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Our laboratories

Technology Consulting laboratories

We have multiple in-house laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art instruments, and the capability for custom experimental setups and test rigs.

Our laboratory types

Below, you can explore our specialised laboratory types designed to meet various testing and analysis requirements:

Chemistry and materials laboratories
Mechanics laboratories
Virtual laboratories (high performance computational laboratorie)
Electrical laboratories capabilities

Research collaborations

Additionally, we collaborate with top research institutes and laboratories to access specialised techniques not available in-house, ensuring comprehensive solutions for your every laboratory need.

In our chemistry and materials laboratories, we have instrumentation to carry out chemical analysis, material characterisation, and material processing.

Thermal properties
- DSC, DMA, TGA
Rheology and flow dynamics
- Rheometer, capillary rheometer
Material characterisation
- FTIR, SEM-EDX, GC-MS, HPLC, SEC
Instruments for trace analysis
- GC-MS, GC-FID, ICP, IC
Corrosion testing facilities
Aging and compatibility test facilities
Microscopy
- LOM, Digital LOM, SEM
Material processing
- rolling mill, hot press, extruder, micro-compounder
Fire resistance testing
- Cone calorimeter
Washdown test rig to mimic washing cycles with different chemicals

Our mechanics laboratory naturally features standard mechanical testing equipment, as well as special purpose test rigs designed by us according to customer specified needs.

Component mechanical testing
- Hydraulic testing machines from 25 to 1000 kN
- Hydraulic testing machines equipped with strong floor
- Universal testing Machines 100 kN
- Climate test chamber: temperature range: -60⁰C ~ +250 ⁰C, Humidity: 10% ~ 95% RH
Testing rig for friction and wear
Testing rig for full scale fatigue testing of power cables and flexible tubular structure.

In our electrical testing laboratories (from low to high-voltage) we have capabilities to perform component and system testing, development of new measurement methods and non-standard tests such as:

AC or DC testing
Electrical breakdown test
Endurance test
Electro-thermal aging test
Partial discharges (PD) measurements
Lightning impulse and switching impulse tests
Electrical type test
Dielectric and leakage current tests

We also have the equipment and competence to perform electrical material characterisations, such as:

DC conductivity
Dielectric loss (tanDelta)
Permittivity
Electric breakdown
Volume and surface resistivity

Key equipment available in the electric laboratories includes:

Partial Discharge (PD) measurements (noise level < 1 pC)
AC transformer 200 kV / 15A
DC generators up to 750kV / 5mA
AC transformers up to 600kV / 1A
Impulse generator: 2000 kV
Current heating up to 2300 A
Space charge measurements - PEA
Capacitance / dielectric loss measurements up to 1.1µF
TanD measurement system
Large oven for long-term testing
- Dimension: (Width, depth, height) 4x3.4x3.2 m; Temperature range: 0 °C to 250 °C
Ultra high-speed cameras
SF₆gas capability
Tank for testing in oil