{"id":2476,"date":"2019-06-25T11:57:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T09:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2019-10-07T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T09:11:14","slug":"hi-lab-the-new-omcd-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/de\/hi-lab-the-new-omcd-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"HI.Lab: the new OMCD brand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The OMCD Group is pleased to introduce <a title=\"Hi-Lab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/brand\/hi-lab\/\"><span style=\"color: #3d738f; font-weight: bold;\">HI.Lab<\/span><\/a>, a new brand that spans 70 years of <strong>metallurgical skills applied to hard metal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo-hilab.jpg\" alt=\"hilab\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo-hilab.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/logo-hilab-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HI.Lab is a <span style=\"color: #3d738f; font-weight: bold;\">Hi<\/span>ghly specialized, <span style=\"color: #3d738f; font-weight: bold;\">Hi<\/span>ghly Innovative, <span style=\"color: #3d738f; font-weight: bold;\">Hi<\/span>ghly technological, physical-metallurgical laboratory, distinctive skills that make it a <strong>flagship<\/strong> for the powder metallurgy applied to the world of hard metal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3d738f;\">Hi<\/span>ghly Specialized<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HI.Lab stands out for its specialization in the <strong>science of tungsten-based materials<\/strong>, mainly including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0hard metals (tungsten carbide);<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0metal composites (e.g. tungsten-copper and tungsten-silver);<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0hard materials used in making wear-resistant tools and components, including coatings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3d738f;\">Hi<\/span>ghly Innovative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boasting decades of experience and numerous contacts with the academic world, the laboratory carries out R&amp;D activities for the development of new materials, which are ever more efficient and able to face with new conditions of use, and for raw materials <strong>recovering<\/strong> from scrap (city-mining) and tungsten mineral transformation using eco-compatible processes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3d738f;\">Hi<\/span>ghly technological<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to modern, technological and high-performance equipment, the HI.Lab laboratory is equipped to perform <strong>specific and distinctive activities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0metallographic preparation of samples of extreme hardness;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0observation of microstructures in optical and electronic microscopy;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0compositional analysis using X-ray fluorescence (XRF), infrared spectroscopy (IRS) and plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES);<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0hardness measurement on a Rockwell A and Vickers scale;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0transverse rupture strength (TRS) and toughness evaluation;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0non-destructive characterisation using magnetic fields and ultrasounds;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0implementation of wear and corrosion resistance tests using environmental tests and electrochemical measurements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All measurements are carried out in compliance with the relevant <strong>ISO and ASTM standards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2480\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/microscopio-elettronico-omcd.jpg\" alt=\"SEM: Scanning Electron Microscope\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/microscopio-elettronico-omcd.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/microscopio-elettronico-omcd-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SEM: Scanning Electron Microscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2482\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/spettrometro-omcd.jpg\" alt=\"ICP: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/spettrometro-omcd.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.omcd.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/spettrometro-omcd-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ICP: Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>And that\u2019s not all!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As it is <strong>one of the best metallurgy laboratories in Europe<\/strong>, dedicated to hard metals and their coatings, HI.Lab periodically receives numerous requests for analysis and research services from two macro categories:<br \/>\n&#8211; Scientific universities that carry out research and experimentation projects in the field of powder mixing and sintering;<br \/>\n&#8211; companies that need to carry out the aforementioned activities, but do not have the technology, the tools or the know-how required to do so.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the emerging and growing market demand, the OMCD laboratory, for years at the exclusive service of the companies in the Group, has decided to <strong>open its doors to the outside world<\/strong>, broadening its horizons and making its technology and its knowledge, transmitted by the skills of its laboratory technicians, available to the free market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feel free to contact the HI.Lab staff<\/strong>. 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