Laboratory of Component Testing
180 m2
Hydraulic testing equipment
3 grooved restrain benches and 6 servo-hydraulic actuators
MTS 242 – 15 kN actuators
4 servo-hydraulic actuators, 15 kN each, 150 mm stroke
Italsigma – 10 kN actuators
2 servo-hydraulic actuators, 10 kN each
Pneumatic testing equipment
Modular test rig for light-vehicle chassis testing and 5 servo-pneumatic actuators
EnginLAB – 10 kN
2 servo-pneumatic actuators, 5 kN each, 100 mm stroke
EnginLAB – 5 kN
3 servo-pneumatic actuators, 10 kN each, 200 mm stroke
Devices for sensor data acquisition
DAQ units for acquiring different types of sensors: strain gauges / accelerometers / potentiometers
4 DAQ units for a total of 28 analog channels
Coupled with dedicated software for data analysis: imc® FAMOS Enterprise & MATLAB®
2 x imc® CS-7008-FD
8 channels each
Two imc® C-SERIES: CS-7008-FD DAQ units for a total of 16 channels
1 x imc® Cronos PL2
8 channels
One imc® Cronos PL2 DAQ unit
for a total of 8 channels
1 x imc® CANSAS UNI8
4 channels
One imc® CANSAS UNI8 module
for a total of 4 channels
Modular Telemetry
for strain gauges acquisition on rotating components
8-channels KMT® MT32 modular telemetry device:
8 x MT32-STG DAQ modules for straing gauge acquisition
1 x MT32-40k receiver module with antenna device
1 x MT32-ENC8 encoder module
1 x MT32-DEC8 telemetry decoder
Devices for crack growth monitoring and analysis
3 Direct Current Potential Drop (DCPD) devices for crack initiation and crack growth monitoring
Matelect DCM-2 Option 5
2 potential drop channels
1 temperature channel via external National Instruments® thermocouple module
Custom DCPD unit – 2 Channels
DOLI® EDCi20
2 potential drop channels
1 temperature channel
TDK-LAMBDA Genesys® GENH100-7.5
Current Generator
(Maximum direct current Imax = 100 A)
Custom DAQ Software: PDSoft DOPE
Custom DCPD unit – 7 Channels
DOLI® EDCi70
7 potential drop channels
1 temperature channel
TDK-LAMBDA Genesys® GENH100-7.5
Current Generator
(Maximum direct current Imax = 100 A)
Custom DAQ Software: PDSoft DOPE
Additional equipment
More DAQ units for strain gages / accelerometers / potentiometers
Somat eDAQ, 24 channels, shippable
Agilent Technologies HP 34970
UPM 100, 40 channels, bench-top
Software for FE analyses
Ansys® Mechanical APDL
Ansys® Workbench/Mechanical
Altair® Hyperworks
Straus7®
Software for 3D fracture simulation: FRANC3D
Software for non-linear material & structure analysis: Z-Set
Software for 3D modelling: Dassault Systemes® Solidworks
