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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

1809/JN - 3D Optical Profilometer

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£331k
Awarded21 Nov 2017
Published3 Jan 2018
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Outcome — awarded

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£331ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

A 3D optical profiler system, capable of measuring the surface profile of corroded materials with excellent vertical resolution, is required to enhance our capability as a user facility within the Sir Henry Royce Institute.

Imaged features include grain boundaries of ceramic oxides and metals, and height difference between masked areas of minerals and glass materials.

A key requirement is the capacity to measure corrosion of a range of materials in-situ, within a wet cell or similar capability.

Requirements

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A 3D optical profiler system, capable

A 3D optical profiler system, capable of measuring the surface profile of corroded materials with excellent vertical resolution, is required to enhance our capability as a user facility within the Sir Henry Royce Institute.

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