Design-to-Prototype (D2P) Lab


The Design-to-Prototype (D2P) laboratory is designed for use in advanced teaching as well as for research purposes. In particular, it enables the development of miniaturized sensor and actuator systems.
Laboratory Infrastructure
COMSOL Multiphysics:
- MEMS Module
- AC/DC Module
- RF Module
- Wave Optics Module
- Heat Transfer Module
- Microfluidics Module
- CFD Module
- Liquid & Gas Properties Module
- Particle Tracing Module
- Porous Media Flow Module
- Structural Mechanics Module
- Nonlinear Structural Materials Module
- Material Library
- CAD Module
- ECAD Module
- LiveLink for Matlab
- LiveLink for Excel
Matlab/Simulink
Autodesk Inventor
LTspice
KiCad
LabView
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High-resolution 3D printer from 3dsystems "ProJet 3500HDMax"
- Construction space: 298mm x 185mm x 203mm
- Resolution: 750dpi x 750dpi x 1600dpi
- Accuracy: 25µm (per 25,4mm component dimension)
- Layer thickness: 16µm - 32µm
- Material: VisiJet® Crystal
High-resolution electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing system (in-house development)
- Printing of filigree structures in the µm range (drop-on-demand and continuous jet)
- Processing of rigid, flexible and stretchable substrates (e.g. Si, PET, TPU)
- Printing of dielectric and conductive media
Thermoforming system (in-house development)
- Forming of thermoplastic materials
- Application in 3D electronics

Scanning electron microscope TESCAN "VEGA II"
- Topography analysis of samples using SE detector
- Material contrast analysis of samples using a BSE detector
- Analysis of the elemental composition of samples using an EDX detector

Digital microscope from Keyence "VHX2000"
- Magnification range: 20 - 200x
- Possibility of 3D measurement

Laminar Flow Box Spetec FBS 56 SUper Silent
- Dimensions (inside in mm): 950 x 940 x 645
- ISO class 5

Vacuum chamber from Pfeiffer Vacuum
- Chamber dimensions: 50cm x 50cm x 50cm
- Pressure range: 3Pa - 1atm
- Automated pressure control via LabView

Vibration control system from Spektra "SE-10"
- Excitation types: sine, noise, arbitrary signals
- Frequency range: 3Hz - 10kHz
- Accelerations: <60g
- Max. travel: 10mm
- Test specimen mass: <500g
Oscilloscope
- Tektronix Digital-Oscilloscope DPO3054 (4-chanel, 500MHz)
- Lecroy Digital-Oscilloscope WaveJet 354A (4-chanel, 500MHz)
- Rigol Mixed-Signal-Oscilloscope MSO2302A (300MHz)
Multimeter
- Keithley Dual-Channel SourceMeter 2614B
- Keithley Data Acquisition 2700E
- Keithley Digital Multimeter 2100/230-240
LCR-Meter
- Agilent LCR Meter E4980A (20Hz - 20MHz)
Waveform Generator
- Agilent Wavefrom Generator 33521B (30MHz)
Voltage source
- Agilent Programmable DC Power Supply E3631A
- Kikusui PBZ20-20A (4-quadrant power supply)
- GW Instek GPS-4303
- High voltage sources (10kV and 50kV)