NOVA NDT Lab.
The Materials Characterization Laboratory’s mission is to provide an understanding of material properties and their relationship with processing conditions, supporting other industrial technology laboratories and related fields. Equipped with conventional characterization techniques and progressively expanding to advanced techniques, it allows sample preparation and characterization.
EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE IN OUR LABORATORY INCLUDE:
Digital nanovoltmeter
Collaborative robotic arm UR10
Eddy currents equipments (nortec500C, nortec 600D, Mentor EM)
HF US (krautkramer USM 35)
LF US (DIO 1000 LF Flaw Detector from Starmans)
Terahertz (terasense)
MP yoke
X-ray (Kodak 2100 digital)
THIS LABORATORY PROVIDES SUPPORT TO DIFFERENT PROJECTS SUCH AS:
Smart WAAM: Microstructural Engineering and Integrated Non-Destructive Testing
I2WAAM – Intelligent Inspection for WAAM
AdAM – Advanced Automation for Manufacturing
Probing – New NDT inspection products for laser brazed joints for cars
NDTRope2 – Improvement of NDT prototype for inspection of CFRP ropes
NDTRope – Non contact NDT inspection of CFRP ropes for elevators
FIBR3D – Additive manufacturing based hybrid processes for long or continuous fiber reinforced polimeric matrix composites
Hi2TRUST – Non Destructive Testing of high temperature surfaces with eddy currents
LaserNDT – Non-destructive analysis of laser welding
Inspect – Integrated Nano Sensor Probes and Electronics for Eddy Currents Testing
MicroBac – Defects Detection in Microfabrication With Bacterial Cells
OUR FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PhD STUDENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR RESEARCH PLAN. EXAMPLES OF PhD THESIS ARE:
Development of Non-Destructive Testing by Eddy Currents for Highly Demanding Engineering Applications
Self-Sensing Metallic Material Based on Piezoelectric Particles
In-line and Off-line Inspection with Non-Destructive Testing for Metal Components Produced by Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)
Development of the WAAM Process and a Monitoring and Inspection System with NDT: Application to Iron-Based Shape Memory Alloys
THIS LABORATORY ALSO SUPPORTS WORKS DONE BY MASTER’S AND BACHELOR’S STUDENTS. EXAMPLES ARE:
Evaluation of Non-Destructive Techniques for the Inspection of Components Produced by WAAM: Ultrasonics and Eddy Currents
Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing for Metal Parts Produced by WAAM
Development and Study of a Non-Destructive Testing System with Terahertz Radiation
Non-Destructive Testing for Polymer Matrix Composites Produced by Additive Manufacturing
Online Monitoring of the WAAM Process Through Acoustic Analysis
Evaluation of Fatigue Resistance of Endodontic Files Subjected to Rotational Bending and Their Structural Integrity Using Thermography and Eddy Currents
Sensory Analysis of Self-Sensing Metal Matrix Composite: Effect of Polarization Direction and Electrode Positioning
Design, Production, and Experimental Validation of Custom Eddy Current Micro Probes
Design, Production, and Experimental Validation of a Climbing Device for Non-Destructive Cable Inspection
Development of a Robotic Inspection Cell Using Eddy Current Technology
Development of a Thermographic Vision System for Detecting Defects in Polymer Matrix Composites
Non-Destructive Testing for 3D Printing of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
Non-Destructive Testing for Polymer Matrix Composites Produced by Additive Manufacturing
Study of the Effect of Consumable Wire Oxidation in the WAAM Process: Monitoring and Inspection with Eddy Currents
Monitoring of Consumable Wire and Its Effect on the Quality of Parts Produced by WAAM
Simulation and Experimental Validation of Active Thermography for Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites Produced by Additive Manufacturing
Deep Learning-Based Thermographic Vision System for Detecting Internal Defects in Polymer Matrix Composites
EXAMPLES OF PROTOTYPES AVAILABLE IN THE NOVA NDT LAB ARE:
Functional prototype for graded materials production
Functional prototype for accelerated product aging tests based on bio degradation phenomena
Functional prototype for electric assisted friction stir welding
Functional prototype for mapping dielectric conductivity of metallic material with 4 points probes
Functional prototype for NDT inspection of pipes with eddy current probes
Functional prototype of modular scanning devices
Functional prototype for high temperature NDT applications
Functional prototype for NDT inspection of pipes with eddy current probes
Prototype for laser brazing weld beads inspection
Large XYZ scanning device
Eddy currents micro scanning device
Prototype for high speed inspection
Functional prototype for high temperature NDT applications
Mechanical device for automation of defect detection in airplane propellers
Laboratorial prototype of customized electromechanical devices
