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Laboratories
MECH-LAB - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
The MECH-LAB laboratory consists of the following divisions:• Machine Tools: basic research and pre-competitive development of material removal processes, and the study and surface integrity analysis;
•Material Characterization: Static and Dynamic Tests, Fatigue tests of traditional and innovative and advanced materials;
• Experimental Mechanics: mechanics of materials and stress analysis;
• Mechanical Technology and Sustainability of Processes: bulk and sheet metal forming processes; non-conventional EDM processes and adv. sheet processes;
• Industrial Design: product development, Comp. Aided Design, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering;
• Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: hybrid numerical/experimental analysis of N&V phenomena in mechanical systems; vehicle dynamics;
• Metrology: dimensional controls, calibration systems, instruments for electrical measurements;
• Mechanics of Adhesion and Contact: wear and friction phenomena, at macro-, micro- and nanoscale;
• Mechatronics: mechanics, mechatronics and robotics with main focus on bioengineering;
• Ergonomics and Certification: study of ergonomic standards applied to manufacturing systems.