Services
Bud Labs offers a wide range of services to help you, the customer, determine the source of a problem or identify the friction and/or wear properties of a material(s).
We will discuss material and tribology problems, perform failure analysis and make recommendations to solve a problem.
If system friction needs to be determined, we perform many standard tests and can build special test rigs for unique tribosystems.
If wear life needs to be determined for a tool or mechanism, we can screen candidate couples.
We can machine test specimens for most tribotests (standard or not) at lower costs and faster than in-house.
The ASTM G 65 and G 174 abrasion tests are our most popular abrasion tests, but we have developed abrasivity test rigs for everything from metal polish to face powder.
The ASTM G 76 soilid particle erosion test is our most popular test, but we have a 30-day wet slurry test that also meets many needs. We have developed erosion tests for many process fluids / slurries.