Equipment for metal/ceramic tension and fatigue testing (JRC) The Joint Research Centre has announced that it will issue a restricted call for tenders for companies to deliver closed loop, servohydraulic testing machines for the measurement of the mechanical properties of metallic and ceramic materials in tension and in fatigue. The Joint Research Centre has announced that it will issue a restricted call for tenders for companies to deliver closed loop, servohydraulic testing machines for the measurement of the mechanical properties of metallic and ceramic materials in tension and in fatigue.Further information from: Commission of the European Communities Joint Research Centre, GCO P.O. Box 2 NL-1755 ZG Petten Tel. +31-22-465315; Telex REACP 57211; Fax +31-22-461251