Less than eight weeks to go until the 73rd STLE annual conference, at PCS we are finalising travel plans, exhibition material and most importantly applying the finishing touches to the PCS-TED, our new instrument, which we will be showcasing at the conference. The TED (Traction Extreme Device) is our first instrument in 10 years […]
Just arrived back from another successful 2-day Tribology event at one of the IET main event hubs, Austin Court in Birmingham. Across the 2 days, there were eleven technical presentations by industry experts. Day 1 kicked off with the IET Tribology and conference chair, Dr Rich Baker welcoming the audience and speakers and recounting […]
PCS enjoyed attending the International Conference on Industrial Tribology last week in Kolkata, India. The venue, The Vedic Village Spa and Resort, is short taxi ride from Kolkata airport and is set over 150 acres of sprawling farmland, lakes, coconut groves and a wealth of flora. Dr Rich Baker was invited to give one of […]
This year PCS reached 30 years in business and to mark the occasion we held a one-day event at the Royal Geographical Society, South Kensington. Current customers, PCS employees and both current and past staff and students from Imperial College came along help us celebrate the achievement. The day started with a nostalgic talk from […]
This year the STLE Annual General Meeting was held in Atlanta, Georgia. We showcased two new additions to the PCS product portfolio- the PCS-BAM and the PCS-TED. Both instruments drummed up a lot of interest and sparked many exciting discussions on the exhibition stand. Throughout the conference there was many thought provoking presentations including investigation into […]
Next week we will be attending the 72nd STLE Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency, Atlanta. We are delighted to reveal this year we will be showcasing two new instruments; PCS-TED for measuring traction at high contact pressures ( up to 3GPa) with standard specimens and the PCS-BAM, Bio-Analysis Machine for soft contact applications , […]
PCS sponsored the TriboUK event last week (April 27/28th) at Imperial College. The event was attended by 90 research students from Universities across the UK. There were 2 keynote presentations (1 each day) from Professor Anne Neville (OBE) on Bio tribology and from Professor John Williams (on Gecko studies) along with some excellent student presentations. […]
Last week the second IET ‘Challenges in Tribology’ conference took place in Austin Court, Birmingham. Due to the success of the first one it was extended from a one day to a two day event. This put a lot of pressure on the organising committee to meet expectations and it’s fair to say they delivered. […]
Our General Manager Dr Rich Baker was invited to speak at the Masters course that Professor Oliver Lieleg runs at the Technische Universität München (TUM). The course, entitled “Experimental Methods for the Characterization of Biomaterials” has been run for a few years, but this year Professor Lieleg invited a select group of industrial companies to […]
The 3rd International Bio-Tribology conference has just come to a close. It was held at Imperial College, London, PCS’s first home, which brought back many fond memories. A wide range of researchers from all areas of bio-tribology, in both industry and education, came together to present and discuss hot topics such as shaving, tooth brushing, personal […]