IMA MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND ANWENDUNGSTECHNIK

IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik Dresden (IMA Dresden) develops and performs customized testing of all types of materials and components. Here you will find comprehensive engineering competence in issues of stability, function, and reliability. From IMA's unique position in research and industry, the company can provide support throughout the entire product development process, helping you to verify your product's durability, function, and safety. The focal point of our business is t... he design, performance, and evaluation of certification and development tests for complex aircraft structures and components. We offer an impressive portfolio of services, including stability calculations, experimental component testing, and damage analyses. We develop test technologies and concepts for traffic engineering, where the highest standards apply. IMA operates in compliance with German and international standards and regulations for and we are certified according to DIN EN 9100 and DIN EN ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. All our testing laboratories are accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 (DAkkS, registration number D-PL-13119-02-00) which allows us to develop new test methods. Since 2011 the field material testing of non-metallic materials and since 2012 the field material testing of metallic materials have been accredited in accordance with the standard of aircraft industry NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defence Contractors Accreditation Program). Verifying the reliability and safety of materials for the entire component lifetime is a demanding complex matter. Our engineers build on knowledge which has grown here over the course of decades. The roots of IMA Dresden reach back into Dresdens airplan construction industry in the fifties. From 1958 the passenger jet '152' was statically tested here and fatigue tests in a water tank started in 1960. For the predecessor enterprise of IMA Dresden, the IfL Institute for lightweight construction and economic use of materials (1961-1990), the numerical and experimental verification of stability were core topics.