Hybrid lubrication is the application of a viscous fluid lubricant, typically a low-vapour-pressure oil, on top of a thin-film solid lubricant coating, most commonly sputtered molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂).
HOIS is excited to be at the Strategic Inspection Management Conference taking place in Stavanger, Norway, over the next few days.
At ESR Technology, we recognise that long-term success as an engineering consultancy depends not only on technical expertise but also on how responsibly we operate as a business. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations are key to influencing both how we run our business and how we support clients operating in safety critical and high reliability sectors.
An important aspect in mechanism design is the selection of the appropriate lubricant for given operating conditions. In the case of fluid lubricants, it is important to understand the lubrication regime a given application will be operating in.
CABARET, ESTL’s own bearing analysis software, having its roots in rocket engine turbopump development (hence its name – Code for Analysis of BeArings in Rocket Engine Turbopumps), has a 35-year history of serving the specific analysis requirements of the European space industry, with the funding and support of the European Space Agency (ESA[M).
For many decades, spacecraft mechanisms have relied heavily on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricants, PTFE-thickened greases and fluorinated solvents have become the industry’s trusted “heritage” materials, enabling reliable operation across extreme temperatures and hostile space environments. However, this long-established position is beginning to change.
Helicopter travel contributes to a significant proportion of the risk experienced by workers in the offshore industry. As winds encounter the complex structures of an offshore platform, turbulence within the helideck airspace can occur.
Most people have an intuition that putting a notch in a part weakens it. In some circumstances, a notch can actually strengthen a component, although not usually in a desirable way
The ESR Space team is excited to share that ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission has captured the first-ever images of the Sun’s south pole, an important milestone in solar observation., and ESR contributed to this achievement through its involvement in the spacecraft’s critical instrumentation.
As the global energy sector transitions towards cleaner and more sustainable solutions, new technologies such as hydrogen energy, carbon capture and storage (CCS), offshore wind, and advanced battery systems are transforming the energy landscape.
2024 was a busy year for renewable energy across all of ESR’s divisions, and already in 2025 we have a full pipeline of new enquiries on everything from R&D to failures. Here are a few of the things we have been working on.
Our NCT team specialises in bespoke rig design tailored to meet the unique requirements of our clients.
Hybrid lubrication is the application of a viscous fluid lubricant, typically a low-vapour-pressure oil, on top of a thin-film solid lubricant coating, most commonly sputtered molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂).
An important aspect in mechanism design is the selection of the appropriate lubricant for given operating conditions. In the case of fluid lubricants, it is important to understand the lubrication regime a given application will be operating in.
CABARET, ESTL’s own bearing analysis software, having its roots in rocket engine turbopump development (hence its name – Code for Analysis of BeArings in Rocket Engine Turbopumps), has a 35-year history of serving the specific analysis requirements of the European space industry, with the funding and support of the European Space Agency (ESA[M).
For many decades, spacecraft mechanisms have relied heavily on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricants, PTFE-thickened greases and fluorinated solvents have become the industry’s trusted “heritage” materials, enabling reliable operation across extreme temperatures and hostile space environments. However, this long-established position is beginning to change.
At the European Space Tribology Laboratory (ESTL), we recently assessed two widely used self-lubricating materials, PGM-HT and its newer replacement TECASINT 8591, under representative vacuum conditions using our Vacuum Mini Traction Machine (VMTM).
ESR Technology’s Safety and Risk Management Team will be exhibiting at the 2026 OEUK HSE Conference on 25 February at P&J Live in Aberdeen.
This year, ESTL have an increasing presence in ESA’s Final Presentation Days, held at ESTEC. With a total of seven presentations over three days, three at the Gears Workshop on 25th March, and four over the two Final Presentation Days, on 26-27th March.
On 25 March 2026 at ESTEC, ESTL will contribute three sessions to ESA’s Gears Workshop, sharing practical lessons from recent programmes, the scope of our current support for gear system development, and how we plan to expand that support with industry input.
ESTL is pleased to announce that our team will be presenting at this year’s ESA Gears Workshop and Mechanisms Final Presentations Days 2026.
ESR Technology was proud to once again support the IChemE Hazards 35 Conference as a Silver Sponsor, joining over 400 process safety professionals for three days of insightful discussions, technical presentations, and networking opportunities.
This September, members of ESTL and ESR Space attended the European Space Mechanisms and Tribology Symposium (ESMATS) 2025 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Our teams presented four papers during the conference, now available in full here:
Join us for the 37th HOIS Digitalisation Forum on Tuesday 12th May at 13:00 -15:30 BST (14:00 – 16:30 CEST)
Join us for the 36th HOIS Digitalisation Forum on Tuesday, 10th March at 13:00-15:30 (GMT).
This week, our Marketing Executive, Megan Evans, hosted ESR Technology’s Women in STEM Webinar.
Join us for the 35th HOIS Digitalisation Forum on Tuesday 20th January at 13:00-15:30 (GMT).
Join us for an inspiring Women in STEM webinar showcasing the experiences, achievements, and insights of women working across our specialist engineering and scientific teams.
Join us for the 34th HOIS Digitalisation Forum (HDF34)!