Laboratories of the FHNW School of Engineering

With its laboratories, the FHNW School of Engineering provides companies from industry, business and research as well as public organisations with its expertise and support and enables access to state-of-the-art infrastructure.

All laboratories from A to Z

3D Scanning and 3D Printing Lab

Optically measure objects in three dimensions and print polymer components using the poly-jet mode modelling process.

Accredited test centre for Wood firing systems STS 0396

The testing centre for wood-burning stoves is accredited as a type C laboratory by the Swiss Accreditation Service SAS. A type C laboratory is authorised to develop and validate its own test procedures and have these procedures accredited and can therefore respond much more flexibly to the specific needs of customers.

Acoustics and Vibrations Lab

Laboratory for acoustic and vibration measurements.

Additive Manufacturing Lab

In our automated DED processing cell with innovative flexible beam shaping, we support you with process developments and feasibility studies under production-like conditions.

Analytical Lab for Polymers

The Analytical Lab for Polymers offers the characterisation of plastic samples using thermoanalytical and spectroscopic methods.

Biomass Chemistry Lab

The biomass chemistry laboratory of the Institute of Bioenergy and Resource Efficiency offers you optimal equipment for a variety of biomass experiments and their analysis.

Catalytic Process Engineering (CPE) Labs

Combustion Laboratory

The FHNW's combustion laboratory offers extensive infrastructure for carrying out thermal decomposition processes in a controlled manner and recording all material and energy flows.

Combustion Research Lab

In the combustion research laboratory, we analyse engine processes and combustion methods using optical measurement technology. A special focus here is on alternative fuels.

Component Testing Lab

We carry out mechanical tests on parts and components in our component testing laboratory.

Control Systems Lab

In our laboratory, you have access to the latest technologies and industrial model systems for control engineering tests.

Control Technology Lab

Discover our modern laboratory for control systems in industry, where practical applications in control technology and vertical integration are realistically implemented and deepened using the latest models and integrated network infrastructure.

Development of Lasers and Optical Systems Lab

We develop ultrafast lasers (fs pulses) and photonic systems for applications in biomedicine, micromaterial processing and optical communication.

Digital Power Lab

The aim of the Digital Power Lab is to develop software and hardware solutions for a sustainable, electrified society.

Electric Power Systems Lab

In the Electric Power Systems Lab our experts measure energy technology components such as magnetic components, power converters and electrical machines. They also test charging stations and batteries for electromobility as well as electromagnetic simulations and modeling of machines and drive components.

EMC Lab

Before you are allowed to launch your electronic device on the market, you as the manufacturer must have its electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tested by an accredited laboratory to ensure that it complies with the regulations. To ensure that your product passes the compliance test at an early stage, a pre-compliance EMC test in our EMC laboratory is a good idea.

Eye Movement and Usability Lab

Versatile eye-tracking systems for research and interaction studies as well as usability tests.

Finite Element Simulations Lab

We conduct research with multiphysical simulation embedded in the overall context of product development between initial concept and final validation.

Functional Coatings Lab

In our Functional Coatings Lab, we enable functional coatings to be produced using electron beam-assisted grafting of hydrogels, curing of UV coatings or plasma polymerisation.

Industrial Vision Lab

For industrial image processing tasks, investigations can be carried out with different lighting, lenses and cameras.

Laboratory for Emission Measurements

In the laboratory for emission measurements, we support you with our infrastructure to measure and characterise gas and particle emissions from thermal decomposition processes.

Laboratory for Microplastics and Pollutant Imaging

The Laboratory for Microplastics and Pollutant Imaging focuses on the detection, analysis, and research of microplastics and pollutants in various environments, such as soils or recycled fertilizers.

Laboratory for Optical Metrology FHNW

For experimental investigations, our optical metrology laboratory offers various optical measurement techniques covering a wide range of applications.

Laser Applications Lab

In our laboratory, we develop applications for 2.5D and 3D laser precision machining processes.

Lightweight and Composite Lab

In the Lightweight and Composite Lab, fibre-reinforced materials are developed, characterised and tested through to prototypes.

Materials Lab

We offer you expertise and equipment for structural analysis, property characterisation, heat treatment and brazing of metals and ceramics.

MediaLab

The laboratory for interdisciplinary research in the field of hybrid collaboration and multimedia applications.

Optics Laboratory

The optics laboratory of the physics department offers a modern infrastructure for measurements in the field of optics and photonics.

Physics laboratory

The physics laboratory has more than 300 experiments from various areas of physics and technology, which are used both in class and in R&D.

Piston Engine Laboratory

At the Piston Engine Laboratory, we analyse compressors and engine processes in connection with process-improving measures, alternative renewable fuels and combustion processes.

Polymer Chemistry Lab

We offer synthesis, modification and wet-chemical analyses of plastics, as well as sample preparation and ageing tests.

Polymer Processing Lab

The Polymer Processing Lab processes and characterises materials according to established procedures, from formulation through prototyping to reuse.

Prosumer Lab

The FHNW Prosumer Lab offers our partners from the industry and research sector equipment and test benches for testing, developing and testing a wide range of smart grid technologies.

Replication Technologies Lab

We use micro- and nanostructures to modify the properties of polymer surfaces without changing the composition of the material

Space Lab

The Space Lab is used for the development, production, assembly and thermo-mechanical verification of components and mechanical sub-systems for use on research satellites.

Surface Analytics Lab

In the Surface Analytics Lab, we characterise surfaces in terms of topography, roughness, friction behaviour, surface energy or layer thickness.

Virtual Lab

Studies in the virtual laboratory enable you to predict and optimise planned experiments in a targeted manner - and thus save time and money. Validated experimental models in the virtual laboratory provide temporally and spatially detailed data and help with the further development of measurement technology and components.

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