NMIS AFRC materials and mechanical testing laboratory, Inchinnan
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), part of University of StrathclydeInchinnan, Renfrew
The Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) is part of NMIS and the University of Strathclyde. Its mechanical testing laboratory is at 85 Inchinnan Drive, Inchinnan. The current UKAS result links schedule 9515, issue 009 of 19 September 2025, with AFRC rows for residual surface stress and ambient or elevated-temperature tensile and compression testing. The schedule identifies metallic materials and alloys, formed and forged components and machined surfaces. The owner says mechanical testing services are available to businesses of all sizes. Detailed methods, specimen suitability and reporting arrangements should be confirmed for the proposed work.
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Key facts
- Exact AFRC location
- 85 Inchinnan Drive, Inchinnan, Renfrew PA4 9LJ, United Kingdom. The schedule assigns residual stress, tensile and compression to the AFRC technology-centre location code.
- Current scope document
- UKAS Testing Laboratories 9515, ISO/IEC 17025:2017, issue 009 dated 19 September 2025. The linked schedule uses ASTM E8/E8M-24 for ambient tensile testing.
- Published material and product scope
- Metallic materials and alloys, formed and forged components, and machined surfaces. This is the schedule’s stated block, not a claim covering every material or component configuration.
- Business access and enquiry route
- The owner advertises mechanical testing for businesses of all sizes. The current schedule provides +44 7815 460999 and idil.temizyurek@strath.ac.uk. NMIS also publishes a general enquiry form.
Testing capabilities
Residual surface stress
AFRC’s residual-stress rows cover X-ray diffraction (XRD) using NPL Measurement Good Practice Guide 52, issue 2, and the hole-drilling strain-gauge method using ASTM E837-20. The schedule’s metallic-material and product block applies. Agree the component, surface condition and required measurement with the laboratory.
Ambient-temperature tensile testing
The AFRC ambient tensile row lists forces from 1 kN to 100 kN and ASTM E8/E8M-24. This is the current linked issue 009 method edition. Specimen geometry, preparation and suitability for the requested result require confirmation.
Elevated-temperature tensile testing
The AFRC elevated tensile row lists forces from 1 kN to 50 kN and temperature from ambient to 1000°C, using ASTM E21-20. Confirm the required force and temperature combination and the specimen arrangement.
Ambient-temperature compression testing
The AFRC ambient compression row lists forces from 1 kN to 250 kN, using NPL Measurement Good Practice Guide 3, revision 2022. Agree specimen geometry, preparation and the requested measurements.
Elevated-temperature compression testing
The AFRC elevated compression row lists temperature up to 1100°C and forces up to 70 kN, using NPL Measurement Good Practice Guide 3, revision 2022. The published maxima do not establish that every force, temperature or specimen combination can be tested.
Equipment and published limits
| Specification | Published value | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Ambient tensile range | 1 kN to 100 kN at ambient temperature | Current AFRC ASTM E8/E8M-24 row. A specimen envelope or machine model was not verified. |
| Elevated tensile range | 1 kN to 50 kN, ambient to 1000°C | Current AFRC ASTM E21-20 row. Confirm the required combined conditions and specimen suitability. |
| Ambient compression range | 1 kN to 250 kN at ambient temperature | Current AFRC NPL Good Practice Guide 3, revision 2022 row. This is a scheduled measurement range, not a general press rating. |
| Elevated compression range | Forces up to 70 kN, temperature up to 1100°C | Current AFRC NPL Good Practice Guide 3, revision 2022 row. No guarantee of every force and temperature combination is inferred. |
Access and contact
The owner’s 5 August 2024 article says mechanical testing services are available to businesses of all sizes. For the AFRC scope, the current UKAS schedule gives +44 7815 460999 and idil.temizyurek@strath.ac.uk as the location contact route. NMIS’s general enquiry form is an additional organisation route. Confirm the exact AFRC method, material, specimen, required conditions and report status before arranging work. These routes do not establish prices, availability, lead times or a booking guarantee.
Facility contact
- Address
- 85 Inchinnan Drive
Inchinnan, Renfrew, PA4 9LJ
United Kingdom - Telephone
- +44 7815 460999
- Website
- Official test house website
Standards and accreditation
- UKAS schedule 9515, ISO/IEC 17025:2017
- The fresh UKAS result links issue 009 dated 19 September 2025. Accreditation in this guide is limited to the exact AFRC location-code rows and stated material and product block. Digital Factory CMM rows and general NMIS or forming-research capabilities are not added to AFRC testing scope.
