• Characterization of thin coatings
• Measurement of :
• friction coefficient
• acoustic emission
• penetration depth
   

• Pin on disc geometry
• Continuous and alternative motion
• Ambient and cryogenic environment
• Measurement of :
• friction coefficient
• temperature
   

• Ring on ring geometry
• High temperature (up to 1200°C)
• Low vacuum (10-7 torr)
• Measurement of :
• friction coefficient
• temperature

• Pin on disc geometry
• High acceleration (0 to 10 m/s in only 20 ms)
• Measurement of the friction coefficient

• Characterization of surfaces
• 3D Profilometer
• Measurement of :
• All normalized parameters in 2D : Ra , Rt ,Rp , ..., Wa , Wt , Wp
• The equivalent in 3D - SRa , SRt ,SRp , ..., SWa , SWt , SWp
• Bearing curve in 2D and 3D
• Automotive criteria Cr, Cf, Cl
• Calculation of surfaces and volumes


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• Measurement of :
• Friction coefficient
• Temperature of the tested oil
• Wear of the tested coating
for different loads, sliding/rolling rates,
rotational speeds and temperatures of the lubricant 

• Measurement of :
• Absolute viscosity for different
• rates of shear
• temperatures
• Drawing of the results with statistical analysis

• Characterization of vegetable lubricants
• Journal bearing geometry
• Temperature fixed at 90°C
• High shear rate
• Injection of air micro bubbles
• Measurement of :
• friction coefficient
• temperature
• viscosity
• chemical indexes

• Characterization of the oiliness of lubricants
• Journal bearing geometry
• Measurement of the friction coefficient at low rotational speed

• Journal bearing geometry
• Measurement of :
• friction coefficient
• temperature

• Characterization of very thin film (EHL)
• Ball on disc geometry
• Measurement of film thickness
   
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Dry friction : 

• High accuracy scale (10-5 gr)
• Optical microscope (x 50)
• Hardness measurement
• Timken machine
• Falex-Faville machine
• Abrasion tribometer
• Taber abrasimeter

• 4 balls testing machine
• Bently Nevada Test rig