Infrastructure

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Overview

The ifas test field covers 2 halls with an area of over 1250 m² and includes various facilities for test trials. These include among others:

• 6 machine beds on insulated foundations
• 5 sound-insulated test boxes with machine beds and hydraulic power units
• 3 x 1 MW electrical power supply
• Compressed air network with 6 and 16 bar rel with up to 2800 Nm³/h
• Central hydraulic power supply
  • 473 kW total power
  • 400 bar maximum
• Passable climatic chamber
  • 4 × 4.8 × 3 m
  • -70 °C to +70 °C
  • 15 % to 95 % rel. humidity
• Oil laboratory for determination of fluid parameters
  • Measurement of: Viscosity, density, temperature behavior, foam behavior, aging stability, air separation capacity, surface tension, lubricity.
• Pressure pulse test rig
  • Max 1200 bar
  • Max 25 Hz
  • 120 kW drive power
• Sound measurement room
  • Certified according to ISO 3745, grade 1
  • Vibration-isolated 40 t machine bed with 3.0 x 2.1 m² clamping platen
  • 450 kW drive power
• Surface measuring room
  • 3D confocal microscope
  • 3D touch probe
  • Roundness and micro hardness measuring device
  • Form measuring machine