PCS Instruments is a leader in supporting lubricant research and development, with over 30 years of experience and expertise across a range of industries.
Where there is movement in a system you will almost always find a lubricant of some kind. From snowboards to CNC machines, and from your knee joint to the CV joint of a car, all require lubricants to operate reliably and efficiently. That lubricants are so widely used in so many different applications means that there is no single way to make a lubricant, as they often have to perform many different tasks. For some they must cool as well as reduce friction, for some they must stop foaming or corrosion, whilst others might need to survive extreme pressures or temperatures. With all these competing needs, lubricant design is highly application specific, so researchers utilise lab equipment such as the MTM, ETM, EHD and MPR to help develop lubricants and test them at representative conditions.
Going forward, tribology will be as important as ever in the design and development of lubricants. This innovative work is integral to improving efficiency and reliability in systems and making sure they can last the test of time. Tribologists play a key role in making systems more sustainable and environmentally friendly, and in doing so are helping to protect the future of the planet.
The frictional response and surface damage resistance of lubricants at extreme pressures can be effectively researched using the ETM.
Lubricants and refrigerants operating at high pressure or within harsh atmospheres can be researched and developed using the capabilities of the HPR.
The HSD offers a gateway to understanding the fundamental behaviour of lubricants operating inside high-speed tribological contacts.
The MPR enables the effect of lubricant formulation on rolling contact fatigue resistance to be researched allowing for high performing lubricants capable of suppressing surface damage such as micro/macro pitting.
Vital insight inside a lubricant formulation's interaction of surfaces and frictional response can be gained through effective research on the MTM.
The effect of electric fields on the chemistry and surface interaction of lubricants to produce high performing, resilient lubricant solutions can be performed on the MTM-EC.
