Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus
Emc2 Lab in Progress
Groundbreaking for the new lab took place on April 21, 2010. 

Emc2 President, Gery Wilkowski, Director of Operations, Gary Hattery and Vice President, Prabhat Krishnaswamy breaking ground.


Emc2 staff breaking ground with Arccon construction company President, Steve Arend (far right), and Vice President, Jim Boggs (far left), building architect, Steve Copeland (second from left) and building manager, Chris Meeks (sixth from left).
(not pictured: George Wall and Keith Wichman)
Building Construction

New Lab Capabilities
  • 100 kip Instron servohydraulic test machine

  • 220 kip MTS servohydraulic test machine

  • 450 kip servohydraulic machine; quasi-static and dynamic rates

  • Pit for hydraulic pipe burst tests with axial flaws

  • Large strongback in pit for 4-point bend pipe tests - 35 foot long frame (future item)

  • Plastic pipe creep testing machine - hydrostatic high temperature pipe testing station

  • Small machine shop area, polishing table, hardness tester and Charpy machine
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