Laboratories and Equipment

Investissement Québec - CRIQ carries out its R&D projects, tests, demonstrations, and specialized analyses using state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.

Here is a brief overview of a few of Investissement Québec - CRIQ’s facilities:

• 3D Printing laboratory
• Air and odour analysis laboratory
• Extraction pilot plant
• Multi-channel frequency analyzer for acoustic and vibration measurements
• Three equipment development workshops (30,000 square feet)
• Base for mechanical testing using actuators with varying capacities
• Métalaser welding centre (source: high-powered YAG laser)
• 3-metre anechoic chambers (emission and immunity) for electromagnetic compatibility tests (EMC)
• Data acquisition systems
• Altitude chamber
• Moisture chambers
• Chamber for HALT and HASS reliability testing
• Aeromedical certification testing equipment
• IP and NEMA seal testing chamber (water and dust)
• Additional test sites (DES, surge, transients, etc.) for European certification
• Temperature chambers
• Laboratory columns: small volume units, highly flexible
• FTIR (Fourier Transform Infra-Red spectroscopy)
• GG-MS (gas chronomatography – mass spectrophotometry)
• CP (induced coupled plasma)
• Full analysis laboratory (FTIR, FTIR-PAS, AA)
• Test laboratories for experimental models
• Biofiltration pilot laboratory
• Artificial vision laboratory
• Multi-material processing platform (total capacity 8,000 m³)
• Outdoor composting platform (3,500 m² of which 350 m² covered)
• Weather station
• Air aspiration and injection system
• Water injection and collection system
• Gas sensor and filtration system
• Vibration, shock, fall and rebound tables (ISTA testing)
• Pre-industrial laboratory unit unit for biofiltration intended for final adjustments prior to scaling
• Pilot laboratory or land units