World-renowned time-of-flight (TOF) neutron strain scanner located at the ISIS neutron and muon source, Didcot, United Kingdom. Link to the ENGIN-X web page can be found here. The primary features of ENGIN-X are as follows:

• Decoupled methane moderator, ensuring a sharp pulse, with neutron flux at the sample position is in the range of 10⁶ n/cm²/s. Primary flight-path, i.e., the distance from moderator to reference point, of ∼50 m, ensuring high TOF resolution.
• Two sets of disk choppers to shape the incident spectrum, with the full range of the polychromatic beam available from 0.5 – 6 Å, enabling measurement from multiple hkl reflections.
• For GV definition, motorized incident beam slit, 0.3-30 mm in vertical and 0.3-10 mm in horizontal. Radial collimator for diffracted beam, interchangeable with 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 4 mm gauge-width (FWHM) options.
• Two detector banks fixed at 2θ = ±90° to the incident beam and ∼1.53 m from the instrument reference point, enable measurement of two orthogonal strain directions simultaneously.
• x, y, z, and ω axes, with a range of motion of ±250 mm in x and y, 700 mm in z, and 370° in ω. Maximum sample weight of up to 1 tonne, with movement accuracy of 10 µm/100 mm for a 0.5 tonne sample.
• A pair of theodolites for precise alignment of samples
• Sample environment and load rigs available:

MPISI is a monochromatic strain scanner located on the 20 MWthSAFARI-I research reactor, near Pretoria, South Africa. Link to the MPSI web page can be found here. The primary features of MPISI are as follows:

• Double-focusing Si multiwafer monochromator, with wavelength options of 2.53, 1.65, 1.01, and 0.93 Å, . The Si(331) reflection (1.65 Å) is normally used for strain analysis since it provides the reflection of interest in most engineering materials close to diffraction angle 2θ of 90°, hence optimum gauge volume definition. Neutron flux at the sample position is in the order of 10⁶ n/cm²/s
• For GV definition, incident and diffracted beam slits with variable dimension 0.3 – 5 mm in the horizontal and up to 20 mm in the vertical. The diffracted beam slit is interchangeable with radial collimators with FWHM of 1 mm, 2 mm, 5 mm and 10 mm.
• Huber integrated xyz-stage with maximum load of 250 kg and 250 mm travel on all linear stages (movement accuracy ±10 μm for 250 kg sample). A ¼ Eulerian cradle is also available.
• ³He-filled Denex 300TN multiwire area neutron detector with 300 × 300 mm² active area, providing 2θcoverage of ∼14° at 1150 mm from the sample.
• A pair of theodolites for precise sample alignment.
• Sample environment available:

SALSA is a monochromatic neutron strain scanner at the continuous reactor source of the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France. Link to the SALSA web page can be found here. The primary features of SALSA are as follows:

• Installed on a super-mirror neutron guide with relative critical angle of reflection m = 2, therefore delivers high neutron flux with low background. Uses double-focusing type with a column of bent Si perfect crystals provides a wavelength range of 1.3-3 Å, ideal for most engineering metal applications (Fe-, Al-, Ni-, Ti- alloys, etc.). The neutron flux at the sample position is in the range of 10⁷ n/cm²/s.
• For GV definition: suite of radial collimators provide options to respectively define a beam with full-width-at-half-maximum of either 0.6 mm, 2 mm or 4 mm (horizontal and vertical, arranged in series) for both the primary and secondary beam. Automated slit systems available for more flexible GV definition.
• Hexapod sample manipulator: robot with six degrees of freedom achieved by using six independent hydraulically controlled (parallel kinematic) pistons. Enables sample support of over 850 kg, with a range of motion of ±300 mm translation in x and y, 150 mm in z (movement accuracy ±20 μm for > 500 kg sample), and tilt range of ±30°. The hexapod slides on air-pads on a 2.5 m² delta table, adding 700 mm horizontal translation and 360° omega-rotation. A ¼ Eulerian cradle and a compact rotation stage are also available to mount on top of the hexapod.
• 2-D microstrip position sensitive detector with an active area of 80 × 80 mm², covering 5°  in 2θ
• Telecentric camera system with on-screen measurement features for sample alignment.
• Sample environment available:

STRESS-SPEC is a monochromatic neutron diffractometer which offers strain scanning as well as texture analysis capabilities, located at the FRM II reactor in Munich, Germany. Link to the STRESS-SPEC web page can be found here. The primary features of STRESS-SPEC are as follows:

• A flexible monochromator setup using three different monochromators: Ge(511), bent Si(400) and pyrolitic graphite PG(002). Variable take-off angles ranging from 35° to 110° allow optimisation between resolution and intensity for each measurement case. The wavelength range of the incident beam is 1 – 2.4 Å and the neutron flux at the sample position is in the order of 10⁷ n/cm²/s.
• For GV definition: continuously variable slits, up to 7 mm horizontal and 17 mm vertical opening for incident beam and up to 15 mm for the diffracted beam. Radial collimators with FWHM of 0.5 mm, 1 mm, 2 mm, and 5 mm are also available.
• xyz-sample positioning stage with 300 kg capacity, xy-translation of ±125 mm and the z-translation of 300 mm (movement accuracy ±10 μm for 250 kg sample). A full circle Eulerian cradle with a maximum load of 5 kg and ¼ circle Eulerian cradle for heavy samples are also available. Additionally, a positioning system consisting of a Stäubli-6-axes robotic arm (payload up to 30 kg) can be mounted instead of the standard sample stage, which offers more flexibility and allows automatic sample changes.
• ³He position sensitive detector
• Theodolite for precise sample alignment
• Sample environment available: