Equipment

Test requests and use of LPAC’s equipment

Persons from EPFL laboratories who want to use our equipment should fill in the request form (french version / english version), sign it and have it signed by the head of the laboratory and email a scanned copy to [email protected].

Companies who would like to request testing services at LPAC should contact Prof. Véronique Michaud or Dr. Yves Leterrier.

Analytical equipment

  • Oscillatory shear (photo) rheometer (TA Instruments AR2000)
  • Capillary rheometer (Rosand RH72)
  • Dynamic mechanical analyzer (TA Instruments DMA Q800)
  • Differential scanning (photo) calorimeter (TA Instruments DSC Q100)
  • Binocular lenses (Olympus BHZ)
  • Optical dilatometer (Expert System Solutions ODLT)
  • Optical microscopes (Olympus BH2, BX60, BX61) with in situ heating (Linkam) and electro-mechanical testing units
  • Miniature tensile testing units (Minimat MMT2000 and Linkam TST350)
  • Nanoparticle size analyzer with heating cell (Nanosight NTA)
  • O2 and H2O permeation cells (Systech 7001 and 8000, Mocon Aquatran)
  • Tensile testing units (Walter & Bai UTM 125 kN, Instron 1011)
  • Impact testing unit (Rosand IFW8)
  • Photo-interferometer
  • Pendulum impact testing unit (Mouton pendule Ceast 6545)
  • Laser vibrometer (Bruel & Kjaer)
  • X-Ray phase contrast imaging device (CSEM EVITA)

Processing equipment

  • Resin transfer molding units (Dopag, Plastech) 
  • Compression molding unit (Svoboda 250 tons) 
  • Mini extruders (Prism and DSM)
  • Mini injection molding unit (DSM Micro5)
  • Hydraulic presses (Interlaken DDC4000, Fontjine TP50, Meyer APY, Pinette PEI LAB P150)
  • Wet layup facilities
  • Autoclave 20 bar (Scholz)
  • Autoclaves CO2 300 bar (Sitec)
  • 3D printing units (Prusa i3MKS+, Anycubic Photon D2, Eazao Bio)
  • UV sources (High pressure Hg Omnicure S2000)
  • UV oven (High pressure Hg Dymax EC-Series Flood System)
  • UV nanoimprint lithography unit
  • Roll-to-roll UV coating and printing unit
  • Spin coater (Laurell WS-650Mz-23NPPB)

Miscellaneous equipment

  • Balances (Mettler)
  • Polishing station (Struers Tegramin 25)
  • Centrifuge (Biofuge primo)
  • Ultrasonic horn (Branson)
  • Electromagnet (GMW associates 5403)
  • Vacuum ovens (Heraeus VT6025)
  • Ovens (Reinhart, Binder FD 115 APT Line)
  • Environmental chamber (Heraeus HC7015)
  • Humidity generator (VTI RH200)
  • Balances (Mettler)