Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering
Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering

Belgium: Flemish Region

Overview

Since 1 February 2017 the departments of “Materials Science and Engineering”, “Chemical Engineering and Technical Chemistry” and “Textiles” of Ghent University have merged into one new department : “The Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering” (acronym: MaTCh)

The creation of a structure with almost 250 employees offers many opportunities due to the multidisciplinary character and the presence of high-level fundamental and applied research together with academic education.  The knowledge and expertise of this department allow a strong interaction with (external) stakeholders which certainly can lead to a win-win situation for all parties involved.

MaTCh provides a wide range of services to the industry in the different laboratories:

Laboratory for Chemical Technology
Centre for Textile Science and Engineering
Mechanics of Materials and Structures
Centre for Polymer and Material Technologies
Sustainable Materials Science
Industrial Catalysis and Adsorption Technology
…
Mechanical testing equipment
Modelling software and computer infrastructure
Polymer processing equipment
Additive manufacturing equipment
Pilot plant for steam cracking
2 high-throughput kinetics set-ups
TAP set-up (Temporal Analysis of Products)
10 bench scale set-ups related to:

Thermochemical processes
Catalytic processes
Polymerization processes

(Access to) catalyst characterization infrastructure
GC x GC chromatography (TOF-MS/FID/NCD/SCD)
Bicomponent extruder: semi-industrial coextrusion line
Lisport XL machine for testing durability of artificial turf
Testing and measuring devices for artificial turf and other textile related materials
Physical and chemical testing equipment
Spectrometers: UV/VIS/NIR, FT-IR, FT-Raman
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and Temperature Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (MDSC)
Optical microscope with image processing system
Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
Fabric Touch Tester
Different…. The Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering can be contacted for different services:

Testing, such as:

Mechanical, physical and chemical testing of textile and related materials (e.g. fibres, yarns, fabrics, floor coverings, artificial turf, automotive textiles, plastics, wood, composites, …) according to national and international standards and special tests
Thermal analysis of fibre and polymer materials
Microscopy and spectroscopy of fibre and polymer materials
Polymer processing and material characterization
Recycling of polymers and composites
Additive manufacturing: testing and design
Access to experimental facilities (operation by UGent staff)
Product certification for flooring and geotextiles
Classification of textile floor coverings and artificial turf
Laboratory and field tests on artificial turf, accredited by FIFA, FIH and World Rugby
Forensic Analysis
Evaluation hydrogen/material interaction
Hardness tests
Tensile tests on metallic materials
…. Yes. service.

Sectors
Aeronautics & space - Automotive - Chemicals - Construction & building sector - Consumer goods/products - Energy - Environment - Agro-food - Electronics - Measurement - Healthcare - Machinery - Textiles
Technology
Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) - Monitoring and control - High performance computing / cloud-based simulation services - Additive manufacturing - High-performance production (flexibility, productivity, precision and zero defect) - Intelligent/ sensor-based equipment - Electronic and optical functional materials - Environmental materials (e.g. recycling, recourse efficiency, less impact, CO2 capture/ utilisation) - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - High performance materials (strong, light weight, resistant) - Materials for energy storage and generation - Smart and multifunctional materials (incl. phase change, shape memory, self-healing, self-manufacturing) - Surface engineering and coatings - Polymers, bioplastics - Printed/flexible electronics - Nanomembranes - Nanostructured coatings - Nanoparticles Nanowires and tubes - 2D materials
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