Tribology

Abrasion and Wear Testing of Coatings by Ball Cratering - 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.
www.npl.co.uk/npl/cmmt/projects/crater/

CSM Instruments - Surface characterisation by nano indentation and nano scratch method to determine hardness and adhesion of coating.
www.csm-instruments.com

Falex Tribology NV - Consultant service in wear and friction of new materials and lubricants. Fully equipped test laboratory. Sales and support of Falex tribometers
www.falexint.com

Jost Institute for Tribotechnology - Based at the University of Central Lancashire, UK, the Institute offers research, knowledge transfer, training and consultancy within the area of tribology
www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/destech/tech/jost/jost.htm

J.V. Poplawski & Associates - Consultants with rolling element bearing design, failure analysis, and expert witness. Also, developers of bearing analysis software. Includes list of seminars and publications.
www.bearingspecialists.com/

National Centre of Tribology (UK) - Set up to support industry through consultancy, research, development and training.
www.esrtechnology.com/page_view2.asp=3fInfoID=3d334

National Physical Laboratory (UK) Surface Technology Group - Friction and Wear - A good access point to the tribological research activities of the NPL's Surface Technology Group. Information on publications and technical workshops is provided.
www.npl.co.uk/npl/cmmt/surfacetech/friction_and_wear.html

Neale Consulting Engineers - Tribology consultants focusing on design evaluation, failure investigation, engineering training and expert witness services.
www.tribology.co.uk

Petrotest GmbH - Manufacturer of test equipment for petrochemistry and tribological evaluation.
www.petrotest.com

Phoenix Tribology Ltd - Offering consulting services in tribological test design and the Plint range of tribology test machines and instruments
www.phoenix-tribology.com

Precision Ceramic Balls - A useful source of precision ceramic balls for tribological test applications
www.ceramic-precision-balls.com

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers - Technical association providing industrial interchange of today's fast-moving developments in lubrication theory and practice.
www.stle.org/

Surface Engineering and Tribology, KU Leuven, Belgium - 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
www.mtm.kuleuven.ac.be/Research/SURF/index.html

Swanson & Associates Consulting Corp - Provides engineering consulting support aimed at improving products by identifying, managing and running durability tests that accurately access the processes of wear and fatigue.
sac-corp.biz

Tribo-Corrosion Network - Access point for the TriCORR Network, which was established to link researchers interested in tribo-corrosion.
www.tricorrnet.strath.ac.uk

Tribo-Fatigue Home Page - Tribo-Fatigue - the science concerned with wear-fatigue damages and fractures of active systems of machines and equipment
www.tribo-fatigue.com

Tribologie - France - Providing useful information and links for tribologists in France and the Francophone world.
tribologie.fr

Tribology Consultant - Consulting services provided in the areas of friction, wear, and lubrication.
members.aol.com/wearconsul/myhomepage/business.html

Tribology Research Group - Provides informatipn about tribology research at the Woodruff School of Engineering
www.me.gatech.edu/research/tribology.shtml

Tribology Research Group at the University of Sheffield - Research, Teaching and Consultancy in a wide rage of tribology related areas.
www.tribologyatsheffield.com

Tribology User Center at ORNL - Offers short-term, collaborative tribology R&D projects with U.S. industry and universities through the HTML User Program at ORNL. Emphasis on tribo-testing materials and surface treatments.
www.ms.ornl.gov/htmlhome/mituc/default.htm

Tribology-ABC - A web site providing a forum for students and lecturers to share ideas on tribology research. The site also includes useful software for calculating a wide range tribological contact conditions.
www.tribology-abc.com

Vito Materials Technology - Research activities include development of materials (coatings and ceramics) and surface treatments for wear resistant and low friction surfaces. Consultancy and tribological testing services are also provided.
www.vito.be/english/materials/materialstechnology5.htm