UK testing facilities
AMRC Advanced Structural Testing Centre (ASTC)
University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Advanced Manufacturing Park, Catcliffe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Materials and structural testing
- Inspection and failure analysis
- Dimensional and physical metrology
Services
Structural and materials validation from coupons to finished components, assemblies and sub-assemblies; tensile testing, pressure testing, NDT/NDE, physical validation and product-certification support.
Equipment
The ASTC brochure states pressure testing up to 350 bar and structural testing under standard and customer-developed procedures; tensile testing is identified to ASTM E8M. Individual machine dimensions/loads are not given in the cited current brochure.
Standards
UKAS accreditation for in-house methods; brochure states specific accreditation for tensile testing to ASTM E8M and certification for pressure testing up to 350 bar.
Contact
Email: p.spiers@amrc.co.uk; s.smith@amrc.co.uk; h.krain@amrc.co.uk; enquiries@amrc.co.uk (operator general route); Phone: +44 (0)114 222 1747; Named contacts: Philip Spiers (Head of ASTC; 2019 brochure, current role unverified), Shane Smith (Technical Lead for ASTC; 2019 brochure, current role unverified), Holger Krain (Microscopy Lab Manager; 2019 brochure, current role unverified)
Approximate location
Rotherham ยท Town location