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Structural, Material, & Wind Blade Testing
The UMaine Composites Center is an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory with more than 20 years of testing experience meeting industry standards from coupon-scale to full-scale, including wind blade testing to IEC 61400-23.
Structural Testing
The UMaine Composites Center is an ISO 17025 accredited testing laboratory with nearly 20 years of testing experience meeting industry standards from coupon-scale to full-scale. Our dedication to industry responsiveness and fast turnaround has led to more than 500 product development and testing projects over the past five years.
Our facility includes fully equipped, integrated laboratories to develop and test durable, lightweight, corrosion-resistant material solutions for a wide variety of industries. These include, but are not limited to:
– Offshore wind energy
– Civil infrastructure
– Electrical utilities
The Center offers expertise in large-scale and coupon-level instrumentation and testing, composites manufacturing and analysis, and finite element analysis.


Material Property Testing
Material Testing Capabilities
Work with our world-class material testing team and facilities.
Wind Blade Testing
Design, Fabricate and Test Under One Roof
IEC 61400-23 Proof Testing