How can Polytec support you?
Polytec partners with universities and research institutes to bring real‑world surface measurement into teaching labs and research projects — with flexible access, training, and pricing tailored for academia. Some areas in which we support universities and educational institutions:
Budget‑friendly: EDU bundles, academic pricing, and priority to refurbished units.
Flexible access: buy, lease, rent short‑term, or request refurbished systems.
Teaching‑ready: curricula, lab exercises, datasets, and instructor guides.
Research support: application engineers, joint studies, and co‑authorship opportunities.
Webinar "Roughness measurement made easy"
Access this webinar when interested in line-based roughness (ISO 21920, Ra, Rq, Rz) or areal roughness measurement (ISO 25178, Sa, Sq, Sz) incl. tips & tricks, understanding and applying settings the right way, and bridging the gap from micro to macro: flatness & roughness all-in-one.
PolyLab — hands‑on learning made easy
PolyLab brings industry‑grade surface metrology to your classroom with minimal setup. We deliver instructor‑led training on campus or online, short‑term access to loaner instruments (subject to availability), and complete teaching kits with sample parts and lab manuals.
Potential PolyLab topics and content:
- Roughness and waviness on engineered surfaces
- Step height and film thickness measurement
- Flatness, form and topography analysis
- Surface parameters (ISO/ASME) and functional correlations
- Uncertainty and good measurement practice
PolyLab is depending on the availability of loaning instruments. A similar offer as PolyLab is our EDU bundles.
EDU bundles — systems, software, and training for one academic price
Education demands the right tools, software and corresponding training to have an impact and sustainable understanding. To support universities and educational institutions, we offer EDU bundles. Those bundles combine hardware, software licenses and training - online or onsite classes. EDU bundles can be combined with PolyRent or PolyLease - instead of a direct investment.
Please contact our experts to discuss your demands, so they can create the best fitting EDU bundles for your demands.
Refurbished systems with academic priority
Having state-of-the-art metrology systems with a tight budget can be managed with factory‑refurbished instruments. Eligible universities and institutions receive priority access as devices become available.
What you get
- Certified refurbished system with warranty
- Verified performance and calibration
- Optional onboarding and training sessions
- Optional service plan and extended coverage
Combined research — partner with our application team
If you’re exploring new structures or materials and need equipment or expertise, get in touch. Our application team partners with universities to co‑develop methods and feasibility studies, run measurement campaigns in our labs or on campus, co‑author technical articles and conference papers, and provide access to reference samples and evaluation datasets.
Collaborations can follow a discounted PolyMeasure approach or proceed via knowledge sharing and acknowledgement in publications.
