Facilities and Equipment
C-MIU has a wealth of equipment and facilities in its own labs and can access more through links with other parts of the James Watt School of Engineering such as the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre, resources in the University of Glasgow such as the Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre, or through partners like the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering in the University of Strathclyde through the FUSE CDT.
Some of our local equipment is listed below:
| High-Speed Imaging | Microscopy | Tensile Testing |
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Shimadzu HPV-1 and HPV-X2 high speed cameras Photron Fastcam SA-Z Litron Nano L 135-15 pulsed laser (532nm) Cavitar Cavilux SMART pulsed illumination system |
Leica Fluorescence Microscope Olympus BX53 Upright Microscope w/ Fluorescence |
Instron 5966 Tensile Testing Machine |
| Transducer/Device Testing | Materials Preparation/Transducer Manufacturing | Vibration and Mechanical Analysis |
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Verasonics Vantage 128 - Research Ultrasound Platform - High Frequency Configuration Transducer Testing Water Tank and Hydrophones 46DP-1 1/8" LEMO Pressure Standard Microphone Sets, GRAS Sound & Vibration |
Disco DAD3350 / DTU162 Saw Logitech Lapping Machines 1AL54-1 w. jigs / ancillaries |
Polytec 1D and 3D LDVs including MSA-100 3D System Analyser with XY Stage, table, optical table, computer, software DMA 8000 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer + LN2 Dewar |
| Medical Ultrasound | Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing | Robotic Platforms |
| Sonic Touch BK Machine, Probes, Software |
Lulzbot Ultimaker Replicator+ (MakerBot) Form 3+ (Formlabs) Saturn 8K (ELEGOO) |
EDO Robotic Arms |