Equipment

Machine tools

NC lathes
- SOMAB T400 lathe with NUM 1060 NC
- SOMAB T500 lathe with NUM 1060 NC
- SOMAB Deltamab 400 4-axis lathe with Siemens One NC
- MAZAK INTEGREX i250H AG 1500U, 5 axis turning milling machine with power skiving option with MAZAK Smooth-AI NC
- Instrumented wood peeling lathe (SEM, 850 mm length x 500 mm diam.)
- MAZAK QTE 250 MY-SG 4-axis lathe with MAZAK Smooth-EZ NC (in loan)
NC Milling centers
- 3-axis milling machine DMG DMC65V with Siemens One NC
- 3-axis milling machine DMG DMC85VL with Siemens One NC
- 5-axis milling machine Gambin Alcera 120CR with NUM 1060 NC
- 5-axis milling machine GF Mikron HSM600U with Heidenhain iTNC530 NC
- 5-axis milling machine BIESSE ROVER A
- 5-axis milling machine GF MILL-P 800U with Heidenhain TNC640 NC
- 5-axis milling machine GF MILL-S400U with Cryo-compatible spindle (in loan)
EDM centers
- Drilling EDM center GF DRILL-20
- 4-axis wire cutting EDM CUT E 350 GF (in loan)

PVD system
- industrial chamber: 4 rectangular cathodes (16"×5") 2 pulsed DC, 1 DC, 1 RF; planetary substrate holder; bias, heating to 400°C.
- R&D chamber: 2 circular cathodes with co-sputtering configuration (diameter 4") DC; bias, heating substrate holder (max 500 °C).
- R&D chamber: 1 circular cathode (diameter 2") sputtering system: DC.
BMI Low pressure thermochemical furnace
- Furnace: vacuum carburizing and plasma nitriding, max temperature 1200 °C, limit vacuum 5.10-3 mbar, quenching 5 bars N2, load 150 kg (B83 TiC, BMI)
- Furnace: vacuum carburizing, sintering, max temperature 1600 °C, quenching 5 bar N2 (BMicro, BMI) (partnership with ECAM, Lyon)

Press
- Screw press, max strain 300T (AREF)
- Hydraulic press, max strain 200T (Muller)

Fusion
- 3 induction melting furnaces (capacity of melting pots: 3L, 10 L and 20 L) max 10 kW.
Heat treatment
- Tube furnace, max temperature: 1200 °C, under Ar or secondary vacuum (DI 10 2, Adamel Lhomargy)
- Horizontal furnace, max temperature: 1350 °C, 5 °C/min (DMX, Elti)
- Horizontal furnace with Jominy testing (ISO642 / ASTM A255), max temperature 1050 °C, (MC/972, Elti)
- Thermal cycling with forced cooling by compressed air or N2, max temperature: 1000 °C (54455, Lindberg)
- Other furnaces: Salt bath furnace (max 400 °C), tempering and quenching furnaces
- Drying furnace

Composition
- Spark spectrometer (JY 32E, Horiba- Jobin Yvon)
- Microanalysis X (EDS, 5900LV and 79610F, Oxford Instruments) (WDS, 7610F, Oxford Instruments)
- XRD for phase identification, powder configuration Co λ=1.79Å (partnership with ECAM, Lyon)
- Oxygen-nitrogen analyser (EMGA 620W, Horiba-LECO)

Surface preparation for analysis
- Automatic vibration polishing machine (Vibrotech 300, Presi)
- Automatic polishing machine (Mecatech, Buehler)
- Hot mounting press (Mecapress 3, Presi)
- Micro-cutting machine (Isomet 4000, Buehler)
- Electropolishing machine (LectroPol-5, Struers)
- SEM Automatic sputter coater “Carbon and Gold” (Agar Scientific)

Imagery
- Scanning electron microscope (tungsten filament, 5900 LV, JEOL) (FEG, 7610F, JEOL). demo images
- Optical microscope (VHX 1000, Keyence)
- Optical microscope (BX51M, Olympus) with “Analysis” processing software.
- Binocular visio to depth of field with a camera, system of measure integrated.
- Luxscan E-Scan (determine the class of resistance of sawing, a maximum length of 4 m, via the calculation of the module of elasticity and the density).
- Luxscan X-Scan (mechanical and visual classification of sawing planed by cameras colors / levels of grey and a source of X-rays).
- Camera LaVision Imager SCMOS
- Ultra-High-speed camera Photron FASTCAM SA-Z (Full frame 1024×1024 pxls² at 20 kfps)
- High-Speed multispetral infrared camera TelOps MS-M3k (full frame 320×256 pxls² at 800 Hz) equipped with a 8 filters rotative wheel

