University of Applied Sciences in Mainz with laboratories for building materials and materials testing, workshops and digital manufacturing.
Hochschule Mainz
Mainz (Campus Lucy-Hillebrand-Straße 2) · Mainz (Wallstraße 11) · Mainz (LUX-Pavillon, Ludwigsstraße 2)New on Amplifa
About Hochschule Mainz
Hochschule Mainz is a University of Applied Sciences (HAW) of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate with the departments of Design, Engineering and Business and around 5,600 students. In addition to teaching, the university operates laboratories and workshops, which are also used for research projects, expert assessments and cooperation with companies. In the Concrete Technology Laboratory and the Structural Engineering Laboratory, material and component tests are carried out, including compression tests on concrete and rock, tensile and bending tests on steel and glass, hardness and Charpy impact tests on metals as well as building damage assessments. The testing infrastructure comprises universal testing machines from 10 kN to 5,000 kN, climate chambers, thermography and sound measurement devices as well as 3D metrology and photogrammetry. The workshops offer CNC milling machines, lathes, FDM 3D printers and woodworking equipment. The university offers companies cooperation in research, transfer, dual study programmes and testing services.
- Site
- Mainz
- Processes
- Material testing (static/dynamic), Concrete cube testing / compression tests, Hardness testing of metals, Charpy impact test, Tensile test / bending test (among others on glass ESG), Welding technology and material testing methods, 3D printing (FDM filament printing), CNC milling / CNC machining
- Materials
- Concrete, Glass (ESG), Steel, Metals, Polymers, PLA, Tough PLA, Wood
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, DIN testing laboratories/construction technology
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 406
- Industries
- Education/Higher education, Civil engineering and building materials testing, Architecture/Interior architecture, Geodesy/Geoinformatics, Design, Business/Management/Business law
- 01
Test assignment / project cooperation
- 02
Sampling or prototyping (3D printing, CNC)
- 03
Material and component testing
- 04
Measurement and evaluation
- 05
Expert report / transfer of results
Materials and Processes
Concrete
Compression tests on concrete cubes and rock samples as well as building damage assessments in the Concrete Technology Laboratory.
Steel
Tensile, bending, hardness and Charpy impact tests on metallic specimens in the Structural Engineering Laboratory.
Glass (ESG)
Tensile and bending tests on toughened safety glass (ESG) as part of structural testing.
Polymers
Determination of material properties on polymer specimens.
PLA / Tough PLA
Filaments for FDM 3D printing in the digital manufacturing facilities of the Department of Design.
Wood
Machining in the carpentry workshop and by CNC milling in model making.
Copper and Zinc
Plate material for etching and intaglio processes in the intaglio and relief printing workshop.
Locations
Campus Mainz
DEUniversity administration, Departments of Design, Engineering and Business; laboratories for concrete technology,
- Lot size
- Individual tests through to research series
- Materials
- Concrete, steel, glass, polymers, plastics
- Dyna-Mess universal testing machine 160 kN (dynamic)
- Dyna-Mess universal testing machine 50 kN
- Zwick 1485 universal testing machine 250 kN
- Form und Test 4-column test press 4000 kN
- Losenhausenwerk UBP 500 (5000 kN)
- Heraeus Vötsch climate chamber 4055
- FLIR thermography camera E60bx
- Leica digital stereo microscope M205C
- Emco Test hardness tester M4U-025
- CNC tool milling machine (Heidenhain TNC 124)
- Weiler lathe
- Ultimaker FDM 3D printers (incl. S5)
Wallstraße 11
DEDepartment of Design (media design/time-based media), Institute of Media Design (img)
LUX-Pavillon
DECross-departmental events and exhibitions in Mainz city centre
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material testing (static/dynamic)Testing | – | – | – | – | Concrete, Rock, metallic materials, mineral materials, Polymers, Glass |
| Concrete cube testing / compression testsTesting | – | – | – | – | Concrete, Rock |
| Hardness testing of metalsTesting | – | – | – | – | Metals, Steel |
| Charpy impact testTesting | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Tensile test / bending test (among others on glass ESG)Testing | – | – | – | – | Steel, Glass (ESG) |
| Welding technology and material testing methodsJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D printing (FDM filament printing)Additive | – | 330 mm (Ultimaker S5 build volume) × 330 mm × 300 mm | – | – | PLA, Tough PLA, plastic filaments |
| CNC milling / CNC machiningMachining | – | – | – | – | various materials, Wood |
| Laser cuttingManufacturing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robotics manufacturing (robot programming, milling with robot)Manufacturing | – | – | – | – | various materials |
