The Composites Manufacturing and Research Laboratory is part of the Composites Education and Research Center (CERC). The lab is located in the Manufacturing Research Center and consists of a 5,000 square foot high-bay area, which houses industrial polymer and composites processing equipment, and a 1,000 square foot chemistry and non-destructive testing laboratory. The lab is used for a wide variety of research programs in composites manufacture and testing, covering the span between polymer synthesis through compounding, pre-preg formation to product manufacture, and mechanical and non-destructive testing.
For more information, please contact
Professor J. Colton (404) 894-7407 jonathan.colton@me.gatech.edu
Professor J. Muzzy (404) 894-2882, john.muzzy@che.gatech.edu
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Equipment |
Date of Purchase |
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Powder Fusion Coating Line (Georgia Tech Development) |
1985 |
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75 Ton Injection Molding Machine (Van Dorn, model 75-RS-5F) |
1973 |
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75 Ton Injection Molding Machine (SHI Plastics Machinery Model SG-75) |
1992 |
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Variable thickness mold for IMM (MUC Systems, Inc.) |
1988 |
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Mold Heater for IMM (Conair-Churchill, model 9-300) |
1988 |
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Mini-Reaction Injextion Molding Machine (computer controlled) |
1988 |
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Ultrasonic C-scanner Automation Industries/Sperry Product Div, |
1985, 1988, 1992 |
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Model US A450 Laboatory Scanner, Model M90 Reflectoscope Ultrasonic C-scanner (Physical Acoustics, model UltraPak II, computer |
1992 |
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Instron Model 1125 Testing Machine with accessories |
1985 - 1990 |
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Pultruder (Vermont Instrument Co., model VPT-1) |
1988 |
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Computer controlled extruder and attachments (twin-screw, single-screw, mixer, dies)(Haake-Buchler Model 40) |
1980 - 1988 |
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Filament Winder (McClean Anderson, model W1) |
1969 |
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Filament Winder (Entec, model PW18WX-036-2) |
1992 |
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Resin Transfer Molding (Liquid Control) |
1991 |
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50 ton Vacuum Hot Press (Wabash, model V50-1818-2TMX) |
1992 |