Robotics facilities
We have some of the best facilities in the world for developing remote handling robotics.
We have some of the best facilities in the world for developing remote handling robotics.
Mechanical testing machine, suitable for tensile-, bending- and compression testing.
The Simultaneous Thermal Analyser combines thermo-gravimetric analysis with differential scanning calorimetry.
Specialist joining technologies supporting internal UKAEA development, high-tech industry and research institutions globally.
Mechanical fatigue, fracture toughness/crack growth and dynamic characterisation testing.
The PFIB is a dual-beam system with both an electron beam and a xenon ion beam.
The TESCAN MIRA3 is a high-performance scanning electron microscope system which provides high resolution and low-noise imaging.
UKAEA’s Materials Research Facility (MRF) prepares and examines samples of radioactive materials to assess their performance in nuclear reactors.
A unique UK facility for the mechanical testing of materials at temperatures exceeding 2,000°C.
Ultrasonic device for fatigue testing of small-scale samples developed by the Materials Reaearch Facility at UKAEA.