On the track of failures
On the track of failures
6 PagesOn the track of failures Dr. Andreas Balster, Section Head Analysis Technology Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid CASE STUDY Kunststoff Institut Lüdenscheid If a process is to be improved, it is essential to be familiar with every aspect. For successful optimization, the focus of attention should, above all, be on the weaknesses of a production process, a product or a system. Every year, the Materials and Failure Analysis department of the Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid deals with over 1,000 cases of failure and the identification of material characteristics, making use of all customary methods of plastics analysis for this purpose. While the equipment for the most important procedures is directly available in-house at its laboratory, requests for specialized analysis are outsource
