Contract Research and Testing

The following lists companies and organisations that offer contract research and testing services using both Plint tribometers and units from other manufacturers.

Company/Organisation:	National Physical Laboratory
Country:	UK
Location:	London
Contact Name:	Dr Mark Gee
Contact E-mail:	Mark.Gee@npl.co.uk
Web Site:	www.npl.co.uk
Plint/Phoenix Tribology Equipment:
	TE 66 Micro-Scale Abrasion Tester
	TE 77 High Frequency Friction Machine
	TE 68 Gas Jet Erosion Rig
Other Tribometers:
	Low speed pin-on-disc
	High load pin-on-disc
	TCL Scratch test system
	Low load scratch test system
	Nano Indenter
	Nanomaterials test system
	High temperature nanoindentation
	Reciprocating test system
	High temperature (1500 deg C) reciprocating rig
	High temperature (1500 deg C) thrust washer and pin-on-ring
	ASTM G65 Abrasion Testing
	ASTM B611 Abrasion Testing
Analytical Equipment:
	SEM
Company/Organisation:	National Centre of Tribology
	ESR Technology Ltd
Country:	UK
Location:	Warrington
Contact Name:	Dr Paul Tweedale
Contact E-mail:	paul.tweedale@esrtechnology.com
Web Site:	www.esrtechnology.com
Plint/Phoenix Tribology Equipment:
	TE 53 Multi Purpose Friction and Wear Tester
	TE 77 High Frequency Friction Machine
	TE 82 High Speed Four Ball Machine
Other Tribometers:
	Denison Pin on Disc
	Falex Pin in Vee Block
	Taber Abrader
	Reciprocating Pin on Plate 0-100 mm stroke
	Long Stroke Reciprocating Pin on Plate 0-500 mm stroke
	Thrust Washer ASTM D3702 Rig
	Rubber Wheel Abrasion Tester, Dry & Wet
Analytical Equipment:
	SEM with Quantitative EDAX
	Optical Microscopy
	Hardness, Micro Hardness
	Nano Indenter
	Profilometers, contacting & non contacting
Company/Organisation:	Bournemouth University
Country:	UK
Location:	Bournemouth, Dorset
Contact Name:	Professor Mark Hadfield
Contact E-mail:	mhadfield@bournemouth.ac.uk
Web Site:	http://www.sustainableengineering.org
Plint/Phoenix Tribology Equipment:
	TE 57 Pressurized Lubricity Tester
	TE 92 HS High Speed Microprocessor Controlled Rotary Tribometer
Other Tribometers:
	Ball Lapping Rig
Analytical Equipment:
	SEM
	BX20 Light Microscope
	Precision Cutter
Company/Organisation:	Cosworth Ltd
Country:	UK
Location:	Northampton
Contact Name:	Dr Nick Wright
Contact E-mail:	nick.wright@cosworth.com
Contact Name:	Dr Paul Croft
Contact E-mail:	paul.croft@cosworth.com
Web Site:	http://www.cosworth.com
Plint/Phoenix Tribology Equipment:
	TE 67 Pin on Disc/Reciprocating Pin on Plate Machine
	TE 92 HS High Speed Microprocessor Controlled Rotary Tribometer
Other Equipment:
	Tensile testing machines
	Fatigue testing machines
Analytical Equipment:
	SEM with chemical analysis capability
	Non destructive fluorescent dye & magnetic particle flaw detection
Areas of Expertise:
	Metallic Materials
	Materials Processing
	Surface Processing
	Coatings
Company/Organisation:	Fraunhofer-Institut für Schicht-
	und Oberflächentechnik IST
Country:	Germany
Location:	Braunschweig
Contact Name:	Dr.-Ing. Jochen Brand
Contact E-mail:	brand@ist.fhg.de
Web Site:	www.ist.fhg.de
Plint/Phoenix Tribology Equipment:
	TE 74 Two Roller Machine
Other Tribometers:
	Pin on disc tests (rotating and oscillation)
	WAZAU Tribo test
	CSM Scratch test
	Nano Indenter (Fischerscope)
	Cavitation tester
Analytical Equipment:
	SIMS
	EPMA
	REM, EDX
	RAMAN
	AFM, STM
	XRD
Company/Organisation:	QinetiQ Ltd
	Fuels and Lubricants Centre
Country:	UK
Location:	Farnborough
Contact Name:	Dr Miles Talks
Contact E-mail:	MGTALKS@qinetiq.com
Web Site:	www.qinetiq.com/energy/fuels&lubes
Plint/Phoenix Tribology Equipment:
	TE 77 High Frequency Friction Machine
	TE 92 Microprocessor Controlled Rotary Tribometer
Other Tribometers:
	Numerous
Analytical Equipment:
	Numerous
Company/Organisation:	Institut für Werkstoffkunde II
	Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
Country:	Germany
Location:	Karlsruhe
Contact Name:	Dr.-Ing. Johannes Schneider
Contact E-mail:	johannes.schneider@imf.fzk.de
Web Site:	www.iwk2.uni-karlsruhe.de
Plint/Phoenix Tribology Equipment:
	TE 92 HS High Speed Microprocessor Controlled Rotary Tribometer
	TE 92/HT 600°C Specimen Enclosure
Other Tribometers:
	Oscillating sliding tester (Optimol SRV and self made), max. temperature 400°C
	Unidirectional sliding tester (CSEM), max. oil bath temperature 100°C
	Unidirectional sliding tester (CETR UMT3), max. temperature 175°C
	Unidirectional sliding tester (self made: block/ring), max. temperature 900°C
	Sliding-rolling tester (Amsler)
	Static friction tester (self made)
	Abrasive wheel tester (Erichsen 533)
	Scratch tester (self made)
	Cavitation tester (self made according to ASTM G32-92)
	Various micro tribometers (transition static/kinetic friction, unidirectional sliding, slip-rolling)
Analytical Equipment:
	Stylus and optical profilometry
	Hardness tester (Vickers, Rockwell, Martens)
	Materialography
	REM, EDX, AES
	AFM, STM
	XRD
Company/Organisation:	Falex Tribology NV
Country:	Belgium
Location:	Leuven (Rotselaar)
Contact Name:	Mr Kevin Martens
Contact E-mail:	kmartens@falexint.com
Web Site:	www. www.falexint.com
Plint/Phoenix Tribology Equipment:
	TE 77 High Frequency Friction Machine (ASTM G 133)
Other Tribometers: Other Tribometers:
	Falex Pin & Vee Block (ASTM D 2625, 2670, 3233, 5620)
	Falex Block-on-Ring (ASTM D 2509, 2714, 2782, 2981, 3704, ASTM G 77)
	Falex Multispecimen (ASTM D 2266, 3702, 4172)
	Falex Tapping Torque (ASTM D 5619)
	Falex Abrasion (ASTM B 611, G 65 Dry, G 105 Wet)
	Falex Four Ball Wear (ASTM D 2266, 4172, 5183)
	Falex Pin-on-Disk (ASTM G 99)
	Falex Miller Slurry Abrasion (ASTM G 75)
	Optimol SRV (ASTM D 5706, 5707, DIN 51834-1-2-3-4DIN E 65593, DIN E 62136-1)
	Conestoga Vane Pump (ASTM D 7043, ISO 20763)
Analytical Equipment:
	SEM
	AFM
	White Light Interferometer
	Profilometry

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