- Upper organisation
- Dublin City University
- Address
Glasnevin
Dublin
Dublin
Co. Dublin
Ireland
Description
The Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APT) focuses on state of the art research activities in the areas of Production Technology, Product Design & Sustainability, Micro and Nano Systems Technology, Advanced Materials Engineering and Bio Systems. The APT is a leading international research centre which as a primary goal strives to provide significant translational benefit to the wider community. Research projects undertaken within APT are conducted to a world class level and support local and internationally based enterprises. The APT research group has established a strong infrastructure of equipment and people in the area of processing technologies at DCU. APTs education and outreach events include seminars and courses which enable the transfer of processing technologies knowledge to the broader community.
The APT Research Centre works in five main research areas:
- Production Technology
- Advanced Materials Development
- Product Design and Sustainability
- Micro and Nano Systems Technology
- Biotechnology
APT centre is working closely with following national and international research centres and organisations:
- I-Form SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing
- Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics
- Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies (QESST) Engineering Research Centre, Arizona State University
- European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Centre
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Centre
Contact Person
Dermot Brabazon
Equipment
Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing/ Rapid Prototyping Techniques
Aconity MINI Metal 3D Printer
Stratasys Connex 1
Uprint
Dimension FDM
NanoScribe
Laser Processing Capabilites
CO2 1.5kW Rofin laser centre
CO2 100W
Excimer ATLEX-200/300i (KrF 248 nm)
1.6 J Nd:YAQ Newport Quanta Ray
Nd:YAG 2 and 4W
532 nm (Req. doubled Nd:YAG) 4W
Ti-Sapphire femtosecond laser
Laser surface cladding/melting
PVD
CVD
Magnetron Sputtering
Powder Sintering Equipment
Powder compaction/isostatic pressing
High temperature isostatic pressing
Ceramic mould preform facilities
Sintering ovens/stir casting
Mechanical Testing Equipment
Instron Tension/Compression microscope
ESH Servo-Hyrdraulic Fatigue microscope
Purpose built Torque-Tension microscope
Micro/Macro Hardness Testers
Charpy Impact / Grindosonic Modulus
FTA 200 angstrom wettability analyser
High temperature capillary viscometer
Bulge forming analyser
Powder Processing Equipment
Attrition, ball and cryogenic milling equipment
Netzsch Dilatometer
Stanton Redcraft DTA/TGA
Micromeritics Helium Pycnometry
Quantachrome Mercury Porosimetry
Micromeritics BET Surface Area
Micro Raman Spectroscopy
Microstructure Characterisation Equipment
Optical Microscopes / Image Analysis
Sample preparation equipment
SEM (Carl Zeiss LS15) with EDX, BSD, and Cathode luminescence
Alicona software
Bruker D8 Advance XRD
Spectrometers – Spectro LES, ICP, AAS, USB650-VIS-NIR Red Tide/ integrating sphere Labsphere
Surface Coating Equipment
Sol-gels
Surface Characterisation Equipment
CII Veeco AFM
Nikon stylus profilometers
Laser profilometer
Interferometry
Infinite focus microscope
Veeco white light interferometer (NT1100)
- Equipment Link
- Equipment & Resources
Services
Prototyping
Metal and Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Laser Processing (texturing, cladding, surface finishing)
Nanoparticle fabrication
Training
Additive Manufacturing (online module)
Laser Processing
Data Acquisition and Control
Design and Testing
Product design, testing and life cycle analysis
- Services Link
- Working with APT