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ESR Technology 2025 Round Up

2025 has been a successful year for ESR Technology, reflecting both the strength of our technical expertise and the trust our clients place in us across multiple current and emerging sectors.

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Case Study: A naval approach to bearing monitoring

Over the past twelve years, ESR Technology has provided expert witnessing, condition assessment, and monitoring services to a major international ship operator. Following a premature failure of a critical bearing, ESR’s NCT team were brought in to find and solve the problem.

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Five Key Take-Aways from MEW 2024

This week, ESR Technology’s National Centre of Tribology (NCT) team had the pleasure of attending the Marine Energy Wales 2024 conference in Swansea. Meeting with some of the minds behind Wales’ and indeed the UK’s world leading innovations in marine renewable energy, the passion and belief of the designers and developers in the future of the Morlais project and Welsh renewable marine energy was palpable.

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Guidelines For Introduction of New Oils and Greases into Mechanism Qualification Programs – Now Released By ESTL

Until now, no guidance has been available for those seeking to employ a new oil or grease product in a space mechanism intended for flight qualification. However, a guideline document (ESA-ESTL-TM-0375 01- “Guidelines for Qualification of New Fluid Lubricants”) recently released by ESTL and available in ESTL’s Members’ Area aims to provide clarity concerning the lubricant verification and validation prerequisites ultimately to be required by the European Space Agency (ESA) in this situation.

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Highlights of the HOIS Symposium in Houston

HOIS hosted a highly successful Symposium on 18 January 2024 in Houston Texas to highlight the launch of two new industry guidance documents developed by the HOIS joint industry project on remote internal inspection and guidance for ultrasonic non-intrusive inspection and elevated temperatures (up to 250°C/480°F).

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How we approach a complex failure investigation: five tips to ensure success

A failure is something as complex as a gas turbine can be daunting to approach. Working in industries as diverse as medical, agri-tech, and off-shore renewables, the equipment we are examining may be something we have never encountered before, but with a systematic approach and our talented team of engineers and scientists, we are almost always able to deliver insight into the root cause.

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