MECHANICAL PROCESSING AT TESTING SERVICE

The Plastlab has the possibility, through the study of the regulations requested by the customer, to prepare the required tooling independently and therefore provide this service in addition to the execution of the tests.

It is also able to prepare fixtures, tooling and prototypes independently of the execution of a specific method, based on customer needs.

Specifically, the Plastlab is able to:

  • –  Study the complete equipment required by the test standard, based on the laboratory instruments where it will be used;
  • –  Design it starting from the drawing or adapting the requirements of the standard;
  • –  Build fixtures for vibration tests or equipment for other tests (for example dynamometer tests), through mechanical machining or 3D printing.
  • –  Possible fine-tuning of the equipment in order to verify compliance with the test methodology, with the machines present in the laboratory
  • –  Perform the test according to the methods requested by the customer

The company currently has a parallel lathe, a visualized milling machine and a vertical machining center with three controlled axes from HURCO.

The materials mainly used are:

  • – steel;
  • –  aluminum;
  • – POM (acetal resin, plastic material also known as Delrin®, widely used in mechanics, in the medical field and in the food sector);
  • – polymers for 3D printing.
Some examples of equipment created:

Tool for testing the shear resistance of co-molded parts.

Tool for compression set tests on elastomers.

Test fixture for dynamic stiffness tests on silent block.

Fixture for vibration tests on automotive pipes.

Data last updated 05/02/2025