The laboratory is focuseed on research and development in the field of volume and planar forming of metals and in the field of processing plastics particularly with projects investigation. The laboratory also provides operations within Faculty entrepreneurial activities and in cooperation with practice which is mainly represented by manufacturing a lower number of of smaller workpieces via volume or planar forming, or proposing a prototype production and production technology.
The Section of Forming Metals – the laboratory is equipped with all basic forming machines and devices as well as with the basic tool and measurement technology. The laboratory comprises eccentric presses, table shears, press brake, sheet curling machine, spindle press, hydaulic press, pneumatic-hydraulic hammer, profile shears, and sheet bending machine. The laboratory is also equipped with testing devices for basic and technological formability tests, i. e. with the shredder and two testing devices for Erichsen test to determine the sheet deep-draw up to the thicknesss of 2 mm.
Section of Plastics Processing – regarding the field of plastics processing, the laboratory is equipped with Babyplast and Allrounder 370 S injection presses. It also has the technology for the determination of the rheological properties of thermoplastics via high-pressure capillary rheometer and the determination of rubber vulcanisation curves via rheometer. For the determination of strength characteristics, the laboratory has the shredder at its disposal. The laboratory comprises also the workplace equipped with computers with Moldex 3D simulation software and CATIA construction software.