Consultancy Services
Whether you require routine analysis or advanced experimental and desk-based research, we can work with you to provide results and answers tailored to your particular needs.
We also undertake exploratory scoping and feasibility studies and have the facilities to carry out both short and long term consultancy programmes.
Some examples of what is available are given below. Please contact us for more information.
Technical and Analytical
- Analytical Science (especially spectroscopy, microscopy, chromatography, thermal analysis)
- Analytical Data Mining (using decision trees, nearest neighbour classification, neural networks, cluster analysis and multivariate statistical analysys)
- Surface and interface science (surface chemistry, energy and topography)
- Failure and forensic studies
- Materials condition and process assessment (laboratory and site based)
- Quality assurance and test method development
- Polymer and composite characterisation, properties and performance
- Electrical insulation materials (power plant, power electronics and encapsulation)
- Experimental design and maximising data use
Information Systems
- Software applications development
- Web services
- Project support and information exchange
- Science search, monitoring and reporting
- Technology search, monitoring and brokering
Environmental
- Chemical emissions and release from materials
- Combustion emissions and measurement
- Sustainable development and Producer Responsibility Obligations
- Resource management and efficiency
- Recovery, re-use and recycling (Packaging, WEEE and ELV)
- Life cycle economic and environmental assessment and chain management
- Life Cycle Costing (LCC)
Business and Policy Support
- Product Development
- Technology Assessment
- Process monitoring
- Environmental performance and compliance reporting
- Quality management systems
- Business strategy and planning
- Project and bid management
- Policy support studies
Risk Assessment
- Polymer additive release - flame retardants, plasticizers, fillers, etc.
- Chemical exposure assessment
- Fire impact studies - local, regional, national and international
- Flammibility and ease of ignition
- Nanomaterials, nanoparticles and nanocomposites