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INDUSTRY NEWS
New Buehler Metallographic
Laboratory on the campus of
the University of Warwick/UK
Collaboration with Warwick Manufacturing
Group Yields Synergy Effects
Buehler ITW Test &
Measurement, a leading
manufacturer of
instruments, consumables
and accessories for
metallography and materials
analysis, has opened a
new European Solutions
Centre in a collaborative
venture with Warwick
Manufacturing Group
(WMG) with over 600
staff and a strong relation
with over 1000 global
companies, offering support
to over 1800 SMEs through
dedicated programmes.
Part of WMG’s Materials
Engineering Centre at
the University of Warwick
12
JUNE 2019
campus, Buehler’s new
Solutions Centre aims
to support academic
und industrial research
on various technologies
ranging from additive
manufacturing, energy
storage, machining and
processing of metallic
and composite materials
to joining technologies.
The new laboratory is equipped with
latest metallographic sample preparation
equipment, including several abrasive and
precision sectioning machines, high-end
grinder-polishers and a spectral analysis
system for chemical characterisation of
materials. Available equipment also
includes Buehler’s latest hardness testers in
varying degrees of automation and testing
capabilities, and Nikon optical microscopes
interfaced with Buehler’s own image analysis
software for ideal metallographic analysis.
Dr. Evans Mogire, European Technical and
Laboratory Manager at Buehler, comments:
“The new Solutions Centre allows us to
better address complex customer applications
and/or technical requests relating to
metallography and provides exceptional
facilities for conducting and hosting
seminars in the metallographic sector.
The collaboration with WMG is a win-win
relationship, offering both resident material
scientists and Buehler access to latest
characterization technologies for metallic,
polymer, ceramic and composite materials.”
Paul Johnson, Technical Services Manager
at WMG, adds: “This well-equipped
microscopy, metallographic and materials
preparation laboratory provides a valuable
resource for the entire group. It offers us the
opportunity to work side by side with a
leading developer, producer and supplier
providing us with leading-edge, perfectly
maintained metallographic preparation and
characterisation equipment, whilst Buehler
can benefit by working with the very latest
materials that we are developing and gain
valuable insights for the further development
of its product range.”
For further information about products
and services available from Buehler
ITW Test & Measurement GmbH please
visit https://www.buehler-met.de/
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