M&P Lab (The) - Services

Our trained employees can staff your internal laboratory on-site to increase your flexibility and reduce cost for short-term or long-term periods with our Client Support Services. We can also out-source our internal lab employees for special projects at your facility. (read more)

The M&P Lab is equipped with a sophisticated state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope (SEM) and an electron microprobe, which provide detailed information on a material's elemental composition, microscopic structure and surface topography. (read more)

The M&P Lab can help you verify that the materials you make or buy comply with your specifications, qualify new lower-cost suppliers, validate changes to your manufacturing processes and more. (read more)

The process of discovering the design/composition of an object by studying its structure and function is known as reverse engineering. (read more)

The M&P Lab can quickly identify root causes of failures to reduce down time, prevent reoccurrences, assess liability and increase fundamental understanding of materials and equipment in your process. Applying failure analysis during the design phase will yield improved durability and performance of new products. (read more)

Our extensive array of testing services can help evaluate performance of alternate materials to improve your designs and get new and improved products to market quickly. (read more)

Extensive experience in materials testing and commercial dedication to support the nuclear power industry under 10 CFR 50 Appendix B accreditation. (read more)

Identifying contaminants in virtually any materials, metallic or non-metallic, can be done using the electron microprobe, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), or inductively coupled plasma (ICP-OES). (read more)

Thermal chemistry analyses are used to determine melting points, coefficients of thermal expansion, glass transitions, solidus-liquidus and specific heat of various materials. (read more)

The M&P Lab offers a wide range of elemental analysis to solve a variety of problems with organic and inorganic materials, from acceptance testing to identification of contaminants. (read more)

With moving parts and rotating equipment constantly in need of lubricants, testing of these lubricants to assure these parts keep operating at top efficiency is critical. (read more)

The M&P Lab offers a wide range of chemical analysis methods to verify and troubleshoot various processes and solve a variety of problems with organic and inorganic materials. (read more)

The M&P Lab has recently added two state-of-the-art Q Series™ thermal analysis instruments from TA Instruments to the chemical analysis department -- the Q600 Simultaneous TGA/DSC (SDT) and the Q400 Thermomechanical Analyzer (TMA). (read more)

Our new machine shop features state-of-the-art equipment, giving us the ability to tightly control the quality of each test specimen we manufacture. All test specimens are prepared in-house for reduced turnaround time and improved specimen selection. (read more)

The M&P Lab specializes in material qualification and failure analysis on a range of materials used in the construction industry. A host of comprehensive laboratory testing services provides a one-stop-shop for material investigations of cement, concrete, aggregates, asphalts, mortars, stone, and steel. (read more)

Metallography Reference Kits allow you to use standardized, pre-tested materials to demonstrate preparation techniques for Nadcap auditors. (read more)

Thorough knowledge of casting, welding, brazing, thermal spray, heat-treatment processes, superalloys, electrical conductors and composites is essential in metallurgical evaluations. The M&P Lab can validate that parts meet OEM/customer performance specifications. (read more)

Microscopy combined with digital photography allows microscopic and macroscopic images of materials to be captured and manipulated to highlight defects and irregularities that cannot be seen by the naked eye. We'll help you see what's really happening! (read more)

Tensile, hardness, fatigue, coating bond strength, compression and bond strength are just some examples of the mechanical testing services available at The M&P Lab. (read more)

Take advantage of our knowledge, expertise, and equipment to support and increased the speed of development of new materials and processes. (read more)

Creep & rupture testing is essential to evaluate the time-dependent behavior of metals and composites at elevated temperatures under applied stress. (read more)

Metallographic capabilities offered at The M&P Lab include sectioning, mounting, polishing and etching. These are careful sample preparation techniques that are essential in obtaining accurate results. We have decades of experience and outstanding expertise in our metallographic preparation capabilities. (read more)

Our electrical testing capabilities include dielectric constant, dissipation factor, dielectric strength, resistivity and capacitance measurements to thermal aging programs aimed at UL recognition. (read more)

We can help you pinpoint why a process suddenly yields undesired results, and how to correct it. (read more)

CERAM, the-UK based parent company of The M&P Lab, is an international authority on refractory technology. With over 70 years' experience in this field, CERAM offers a full service of research and development, consultancy and testing services, on both the manufacture and the use of refractories to a wide range of industries, either directly or through its subsidiary companies. (read more)