Background

The Bodycote Testing Group has significantly expanded and diversified its service offerings and geographical coverage and currently operates from more than 90 accredited laboratories in 17 countries.

The Group offers a very diverse range of testing and advisory services (from oilfield corrosion testing to testing medical devices) to a wide range of industries and market sectors in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. Many of Bodycote’s laboratories are approved by major aerospace OEMs, oil & gas, defence and automotive companies.
Major Service Offerings

Bodycote Testing Group's major service offerings are:

· Materials testing

· Health sciences

· Engineering and technology

· Environmental

· Measurement Technology
Materials Testing

Providing a diverse range of material testing, inspection, analytical and forensic services.

Serving every major industrial sector.
Health Sciences

Providing testing and advisory services to the pharmaceutical, food and consumer products and medical device industries.
Engineering & Technology

Providing engineering critical assessments, engine testing, computational mechanics, structural fatigue and oilfield corrosion engineering services.
Environmental

Providing a full range of analytical, ecotoxicology and on-site services for water, air, soils and asbestos and a full array of services in industrial hygiene.
Measurement Solutions

Providing a total management solution for calibration services in electronic, dimension, torque, pressure, temperature, optical, flow and other physical parameters.
Independent Testing

Bodycote Testing Group provides independent, accredited testing and related services underpinned by the core values of its parent company, Bodycote International plc, which are focused on technological leadership, flexibility, ongoing investment and World-class service.
Bodycote Testing Group Organisation

The Testing Group is organised regionally, with management teams responsible for operations in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.
Diverse Range of Testing Procedures Offered

The tests performed encompass almost every aspect of mechanical testing, corrosion testing, fatigue and fracture tests, failure analysis, high temperature, radiography and chemical analysis. From testing tiny dental implants to simulating road conditions over 1,000s of miles for public service vehicles, Bodycote Testing Group provides a compete third party testing service.
Services Provided by Bodycote testing Group

Some of the services Bodycote Testing Group can provide include:

· Tensile, compression and proof testing at loads ranging from a few kN to 2200kN

· Fatigue testing of structures and specimens – Low and High Cycle fatigue, strain controlled fatigue

· Creep and stress rupture tests at temperatures up to 1150°C

· Micro-focus, conventional Gamma and X-Radiography

· Composite materials testing to aerospace, defence and national specifications

· Failure analysis using SEMs equipped with analytical tools

· Analytical depth profiling using Glow Discharge OES

· Internet delivery of test certificates