Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA) are pleased to announce the launch of their new Technology Centre which was opened in May. The Technical Centre is within their forge site in Sheffield and now gives IFA the capability to perform mechanical testing and provide the technical resource to undertake all metallurgical investigations in-house.
The new facility will help IFA reduce lead times, as all test samples, testing, and certification are now integrated within the company. The Laboratory has the capability to perform mechanical tensile and impact testing over a range of temperatures and provide full metallurgical assessments which IFA will now include as part of their certification for customerâs product.
The new Testing Laboratory was UKAS approved on 6th May.
Managing Director, Andy McGuinness is very pleased with the development, âThis is the final component within IFAâs plans to offer customers a fully integrated metal service centre. With us now having mechanical testing and metallurgical work in-house we can offer our customers improved lead-times and the potential for cost savings.â?
The Laboratory adds a team of four metallurgical technicians and two quality assurance staff into the IFA workforce.
