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
New reference document for high temperature capabilities of the NanoTest Vantage and NanoTest Xtreme instruments Materials researchers whose projects will require nanomechanical and tribological testing at high temperatures - here's a handy new reference document which details the wide range of capabilities of M... 30 May 2025
Nanomechanics for Coatings and Engineering Surfaces - If you are interested in best practice in nanoindentation and small-scale testing, then maybe you'll be keen to get your hands on a copy of this reference guide: "Nanomechanics for Coatings and Engine... 27 May 2025
From half a world away Although our sales team has been able to meet representatives of Hylec Controls on their home ground in Australia on several occasions over the years,we recently welcomed sales manager Damian Langley ... 25 Apr 2025
Quick, easy and reliable highly-controlled test method to replicate solid particle erosion tests - now patented by Micro Materials Ltd A quick, easy and reliable highly controlled test method to replicate solid particle erosion tests and help you design more erosion-resistant materials – could this be what you are looking for ? Micro... 22 Jan 2025
Micro Materials Ltd's statistically-distributed nano-scratch technique - assists in marking a new milestone! Micro Materials, is very pleased to announce that our Director of Materials Development, Prof Ben Beake has recently achieved the impressive milestone of 7,000+ citations (7,168 to be precise)! Congra... 13 Jan 2025
Micro Materials Ltd makes the News in erosion resistance! An article detailing our recent project to make industrial coatings that can resist erosion at higher temperatures appears on the BBC News website! Micro Materials has recently led a project to make i... Update 25 Nov 2024