An important part of our specialist technical support is the provision of consultancy advice to mechanism developers within industry. The application of ‘good tribology’ contributes significantly to the efficiency, reliability and performance of mechanisms and we offer unique, independent, specialist support and analysis to help our clients rapidly converge on the best tribological solutions for their applications. There are three routes to access this.
ESTL can provide you with free-of-charge consultancy support and analysis, to help you overcome uncertainties in your development project. This will take the form of half to one day of ESTL’s support on general tribological matters. For example, we could help you with your choice of lubricant, analyse and size bearings for load capacity or provide you with data on life from our knowledge base of previous programmes.
This ‘Minor Consultancy’ can cover any specific query or uncertainty relating to the tribology in your application. We have ESA funding to support you at no cost to your project or your partners. To qualify, you must be based in an ESA Member States or Canada – but the application does not need to relate to an ESA mission.
If a Minor Consultancy is not sufficient, ESTL can, with ESA’s agreement, implement specific studies and activities that support either an on-going ESA programme or an organisation based in an ESA member state. This fast-track technical consultancy can typically provide larger scale analytical support, detailed advice and even bespoke test programmes. Visibility of results may be restricted to ESA and the industrial entity concerned.
