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 (Anton Paar MCR 302)
- 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 extruder (Prism)
- 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)