Helmerich Research Center Facility Equipment
Equipment
HRC research and testing laboratories are equipped with a wide range of specialized equipment to obtain physical and mechanical testing properties of composite, metallic and non-metallic materials and structures. Tests and research may be performed in accordance with industry specifications and standards, including ASTM, MIL-SPEC, ISO, FTMS, SACMA, ABS, DNV,
DO-160 and others.
- Class-100 Cleanroom
- Imaging Suite
- Machine Shop
- Autoclave
- Composite processing facilities
- Multiple environmental chambers and conditioning environments
- Field Emission SEM and EDAX
- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
- Thermogravimetric analyzer
- Optical microscope with video analysis
- Stereoscope x350 with hand-held inspection unit
- Filament winding machine (4-axis)
- Programmable walk-in ovens (500°F)
- Ultrasonic NDI units to perform pulse and echo and
TTU scans with curved panel capability
- Walk-in freezers (-20°F)
- Instron 5567 11 Kip screw testing machine
- Instron 8802 55 Kip hydraulic testing machine with 1600°C furnace
- Coordinate measuring machine
- Thermal shock chamber (-160°F to 500°F)
- TA Q800 dynamic mechanical analyzer
- TA Q2000 differential scanning calorimetry
- Fortus 400 mC rapid prototyping machine