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Check out our first Tribo Gatherings Podcast

Posted on November 3, 2023November 9, 2023 by Simon

We have started a Podcast! Our first guest is Dr. Connor Myant from Imperial College. We discuss biotribology, as related to the testing of food and hip joint failures. We discuss the advances in 3D printing and how Connor moved from Tribology into 3D printing. We discuss all Connors current projects and thoughts for the future. The aim of this […]

We’re hiring

Posted on September 5, 2023November 10, 2023 by Simon

We are recruiting an Engineer to join our team at Ingram Tribology.

The deadline for applications is 4th September 2023.

Preparing for the summer conferences 2023

Posted on June 5, 2023September 5, 2023 by Simon

We have been busy preparing for the conferences this summer. By drafting some of our micropitting work for publication. This will be presented at STLE, Lubmat and TriboUK. We have been busy working on a rapid micropitting test that correlates to the FZG micropitting test. Our new test takes less than 40 hours and correlates very well with the FZG […]

Maintaining safe and quiet railways

Posted on June 1, 2023September 5, 2023 by David

We are currently working on an exciting project with the Railway Standards Safety Board (RSSB) and the European Lubricating Grease Institute (ELGI), to develop a new performance test for Top of rail (TOR) materials. These TOR materials are used to ensure traction and reduce noise at the wheel/rail interface. This allows trains to start without the wheels spinning and stop […]

It’s Xmas Penguin Time

Posted on December 24, 2022September 5, 2023 by David

This year the animals at the South Pole have been having fun demonstrating the different shapes of contacting bodies.

Stribeck Curves

Posted on November 1, 2022November 9, 2023 by David

A Stribeck Curve (sometimes also called a Stribeck Friction Curve) is a common name used to described friction vs entrainment speed results, measured on a tribometer. These are very useful as they give a good overview of the frictional performance of a lubricant. The Stribeck Curve is named after the German engineer Richard Stribeck, who conducted pioneering research on lubrication […]

Covid Response 2020

Posted on June 1, 2022September 5, 2023 by David

At the beginning of the first COVID lockdown in the UK – March 2020, we like many other people didn’t know what effect the lockdown would have on our business. But we did know and feel like we needed to help our local community. This included the manufacture of protective face visors, using our 3D printers. These were first manufactured […]

Traction Curves

Posted on September 20, 2020November 9, 2023 by Simon

Traction curves can be used to develop lubricants for specific applications, for example high traction fluids for CVTs. They can also be used to help understand the physical changes of the lubricant under high contact pressures. This can then be used to help develop new lubricants with special properties, for example with low traction to help in machine efficiency. The […]