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Seeing what usually remains invisible! At FIBRE, we have expanded our new welding laboratory for fibre-reinforced composites with a Photron NOVA S20 high-speed camera, supplied by VKT GmbH | Visuelle Kommunikationstechnik. The system will play an important role in our research within the Airbus Endowed Chair for Rivet-Free Assembly Technologies, particularly in the field of welding thermoplastic high-performance composites. The camera offers outstanding imaging capabilities, including up to 1,100,000 fps at partial resolution and up to 18,500 fps at 1 megapixel. In combination with a Navitar 12x macro zoom lens, it enables us to observe fast, complex process phenomena at very high magnification. One of the first applications is the analysis of dynamic material behaviour: the video shown here captures a tensile test of a CFRP specimen at 30,000 fps. In future projects, this equipment will help us investigate processes such as ultrasonic welding, improve process understanding, and generate valuable data for the development of reliable, rivet-free joining technologies for composite structures. We are looking forward to applying this new capability in upcoming research and industry collaborations. Thanks to Jan Yorrick Dietrich, Marius Möller and Nina Borchers for preparing the video and putting this fantastic piece of equipment into operation. #HighSpeedCamera #CompositeResearch #FIBRE #ThermoplasticComposites #CFRP #UltrasonicWelding #RivetFreeJoining #AdvancedManufacturing #MaterialsTesting #Innovation

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