Metrology
- Measuring instrument at 3D surface and surface finish: Somicronic Surfascan 3D
- 3D Optical measurement system for shape and tool measurement: Alicona InfiniteFocus SL
- Optical profilomer Wyko Veeco NT1100
- Roundness measurements device: Taylor Hobson type Talyrond 585
- Portable measuring arm HEXAGON ROMER
- Coordinate measuring machine HEXAGON DEA type GlobalPerformance
- Image dimension measurement system
- Wettability measurement and contact angle measurement (DSA 100, Krüss)
- High performer of industrial 3D scanning GOM ATOS Q 350
- Microbalance, max. 4 g (Supermicro S4, Sartorius)

Measurement systems
- Numerical wattmeters
- Monitoring systems: Artis, Digitalway
- Kistler piezoelectric dynamometers and rotatives sensor for milling, micro-milling, turning, drilling
- Rotary sensor with strain gauge for tapping: Artis
- Displacement sensor: Laser keyence, sensor CF Micro-Epsilon
- Displacement field stereo digital image correlation system: LaVision StrainMaster and DaVis 10 software
- Dynamometers: Kistler piezoelectrical type 9119AA2, 9255, 9257, rotative 9170

Mechanical characterization
- Non-destructive systems
  - Bing (System of vibratory analysis of the quality of wood)
  - Sylvatest (System of analysis of the quality of wood by ultrasonic wave)
  - Micro hardness with Vickers and Knoop indenters from 15 g to 1 kg (Tukon 1202, Buehler)
  - Macro hardness: Vickers, Rockwell, Brinell (Wolpert and Testwell)
- Destructive testing systems
  - 4-points bending rig max. 200 kN (3R)
  - Universal testing machine: traction, bending, compression max. 250 kN (Zwick Z 250)
  - Traction test max. 30 kN (Lloyd)
  - Traction test with thermostatic chamber and controlled atmosphere (Instron 3111) from -70 to 200 °C max 1 kN (DY34, Adamel Lhomargy)
  - Resilience testing (Testwell)
  - Vishay Equipment for Residual Stress Analysis
  - Universal testing machine: traction, bending, compression 100 kN (3R)
  - Limit drawing ratio test or Swift test, ISO 12004 (Erichsen)

QSTD (Quick Stop Test Device)
RTT: Rotative Temperature Tool device mountable on CNC splindle (drilling and milling)
Mechanical impactor for spindle characterization
Instrumented wood peeling microlathe (40 mm length × 500 mm diam.)
SMOF: optical Measurement system of Cracks. Automatic detection of the cracks of wooden veneers stemming from the microcomputing peeling lathe by camera
LOOBAR: veneer lathe in process local fiber orientation measurement
WENART: accurate veneer and lumber fiber local grain orientation measurement, local density (TeraHertz source), and local optical characteristics
JORUK: accurate veneer local grain orientation measurement
BOBISCAN: grain angle orientation measurement device for timbers and veneers
SWAN: surface waviness measurement device for timbers and veneers
VENUS: Cryogenic supercritical CO2 lubrification injector for machining center

Wood Engineering Products Press (ORMA, 3.5 × 1.3 m², 2000 kN, with heating plates)
CLT Press with void (WoodTec Fankhauser, KAA 19.00.17.01, 6.0 × 3.0 × 0.3 m3)
Wooden products Drying Chamber with %RH and Temp. regulation (SoluAlliance, 3.6 × 2.3 × 2.5 m3)
Wooden sample conservation fridge, DeRigo Laika EL 04123N ECO-04)
Climatic chamber (BINDER KMF 720 (-10 °C à 100 °C ; 10% RH à 98% RH)
Conventional wood machining machines for samples preparation
Drying void press (MASPELL, Press XS W, 3.0 × 0.80 × 0.25 m3, 1 bar)
Press with heating plates (PINETTE EMIDEAU, labo 60, 0.5 × 0.5 m², 600 kN)