KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology

MISSION

Innovative solutions for economy.

VISION
Research and development centre of organizational and proprietary structure adapted to the market activity in the European Research Area and of the organizational culture creating a friendly climate for generating new ideas and realizing innovative activities, i.e. transforming new ideas into new products.
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Design

Designing of machines and equipment

Tests

Laboratory of Applied Tests

Certification

Assessment of products' conformity

Projects

Projects realized by the KOMAG Institute from European Funds

Flexible scope of Laboratory accreditation includes the following tests:

  • tests of mechanical and physical properties and flammability of toys for conformity with the requirements of 2009/48/EC Directive,
  • tests of mechanical properties, durability and flammability of wheeled child conveyances,
  • tests of mechanical and physical properties of changing units, playpens and children clothing,
  • tests of migration of elements from children articles, including toys,
  • tests of content of phthalates in children articles, including toys and products made of plastics,
  • tests of presence as well as content of aromatic amines and azo dyes in children articles, including toys and textile products,
  • tests of migration of monomers from children articles,
  • tests of articles intended to come into contact with food as regards global and specific migration and formaldehyde content,
  • tests of electrical and electronic equipment as regards the content of lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs),
  • tests of textile and leather products as well as drying agents as regards the content of dimethyl fumarate,
  • tests of packaging as regards the content of lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and mercury,
  • tests of chemical composition of steel and iron cast products.

Within flexible scope of accreditation, the Laboratory has competences and accreditation as regards use and implementation of Laboratory own modified methods and updated standardized methods.


List of accredited tests within flexible scope of accreditation [PDF]

 

Contact:

Laboratory of Material Engineering and Environment
Manager: Beata Grynkiewicz-Bylina, Ph.D., Prof. at KOMAG
phone: +48 32 237 46 65
fax: +48 32 231 08 43
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
http://www.komag.eu

We offer:

  • static calculations with use of Finite Elements Method (FEM), including linear and non-linear models of materials,
  • optimization of shape of spatial computational models (topographic optimization),
  • thermal numerical calculation,
  • numerical strength calculations of toothed gears,
  • calculations of dynamic phenomena with material and geometrical non-linearity (contact effects)  included – impact loads, simulations of collisions,
  • Multibody System (MBS) analyses, which enable to assess the kinematics and dynamics of multibody systems and to define the boundary conditions for FEM,
  • verification and validation of computational models,
  • creation of advanced Internet applications aiding engineering work,
  • numerical calculations for visualization of accidents, damages of technical means,
  • numerical calculations of flow of liquids and gases with use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method, including multi-phase analyses.

 

Examples of the project within the virtual prototyping:

  • Safe Trans Design (STD) modular system for shaping the safety during underground transportation
  • Identification of dynamic loads acting on load-bearing components of suspended monorail tracks
  • Dynamic loads acting on operators of suspended monorails
  • Determination of coefficients of static stability of machines for the set operational and load conditions
  • Strength analysis of the system for stabilization of angular gears

 

Contact:

Jaroslaw Tokarczyk, Ph.D. Eng.
Manager of the Laboratory of Virtual Prototyping Methods
phone: +48 32 2374419
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • in work environment and/or at work places,
  • of projector of mining machines and/or lighting.

measuring method

  • measurement of light intensity at work places and of light intensity of projectors up to 20 klx.

 

Act of 27th April 2001 “Environmental protection law” (OJ of 2001 No. 62 item 627 with amendments) obliges the manufacturers of electric and electronic equipment to limit an application of substances potentaially hazardous to the environment during the period of its use and after its disposal.

The above-mentioned obligation is detailed in the Regulation by Minister of Economy of 10th May 2013 (OJ of 2013, item 547), which implements decisions of the Directive RoHS 2011/65/EU (so called RoHS II) and introduces a use prohibition of hazardous sunstances, such as:

  • lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium (VI),
  • polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE),
  • di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) , benzyl, butyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) , diisobutyl phthalate (DBP).

Facing needs connected with documenting that products meet requirements given above, the KOMAG Laboratory of Material Engineering and Environment offers accredited tests of those hazardous substances in electrical and electronic devices, within the accreditation No. AB 910 of the Polish Centre for Accreditation.

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In the scope of accredited material tests KOMAG Laboratory of Material Engineering and Environment performs among others:
  • analysis of the chemical composition of steel and cast iron products to check a type of material,
  • metal products' hardness and thickness measurement,
  • protective coatings' roughness and thickness measurement,
  • assessment of corrosion resistance of metal products, protective coatings and welded joints,
  • mass increase and decrease measurement,
  • ageing tests.


The above-mentioned scope of tests is used by the Laboratory for:
  • a verification of products' quality for conformity with tender documentation, steel attests, standards and other technical requirements,
  • an evaluation of technical condition and wear degree of machine elements and devices within periodical and interventional surveys as well as allowing for exploitation approvals.

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Analysis of chemical composition by means inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy 

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Roughness measurement by means of profile method

Thickness measurement by means of magnetic method and eddy currents

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Thickness measurement by means of (UT) ultrasonic method

Hardness measurement by means acoustic resistance

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Testing corrosion resistance in the salt mist