Our state-of-the-art Mechanical Test Facility (MTF) confirms NPL as the UK’s centre of excellence for materials assurance. The MTF is furnished with a comprehensive range of world-class mechanical test equipment from NPL’s partner Instron, to allow us to address the current, emerging and future requirements of research and industrial application.
Hear from the people behind its development and how this facility, combined with NPL’s extensive expertise in materials characterisation and assurance, provides a unique capability for research and commercial testing services covering a broad range of advanced materials.
00:01 - Mike Gower, Principal Research Scientist, introduces the purpose and capabilities of the MTF.
00:34 - Pete Thompson, CEO of NPL, talks about the collaborative opportunities and our mission to help industry with innovation.
00:50 - Mark Summers, former Head of Advanced Manufacturing, discusses how the MTF is enabling digitalisation of testing and moving that process into the virtual world.
01:06 - Noelia Salmeron Perez, Higher Research Engineer, talks about the characterisation of materials and understanding how they perform.
01:28 - Ana Yong, Higher Research Scientist, explains her role within the MTF and how the facility will continue to improve as the science progresses.
01:53 - Mike Gower discusses the importance of our customers and how we can help.
02:10 - Joshua Richardson, Test Manager at Magma Global Ltd, talks about the experience of working with us and how that has benefitted their materials characterisation and testing.
02:35 - Noelia Salmeron Perez further discusses the capabilities of the facility that can benefit any industry across the UK.
02:58 - Nilmini Dissanayake, Higher Research Scientist, explores the research projects she is involved in within the MTF, the aim of which is to ultimately provide industry with the confidence to utilise the results of this projects.
03:34 - Pete Thompson, followed by Ana Yong, talk about how the MTF will be important to helping industry meet net zero targets and increase efficiency through digital and green methods.
04:10 - Mark Summers continues on the subject of a green economy, discussing how new technologies can help us reduce greenhouse gases.
04:22 - Mike Gower goes on to say how exciting it is to be at the forefront of this research.
04:32 - Hannah Zhang, Higher Research Scientist, discusses NPL's long history of developing standards in techniques and test protocols.
05:03 - Pete Thompson discusses how, as the UK's National Metrology Institute, developing standards is critical to what we do and how our work with companies is helping to shape those standards that will benefit them in the future.
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