Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Metali Nieżelaznych (Ł-IMN)
Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Metali Nieżelaznych (Ł-IMN)

Overview

Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals (Ł-IMN) is a leading European research and technology centre of non-ferrous industry. 

The scope of provided by Ł-IMN activities includes R&D on new, innovative technologies development, optimization of industrial processes, modernization of production lines, construction of equipment, measuring and analytical services. Institute has about 500 highly-qualified employees and for 60 years has been conducting comprehensive activities in the following areas: ores, other minerals and secondary materials treatment, pyro- and hydrometallurgy, environmental protection, metals processing, material engineering – new materials, chemical power sources, analytical chemistry.

Ł-IMN key activities concern:

sustainable economy and energy (effective environmentally safe manufacturing technologies, material recovery - technologies for circular economy, materials and products for electrical grids),
Intelligent mobility (electricity storage, renewable… As broad organisation it is impossible to list all equipment of  Ł-IMN. However, on the Ł-IMN website all our fields of expertise and equipment are described; See: http://www.imn.gliwice.pl/index/en (apply links to divisions and departments); list of selected equipment and device is given below:

equipment for additive manufacturing: 3D printer designed for the production of three-dimensional metal objects in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing technology, High-temperature Isostatic Press.
laboratory equipment including: induction vacuum furnaces, electric arc furnace, High-energy planetary mill, X-ray diffractometer, calorimeters, Tektronix oscilloscope measurement bed, dielectric spectrometer and other high quality lab equipment.
equipment for research on powders and composites: plasma spraying set - Plasma System by Flame Spray Technologies, system for spheroidization and plasma decomposition, device for Spark Plasma Sintering, vertical hydraulic presses, mills and other high quality equipment.
…. As broad organisation it is impossible to list all services provided by the Ł-IMN. However, on the Ł-IMN website all our service and expertise activities can be found in more details ; See: http://www.imn.gliwice.pl/index/en (apply links to divisions and department); list of selected services is given below:

technological and application research, innovation and implementation studies,
scientific & technological consultancy, expert opinions,
spectrum of research in advanced material technologies,
development of technologies for production and manufacturing of innovative new-generation materials (amorphous and nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials),
services in the production of Cu and Ni-based amorphous brazing alloys, electric contact rivets, spherical powders via gas atomization and the SLM 3D printing optimization processes,
design, development and prototyping of chemical power sources, design of battery packs and modules according to customer’s needs,
anodic oxidation – chemical…. Yes. service.