The activities of the Mechanical Lab (mLab) involve the areas of metrology, production engineering and material testing. One focus is on the manufacturing of complex turned and milled parts. A serial and a parallel-kinematics milling centre and a turning milling centre with driven tools are available for 5-axes-manufacturing. The programming of these machines using CAM is also part of the work done by the laboratory, as is reverse engineering using 3D-digitalisation.
Focal points:
- Digitalisation and reverse engineering
- 3D coordinate measurement
- Material testing
- CAD/CAM and NC simulation
- Machine diagnosis
Areas of responsibility:
- 3- and 5-axes-simultaneous-manufacturing – milling
- Manufacturing of complex turned parts
- Tool management and tool setting
- Investigation of vibration at machine tools
- Measuring of CNC-axes at machine tools
- Measuring of work pieces
- Determination of geometrical and positioning errors
- Digitalisation of surfaces
- Material analysis
- Hardness testing
- Tensile, pressure and bending test
