Selected Lab Equipment
available at Attophotonics & its partners
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Nanocoating Technology
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sputter coaters:
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round targets (56 mm diameter)
8 m2 pre-pump
turbo-pumped
> 20 cm rotating table
200 W power supply
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sputter coater ‘LAB’ |
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Film roller coater
< 30 cm width
2 bar targets (340 -370 mm)
68 m3 pre-pump
turbo-pumped
10 kW power supply
2 reactive gases
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evaporation coater
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4 crucibles
rotating table top down (25 cm diameter)
thermal evaporation
E-beam capacitive unit
oil diffusion pumped
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Microscopy
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microscopes:
- surface tunneling microscope (STM)
- atomic force microscope (AFM)
- inverse microscope with phase contrast and camera
- standard microscope
- binocular microscope
- 5 axis reflection microscope
- fluorescence microscope
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nano-printing station
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max. width 30 cm
roll length up to 1 km
ultra compact film unit with < 7 m material loss
computer-controlled with tension and speed sensors
corona unit 35 cm width
printing unit for flexo, gravure and nano coating
UV-crosslinking station
active carbon air filter unit
jet-wash unit
PC-controlled drying unit
hot-embossing unit
(developed in collaboration with FHWN)
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Chemistry & Biotechnology
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photometers:
- various VIS- & UV/VIS-photometers
- microtiter-plate reader
- Fiber-optic reflection spectral photometer with PC-interface
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fluorimeters:
- microtiter-plate fluorimeter
- flow-through fluorimeter
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cleanroom bench
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with Teflon bath and pumping system, particle filter,... |
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dispersers:
developed in cooperation with FHWN
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- big vertical disperser with double-head system and trough
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- horizontal heating-bath disperser (stainless steel)
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reactors:
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- high pressure vapor reactor
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max. pressure: 8 bar
spray head for chemicals
integrated milling system
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centrifuges:
various e.g.
- table-top centrifuge for 8 x 50 ml tubes
- table-top centrifuge for 1.5-2 ml reaction tubes
- minifuge
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electrochemistry:
- ~ 15 potentiostates with various options (DC / AC / phase) down to fA sensitivity with PC control
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electrophoresis unit
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horizontal
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PCR:
- PCR-thermocycler
- PCR-real-time-thermocycler
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mill
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ball mill up to 2 kg
using ultra-hard zirconia-based ceramic balls
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ovens:
- large chemical oven (up to 200 °C)
- “Muffel”-oven (up to 1100 °C, with Argon purging system)
- large electric ceramic kiln (up to 1300 °C)
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heating & cooling units
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mixers, stirrers & shakers
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several power supplies
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chemicals:
> 800 in-house
~ 1000 external
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Surface Technology
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- Martindale abrasion tester
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for DIN50021 corrosion tests
volume: 450 litres
for treatment of samples with NaCl-solutions, diluted acidic acid or sulfur-containing solutions (not H2S!)
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Lasers
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laser systems:
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CO2-laser
XYZ-table 430 x 300 mm
computer controlled
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- Argon-ion laser
- He/Ne-lasers
- various laser diode-based systems (IR to UV)
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Printing Technology
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nano-printing station
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printing unit for flexo, gravure and nano coating
max. width 30 cm
roll length up to 1 km
ultra compact film unit with < 7 m material loss
computer-controlled with tension and speed sensors
corona unit 35 cm width
UV-crosslinking station
active carbon air filter unit
jet-wash unit
PC-controlled drying unit
hot-embossing unit
developed in collaboration with FHWN
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screen printing unit (800 prints / hour)
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UV-crosslinking unit with belt system
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double rakel test coater
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flow coating test system
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Engineering
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lathe
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high pressure press
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desktop engraver
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sheet metal bender
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boring and milling machine
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standard workshop equipment
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Attophotonics Technikum
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