MTM

The MTM is a ball-on-disc instrument for measuring the frictional properties of lubricated and unlubricated contacts under a wide range of rolling and sliding conditions. It’s wide range of applications include improving fuel economy and engine efficiency, developing new formulations for railway greases, reducing the wear of artificial joints and the mouth feel of food […]

EHD

The EHD2 Ultra Thin Film Measurement System is the latest evolution of the successful EHD instrument. It is now a fully automated computer-controlled instrument for measuring the film thickness and traction coefficient (friction coefficient) of lubricants in the elastohydrodynamic lubricating regime. The instrument can measure lubricant film thickness down to 1 nm. The contact pressures […]

EHD-HS

Operating at up to 20 m/s and measuring lubricant film thickness down to 1 nm in the elastohydrodynamic lubricating regime, the EHD-HS represents the forefront of lubricant film testing. Modern system designs have super finished contacting surfaces allowing them to operate with lubricant film thicknesses below 10 nm and the unique interferometry method used by […]

MPR

The Micro Pitting Rig (MPR) is a triple disc machine for researching rolling contact fatigue (RCF) failure mechanisms in the form of micro and macro pitting at realistic contact pressures under both lubricated and unlubricated conditions. It is used extensively by tribologists, to study a range of failure mechanisms observed in real world applications and […]

ETM

The ETM instrument is ball-on-disc instrument for measuring the frictional properties of lubricated and unlubricated contacts under extreme pressures and a wide range of rolling and sliding conditions. Using high precision components, the ETM allows testing up to 3.5 GPa with standard specimens in a compact, controlled environment. All three regimes (boundary, mixed and EHL) […]

USV

The USV is a computer controlled instrument capable of fully automatic viscosity measurements up to 107 s-1 (reciprocal seconds). Accurate measurement of dynamic viscosity at very high shear rates is of particular concern in the Automotive Industry. Lubricants developed for motor vehicle applications are typically non-Newtonian making it necessary to reproduce the shear rate found […]