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MERL provides a complete package for those involved in the design, development, specification, manufacture and installation of structural elastomeric bearings. Such bearings are employed in the construction and engineering sectors to isolate buildings and structures (base isolation) from the effect of ground motion caused by earthquakes, ground-borne vibration and noise and to provide compliant connections for rigid structures to mitigate effects of fatigue and expansion movements. These bearings are also used in other industries also for vibration isolation, such as flexelements in the oil & gas industry or hubs in the rotocraft industry.



  The service MERL offers at the clients sites include:
  • Third party inspection
  • Test witnessing
  • Manufacturing audits
  • Service inspection
  • Design - including FEA
  • Materials - compound development
  • Analysis - dynamic response, tuned damping
  • Specification
  • Scale model/prototype manufacture & test
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    Materials Engineering Research Laboratory Limited is Wilbury Way,
    Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK, SG4 0TW.
    Registered in England. Company registration number: 2015020.
    Tel: +44(0)1462 427 850
    Polymer Engineering, Testing, Inspection, Research and Development, UK