Projects and experience
Microface experience spans industrial test systems, major machine moves, proprietary instrumentation and special projects where precision, controlled measurement and reliability matter.
Past projects
From large-inertia dynamometers to specialist brake testing, explore the experience we can bring to your next project.
Enclosed Brake Dyno
Brake testing takes more than a dynamometer. We bring together the machine, controls and test-cell equipment around the way your team works, from setting up a test to capturing the results.
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Rail Brake Dyno
A large-inertia dynamometer for the demands of rail brake testing. Mechanical engineering, brake actuation and test automation come together in a system for testing tread and disc brakes.
Maximum ratings are configuration-dependent.
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Dyno Drive Systems
The drive system is at the heart of a dynamometer. Our work brings together the drive, mechanical assembly and instrumentation, with practical access for handling equipment and maintaining the machine.
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Destructive Brake Testing
Specialist torsion testing takes brake components to their limits. We apply our dynamometer controls and measurement expertise to destructive brake testing, helping engineers understand how components behave under load.
Flywheel Dyno
Substantial flywheel machinery puts mechanical inertia at the heart of brake testing. We bring mechanical systems, instrumentation and controls together to turn that stored energy into a controlled brake test.
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Brake Test Controls
Purpose-built brake control brings the test sequence to the machine. Microface instrumentation and pneumatic equipment connect the control system to the brake, putting actuation and measurement at the centre of the test.
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The Herkules equipment provides an example of the scale of established test machinery. For an existing dynamometer, the starting point is to assess its mechanical condition, instrumentation and control interfaces against the tests you need to run.
Since 2003, Microface has developed fibre-optic instrumentation to solve interference and electrical-isolation problems around test machinery.
Historic projects include commercial-vehicle equipment moved from France to Delhi, rail machinery moved within the UK and European dynamometer relocations.
Microface has contributed to special projects associated with NASA's Space Shuttle programme and the United States Air Force stealth bomber programme. Some defence-related details remain confidential.
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