Neutron Diffraction and Imaging Training Workshop
11 to 14 November 2025
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire
Welcome to our new Corporate Member X-Sight
X-Sight manufactures and develops equipment for precise non-contact strain and deflection analysis, including static and dynamic DIC systems, optical extensometers and advanced software for industrial and research applications
News from our Corporate Member
Introducing the ImageIR® 12300 and Defence and Security Tech R&D
Welcome to our new Corporate Member Delta XD
Delta XD appointed as new ZEISS Certified Metrology Partner for the UK & Ireland
9th Postgraduate Experimental Mechanics (PGEM) Workshop
1 September 2025
Imperial College London, UK.
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Training & Certification 2025
Dates for 2025 available for Training & Certification including Stress Analysis and Load Measurement Courses and Strain Analysis using Resistance Strain Gauges Courses
The BSSM Certification scheme now includes a Pre-Wired Strain Gauge Installation Certificate
By popular demand, BSSM have extended their current world recognized certification scheme with the addition of a new Level 1 qualification for engineers and technicians involved in the installation of pre-wired strain gauges.
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About the BSSM
A non-profit making scientific, educational and promotional organisation advancing knowledge of strain measurement, stress analysis and Experimental Mechanics
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