Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology- Zwick 1475 universal testing machine with spatially resolved strain measurement, high‑temperature furnace up to 1000 °C, and a maximum force of 100 kN
- Zwick FR020TN universal testing machine with a maximum force of 20 kN
- Zwick BX1‑FR250SW.A1K biaxial tensile testing machine with a maximum force of 30 kN for small specimens and 250 kN for large specimens
- Zwick‑HTM 16020 high‑speed testing machine, tensile and compressive test speeds up to 20 m/s, temperature‑controlled up to 1000 °C
- Erichsen sheet and strip testing machine 145
- Temperature‑controlled strip drawing device with 90° deflection
- Strip drawing test system for flat sheet strips
- FLC test rig (tool temperatures up to 500 °C)
- Maxi‑Bulge test rig with diameters of 300 mm, 400 mm, 500 mm and elliptical geometry 200 × 500 mm
- Tube expansion test rig
- Sensor system for recording inductor current for process analysis and monitoring
- Process‑specific safety, control, and measurement technology for maximum internal pressures of up to 1000 bar
- Pendulum impact tester [300 J]
- Dilatometer DIL 402 C
- Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) 404 F3
- Laser flash apparatus LFA 427
- Test rig for determining the heat transfer coefficient between different materials under high surface pressures
- Z‑Snapper system by ViALUX
- 3D ESPI displacement and strain measurement system Q300 TCT by Dantec
- 3D contour, displacement, and strain measurement system by GOM
- AutoGrid® forming analysis systems by ViALUX
- Optimized grid application equipment (electrochemical grid marking, screen‑printing technology)
- InfraTec VarioScan 3021 ST thermographic camera with a measurement range from room temperature up to 1100 °C
- Xstress 3000 G2 X‑ray diffractometer
- Reflected‑light microscope Nikon Epiphot, stereo microscopes Olympus SZX 10 and BX53MRF‑S, and Smartzoom 5 digital microscope
- Cutting, mounting, grinding, and polishing equipment as the basis for metallographic investigations (e.g. micro‑ and macrostructural analysis, hardness testing, determination of cut surface characteristics)
- DuraScan 80 G5 automatic hardness testing machine