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Infrastructure

Our Infrastructure

Our cutting-edge facility is designed to meet the
highest standards of material testing and research:

Facility Overview

  • 10,000+ square feet of advanced testing space located near NIT, Trichy
  • State-of-the-art testing equipment
  • ISO 17025:2017 principles-compliant facility to be accredited by NABL
  • Specialized testing environments

Quality Assurance

Our testing processes are backed by industry experts having 50+ years of experience in the field of Aerospace and Degence testing. We maintain rigorous quality standards and follow international testing protocols (not limited to ASTM/ISO/EN/IS/MIL).

Key Partners

  • Microlab
  • Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
  • BEML Ltd.
  • Vaidheswaran Industries
  • TIDCO

Type of Test

Mechanical Testing

  • Mechanical Test with 100kN Load cell up to 1200 degC
  • Fatigue test (high and low cycle)
  • Thermo Mechanical Fatigue test
  • Axial Torsion Fatigue
  • Impact test – Izod & Charpy
  • Tensile test (room, Sub-zero, Elevated, high capacity, low capacity, etc.), Compression
  • Torsional Fatigue Testing
  • Bend Test
  • Creep Test & Stress Rupture Testing
  • Strain Rate Testing
  • Dynamic stiffness tests
  • Vibration and Shock testing
  • Thermal analysis (DSC, TGA, TMA)
  • Material characteristic testing using low force system
  • High strain rate test using split Hopkinson bar
  • Residual Stress Measurement
  • Digital Image analysis using correlation software

Hardness Test

  • Hardness testing (Brinell and Rockwell)
  • Knoop Hardness Testing
  • Micro Vickers Hardness Testing

Metallurgical and Chemical Testing

  • Microstructural Examination using Metallurgical Microscope
    • Software includes inclusion rating, grain size, %ferrite
    • Mechanical stage
    • Microstructure analysis
    • Stage micrometer
  • Microstructure analysing using Scanning Electron microscope with EDAX and EBSD
  • Chemical test using Optical Emission Spectrometer
  • Chemical test using Raman Spectrometry
  • Chemical test using ICP MS Spectrometer
  • Chemical test using Fourier transform infra-red spectrometer
  • Gas Analysing (O, S, C, N, H)
  • Varied accuracy Weighing balance
  • Abrasion Erosion testing
  • Crack Depth measurements
  • Specimen preparation methods (Vibration, electro-polishing, diamond cutting)
  • Heat Treatment cycle using controllers
  • Volume & Density measurements using Pycnometer
  • Specimen preparation using rough grinding machine
  • Structure analysis using particle size analyser
  • Thin film analysis using Handheld XRF Analyser
  • X Ray diffraction based residual stress testing

Corrosion test- (70C to +80C at 10% to 95% relative humidity)

  • Corrosion testing using Salt Spray Test
  • Corrosion testing using Potentiostat A Capacity for Sacrificial Anode
    • Working electrxode
    • Counter electrode
    • Reference Electrode
    • Temperature control

Tribology

  • Tribology testing using Universal Tribometer
  • Oil and lubrication testing
  • Abrasion test ASTM G65
  • Erosion testing (room & high temperature 1000C)
  • Viscosity Testing

Welding

  • Weldability test

Measuring equipment

  • Angle Gauge Blocks
  • Calliper Checker
  • Coating thickness gage
  • Co-ordinate measuring system (CMM)
  • Dial gauge calibrator
  • Electronic coating thickness gauge
  • Granite Square
  • Portable Hardness testers
  • 2D Stylus type contact Surface Profilometer
  • Extensometer
  • Digital depth gauge
  • Length and angular measuring equipment

Surface Coating

  • PVD coating using DC Magnetron Sputtering Machine

NDT

  • Ultrasonic testing
  • Magnetic particle inspection
  • X ray radiography
  • Magnetic flux leakage testing
  • Flexible and rigid borescope testing
  • XRCT 4.0 X-Ray computed tomography testing
  • Dye penetration test
  • Measurement testing using Blue/white light laser scanner
Sl.No Type of Test
A
Toughness Testing
  • Covered under the Impact testing machine
  • Fracture toughness testing shall be covered under the fatigue testing machine
B
Torsional Fatigue Testing
  • 500Nm torsional fatigue and axial torsional fatigue implemented in Sl. No. 4 and 7
C
Ceramic Hardness testing using AFM
  • AFM image analysis including section, histogram, roughness, particle size
  • Separate XY and Z scanner
D
Advance Failure Analysis
  • Using combined tests from SEM/EDX, XRD, Metallography, hardness, chemical testing, the root cause analysis of failure can be obtained
  • Metal samples ranging from small pins to gearboxes can be analyzed
E
Corrosion Stress
  • Heating mantle setup
  • Temperature controller
F
Granite surface table
G
Micro Checker
H
Length Standard ML 8 set consist of Gauge Block above 100 mm
I
Lever dial
J
Precision slip gauges
K
MICROHITE M+600 motorized height gauge or equivalent
L
Optical Flats
M
Optical parallels
N
Pressure gauge tester
O
Slip gauge calibrators
P
Surface table granite
Q
Coating Thickness gauge
  • Magnetic and non-magnetic substrate
R
Optical surface profilometer
S
Profilometer
T
Emission testing
  • EMI receivers
U
Microstructure analysis using Laser confocal microscope