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🔧We are happy to share that we have successfully installed another RTEC-INSTRUMENTS INC. MFT-5000 Multi-Function Tribometer. This time it was installed at SDU Sønderborg - University of Southern Denmark. The happy customer you see here with the system is Associate Professor Mohammad Malekan from the research group SDU Smart Structures and Manufacturing, which is part of the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. We wish Mohammad and his fellow academics a lot of fun with the system and lots of new scientific insights.   📲Feel free to contact us if you want to know more about this system.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐄𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 Moorfield Nanotechnology 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭? 💡 That would be the Soft Etching technology! But what is Soft Etching? Soft Etching is the application of precisely-controlled low powers for etching applications involving highly sensitive materials (such as graphene or PPA thermal resist) or where ultra-low etch rates are needed. This allows for the routine use of plasma powers <5 W (down to 100 mW or below, subject to configuration and process), with up to 20 mW control resolution. Examples of applications of Soft Etching are: ☑️ Substrate preparation for mechanical exfoliation ☑️ 2D material patterning ☑️ Defect engineering   Discover more about the nanoETCH: https://lnkd.in/ej5NETZf   Or directly download your brochure here: https://lnkd.in/e3AYW6FC

𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 | 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐢𝐅𝐌 Since photo-induced force (PiF) is generated from the tip-enhanced field, which extends only about 20 nm from the apex of the AFM tip, PiFM enjoys excellent surface sensitivity along with ~5 nm spatial resolution. PS(polystyrene)-b-PTMSS[poly(4-trimethylsilylstyrene)] block copolymer (PS-PTMSS BCP) with horizontal lamellae is used to demonstrate the surface sensitivity. BCP is an excellent sample to demonstrate both spatial and depth resolution since the thickness of each block component can be controlled precisely by adjusting the molecular weights of the components. Interested? Download the full application note on our website: https://lnkd.in/ekHAJTfb

A few weeks ago, we shared how confocal Raman microscopy, with our LabSpec6 "Layers" app, revolutionizes the way we analyze these complex thin layer materials. From precise chemical profiling to sub-micron thickness analysis, our solutions are tailored to tackle the challenges of modern industrial applications like food packaging and beyond. If you haven’t explored the application note yet, now’s the perfect time to see how this cutting-edge technology can benefit your work. Dive into the details here: https://lnkd.in/e-wKPUbk #ramanmicroscopy #crosssectionanalysis #confocaldepthprofiling #polymer #multilayers #layers #foodpackaging

𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐔𝐌 | 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Join us during the 26th Scanning Probe Microscopy Forum in Belgium, a 5-day conference that aims together annually users from all backgrounds (biologists, chemists, physicists, engineers, …) of local probe microscopies and to be a place of exchange between experts and novices with a strong participation of doctoral students. HORIBA Scientific will be showcasing the SignatureSPM, the Scanning Probe Microscope with Chemical Signature. 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 & 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 📅 Monday, March 31st - Friday, April 4th, 2025 📍  Radisson Blu Balmoral Hotel, Avenue Léopold II, 40 – 4900 Spa, Belgium More details can be found on our website: https://lnkd.in/eK-ekx9e

𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 | 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 (𝐌𝐋𝐂𝐂) 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢 Multi Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs) play a critical role in modern electronics —from powering smartphones to driving innovation in automotive and telecommunications. The production process contain many steps and quality is of most importance. HORIBA contributes with a wide range of analysis, measurement and instrumentation technologies from research and development to production processes. Interested? Download the full application note here: https://lnkd.in/eF_FJtsj #multilayer #ceramic #capacitors #film #thickness #Raman #particle #characterisation #elemental #analysis

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 | 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Meet us and our partner HORIBA Scientific during the 25th edition of Laborama, the trade show for laboratory technology. 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 & 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 📅 March 𝟮𝟬𝐭𝐡 & 𝟮𝟭𝐬𝐭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📍  Hall 3, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝐄𝟮𝟬 of Brussels expo, Belgium For free registration, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eVJ-PEad See you there!

𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬. Meet the MPT-3000 Micropitting Tester from RTEC-INSTRUMENTS INC. The MPT-3000 is an ideal triple roller contact machine for studying #traction, #wear, and #rolling contact fatigue under various combinations of rolling sliding ratios. The open platform architecture allows for easy access to the samples and setup. In addition, the fully automated and advanced controllers allow for high repeatability and precision measurements with the broadest test range in load, temperature, and speed.   Why choose Rtec-Instruments’ MPT-3000? ✔ Run millions of cycles in a short period of time ✔ Closed-loop temperature controller with a range of -35 to 150 °C ✔ In-line torque measurement ✔ SRR (slide-roll ratio) 0 to +/- 200%   Discover more about the MPT-3000: https://lnkd.in/eTaGyu7y Or directly download your brochure here: https://lnkd.in/esA75-VH

👏 Great to see another happy customer making excellent use of the RTEC-INSTRUMENTS INC. MFT-5000 Multi-Function Tribometer. At the Technical University of Delft, Department of Engineering Structures, Phd student Yi Zheng conducts research on wood friction. 👉 Also check out his paper titled “Identification of the coefficient of sliding friction from an apparent non-Coulomb behaviour between wood and steel”, co-authored with Alessandro Cabboi and Jan-Willem Van De Kuilen.   📞 Feel free to contact us for more information on the MFT-5000 Multi-Function Tribometer.   #TuDelft #RtecInstruments #SustainableMaterials #Friction #Tribology #DepartmentEngineeringStructures 

𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑 | 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Join Carl Lundstedt and Peng Miao as they discuss battery raw materials and how laser diffraction is often used to determine particle size distribution while Raman imaging can be used for determining chemical composition. Both techniques can be used for research, development, and quality control (QC) efforts. After an introduction to the techniques, they will illustrate the complementary data that can be obtained from carbon composite powders used in modern lithium ion batteries. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 📆 Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 🕔 19:30 - 20:30 (CET) For registration and more information, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eejzqWkP