- Residual-stress methods
- XRD uses NPL Measurement Good Practice Guide 52, issue 2. Hole-drilling strain-gauge residual-stress measurement uses ASTM E837-20. These are the specified AFRC methods in the current schedule.
- Tensile and compression methods
- Ambient tensile uses ASTM E8/E8M-24, elevated tensile uses ASTM E21-20, and both compression rows use NPL Measurement Good Practice Guide 3, revision 2022. Force and temperature limits remain attached to the relevant row.
- Historical owner-hosted schedule
- The preserved NMIS-hosted issue 008 is dated 7 June 2024 and uses ASTM E8/E8M-22 for ambient tensile. It is superseded here by the current UKAS-linked issue 009 and its ASTM E8/E8M-24 row. The older copy is retained only to explain the source difference.
What to confirm with the facility
- The schedule distinguishes AFRC and Digital Factory by technology-centre location code even though both list 85 Inchinnan Drive. CMM measurements belong to Digital Factory. Their envelope, uncertainty and NPL guides are not AFRC capabilities or equipment in this guide.
- The verified AFRC rows cover the stated metallic materials and alloys, formed and forged components and machined surfaces. They do not establish a general materials-characterisation, failure-analysis, forming-rig or FutureForge service for this laboratory.
- Published force and temperature limits are method-specific. Specimen dimensions, grips, preparation, surface requirements and combined-condition availability were not verified. The schedule does not give an AFRC equipment model or universal specimen capacity.
- The current schedule is issue 009 of 19 September 2025, with PDF creation and modification metadata on 23 September 2025. The owner-hosted issue 008 of 7 June 2024 is historical comparison only. Confirm the current applicable row and requested report accreditation status.
- Agree drawings, specimen preparation and quantity, delivery, test conditions, measurement locations, acceptance criteria, witness requirements, report content, costs and programme with the laboratory.
Before requesting a test
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Frequently asked questions
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Related testing facilities
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Further reading
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Sources and review
Reviewed by Arc on 1 October 2026 in Europe/London using fresh official UKAS and NMIS sources. The UKAS result links schedule 9515, issue 009 dated 19 September 2025, with PDF creation/modification metadata on 23 September 2025. Both pages were inspected, keeping AFRC residual-stress, tensile and compression rows separate from Digital Factory CMM. The preserved NMIS-hosted issue 008 of 7 June 2024, with PDF metadata on 10 June 2024, uses the superseded ambient-tensile edition ASTM E8/E8M-22. The current row uses ASTM E8/E8M-24. The owner accreditation article is dated 5 August 2024. Its business-access statement is retained, while current scope follows issue 009. The general NMIS enquiry form has no verified publication or modification date. UKAS directory-template publication on 30 June 2020 and modification on 11 November 2022 are not this organisation result’s update dates. Current retrieval and review dates remain separate from those source dates.
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UKAS NMIS schedule 9515, issue 009
Issue 009 dated 19 September 2025 is linked from the fresh UKAS result. PDF creation and modification metadata are 23 September 2025. AFRC rows cover residual surface stress, tensile and compression for the stated metallic materials and products. Ambient tensile uses ASTM E8/E8M-24. CMM rows belong to Digital Factory and are excluded from this AFRC guide.
UKAS NMIS testing laboratory 9515 result
The result lists NMIS, part of University of Strathclyde, as Testing Laboratories 9515 at 85 Inchinnan Drive, Inchinnan, Renfrew PA4 9LJ. Its exact testing schedule link was followed. Directory-template publication on 30 June 2020 and modification on 11 November 2022 are not this organisation result’s update dates.
NMIS AFRC mechanical-testing accreditation and business access article
Published on 5 August 2024, with original visible time 2024-08-05T06:08:00Z. It names AFRC’s mechanical testing laboratory and says services are available to businesses of all sizes. The fresh detailed UKAS schedule controls current methods and ranges. The article’s management-system wording and priority claim are not used as testing scope. No modification date is published in the inspected metadata.
NMIS general contact and enquiry form
The page supplies a general enquiry form with company and message fields. It is labelled as an organisation route. No telephone, email, publication or modification date was verified on this page. The facility phone and email in this guide come from current schedule 9515.
NMIS-hosted UKAS schedule 9515, historical issue 008
Preserved from 30 September 2026 and reviewed on 1 October. Issue 008 is dated 7 June 2024, with PDF creation/modification metadata on 10 June 2024. It lists ASTM E8/E8M-22 for ambient tensile. The current UKAS-linked issue 009 uses ASTM E8/E8M-24 and supersedes this copy for the guide’s current scope. Both copies allocate CMM to Digital Factory.