The rodolite: A new method for machine tool testing, and some applications
1962; Elsevier BV; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0020-7357(62)90005-7
ISSN1878-2884
Autores Tópico(s)Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
ResumoThe AEI research laboratory at Aldermaston Court, Berkshire, was set uo in 1947 to study subjects relevant to AEI's commercial interests. The story of the laboratory as a whole and the reasons for its formation have already been described by its Director, Dr T.E. Allibone CBE, FRS1 and are not repeated here. Suffice it to say that, at that time, the main companies in the group were the BTH in Rugby, Metropolitan Vickers at Trafford Park, Manchester, and Ediswan in London. Both BTH and MV had research laboratories supporting the manufacturing sides of those companies; the Aldermaston laboratory was deliberately sited well away from the factories and was to be concerned with longer-term problems. This article was prompted by a request from the editor of Tribology International for a personal account of some of the developments in tribology in the 25-year life of the Journal. In acceding to his request, I could not help reflecting that however interesting the developments had been in the years since tribology became recognized as a subject, the greater interest and excitement had been in the 25 years previously. These were the years in which modern tribology grew up. The Aldermaston group was one of those which took part, and although the scientific results were published in full, there are aspects of its work which have not been described. Some of these remain pertinent to the problems of today. For example, there are the questions ‘How does one carry out research which is not only good science but also relevant to industrial needs?’ and ‘How does one choose the topics for investigation?’ This is again a personal story by one who was preoccupied with such questions from 1947 to 1963, the life of the laboratory.
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