THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING SCIENTISTS (ACS)
founded 1958
Laboratory facilities and equipment for ACS members
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Chatfield Applied Research Laboratories Limited
Laboratory Facilities: Fourier-transform infra-red spectrophotometry; gas-liquid chromatography; test equipment for materials as indicated above, including road macadam and coatings for pipes.
Specialized Equipment: Bitumen testing (ductility, Engler, Fraass, Redwood, etc., equipment); environmental exposure (including sulphur dioxide); exposures to humidity, salt-spray, weathering (BS 3900 and QUV), ultra-violet light; testing of sealants to BS 2499, BS 4254, BS 5212, BS 5889, ASTM, United States Federal, ISO 11600 and other specifications; Minolta Chroma Meter colour measurement and analysis
Other Facilities: For exposure outdoors
Specialized Equipment: Analytical balance (to 0.3 mg) and range of spring balances (to 50 kg); Computerized measurement and recording of light (instantaneous and weighted means, maximum and minimum values, etc.); Computerized torque meter for assessing wrist/hand strength; Computers and a wide range of software packages; Fluorescence under source of ultra-violet light; Measurement of friction; Photographic equipment for microscopy, recording samples, accidents at locus in quo and personal injuries; Polariscopic equipment for stress analysis; Shadowgraph for examining microscopic edges; Stereomicroscope; Video equipment with facilities for high-speed actions, such as exploding systems; Workshop facilities for constructing model systems for simulation work. Other facilities available by special arrangement with Kingston University.
Laboratory Facilities: Laboratory equipped with stereo microscopes, various illuminated magnifiers, ultra-violet and infra-red apparatus, as well as the equipment to render visible impressions and indentations on documents by electrostatic processes (ESDA).
Laboratory Facilities: Chemical and corrosion testing; electrical, electronic and mechanical testing; assessment of welds and welders; metallurgy; testing of textiles, toys, and food.
Laboratory Facilities: Electrical, electronic, chemical and physical.
Houndsfield UTM Test Equipment for determining tension, compression shear, flexure and other mechanical and physical properties of materials; inductively-coupled plasma analyser (ICP); atomic-absorption analysers; infra-red analysers; gas chromatography mass spectrometer; high-performance liquid chromatography, ultra-violet spectrophotometer
Specialised Equipment: Flammability rigs and cabinets; environmental facilities for high-temperatures and humidity; pram/pushchair handle strength tester; European and BS rolling road endurance test equipment; Clare Comprehensive Electrical Test and Leakage Current Equipment
Other Facilities: Sister firms in USA, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Taiwan, Singapore