LaBoMaP

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)

Surface treatments

  • 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)

Hot forging

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

Foundry and heat treatment

  • 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

Characterization systems

  • 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)

Specific apparatus develloped for research purposes

  • 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

Softwares

  • CAD-CAM: Catia V5, 3D-Experience, NX
  • CAM: HyperMILL, PowerMILL
  • Data aquisition and analysis: DasyLab, Matlab, Statistica
  • Digital Image Correlation: DaVis, CorreliQ4 and Correli3D
  • FEA: SFTC Deform, Abaqus, Ansys, Comsol, Star-CCM+, Cast3m
  • Monte Carlo code (for Sputtering): SIMTRA (UGent), NASCAM (UNamur)

Others

  • 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)