Abrasion and Wear Testing of Coatings by Ball Cratering « http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/cmmt/projects/crater/ | | Provides details of the crater program , a european union funded project aimed at developing a standard micro scale abrasion test procedure for evaluating the resistance to abrasive wear of both soft and hard coatings. |
CSM Instruments « http://www.csm-instruments.com | | Surface characterisation by nano indentation and nano scratch method to determine hardness and adhesion of coating. |
Falex Tribology NV « http://www.falexint.com | | Consultant service in wear and friction of new materials and lubricants. fully equipped test laboratory. sales and support of falex tribometers |
Georgia Tech Tribology Research Group « http://www.me.gatech.edu/me/publicat/brochures/rb/13tri.html | | Provides links to key tribology research staff at the woodruff school of engineering |
Introduction to Reynolds Lubrication Theory « http://www.fluidmech.net/tutorials/trib/trib.htm | | The site is a short overview of reynolds' lubrication theory based on physical arguments and order of magnitude analysis. |
J. V. Poplawski & Associates « http://www.bearingspecialists.com/ | | Consultants with rolling element bearing design , failure analysis , and expert witness. also , developers of bearing analysis software. includes list of seminars and publications. |
Jost Institute for Tribotechnology « http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/destech/tech/jost/jost.htm | | Based at the university of central lancashire , uk , the institute offers research , knowledge transfer , training and consultancy within the area of tribology |
National Centre of Tribology (UK) « http://www.esrtechnology.com/nct | | The nct is set up to support industry through consultancy , research , development and training and is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists including experts in materials , failure analysis , surface engineering , corrosion , wear , m |
National Physical Laboratory (UK) Surface Technology Group - Friction and Wear « http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/cmmt/surfacetech/friction_and_wear.html | | A good access point to the tribological research activities of the npl's surface technology group. information on publications and technical workshops is provided. |
Neale Consulting Engineers « http://www.tribology.co.uk | | Tribology consultants focusing on design evaluation , failure investigation , engineering training and expert witness services. |
Petrotest GmbH « http://www.petrotest.com | | Manufacturer of test equipment for petrochemistry and tribological evaluation. |
Phoenix Tribology Ltd « http://www.phoenix-tribology.com | | Offering consulting services in tribological test design and the plint range of tribology test machines and instruments |
Precision Ceramic Balls « http://www.ceramic-precision-balls.com | | A useful source of precision ceramic balls for tribological test applications |
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers « http://www.stle.org/ | | Technical association providing industrial interchange of today's fast-moving developments in lubrication theory and practice. |
Surface Engineering and Tribology, KU Leuven, Belgium « http://www.mtm.kuleuven.ac.be/Research/SURF/index.html | | Research group on surface engineering and tribology. investigating self-lubricating coatings and bulk materials , tribo-reactive materials , tribo-corrosion and fretting problems in engineering applications. coordinator: prof dr ir jean-pierre celis |