Supply of an instrumented indentation hardness standalone machine operating at room temperature

Item Description:

CERN intends to place a contract for an instrumented indentation hardness standalone machine operating at room temperature. The machine shall have / be able to cope with: – a maximum force >= 10N; – an indentation depth >= 40µm; – SPM or AFM; – an active vibration isolation; – a max sample weight > 8 kg; – a max sample dimensions > 150 x 150 x 50 mm^3.

Interested firms shall have installed at least two similar devices in reference research laboratories.

Market Survey scheduled for dispatch:

Fourth quarter 2021

Invitation to Tender scheduled to dispatch:

First quarter 2022

Contacts and Interest in being contacted:

To express an interest please send an e-mail to procurement.service@cern.ch
Technically: I. Aviles Santillana ignacio.aviles.santillana@cern.ch
Commercially: F. Bonthond Floris.Bonthond@cern.ch