| 3D scanningTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Woodworking (carpentry)Manufacturing | – | – | – | – | Wood, wood-based materials |
| Intaglio, relief and planographic printing (etching, etching processes, algraphy, monotype etc.)Surface | – | – | – | – | Zinc, Copper, Plastics, Aluminium, Paper |
| Non-contact digital measurement (photogrammetry)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Building damage assessments / building materials testingTesting | – | – | – | – | Building materials |
24 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal testing machine (dynamic, hydraulic) | Dyna-Mess | 1 | 4.00 x 1.25 x 1.35 m; 160 kN | – | Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Universal testing machine (dynamic, pneumatic) | Dyna-Mess | 1 | 0.55 x 0.68 x 0.70 m; 20 kN | – | Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Testing frame (hydraulic) | MAN | 1 | 1.00 x 0.20 x 0.50 m; 400 kN | – | Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Dynamic universal testing machine | Dyna-Mess | 1 | 50 kN | – | Concrete Technology Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Precision testing machine with bending device | Zwick/Doli 1445 | 1 | 10 kN | – | Concrete Technology Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Universal testing machine | Zwick 1485 | 1 | 250 kN | 2010 (mode | Concrete Technology Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Testing frame | Form und Test | 1 | 600 kN | – | Concrete Technology Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| 4-column test press | Form und Test | 1 | 4000 kN | – | Concrete Technology Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Universal testing machine UBP 500 | Losenhausenwerk Düsseldorfer Maschinenbau AG UBP 500 | 1 | 5000 kN | – | Concrete Technology Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Charpy impact testing machine (pendulum impact tester) | Losenhausenwerk | 1 | – | – | Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Hardness tester | Emco Test M4U-025 | 1 | – | – | Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Climate chamber | Heraeus Vötsch 4055 | 1 | – | – | Concrete Technology and Structural Engineering Laboratories, Campus Mainz |
| Temperature chamber (-40 °C to +120 °C) | DYNA-MESS | 1 | 0.50 x 0.50 x 0.50 m | – | Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Digital stereo microscope | Leica M205C | 1 | – | – | Concrete Technology Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Thermography camera | FLIR E60bx | 1 | – | – | Concrete Technology/Structural Engineering Laboratories, Campus Mainz |
| Pulse echo sound device | Krautkramer Branson USL 48 M | 1 | – | – | Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| CNC universal tool milling and drilling machine | TNC 124 control (Heidenhain) | 1 | – | – | Workshop of the Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Lathe | Weiler | 1 | – | – | Workshop of the Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Column drilling machine | Alzmetall AB34/SV | 1 | – | – | Workshop of the Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Cutting machine | Shark 270 | 1 | – | – | Workshop of the Structural Engineering Laboratory, Campus Mainz |
| Forklift truck | Jungheinrich | 1 | 1.6 t | – | Workshops Campus Mainz |
| 3D printer (FDM) | Ultimaker Ultimaker 3 | 3 | 197 x 215 x 200 mm | – | Digital Manufacturing, Department of Design, Campus Mainz |
| 3D printer (FDM) | Ultimaker Ultimaker 3 Extended | 1 | 197 x 215 x 300 mm | – | Digital Manufacturing, Department of Design, Campus Mainz |
| 3D printer (FDM) | Ultimaker Ultimaker 5 (S5) | 1 | 330 x 240 x 300 mm | – | Digital Manufacturing, Department of Design, Campus Mainz |
Additional services
Quality and Testing Technology
Testing is carried out in specialised laboratories with calibrated testing machines from 10 kN to 5,000 kN, load cells, displacement transducers, climate chambers as well as thermographic, sound-based and microscopic testing methods. Certificates according to industrial standards are not documented.
| Evidence | Campus Mainz |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| DIN testing laboratories/construction technology |
History
- 1757
Foundation of the electoral academy of painting and sculpture in Mainz (origin)
- 1841
Foundation of the craftsmen's drawing school in Mainz
- 1946
Reopening of the state construction school and the state art school
- 1971
Transformation into the Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz
- 1996
Foundation of the independent Fachhochschule Mainz from the Mainz I and Mainz II departments
- 1999
Logo addition “University of Applied Sciences”
- 2008
Member of the Mainz Science Alliance
- 2009
Occupancy of the new building on the campus at Lucy-Hillebrand-Straße
- 2014
Renaming to “Hochschule Mainz”
- 2015
Co-founding of the Mainz Center for Digitality (mainzed)
- 2026
Right to award doctorates in Applied Computer Science as well as Engineering and Natural Sciences; Katharina Dahm becomes President