12. October 2024.

Laboratory for Precision Engineering and Micro- and Nanotechnologies of the Centre for Micro- and Nanosciences and Technologies

Laboratory equipping was supported by infrastructural ERDF project no. RC.2.2.06-0001: “Research Infrastructure for Campus-based Laboratories at the University of Rijeka – RISK”


         Europska unija

  Ulaganje u budućnost


                 


Bruker Dimension Icon Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM)

  • AFM and STM modules in one device.

  • Supports contact and tapping mode (closed loop control keeps the force (deflection of the beam which holds the tip) constant, which limits the contact forces to < 200 pN, i.e. a value far lower than the tapping forces of other devices – PeakForce tapping).

  • Enables measurements of elasticity modulus, adhesion, lateral force (LFM), spectroscopy and force modulation, electrochemical analysis, electric field and magnetic forces, surface potential, piezoelectric force; enables also nanolitography, …

    Option to measure in liquid for biotechnical applications and measurements with heating/cooling of the samples, …

    Imaging of measured data on 5’120 x 5’120 pixels.

  • Samples fixed to the support via a vacuum chuck can be up to few millimetres in size, with bidirectional positioning repeatability of 3 μm on a scanning area of up to 90 x 90 μm.

  • Includes heat (creep < 200 pm/min) and vibration isolation (1” Si damping cushion + compressed air → < 30 pm RMS), microscope and CCD camera, control SW, …

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Keysight G200 Nanoindenter

  • The device is thermally as well as dynamically (and acoustically) isolated.

  • Electromagnetic actuation (voice coil principle), i.e. load generation: max 0.5 N with a 50 nN resolution; additional built-in high-load system with 0.1 mN … 10 N load range. Loading system stiffness (guided by leaf springs): 5.106 N/m.

  • Capacitive displacement measurement: resolution < 0.01 nm for > 500 μm displacement range. Obtainable straightness in a 100 mm range is within 10 nm.

  • 4 samples in a 100 x 100 mm sample holder with a scanning resolution of 0.1 μm and 1 μm accuracy; automatically controlled (closed loop based on incremental encoders). Measurement of elasticity modulus and hardness according to ISO 14577.

  • Enables LFM with a ≤ 2 mN resolution and max lateral force

    ≥ 250 mN. Low-force measurements enable obtaining surface topology after indentation.

  • Berkovich, cube corner, conical, spherical and Vickers tips. System for sample visualization (10x and 40x zoom), microscope with CCD camera and data analysis SW.

Examples of measurements – mechanical testing of orthodontic archwires:

Stratasys Fortus 250mc 3D printer

  • For models with dimension of up to 254 x 254 x 305 mm, with 178 μm layer thickness and positioning accuracy of 240 μm.

  • 2 heads (building and support material).

  • FDM (Fused Deposition Modelling) technology (heating and extrusion of thermoplastics); material: ABSplus (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene).

  • Import of STL (Standard Tessellation Language) 3D models from CAD + SW for printing process optimization (including support structure optimization).

  • An additional 3D printer (Stratasys Connex 500), capable of using up to 14 different materials with different stiffness properties, available at the Faculty of Civil Engineering on same U. of Rijeka campus → PolyJet technology: similar to desktop inkjet printers, with photo polymer material hardened under UV light; printing resolution down to 16 μm.

FDM process:

  • Advantages: laser not needed, fast and secure procedure, lower power consumption, unnecessary cooling and ventilation, simple usage, low investment, low maintenance costs, small size (additional room not needed), warping effect minimised.

  • Disadvantages: surface can be rough and models can have a certain porosity, model functionality is limited by the used material, in many cases the support structure has to be used, additional mechanical processing needed, lines between layers can physically be seen, hardness of the product is lower in the direction of the printed layers, oscillations in temperature during the printing process can lead to delamination of the product; upon warming, melting and solidification processes, ABS can shrink up to few %.

Examples of 3D printed structures:

 

DAVID SLS-2 (Structured Light Technology) 3D Scanner

Structured Light Technology: The distance and the angle of the camera with respect to the projector are known, i.e. distortion of the reflected light pattern (fringes) depends on object’s geometry. Projector + camera + calibration panels + rotating table.

  • 500 mm scanning area,

  • resolution/accuracy 1‰ of the object size,

  • includes SW environment,

  • mobile with tripod,

    enables exporting data to formats compatible with standard CAD SW (e.g. STL).

Examples of measured 3D structures – dental casts:

 

Shimadzu Autograph AGS-X micro-tensile machine

Measurement of mechanical properties (hardness, elasticity modulus, …) of metals, ceramics, polymers, rubber and composites up to 5 kN with 2 mN and 10 µm resolutions.

     

Examples of measurements – measurement of presliding friction of ultra-high precision positioning device:

Examples of measurements – mechanical testing of cured ham:

CNC machine tools for sample preparation

Haas Office series machine tools characterized by small dimensions as well as outstanding performances and exceptional benefits for the end users; include user-friendly interface, HAAS/Fanuc control unit as well as technical support from the Croatian representative company Teximp d.o.o.

Haas Office OM-2A milling machine

  • dimensions within an 1.7 x 0.84 x 1.9 m envelope,

  • enables a 5-axes machining with up to 20 automatically interchangeable tools,

  • machining volume 305 x 254 x 305 mm,

  • 1 µm displacement resolution; spindle velocity of up to 30’000 rpm and 3.7 kW power.

 

Haas Office OL-1 lathe

  • dimensions within an 1.3 x 0.84 x 1.8 m envelope,

  • 4-axes, 12 tools,

  • turning diameter of up to 250 mm,

  • 1µm displacement resolution,

  • spindle velocity of up to 6’000 rpm and power of up to 5.6 kW.

 

 

A system for ultrasonic cleaning of samples for (ultra-high) vacuum

  • Heated (up to 70 °C) prewash with oil separation

  • ultrasound (10 PZT inverters, 40 kHz, 500 W continuous and 2 kW peak power) 45 l heated stainless steel bath for cleaning with a “soft” (pH 9.9) detergent and with filtering of media (particles’ separation)

  • 2 baths for rinsing in demineralized water with heating (1.2 kW, 30 … 80 °C)

  • drying with hot air (up to 300 °C).

 

Newport opto-mechanics