Image Analysis System

• Olympus BX-50 reflected light microscope
• Prior X-Y-Z motorized stage with auto-focus
• VideoScope 200E camera
• SimplePCI image analysis software

Allied High Tech, TechCut unit

Allied High Tech, MultiPrep unit

Leistritz Twin Screw Extruder

• 18 mm co-rotating screws
• 8 heating zones, 7 cooling zones
• L/D: 40
• 500 rpm maximum rotation speed
• 2 x 20 N.m maximum torque
• 140 bar maximum melt pressure

Hakke Polydrive batch mixer

• 132 rpm maximum rotation speed
• 480°C maximum temperature
• 130 N.m maximum torque

Computers

• Microway Alpha cluster, 8 nodes, each with single Alpha 21164 CPU, master node has 1GB RAM, Super StackII 3300 24 UTP fast switch
• Two Precision 330 workstations, each with Pentium IV 1.7G Hz CPU and 2GB RAM