Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie

Laboratory of Coatings and Ecological Polymers

  • Peristaltic pumps for monomers dosing (372A; Elpin Plus, Poland)
  • Syringe-type pumps (KDS-100CE; KdScientific, GB and Ascor AP14; Ascor, Poland)
  • Glass reactors (capacity of 0,25-4 dm3) with stirrers and heaters
  • Stainless steel autoclave Eze-Seal (0,5 dm3 and 1 dm3; Autoclave Engineers, USA)
  • UV radiometers (Technigraf, Niemcy)
  • High energy UV-LED lamp (365 nm; for photopolymerisation of coating compositions)
  • UV lamp with a conveyor (Aktiprint; Technigraf, Germany)
  • UV lamp ( UVASpot 400/T; Dr. Hönle, Germany)
  • Ultrasonic homogenizer/ sonicator with a flow-chamber ((UP 200S; Dr Hielscher, Niemcy)
  • High-speed flow homogenizer (DFK; Miccra, Germany)
  • Laboratory dissolver with discs (VMA-Getzman, Germany)
  • Laboratory batch type pearl-mill (VMA-Getzman, Germany)
  • Three roll mill (Al2O3) (Exakt 50; Exakt, Germany)
  • Grindometers (Pol-Zaf, Poland)
  • Glass and steel pycnometers (BYK-Gardner, Niemcy)
  • Ford cups (Dozafil, Poland)
  • Brookfield viscometers (Brookfield Engineering, USA)
  • I.C.I.-type viscometer (Research Equipment Ltd. UK)
  • Leveling/sagging tester
  • Drying timer recorder (0-48 h) (BEVS 1815; Bevs, China)
  • Manual and automatic film applicators (Unicoater 409 Erichsen, Niemcy)
  • Spray guns (Sata, Germany) with the application chamber ( Power Throw; ECO Projekt, Poland)
  • Powder paint Corona-type gun (Optiflex2; Gema, Switzerland) with the application chamber (Romer, Poland)
  • Digital thickness gauge (Fe/nFe) (Byko-test 8500; BYK-Gardner, Germany)
  • Buchholz hardness tester(Elcometer, Wielka Brytania)
  • Falling sand abrasion tester (Elcometer 1700; Elcometer, UK)
  • Hydraulic pull-off adhesion tester (Elcometer 510T; Elcometer, UK)
  • Cross cut adhesion tester (Dozafil, Poland)
  • Pendulum hardness tester (Dozafil, Poland)
  • Cylindrical mandrel bend tester (Dozafil, Poland)
  • Cupping tester (Erichsen, Germany)
  • Water-vapor transmission tester (Payne permeability cups) (Elcometer, UK)
  • Tri-angle gloss/haze/DOI meter (IQ20/60/85; Rhopoint, UK)
  • Colorimeter/spectrophotometer (CM-2600d; Konica-Minolta, Japan)
  • Electrical conductivity meter (Keithley 6487; Keithley Instruments, USA)
  • FTIR spectrophotometer with a heated ATR accessory (Thermo Nicolet, USA)
  • UV-Vis spectrophotometer for liquid and solid samples (Metash UV9000; Metash, China)
  • Salt spray/ condensation/ cyclic test corrosion chamber CorrosionBox 400 (Co.Fo.Me.Gra., Italy)
  • Potentiostat/galvanostat for electrochemical corrosion tests (EIS, Tafel, EN) (Gamry Instruments, USA)
  • Climatic chamber (KBK-100; Wamed, Poland)
  • Gas heated programmable furnace for intumescent coatings
  • Laboratory centrifuges (Z326; Hermle Labortechnik, Germany and 6K15; Sigma, Germany)
  • Automatic titrator (T50; Mettler Toledo, USA)
  • Vibratory and pneumatic sieves (Analysette; Fritsch, Germany and LPzB-2e; Morek-Multiserw, Poland)
  • Programmable laboratory ovens (SLW115-Top and SLW115-Std; Pol-Eko Aparatura, Poland)

Laboratory of Natural Polymer Materials

  • Sets of glass reactors with stirrers and heaters
  • Ultrasonic washer Sonic-2 (Polsonic, Poland)
  • Rotational distiller (Buchi Labortechnik, Swizerland)
  • Sets for GPC and LPC (gel chromatography and liquid chromatography) (ChromLine- Merck, Germany)
  • Grinder/polisher RotoPol-11 (Struers, Denmark)
  • Trimmer EM TRIM2 (Leica, Germany)
  • Cryo - ultramicrotome EM UC7 with Cryo-holder (Leica, Germany)
  • Scanning laser microscope VK9700 (Keyence, Japan)
  • Climatic chamber Memmert (Germany)
  • Vacuum dryer Memmert (Germany)
  • Karl-Fisher apparatus A40000 (Electrochemie Halle, Germany)
  • Light transmission spectrophotometer SP-830 Plus (Metertech,Taiwan)

Laboratory of Polymers Thermal Analysis

  • Set of molds for polymer casting
  • Saw with moveable table and diamond cutting disc for wet cutting of composites
  • Large size (12m3) industrial air-dryer (ZUGiL, Poland)
  • Programmable vacuum dryer DZ 3BC (Chemland, Poland)
  • Mill for plastics T2 (Trymet, Poland)
  • Zeta mixer and high speed rotational mixer FML 4 (Reimelt Henschel, Germany)
  • Laboratory co-rotational twin screw extruder (Ø16 mm, L/D =40/1; PRISM Eurolab Digital, USA)
  • Laboratory extruder with a calender (Ø 20mm, L/D=40; IPTS, Poland)
  • Pilot-plane scale co-rotational twin screw extruder (GE 8.2.32; MAPRE, Belgium)
  • Injection molding machine BOY 35A with granulate dryer and set of molds (BOY, Germany)
  • RTM (resin transfer molding) machine Megaject for polymer composites molding (Magnum Venus Plastech, USA)
  • Hydraulic press with heated plates 12t (Remiplast, Poland
  • Differential scanning calorimeter DSC Q-100 with UV Photocalorimeter accessory (TA Instruments USA)
  • Thermogravimeter TG Q 5000 IR (TA Instruments USA)
  • Dynamic-Mechanical Thermal Analysis DMTA Q 800 (TA Instruments USA)
  • HDT (heat deflection temperature) apparatus (Donserv, Poland)
  • Apparatus for determination of softening point of polymers, Vicat’s method (VEB TI, Germany)
  • Apparatus for determination of deflection temperature of plastic under load, Martens method (VEB TI, Germany)
  • Set for determination of Oxygen Index
  • Moisture analyzer WPS 110 S (RADWAG Poland)
  • Universal Testing Machines, with temperature controlled chambers (Instron 5982, Instron 4026; Instron, USA)
  • Charpy impact tester (Zwick, Germany)
  • Hardness testing device (Barcol method)

Laboratory of Elastomers and Chemical Fibers Technology

  • Cascade of polycondensation reactors, 3,6 dm3 (working capacity up to 1,6 dm3) (ZUT, Poland)
  • Autoclave for polyamide synthesis, 3dm3 (ZUT, Poland)
  • Polycondensatiom autoclave, 0,8 dm3(ZUT) Mill for plastics (Fritsch, Germany)
  • Pelletizer for plastics (ZUT, Poland)
  • Evaporator RVO200A (INGOS, Czech Republic)
  • Spinning machine – spinning from alloy (ZUT, Poland)
  • Spinning machine – spinning from solution, wet method (ZUT, Poland)
  • Boethius HMK - microscope
  • Ubbelohde viscometer