Specialized Services to the Community

Mechanical Lab

Vibration testing

Modal analysis - Experimental determination of natural frequencies and modes of Vibration.

Equipment condition control by vibration analysis and diagnosis of vibration analysis anomalies.

Balancing of rotating components.

Testing of components for the purpose of vibration certification. Measurement of vibrations in the human body in accordance with Law 46/2006.

Noise Testing

Measurements of noise in industrial environment Support and evaluation of noise and vibration situation.

Continuous Long-term Noise and / or Vibration Measurement (more than two days).

Evaluation of the exposure of workers to noise in the workplace, preparation of individual exposure sheets and assignment of individual protection.

Sound attenuation solutions for equipment.

Experimental analysis of tensions (resistance electrical extensometry).

Structural resistance evaluation of metal structures and / or composites. Structural monitoring in real time. Power measurement (torque) in transmission shafts.

Mechanical tests: Tensile / compression / flexural tests up to 250 kN Fatigue / dynamic tests up to +/- 250 k.

Biaxial test in the plane up to +/- 3.5 kN Hardness tests (Brinel, Rockwell and Vickers).

Numerical analysis of stresses

Study and analysis of metallic structures / composites

Calculation / numerical analysis of structures (metallic / composite) by finite elements.

Laminate / sandwich composite delamination study.. Determination / analysis of the mechanical behavior of materials.

Characterization of materials.

Metallography (analysis and morphological and microstructural characterization of materials).

Measurement of densities.

Optical microscopy.

Thermal Treatments.

Characterization of corrosion behavior of metallic alloys.

Tribological evaluation of materials.

Materials Processing

Manufacture of composite materials (by the HLU method through primary vacuum or hot plate press or RTM).

Thermal treatment of metal and ceramic alloys Fragmentation and classification of post-slip coating (colloidal suspensions).

Production of nano materials.

Laboratório de Mobilidade do IPS

Consulting in the area of ??electric and hybrid mobility, namely, vehicle dynamics simulation, ergonomics studies, motor power tests on 2WD vehicles;

Innovation LAB

Product prototyping.

3D printing.

3D textured scanning.

CNC cutting and machining (including metals).

Manufacture of printed circuit boards.

Note: Other work may be carried out by prior analysis.