Microscopy, Failure and Contamination Investigation

Individuals today have a choice of a wide range of analytical instrumentation for the solution of problems. The microscope in all its forms plays a vital role in ensuring recognition of the issues at hand by isolating trace evidence, providing insights into the failure of materials and providing a deep insight into structure - property relationships that help drive both product and process improvements.  

For example, within Intertek MSG the microscopy Team is actively used as a "first step" in assessing issues such as failure analysis, foreign body identification and contamination investigations. Clients find that this crucial step regularly ensures correct identification of problems and a better choice of subsequent analytical strategy.

Without microscopy at the forefront of materials science, polymer processing and specialty chemical manufacture, many of today's materials characterisation and "micro-analytical" technical challenges would go unsolved.

The microscopy homepage is your entry point to the world of microscopy, what follows is hopefully the first step in a partnership with the goal of solving your urgent problems and addressing your longer term technical challenges.    

MSG Microscopy Capabilities include:

• Confocal Laser Microscopy
• Contact Angles & Surface Energy
• Cryo Electron Microscopy
• Optical Microscopy
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
• Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX)
• Electron Microscopy
• Hot-Stage Optical Microscopy
• Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
  

MSG Microscopy Expertise includes:

• Adhesive Investigation
• Biological Characterisation
• Contamination Analysis
• Failure Investigation & Failure Analysis
• Industrial Forensics
• Medical Device Characterisation
• Microscopy of Composites
• Microscopy on Medical Devices
• Microscopy of Thermal Processes
• NanoMaterials
• Plastic (flexible) Electronics - defects
• Plastic (flexible) Electronics - overview
• Quality Control (QC) using Imaging