The specifications include the provision of various equipment and techniques for the Smart Composites project, enabling the development of new intelligent composite materials, flexible and efficient product systems, individualised and highly specialised materials, and additional high-performance technologies for their production and investigation. Some of these are upgrades of existing systems. For example, a tensiometer is to be updated and equipped with additional modules. Furthermore, cuvettes for upgrading an existing IR spectroscopy system (reflection and gas cuvette) and a digital camera for a microscope are to be purchased. In addition, the Smart Composites project will invest in an RF plasma chamber and a UV/VIS spectrometer, as well as in preparation technology (sheet metal shears, precision scales, flake ice makers, pumps).

The following tender documents, including the specifications, concern the purchase of a plasma chamber.

The plasma treatment system should be suitable as a table or free-standing device for the treatment of materials, in particular polymers. Discharges in the range 80 kHz to 100 kHz or as RF devices in 13.56 MHz are preferred. The system must be ready for use as a complete system.

Technical design of the plasma chamber:

• Requirements for the chamber

- The total size of the device must correspond to a tabletop device (maximum height 900 mm)

- Round or rectangular chamber with minimum dimensions of 230 mm x 230 mm x 400 mm or diameter 230 mm x depth 400 mm

- Material carriers matching the respective chamber shape (two pieces)

- Sight glass for manual process monitoring

- Chamber must be held and opened by hinges.

- Rectangular chambers are preferred

• Source requirement

- Possible sources are discharges in a frequency range of 80 to 100 kHz and in the range 13.56 MHz

- Sources in the kHz range must have a power of 0 - 1000 watts

- Sources in the MHz range must have a power of at least 0 to 300 watts

- Sources in the MHz range are preferred

- Sources in the MHz range must be pulsable

- The impedance adjustment must be done automatically

- Display of forward and reverse power

- Electrodes matching the sources for the respective chamber shape

- Stacked (tier) electrodes for more sample throughput are preferred

- Additional treatment and mounting in the plasma system for powder is preferred

• Requirements for the periphery

- Pressure sensors to monitor the pressure in the chamber

- Suitable vacuum pump for the operation of the chamber (non-corrosive gases), suction power at least 16 m3/h

- Gas supply controlled by MFC controller

- Connections that must be present on the device

- 230 V 50 Hz power supply

- Gas supply and vacuum piping

• Control requirements

- Semi- or fully automatic control of the plasma chamber

- Preferably fully automatic control based on Windows (compatibility with existing infrastructure)

- Display of the relevant process parameters (power, gas, pressure, temperature)

- Language of the software in German, English must be adjustable

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

The following tender documents, including the specifications, concern the purchase of a flake ice maker for the provision of ice for the cooling of chemical batches for wet chemical and galvanic coating solutions and precursors.

i. Technical design of the flake ice maker

• Ice cream production capacity must be at least 50 kg per 24 hours

• A storage capacity of at least 15 kg of finished ice in the device must be given

• The ice maker must have its own water valve

• Operation by means of standard mains voltage is mandatory (230V 50Hz/ 1 phase)

• Easy cleaning must be possible

• Device dimensions must not exceed H950x W450 x D600 mm

• Net weight less than 60 kg

• Material preferably stainless steel, alternatively plastic

ii. Accessories

•Power cord

•Operating instructions

• Seal for connection to water pipe

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

For the development of highly absorbent and diffusely reflective layers for composite materials and their use in optics and laser technology, a correspondingly high-resolution spectrometer for a wide wavelength range is required to characterize these layers.

A two-beam spectrophotometer for measurements in the wavelength range of at least 200-1100 nm is to be purchased. The aim is to examine at least liquid, solid and powdered samples. The samples must be measurable in both transmission and reflection (directional and diffuse), and it should also be possible to measure the absolute reflectance with fixed angle and the reflection with variable angle.

i. Technical design of the UV-VIS spectrometer

- Zweistrahl-Spektralphotometer

- Wavelength range min. 190 – 1100 nm

- Ideally variable gap widths

- Sample recordings for the analysis of liquid, gaseous, powdery and solid samples

- Continuous spectral scanning over the entire spectral range

- Analysis of turbid samples possible

- automatic wavelength calibration possible

ii. PC-Technik & Software

 PC

- Mind. DDR4 8 GB RAM

- At least 256 GB SSD hard drive

- At least 4 USB interfaces

- At least 1 serial interface

• 24" TFT monitor, mouse, keyboard etc.

