POMIA (foundation corporation) Pohang Institute of Metal Industry Advancement

Research Facilities

Lead the technology commercialization for local Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises(SMEs)

    Research Facilities

  • Material characteristic Evaluation

    Microstructure Analysis
    - Field Emission Variable Pressure ScanningElectron Microscope(FEVP-SEM)
    - Inverted Metallographic Microscope
    - Metallographic Microscope
    - Polarization Microscope
    - Stereo Zoom Microscope
    - Megascope System
    Material Property Evlauation
    - Universal Testing Machine(100kN/500kN)
    - Surface Profiling System
    - Vickers /Micro Vickers /Rockwell Hardness Tester
    - Cyclic Corrosion Tester(CCT)
    - Scanning Electrochemical Measurement System Salt Spray Tester(SST)
    - Temperature/ Humidity Test Chamber
    - Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer
    - Simultaneous TGA / DSC

  • Precision measurement and Machining

    Precision Measurement
    - Automated/ Portable Automated Digitizing System
    - Profile Projector
    - Particle Size and Stability Analyzer
    Machining
    - Wire-Cut Electric Discharge Machine(EDM)
    - CNC Lathe
    - Vacuum Induction Melting Furnace(5Kg)
    - Tungsten Inert Gas /CO₂/Arc Welder
    - Shearing Machine
    Heat treatment
    - Atmosphere Furnace
    - Vacuum Furnace

  • Chemical Analysis

    Ingredient Analysis
    - Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer
    - Spark Optical Emission Spectroscopy
    - Carbon/ Sulfur Analyzer
    Environmental Resources Analysis
    - Liquid Chromatograph
    - Gas Chromatography
    - Ion Chromatography
    - TOC Analyzer
    - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer
    - UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
    - Zetasizer

  • Components Design

    S/W
    - Finite element analysis software
    - Metal forming analysis software
    - 3D CAD software
    - Computational fluid dynamics software
    - Sheet metal forming analysis software
    H/W
    - High Performance Computer(IBM P595 2.6Tflops/1,024GB)
    - High performance computing system