Whatever the reason for considering a change in material selection, be it for cost issues, supplier, quality or environmental reasons we can answer questions such as:

• How can we improve existing materials, products, processes and technologies?
• Can we make them perform better – by selecting different materials and reformulating?
• Can we add functionality to what they do?
• Can we reduce the cost of them?
• Can we pinpoint the root cause of failures and stop them from re-occurring?
• Can we improve yields?
• How can we develop the next generation of products and processes?

Some examples of our services include:

• Chemical analysis of both bulk composition and trace analysis
• Mineralogical analyses for speciation and phase determination
• Physical testing such as grading, density, porosity, strength, rheology, mechanical, electrical and thermal properties
• Microstructural testing to study product failure or defects, failure mechanisms, inclusions, grain size and bonding structure
• Surface analysis to detect failures, contamination and defects.