 Software for evaluation and data handling of the spectra

- With the possibility of measuring and evaluating quantitative / time-dependent analyses as well as the determination of color coordinates and color numbers

- Windows-based software

iii. Accessories

 Integrationskugel

- Wavelength range 200-1100 nm

- Bestrahlungswinkel Remission: 8°

 Measuring insert for absolute reflectance

- Fixed reflection angle

- Sample size min. 40 mm² to 120 mm²

 Measuring insert for reflectance with variable angle

- Reflection angle adjustable in the range 11-60°

- Adjustable in 1° steps

- Specimen thickness up to 25 mm

 Holder for solid samples (foils/sample plates)

- For sample sizes from at least 20 mm diameter up to 80x140 mm sample size

- Min. up to 20 mm layer thickness

 Küvettenhalter

- For cuvettes from 10 to 100 mm layer thickness

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

For the characterization of thin surface layers on flat substrates with FTIR spectroscopy, a specular reflection cuvette with a variable angle of incidence of 30-80° as well as a polarizer option and a germanium ATR option will be purchased.

Further specifications and features are listed below.

i. Technical design of the mirror reflective cuvette with variable angle of incidence

 Mirror reflection cuvette with continuously variable angle of incidence 30°-80°

• Includes reference mirror (gold), 3 aperture diaphragms, purge tubes, adjustment tool

• With holders for polarizers on cuvette input and cuvette output

• Optical arrangement so that the plane sample is placed on the aperture or ATR crystal from above and hit by the IR beam from below.

• Cuvette must be flushable to eliminate disturbances of H2O and CO2

• The optical path length can be changed without opening the cuvette.

• configured and pre-adjusted for a Jasco FTIR 6800 spectrometer (beam height 70 mm)

 Flat ATR crystal for converting the cuvette to ATR technology

• Ge crystal, (20 mm Ø), 65°

• Encased in metal frame plate

 Drehmomentgesicherte Andruckpresse

• my wechselbarem Andruckstempel (20 mm Ø)

• additionally with a smaller high-pressure punch for ATR measurement of small samples and thin films on Si wafers

 Manual polarizer, KRS5 substrate

• Usable up to 200 cm-1

• Angular resolution: 1°

• Aperture: 20 mm

• Polarisationsgrad: 99%

• Transmittance in forward direction: 75%

• Transmittance in reverse direction: 0.25%

• Mounted in 2 x 3" housing

ii. Accessories

 Conversion kit for an ABB MB 3000 spectrometer (beam height 89 mm)

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

For the quantitative detection of gases in gas phase processes, a corrosion-resistant short-path gas cuvette that can be heated at least up to 300°C is to be purchased, which can be used in both ABB and Jasco FTIR spectrometers.

The cuvette should have an optical path length of approx. 10 cm and the smallest possible cuvette volume. It must be designed for corrosive species due to a robust construction without mirrors and must be easy to dismantle and clean.

i. Technical design of the heated gas cell:

 Gas cuvette heated up to 300°C with approx. 10 cm optical path length

• optical path length in the range 9 ... 15 cm

• Zellvolumen <100 mL

• Material cuvette body: stainless steel or quartz glass

• Gaskets: Viton or Kalrez

• Connectors: Swagelok

• For gas pressures from vacuum to 7 bar absolute

• Adapted to an ABB MB 3000 FTIR spectrometer

 Conversion kit for converting the cuvette to a Jasco FTIR 6800 FTIR spectrometer

 4 KBr windows, 36 x 6 mm

 4 pieces of replacement seals for replacement of all seals

• Viton

• Alternative: Kalrez

ii. Accessories: Temperature controller

• Error: +/- 0.5% of setpoint

• manual operation

• Option: Temperature controller with USB interface for output to a computer

• Option: Software for the control and control of the cuvette temperature

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

For the repeatable and reproducible production of chemical, galvanic and precursor batches, a calibrated analytical balance/precision balance in the range of 120g with an accuracy of 0.01 mg with internal fully automatic adjustment, as well as clearly traceable documentation with sample and batch identification numbers is required.

