Facilities & Equipment
Composite Materials Engineering (CME) students use high-tech and continuously updated laboratories and equipment to analyze, design, manufacture, and test composite materials and structures.
To offer students the best learning environment possible, WSU has acquired state-of-the-art equipment worth more than $1 million dollars over the past 5 years. Our laboratories and equipment offer students valuable hands-on experience using industry-specific tools.
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Mechanical Testing
- Instron Testing System 3369
- Instron Model 5585H Universal Testing Machine, Capacity 250 kN
- Instron Model 8801 Axial Servo-hydraulic Testing System
- Instron Model 5982 Material Testing System, Capacity 100 kN
- Instron Model 9050 Pendulum Impact Tester for Izod/Charpy Impact
- Low Velocity Impact Tower
- Sample Notcher
- Leco Rockwell Hardness Tester Model R-260
- Mitutoyo Micro-Vicker Hardness Tester MVK-G2
- Reactive Floor System
Durability Testing
- Environmental and Humidity Chamber
- QUV Accelerated Weathering Tester
- Blue M Controlled Relative Humidity Chamber
- Heat Distortion Unit
- Flexural Creep Unit
- Taber Standard Abrasion Tester
Thermal Analysis & Rheololgy
- TA Instrument Thermo-Mechanical Analyzer
- TA Instrument Thermo-Gravimetric Analyzer
- TA Instrument Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer
- TA Instrument Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter
- TA Instrument AR 2000 rheometer
- TA Instrument DHR-2 rheometer
- Instron MF20 Melt Flow Tester
- Brookfield Rotational Viscometers
- Armfield Heat Convection Unit
- Armfield Heat Conduction Unit
- Armfield Drag Coefficient Apparatus
Microscopy and Image Processing
- FEI Quanta 250 Scanning Electron Microscope
- Hummer VI-A Anatech Sputter Coater
- Nikon Stereozoom Microscope
- Nikon Labophot - 2 Microscope
- Nikon Alpha Photo - 2 Microscopes
- Global Lab Image Processing Software
- Image - Pro and Materials Software
- Buehler Isomet Low Speed Saw
- Buehler Metaserv Grinder - Polisher
- Teledyne Powder/Solid Mixer
Manufacturing
Pultrusion
- Mec-Pro Manufacturing Inc. Model 5570
Filament Winding
- Durawinder Cobra Model 11A
- McClean Anderson 6" dia, 120" length
Extrusion and Mixing
- Brabender (single screw, twin screw, mixing bowl)
Injection Molding
- Milacron Magna T, 55 Ton 3.7 oz
Press Molding
- Wabash Press to 50 tons & 600 ◦F; 15" x 15" Platen
- Hull Press to 15 tons & 400 ◦F; 12" x 14" Platen
- Fuchs Press to 15 tons & 325 ◦F; 28" x 28" Platen
- Carter (manual) Press to 12 tons & 400 ◦F; 7" x 10" Platen
- Carver (manual) Press to 25 tons & 400 ◦F; 9" x 9" Platen
Ultrasonic Welding
- Branson Intelligent Actuator 2000 AED
Ovens and Furnaces
- Blue M Oven to 400 ◦F; 3.5' x 3' x 2'
- Baxter Ovens to 500 ◦F; 1.5' x 1.5' 1.5'
- High Temperature Furnace to 2,500 ◦F; 13" x 13" x 8"
- Autoclave: 2' Dia. X 3.5' Length
Ultraviolet Curing Chamber
3D Printing & Scanner
- Markforged Mark Two
- Seemecnc Rostock Max v3.2
- Stratasys Dimension BST 768
- Afinia 3D scanner
Balance
- Sartorius Analytical Balance
- Sartorius Milligram Balance
- Sartorius YDK 01 Kits
- Mettler M3 Weighing Scale
Design & Analysis
Computer Hardware
- 40 Dell Computer Stations
Software
- SolidWorks
- ProModel Simulation Software
- Autodesk Moldflow
Shops
- Metal Shop
- Wood Shop
- Hurco VMI 3Axis CNC Machine
- Welding Station (to include Tig/Mig/Plasma)
