About our Advanced Materials
IALR’s advanced materials research is committed to the development and application of cutting-edge materials and assisting the region’s organizations in re-energizing the economy. IALR has invested in two distinct laboratories focused on the characterization and processing of advanced materials. These laboratories are the basis for IALR’s collaboration with private manufacturers as well as universities engaged in related research. IALR’s advanced materials research program also continues to work with local industries who utilize the analytical and processing labs for identification of recyclable materials and to prepare new products from the recycled materials.
Analytical Labs
The analytical labs can be used for the following:
- Materials Identification
- Thermal Analysis
- Physical Analysis
- Chemical Analysis
- Single Screw Extrusion
- Twin Screw Extrusion
- Injection Molding
- Support Equipment
- Rapid prototyping with 3D printing (FFF and DLP)
- Education and training (K-12 and workforce)
- Contract work for R&D and/or QC needs
Advanced Materials Equipment
The facilities at the IALR are well suited for biochemistry and polymer chemistry work with the following equipment:
- TA Instruments Discovery DSC
- TA Instruments Discovery TGA
- TA Instruments Q800 DMA
- TA Instruments ARES LS2 Rheometer
- Instron tensile, compression, and 3-point bend testing frame with 50 kN load cell
- Tinius Olsen H5KT tensile and 3-point bend testing frame with 5 kN load cell
- Tinius Olsen impact tester
- Tinius Olsen specimen notcher
- MOCON OX-TRAN 2/21 for oxygen transfer rate
- Oakland Instrument RT-6000 film opacity meter
- Dynisco LMI D4001 melt flow index
- Dynisco limiting oxygen index chamber
- Dynisco hot tack sealer
- Malvern RH10 advanced capillary rheometer
- Alfa Mirage EW-300SG densimeter
- Mettler Toledo HB43-s moisture analyzer
- Sartorius Mark 3 moisture analyzer
- Lindberg Blue M box furnace (1100 °C)
- JASCO 6200 FT-IR with Pike MIRacle ATR attachment
- Nanosurf atomic force microscope
- DSM Xplore MC 15 Micro compounder
- Leistritz ZSE 18 twin screw extruder
- Leistritz Micro 27 twin screw extruder
- Wayne 1.25” single screw extruder for pelletizing, tubing, or rod extrusion
- Wayne 1” extruder with 2 additional 1” extruders for multilayered extrusion of cast films and blow films
- DSM Xplore IM 12 Micro molder
- Boy 22E 20 ton injection molder
- Krauss-Maffei CX series 80 ton injection molder
- Wabash G100H-18CX 100 ton compression molder
- Formech Compac Mini vacuum former
- Olsa Minilab 2.7 liter lab mixer
- IMS 8-tray bench oven for resin drying
- Novatec N-50R resin dryer
- Thermo Scientific 65.1L vacuum oven (x2)
- Rapid Solo 150 granulator
