Specimens

P S Marsden (Precision Engineers) Ltd, specialise in the manufacture of mechanical test pieces and as such, can deliver a full range of test specimens to your specific company requirements, or to relevant ISO, ASTME specifications. Forged blanks, finished machined or failed components, can be expertly sectioned on site, in any orientation by one of [...]

Test pieces are machined in our airconditioned modern clean workshop by CNC turning, CNC milling, Low Stress CNC surface/Cylindrical grinding and Wire EDM. Various types of final finishing are requested and PSM can deliver as machined, as ground, X hatch polish, longitudinal polish and super polished finishes.

Through collaboration with major customers, PSM have developed many specialised and unique machining methods, including grounding crack initiation notches, 5 Axis machining of aerofoil test pieces to a production standard and also, a proven repeatable method of introducing controlled “Artificial Damage” into test pieces, potentially allowing components with minor damage, entering service instead of being [...]

In addition to machining test pieces, PSM has the proven ability and resources to design, using the latest Solid Works system fixturing and clamping solutions for your requirements, also procure materials, machine your clamping requirements to drawings or CAD models from various materials, arrange any heat treatments and any sub-contract process required. PSM offer a [...]

We also offer a Machine and Test Service to give customers a turn key solution for your testing requirements. The whole process will be project managed from cradle to grave, through our extensive supply chain, this could include the purchase of material, heat treatments required, (either to the raw material or to the finished test piece) [...]

PSM are proud to announce that with our on-going commitment to expand our customer portfolio for machining mechanical test samples, we are reaching out to the academic and learning markets to give you a quality, affordable solution to all your machining requirements. We are able to volume manufacture samples from various grades of steel, brass and [...]