1. Metallurgical & Materials Science Laboratory: Focused on alloy development, filler material testing, and structural analysis.

Key Equipment:

• Metallurgical Microscopes (Brightfield, Inverted, Polarized)

• Hot Mounting & Cold Mounting Presses

• Precision Cutting Machines and Polishers

• Muffle Furnace (upto 1100°C) for heat treatment studies

• Digital Rockwell and Vickers Hardness Testers

• Weld Bead Profiling Station
  (Critical for filler material development in GTAW of Super Duplex Stainless Steel)

2. Corrosion Testing & Electrochemical Analysis Facility: Simulates real-world corrosion conditions and provides data for material selection and performance prediction.

Capabilities Include:

• Potentiostat/Galvanostat Systems for Tafel, EIS, LPR

• Salt Spray Chambers (ASTM B117 compliant) for accelerated corrosion testing

• pH-Controlled Immersion Testing

• Electrochemical Noise Analysis (ENA)

• Surface Roughness and Pit Depth Mapping

3. Microbiology & Molecular Engineering Laboratory: Enables microbial manipulation and bio-process optimization for green metal recovery.

Instruments and Capabilities:

• Biosafety Cabinet (Class II), Laminar Air Flow Units

• Autoclaves, Incubators (shaking/static), Orbital Shakers

• UV-Vis Spectrophotometers, Analytical Balances

• Centrifuges, pH/DO meters

• Nucleic Acid Extraction Tools

• Thermal Cycler (PCR), Gel Electrophoresis Setup

• CRISPR-based pathway editing (under development)

Core Laboratory Capabilities

4. Green Extraction & E-Waste Processing Facility: Dedicated to bioleaching and metabolite-driven metal recovery, especially from e-waste and display waste.

Facilities Include:

• Bench-scale Bioreactors and Fermenters

• E-waste Preprocessing Station (shredding, sorting, weighing)

• Metal Recovery and Precipitation Units

• Lixiviant Production & pH-controlled Bioleaching Chambers

• Safety Monitored Wastewater Handling System

5. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Failure Analysis: Supports industry with non-invasive, real-time assessment of material integrity, weld quality, and surface discontinuities.

NDT Capabilities:

• Ultrasonic Testing (UT) – for internal flaws and thickness mapping

• Magnetic Particle Testing (MPT) – surface and near-surface discontinuity detection

• Dye Penetrant Testing (DPT) – crack detection in non-porous materials

• Radiographic Interpretation (in collaboration with partner labs)

• Visual Weld Inspection with High-Magnification Tools

• Failure Analysis of Components – root cause identification for cracks, fatigue, corrosion failures

6. General Laboratory Infrastructure

• Deep Freezers, Refrigerators, Water Baths

• Fume Hood for Chemical Handling

• Distilled and Deionized Water Plants

• Magnetic Stirrers, Heating Plates, Desiccators

• Lab Management & Documentation System (ISO-ready)

Training & Industrial Collaboration Zone

• Dedicated training benches for student programs and industry workshops

• Demonstration units for corrosion testing, microbial culture, and NDT

• Project incubation space for funded R&D and prototyping

Scalable & Industry-Ready

• Designed to meet the needs of R&D grants (DST, BIRAC, PRISM, etc.)

• Open to public-private partnerships, custom testing, and contract research

• Infrastructure is scalable for future additions: ICP-OES, SEM, XRD, automated extraction modules

Let’s Collaborate

Vedam welcomes:

• Industry clients for testing, analysis, and product development

• Academic institutes for joint research and training

• Startups/MSMEs for pilot-scale metallurgical or biotech support