Our facilities

Allocated in the ecosystem of the University of Minho, on the Azurém Campus, in Guimarães, and spread over a total area of 3000 m², PIEP has a processing hall, several workrooms, and dedicated testing laboratories.

Mechanical tests area

Universal mechanical testing machine Shimadzu AG-X, with 1 and 50 kN load cell, video strain gauge and thermostatic chamber that allows tests to be carried out between -70 and 280 ° C

Universal mechanical testing machine MTS C45-305E with a 300 kN load cell

Ceast Izod / Charpy Resil Pendulum

Ceast's Fractovis Plus instrumented dart impact machine, with attached thermostatic chamber that allows testing between -70 and 100 ° C

Taber 5155 abrasimeter

Shore A/D Mitutoyo durometer

Compression set device

BYK Gardner Cross-cut

Physical properties laboratory

Ohaus Pioneer analytical balance with a density measurement kit

Thermo Scientific Heraeus M110 electric muffle

Thermo Scientific Heraeus UT12 dryin oven

Atlas HVUL2 and HMV flammabilty chambers

Vötsch Industrietechnik VC3 4034 climate test chamber

Karl Fischer Mitsubishi CA 200 titration moisture meter with VA 200 vaporizer

BYK Gardner micro TRI-gloss S brightness meter

BYK Gardner spectro-guide sphere gloss S color meter

Atlas Xenotest Alpha + accelerated artificial aging chamber

LDS laboratory

Laser Direct Structuring (LPKF Fusion 3d 1100)

Chemistry laboratory

Perkin Elmer Spectrum BX Fourier-transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR)

Pike ATR Miracle Accessory

Ray-Ran Environmental Stress Cracking testing equipment

Soxhlet extraction system

Rheology laboratory

Göttfert Rheo Tester 2000 capillary rheometer

TA Instruments ARES parallel plate oscillatory rheometer

Göttfert MI-3 fluidity index (MFR/MVR) meter

J.P. Selecta rotational viscometer STS-2011 L

Lauda's iVisc solution polymer viscosity measurement system

Thermal properties laboratory

TA Instruments’ Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)

Perkin Elmer Pyris1 thermogravimetric scale (TGA)

Ray-Ran's Vicat/HDT Polytest Equipment

Thermo Scientific Heraeus UT12 drying ovens

Packaging characterization laboratory

C230G Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System (OTR), from Labthink

C390H Water Vapor Transmission Rate Test System (WVTR), from Labthink

Triple Quadrupole Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS/MS), GCMS-TQ8040 NX from Shimadzu, with an autosampler for liquid, headspace and SPME injection, AOC-6000 Plus

High Performance Liquid Chromatograph with diode-array detector (HPLC-DAD), LC-2050C 3D from Shimadzu

Microplastics characterization laboratory

Clean room system simulation

Controlled and independent air system

Raman (LabRam HR Evolution by Horiba)

Digital library / database (KIA) and analysis software (ParticleFinder, by Horiba)

Engineering laboratory

Siemens NX

Simulia SOLIDWORKS

Simulia ABAQUS

Ansys

Altair HYPERWORKS

Pré Sustainability SIMAPRO

Granta Design CES SELECTOR

Cloud based HPC

Geomagic Control X

Geomagic Design X

Scanner 3D Einscan HX

Processing hall
Composites area

Contact Lamination

Vacuum infusion

Low pressure RTM

Permeabilimeter

Paint and heat curing booth

Filament winding

MOTOMAN MH50 Robot

POWERMILL Software

Extrusion area

Coperion ZSK 26 MC laboratory twin screw extruder (Co-rotating)

Temperature range: 80ºC to 400ºC

Speeds: 180 to 1200 RPM

Spindle diameter: 26mm

L/A: 40

Possible couplings:

- Granulation Line;

- Flat Film Line;

- Extrusion head width 40 mm;

- Lip thickness 0.8-3mm.

Note: This line also performs lamination.

Double-screw laboratory extruder (Co-rotating) Leistriz ZSE 27 CC

Temperature range: 80ºC to 400ºC

Speeds: 180 to 1000 RPM

Spindle Diameter: 27mm

L/A: 40

Possible couplings:

- Granulation Line;

- Flat Film Line;

- Extrusion head width 40 mm;

- Lip thickness 0.8-3mm.

Note: This line also performs lamination.

MC15 Twin-Screw Micro-Extruder (Xplore)

- Fiber line (Winder);

- Thermo-stabilization line;

- Carbonization Line.

BEX 1-45-30 single screw extruder (Battenfeld)

Possible couplings:

- Removable extruder 1-30-25 D (Battenfeld) can be connected as a co-extruder.

Dispensers for fibers, granules, powders and nano-loads.

Injection moulding area

Billion 200 Tons multi-shot injection moulding machine

Plasdan 230 Tons injection moulding machine

Injection units coupler

EL0028 injection unit

Rotary table

Ferromatik 110 Tons injection moulding machine

Engel 45 tons injection moulding machine

Fanuc ROBOSHOT- αS15A 15 tons microinjection moulding machine

In-Mould Decoration integrated Kurz system (IMD-400)

Automatic Plastic Granule Dosing Unit

Plastics granules dryer

Water and Oil Temperature Control Units

Cartesian Robot Systems

Krellus Infrared Heaters

Thermographic Camara (System ThermovisionA320 FLIR)

Laser marking systems (MLT LM100)

Moldex 3D (conventional injection; gas assisted injection - GAIM); water assisted injection moulding (WAIM); metallic or ceramic powder injection (powder injection moulding - PIM); thermoplastic foam injection (FIM) by chemical or physical expanding agents (MuCell); optical performance (OPTICS + VISCOELASTICITY)

Simulia SOLIDWORKS

Granta Design CES SELECTOR

Stat-easy Design Expert 13

External injection unit EL0028

Physical foaming system (MuCell from Trexel T100)

Formech HD750 (Useful Area 700x500mm)

Formech 686 (Useful Area 646x620mm)

Screenprint (INO Print VS6 500, Useful Area 495x330mm)

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