Rtec Instruments Inc acquires Micro Materials Ltd Rtec Instruments, a global leader in surface characterization and tribology solutions, today announced the acquisition of Micro Materials Ltd., a UK-based pioneer in advanced micro- and nanoindentatio... 23 Mar 2026
Sales success in cutting tools sector for Micro Materials Ltd We are delighted to announce that Micro Materials Ltd has recently delivered a NanoTest Vantage system to YG-1 Co Ltd's HQ, located in Incheon, South Korea's third largest city. Established in 1981, Y... 13 Mar 2026
The spatially-distributed impact test - a new video with case studies now available on Micro Materials Ltd's You Tube channel Did you know that the spatially-distributed impact test—an extension of conventional nano- and micro-impact testing—was pioneered by the applications specialists at Micro Materials Ltd using the NanoT... 6 Feb 2026
Visit to Liaoning Academy of Materials in Shenyang During a recent customer care visit to Liaoning Academy of Materials in Shenyang,Dr Krish Narain , Micro Materials Ltd ’s Director of Business Development, enjoyed the privilege of meeting Professor Y... 27 Jan 2026
New Paper - TiN, CrN and TiCrN coating architectures on M2 steel: consequences for wear and micro-impact resistance Micro Materials is pleased to announce the publication of a new study evaluating the mechanical, tribological, and impact performance of three arc-evaporated multilayer coatings deposited on hardened ... 19 Jan 2026
New Paper - High temperature indentation La-Fe-Co-Si alloys are promising magnetocaloric materials for future cooling applications. Researchers at the Korea Institute of Materials Science have been using the precision indent placement and ex... 18 Nov 2025
New Paper, describing cyclic and statistically-distributed micro impact tests on thermal barrier coatings We are very proud to announce that our latest collaboration with National Physical Laboratory and Cranfield University on damage mechanisms in impact and erosion of thermal barrier coatings has just b... 30 Oct 2025
NanoTest Xtreme is setting the standard in the USA We are proud to announce that Micro Materials Ltd has recently supplied a NanoTest Xtreme system to the Nanomechanical Properties Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in ... 10 Oct 2025
NanoTest user training in Thailand At Micro Materials Ltd ,our commitment to supporting customers doesn’t end at instrument set-up — it’s just the beginning. We were proud to recently deliver on-site NanoTest user training in Thailand ... 30 Sep 2025
Fretting wear - new paper published Fretting wear of lubricated DLC coating systems is the title of a new paper co-authored by Ben Beake , Micro Materials Ltd's Director of Materials Development, Samuel McMaster , Tomasz Liskiewicz and ... 25 Jul 2025
New Case Study: multi-scale impact testing Researchers from Professor Jian Chen's group at Southeast University have provided a new multi-scale impact testing case study carried out using a NanoTest instrument supplied by Micro Materials Ltd. ... 2 Jul 2025
Daniel Zhao now leading Micro Materials Ltd's NanoTest sales activities in China from new sales office MrDanielZhao, General Manager, will be in charge of all business activitiesin China (including Hong Kong). He has many years of experience of technical sales and service within the nanomechanical test... 10 Jun 2025