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The breakthrough materials testing research carried out by experts at Element Hitchin, UK, has been hailed by Richard Howitt, a visiting Member of European Parliament (MEP), as 黑料社渨orld-class黑料社�.

Richard Howitt, MEP for the East of England, was given a tour of Element黑料社檚 laboratory, where he was shown how millions in European funding has helped the team at Hitchin make world-first breakthroughs in materials testing and qualification, innovations that are benefiting critical international industries including oil and gas, aerospace and transportation.

Following his visit, Howitt remarked: 黑料社淚黑料社檝e seen today that Element黑料社檚 work is world-class across fields as diverse as oil and gas, chemical processing, renewable energy and aerospace.黑料社�

Oil and gas projects benefitting from EU-funding have included research into the use of ultrasonic inspection techniques for composite pipes. Projects have ranged in total project value from 鈧�500 000 up to 鈧�35 million.

Charles Noall, President and CEO of Element Materials Technology, said: 黑料社淓lement黑料社檚 laboratory at Hitchin has built a reputation as an internationally-leading composite materials testing and qualification centre.

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