- Portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrophotometer XGLab mod. Elio
- Optical Microscopy: Zeiss reflected-light photomicroscope with halogen and LED ultraviolet sources, Canon digital camera; Leica stereomicroscope with multicolour illumination sources, Canon digital camera; Zeiss AXI0 photomicroscope
- Digital Microscopy: DinoLite microscope with white LED and UV sources
- Scanning Electron Microscopy: Zeiss mod. EVO 25 with EDX Link-Oxford microanalysis
- FTIR Spectrophotometry: Thermo-Nicolet IS50 spectrophotometer with FTIR reflection microscope and Continuum ATR; Bruker Alpha portable FTIR spectrophotometer with additional ATR module; Agilent handheld portable spectrophotometer
- Raman Spectrophotometry: Madatec portable instruments with 532nm and 785nm lasers
- Dionex DI120 ion chromatograph
- Roughness tester
- Eddy current meter for alloy characterisation Sigmascope SMP 10 and thickness gauge Leptoskop 2042 Karl Deutsch
- Leptoskop 2042 Karl Deutsch colorimeter
- Arroweld gloss meter
- X-ray apparatus (fixed Italstructures C3K5 and portable Art Gil Gilardoni)
- Mettler Toledo conductivity meter and pH meter
- Origalys potentiostat for electrochemical analysis (amperometry, potentiometry, voltammetry)
- Analytical balances, drying oven, muffle furnace
- QUV ageing chamber
