LED Polymer Technology

Simulation software Software package Logo Possibilities Finite element software:

- NX software + Nastran solver Determining the mechanical strength of an element
Thermal simulation: e.g. the cooling behaviour of an element Injection moulding process:
Moldflow Plastics Insight 6.2 Full modelling of the injection moulding process: shrinkage predictions, cooling behaviour in mould,  fill simulations, gas injection ... Extrusion process:
Virtual Extrusion Laboratory Pressure and temperature profile along the screw, pressure behaviour in the mould, cooling behaviour of the extrudate ... Thermoforming:
T-SIM 4.6 Wall thickness predictions, 
cooling behaviour ...

Device	Possibilities
2 Arburg injection moulding machines (300kN and 500kN)
1 heated air dryer	Drying of hygroscopic thermoplastics
1 grinding mill (Ø 5mm)	Grinding of thermoplastics
1 Dr Collin measuring extruder	Trial extrusions, recording of pressure and temperature profile along the screw
1 Geiss U 8 thermoforming machine

Device	Possibilities
Hardness gauges	Shore A / D hardness
2 draw and brake presses	Recording of the complete stress-strain curve, determination of E-modulus, rupture strength, toughness ...
Instrumented notch impact testing machine	Determination of Charpy impact values, recording of the impact curve
Solution viscometers	Determination of the solution viscosity of a plastic  (Ubbelohde)
Capillary rheometer	Recording of complete viscosity behaviour of a plastic melt in function of the velocity gradient (<->MFI), preparation of PVT diagramma
DSC	Thermal characteristics of plastics
MFI	Melt Flow Index
Colorimeter	Characterisation of a surface colour in CIE or LAB colour space
Glossmeter	Measuring of the gloss of a surface
Microscopes + cameras	Determination of the microstructure of a surface to explain a phenomenon on a macro scale
Universal power meter	Study of the energy management of a process both single-phase and three-phase”"zsx