With the use of the friction armature attachment that comes with the SER Universal Testing Platform, the dynamic slip/friction properties of solid and semi-solid media can be easily evaluated as functions of interfacial contact surface, rate, normal force, environment and temperature. Because of its miniature size, very small-scale friction testing at rates relevant to processing and product application is now achievable.

The friction properties of solid materials used in dynamic sealing/gripping applications can be characterized against substrates and/or coated surfaces at conditions relevant to end use. Friction coefficients of solid/polymer interfaces can be characterized over a very broad range of rates and temperatures relevant to polymer processing operations such as thermoforming.