Engineering Building
Mini DeBee Homogenizer	Creates homogenous emulsions and suspensions & reduces the size of solid particles.	Nanotechnology	CVRC
Microwave Digestor	Microwave Digestor	Nanotechnology	3140 Engineering Building
Optical Microscopy	Optical Microscopy	Mechanical Properties
TABER Rotary Platform Abrader	Measures the effects of wear.	Mechanical Properties	3140 Engineering Building
Laser Micrometer	Accurately measures objects only a few microns wide.	Mechanical Properties	1130 Engineering Building
Gamry Electro-Chemical Spectrometer	Measurement of electrical conductivity and other electro-chemical properties of materials.	Mechanical Properties	1130 Engineering Building
TMI Impact Testing Machine	Measures the impact resistance of polymers and composites.	Mechanical Properties	3140 Engineering Building
Environmental Conditioning	Elevated temperature and humidity conditioning of test samples.	Processing and Manufacturing	3140 & 3153 Engineering Building
DSM 15cc Mini-Extruder & 3.5cc Mini-Injection Molder	Rapid production of mechanical test samples from very small batches of materials.	Processing and Manufacturing	Two units, 1120 and 3140 Engineering Building
C.W. Brabender 75cc Banbury Mixer & Plasticorder	Lab-size internal mixer for elastomer and polymer composite compounding.	Processing and Manufacturing	3140 Engineering Building
TMP 140 Ton Vacuum Hot Press, along with smaller presses	Hot Presses for forming or curing polymer composite panels and sheets.	Processing and Manufacturing	CVRC or 4138 Engineering Building
Leistritz Extruder	Compounds polymer composites, producing pellets or films.	Processing and Manufacturing	1120 Engineering Building
85-Ton Injection Molder	Produces injection molded samples for mechanical testing.	Processing and Manufacturing	1120 Engineering Building
Research Tool Hot-Melt Prepregger	Produces unidirectional fiber/thermoset polymer prepreg tapes.	Processing and Manufacturing	1120 Engineering Building
United McGill MiniBonder Autoclave	Consolidation of laminate composites.	Processing and Manufacturing	1120 Engineering Building
Plasma Reactor	Plasma Reactor	Processing and Manufacturing	1130 Engineering Building
Fiber Handling Equipment	Kamitsu Fiber Re-winder	Processing and Manufacturing
Continuous UV/Ozone Chamber	Fiber Surface Treatment Line	Processing and Manufacturing	3140 Engineering
ARES Rheometer	ARES Rheometer	Thermal Analysis	4138 Engineering Building
Anter Thermal Conductivity Unit	Thermal Conductivity	Thermal Analysis	4138 Engineering Building
Thermomechanical Analysis	Thermomechanical Analysis 400	Thermal Analysis	4138 Engineering Building
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis	Dynamic Mechanical Analysis 800	Thermal Analysis	4138 Engineering Building
Raman Spectrometer	Raman; Raman Spectrometer	Electron Microscopy and Surface Science	1130 Engineering
Carl Zeiss Auriga Dual Column FIB SEM	Auriga Dual Column FIB SEM	Electron Microscopy and Surface Science	1130 Engineering Building
TA Instruments TGA 500	TA Instruments TGA 500	Thermal Analysis	4138 Engineering Building
Differential Scanning Calorimeter	Q2000 DSC	Thermal Analysis	4145 Engineering Building
Carl Zeiss Varible Pressure SEM EVO LS25	Varible Pressure SEM for enhanced imaging of insulating or wet materials	Electron Microscopy and Surface Science	1130 Engineering Building
X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer	X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer, XPS, ESCA, Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis	Electron Microscopy and Surface Science	Room 1130 Engineering
Introduction to Polymer and Composite Processing	Processing Equipment	Processing and Manufacturing	CMSC
Little Hornet Filament Winder	Filament Winder	Processing and Manufacturing	Composite Vehicle Research Center, MSU Industrial Park
Ultracryomicrotome	The ultramicrotome is used to cut very thin sections of specimens. This is required for some techniques like TEM and AFM.	Nanotechnology	1120 Engineering Building
MTS Nanoindenter	Nanoindenting is a method for characterizing a material's mechanical properties on a very small scale.	Nanotechnology	3136 Engineering Building
Sample Preparation Equipment	Sectioning and polishing samples for testing & microscopy.	Mechanical Properties	3140 & 4145 Engineering Building
Mechanical Testing	This equipment is used to determine physical properties such as strength and stiffness of materials under different stress states: tension, compression, shear or flexure.	Mechanical Properties	4145 EB
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor Permiation	Gas Transmission Through Films	Gas Permeation Transmission	4138 Engineering Building

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