A bright orange truck made a few passes along Munger Shaw Road on Friday. It’s called SCRIM, and it’s a road survey machine that tests friction of pavement and surfaces. SCRIM stands for Sideway force ...

Kolkata: Flight safety at city airport received a boost on Friday with the introduction of a runway friction test vehicle. Runway friction testing is a critical aspect of airport runway maintenance ...

Friction may not be the first problem we think of afflicting medical device design, but it is a real issue for many single-use medical devices like syringes, injection pens, and auto-injectors.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI), on Monday, conducted a runway friction test at the Kalaburagi Airport as part of the ongoing runway re-carpeting project. The test was conducted using a ...

The functional lifetime of a wet clutch can be characterized using wear characteristics such as velocity dependence of the coefficient of friction (COF) and friction curves. Current market trends ...

Major airports of the country have been asked to carry runway friction test at least once in a week and most of them have been asked to do the test once in two weeks. Major airports of the country ...

Instron's® Automated Carousel Testing System features a versatile, innovative design for testing medical vials, cartridges, and pre-filled syringes. Its compact size makes it suitable for standard lab ...

Friction can be a car’s best friend on a slippery road. If the road is too slippery the tyres slide or skid. Local authorities monitor roads to make sure they are not too slippery. They measure the ...