EXPERIENCE

Risatti started its activity more than 50 years ago. This activity helped understanding and solving the customer’s problems in this field. At the same time, continuous contacts with technician from major Industrial Groups, led Risatti Instruments to the development of highly specialised testing systems, suitable to satisfy the most varied operative needs.

THE PRODUCT
Our testers are completely designed and manufactured by Risatti; they cover the electromechanical and electrotechnical field, ranging from small, medium and large production volumes, often combined with assembly integrated existing lines or systems for automatic handling of the devices under test, also specialized in laboratory tests. Preventive maintenance, reparation and rewinding are also very important sectors in which we are leader.

 
OUR STRENGHT POINTS
– The most complete and widest range of products in the sector
– Easy solutions and simplicity in use
– Constant research of the best quality/ performance/price ratio
– Research and use of the most updated technology Possibility to Customise all machines
– Full correspondence with quality and accident prevention laws
– Commercial network and technical service extended to the main industrial areas
– Word-wide distribution or representative.

With all the experience we have gained, our continuous investments in technology and human resources and our prompt 24/7 service to any site in Italy, we can market ourselves as a leading player when factors such as innovation and quality are key, catering to the many and varied demands of individual customers. We are based near Milan, in Madignano, where we have a 7000 m² site with a floor area of 3550 m², including 9 type-approved bunkers, capable of handling up to 70 Tonnes.

We currently have 15 operators with ASNT-TC-1A / ISO 9712 qualifications in various types of testing along with vehicles for 24-hour field service at construction sites and/or customer premises. We also have a permit from the Ministry for carrying radioactive material. In addition, with our two latest-generation VARIAN Linatron 9, 6 and 3 MeV linear accelerators, we are the first company in Italy offering outsourced services capable of testing steel more than 400 mm thick. We have developed an efficient company Quality System and have been ISO 9001 certified since 2000; certification was reconfirmed in July 2010 in accordance with the new standard.

Our staff, composed of 55 employees, also involves several professional and specialist experts for production technology qualification and certification, management and organization innovation services.

Thanks to its in-depth knowledge of industrial materials and their production processes, equipped and advanced laboratories, AQM is a reference for oil & gas, automotive, mechanics, aerospace and metallurgy, industries.

Aqm has several accreditations, approvals, certifications, authorizations and collaborations, for example:
– Test laboratory (no. 0095) accredited Accredia (Italian Accreditation Body) operating in compliance with UNI CEI EN ISO / IEC 17025 standards for chemical analyses, mechanical tests, metallography, corrosion tests and non destructive tests on steel and non-ferrous metal products, since 18/05/1995;

– Calibration centre (no. 151) accredited Accredia operating in compliance with the UNI CEI EN ISO / IEC 17025 standard for calibration of hardness testing machines, Charpy pendulum impact test, tension-compression testing machines, calibration of extensometer for tension/compression machines. ACCREDIA accreditation guarantees the compliance with common standards of measurements within the EA (European Cooperation for Accreditation) system;

– Excellence Centre of ISTITUTO ITALIANO DELLA SALDATURA (IIS) for eastern Lombardy since 2001, first Welding school (no. 001 F) officially approved;

– Non-Destructive Test Centre (IIS Cert certification and approval no. 004PND);

– Training centre for welders of polyethylene pipes and fittings (IIS approval
certificate no. 013P);

– IIW (International Institute of Welding) Authorized Training Body for the provision of training courses for international welding specialists and Inspectors

– ect.

AQM MAIN ACTIVITIES

Testing Labs:

– MECHANICAL TESTS: preparation of specimens and samples, hot and room temperature tensile and compression tests,stress/strain tests, low and room temperature impact bending tests, hardness and microhardness tests, bending, flexing, torsion and impact tests, special tests according to the customer’s requirements, axial fatigue tests, da/dN crack propagation, ΔKlth crack formation test, KIC, CTOD and JIC fracture mechanics, DROP weight test (Pellini), rotating fatigue tests on smooth or notched specimens.

– CHEMICAL AND ENVIROMENTAL ANALYSES: qualitative and quantitative analysis of all metals and metal alloys, minerals, refractories, alloying materials and slag, process water and plant and/or treatment wastewater, analysis of dissolved gases and PCBs in transformer oils.

– METALLOGRAPHY: studies, analysis and interpretations of the macro/microstructures of metals and/or similar materials, studies of macro/microstructural changes due to manufacturing cycles and heat and thermomechanical treatments, studies and characterisations of surface coatings and hardened layers, image analysis for micro-inclusional status evaluation, crystal grain size, metallic phases, measurement of retained austenite contents in steels by RX diffractometry, micrographic exams by in-lab replication and on-site, assessment of metallographic characteristics in relation to the relevant standards, specifications and purchase contracts, Microstructural characterisation of processes which produce thermal changes, Microstructural characterisation of thermochemical treatments, characterisation of metal coatings, Analysis of austenic grain size in relation to time and temperature, Plotting of CCT graphs, Plotting of TTT graphs, Analysis of austenic grain size in relation to time and temperature, Magnetic Permeability.

– ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS: fractures and failure analysis, Identification and measurement of coatings, inclusion analysis, qualitative identification of metallographic phases and compounds, study of corrosion phenomenas, characterisation of metallic and non-metallic filtration particulates, microanalysis of all fibrous silicates (asbestos), microanalysis and counting of airborne fibres, particulate matter (PM) (ex: PM10, PM5, …).

– FAILURE ANALYSIS: evaluation of data design and use conditions, Inspections test and destructive/nondestructive examinations, chemical analysis, electron microscopy examinations (SEM) and micro analysis, macro/microfractographic exams, metallographic analysis (EDS), measurement of applied and residual tensional states, shape and dimensional examinations (in lab or on site, operating condition simulation, EDS microanalysis for cases of corrosion, study of the correlation of the properties and characteristics investigated to further understanding of the damage phenomena, drawing up technical purchase specifications, planning of acceptance tests for monitoring product quality levels.

– CORROSION AND FATIGUE TESTS: SSC and HIC tests Kesternich test, corrosion resistance testing of stainless steels and nickel alloys in accordance with the main international standards (ASTM A262, ASTM G28, ASTM G48, UNI EN ISO 3651, UNI EN ISO 9400), ect..

– NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTS: Ultrasonic Test, Penetrant Test, Magnetoscopy, Radioscopy, X-ray test, Eddy Current test, Visual Test, Todf, Phased Array, Immersion Ultrasonic Test VT, Tomography.

– COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION TESTING

– INDUSTRIAL TOMOGRAPHY

– METROLOGY AND CALIBRATION: under Accredia approval: Hardness meters, material testing equipment, strain gauges, charpy impact testers. Moreover, AQM performs a wide range of calibrations with reference to international standard samples and also offers important additional services.

Training:
– Metal welding school
– School for welding specialists, inspectors, technologists and engineers,
– School welders of polyethylene pipes and fittings
– Non-destructive test school
– Metallography school
– Heat treatment school
– High pressure and low pressure die casting school
– Laboratory staff school
– Occupational health and safety management school.

Consulting:
– Production processes and design
– Materials and quality control of products
– Quality – safety – enviroment
– Company organisation.

Standards and publishing:
– National and international technical standards selling;
– Standards update status monitoring service;
-Technical Publishing, and Technical Multimedia Products like TOTAL MATERIA, a leading database which contains more than 12 million property records for over 450,000 metallic and non-metallic materials.