Test facilities

Accredited test laboratories and qualified staff for assured quality

In our accredited laboratories we perform chemical, mechanical and metallographical tests.

Continuous improvement in the various departments is achieved through constant feedback of process- and testdata into the processes. The quality of our products and processes is monitored by accompanying and final tests, the majority of which are performed by our skilled staff in the central test laboratories.

The core departments of the test laboratories are accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025. The current scope of accreditation  includes mechanical, metallographical and spectrometrical tests on metals. Our laboratories are also available for test ordered by our customers. The range of modern equipment includes:

Chemical analysis

  • 2 optical Spectrometer ARL 3460/4460
  • AAS Perkin Elmer analyst 300
  • XRF ARL Optim’X
  • 2 CS-Analyzers Leco CS-125 / CS-200
  • 2 N/O Analyzers Leco TC 500 / TCH 600
  • Radioactivity tracer SCINTO
      
 

Mechanical testing

  • 4 Tensile testing machines RKM / Zwick (2 x 250 kN, 1 x 600 kN, 1 x 1000 kN)
  • Impact testing machine 300J Zwick 5111
  • Hardness testing machine Emco M4C
  • Hardness testing machine Gnehm Brickers 220
      
 

Metallography

  • 2 Automatic preparation machines ATM Systemautomat and Struers Prepamatic II
  • 2 Microscopes with digital image analysis Zeiss KS NMI for inclusion rating
  • 1 Microscope with digital image analysis Leica Steel Expert
  • Several optical microscopes with digital image acquisition
  • Microhardness testing machine Zwick ZHV1-a
      
 

Test equipment management / calibration

  • Length calibration machine SIP 302M
  • Roughness tester Hommel T1000
  • Roundness tester Talyrond 100 Taylor Hobson
  • Torque calibration Stahlwille
  • Test equipment management software CPS5
      
 

Sample preparation

  • CNC – Milling center Müga
  • Cutting machines Struers / ATM
  • Saws Behringer / Shark
  • Grinding equipment Geibel & Hotz
  • Press Kamax
  • Milling machine Blacks
  • Heat treatment equipment SOLO
      



Our standard service range includes:

  • Hardness measurements
  • Tensile tests
  • Bending tests
  • Impact tests
  • Metallographic analysis (Hardness depth, Microcstructure analysis, Grain size)
  • Chemical analysis (Spectrometril analysis, wet chemistry)
    Calibration services (Length-, Roundness- and Roughnessmeasurment)
  • Production of test specimens according to standards or on customer request