i. Technical design and requirements of the analytical balance

• Maximum load / capacity (Max) 120 g

• Repeatability required at 5% load 0.02

• Linearity deviation required 0.1

• Genauigkeitsklasse 1

• Enclosed weighing room (windscreen)

• Minimum weight according to USP at least 0.009

• Weighing pan dimensions at least 80 mm

• Weighing chamber height at least 200 mm

• Operation via touch display

• USB port

• Automatic leveling in real time

• Quick cleaning of the interior in case of contamination (removal of the cladding)

• Required functions:

Password

Batches and sample marking for USP and GLP weighing

Import function directly into Office applications

Pipette Calibration Function

Umrechnungsfunktion

Statistikfunktionen

Storage of recipes with several individual components

Control function for entered tolerance ranges

Zählwägungen

• Requirements for calibration:

- Calibrated scales according to EU comply with the requirements of EC Directive 2009 | 23 < EC with EN45501:1992 or OIML R76:2006.

ii. Accessories / Scope of delivery

• AC adapter, protective cover for operation, dust cover for analytical balances and windshield ring

• Possibility of connecting a printer to the scale

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

For the plasma-based activation of composite materials and the necessary vacuum generation, the purchase of a rotary vane pump is necessary. This should be designed in two stages and safely reach an ultimate pressure of approx. <5 x 10-3 mbar.

i. Technical design of the rotary vane pump

- Rotary vane pumps with direct drive

- Nominal pumping speed at 50 Hz: approx. 20 m3h-1

- Suction power at 50 Hz: approx. 17.0 m3h-1

- Endvakuum ca. <5 x 10-3 mbar

- Power supply 115/200 to 230 V, single-phase, 50/60 Hz, with IEC60320 connection

- Einlassanschluss: DN25KF

- Operating temperature range: 10 to 40 °C

- Oil capacity approx. 1 litre

- Oil type: Inland 19, Ultragrade 19, R4, R7 or equivalent

- Sound pressure level at 50 Hz: less than 60 dB(A)

ii. Accessories

- Oil, O-ring and centering ring, DN25KF.

iii. Betriebsbedingung

- high ultimate vacuum, high suction power, smooth running and good steam compatibility

- reliable continuous operation

- thermal overload protection

- Checking the filling level and condition of the oil by means of a large oil sight glass with O-ring seal

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

To upgrade the existing Leica DMi8 C reflected light microscope, a microscope camera including the corresponding software with the functions specified below is to be purchased.

i. Technical design of the microscope camera, compatible with Leica DMi8C incident light microscope

• 0.5x camera adapter (compatible with Leica DMi8C)

• 12 MP CMOS-Sensor

• Farbsensor

• Camera resolution and speed in live mode: min. 750x500 pixels or 2000x1500 pixels with at least 20 frames/second

• Video recording: at least 1500x1000 pixels with up to 20 frames/second

ii. Software Requirements

• Windows compatible

• Possibility to label the images (text, scale)

• Performing measurements in the image (e.g. distances)

• Stacking function

• Adjustment options for brightness and color

• Ability to access saved magnifications

• Extended depth of field

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

The following tender documents including the specifications concern the upgrade of the existing tensiometer DCAT 21 of DataPhysics Instruments GmbH. The tensiometer can be used for a variety of measuring tasks, e.g. investigation of the wetting of powders, individual fibers or fiber bundles. This is essential for the introduction of fillers into composite materials – both to characterize the behavior of the fillers without and with appropriate pretreatment. For the existing tensiometer, an upgrade of firmware and software is necessary to operate the device with computers with current Windows versions. Currently, operation is max. under Windows XP possible.

Technical execution of the upgrade (compatible with device DCAT 21)

• Software-Update

- From SCAT version 2.7.5. to current versions DCATS 31 and DCATS 32

• Firmware-Update

- Update to the current version

• USB-Converter:

- USB adapter for current computers without RS232 interface

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".

The following tender documents, including the specifications, concern the purchase of a precision sheet metal shear, which can cut various materials (metals, paper, plastics) with high precision and repeatability.

• Working width at least 1000 mm

• Cutting capacity (material tensile strength) at least 350 N/mm²

• Adjustable depth stop from 0 to 500 mm

• Gehrungsanschlag

• Strokes with scale

• Weight less than 200 kg

• Total width under 1500 mm

Further requirements must be found in the specifications including the appendix "Award conditions".