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Insights

17th August 2023

The History of Tribology: Pre-Industrial

Tribology is a relatively modern term, coined only back in 1966 in the Jost Report. However, human interaction with tribology and its concepts go back to almost the birth of the human species.

Written by Amitha Clark

PCS Instruments moves into its next phase ahead with new growth plans

Having joined in late 2022, CEO Steve Horder has ushered in a new phase of growth for PCS since joining the business in September 2022.

Written by Amitha Clark

The EHD-HS: An Innovation in Lubricant Testing

PCS Instruments are proud to introduce the new EHD-HS: a high speed (up to 20 m/s), fully automated, benchtop instrument for measuring lubricant film thickness down to 1nm in the elastohydrodynamic (EHD) lubricating regime.

Written by Amitha Clark

22nd February 2022

The Science Behind Olympic Curling

As the 2022 Winter Olympics rumble on in Beijing, here at PCS Instruments we thought we would focus on a very particular and interesting sport from the roster… Curling!

Written by Amitha Clark

3rd December 2021

DLC Coatings

Diamond and graphite are two well know allotropes (forms) of carbon, however, their properties are very different. Diamond is essentially a single, very large covalent structure whose atoms form a regular rigid structure.

Written by Amitha Clark

3rd December 2021

The Science Behind Diamond like Coatings (DLCs)

The use of Diamond-like coatings (DLC) has increased steadily over the last 20 years.

Written by Amitha Clark