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Fixture aids camshaft lobe testing
Indentec has designed a fixture to solve the problem of positioning camshaft lobes accurately for hardness testing.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines ( 7 November 2002)
Tabletop system puts asphalt to the test
The AsphaltPro DTT is designed to perform tensile tests for determining the failure properties of asphalt binder at low temperatures.
News from Instron ( 5 November 2002)
Tester gets the bit between its teeth
A novel digital tester has been specifically designed for checking the hardnesses of large rock drill bits that are difficult to accommodate on standard machines.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (29 October 2002)
Automated tester handles tough and delicate metals
The TestMaster Automation System is a high-capacity metals test system that performs tensile tests on a variety of metal specimens ranging from heavy sheet steel to aluminium.
News from Instron (29 October 2002)
Jig tests thin discs
A special jig from Indentec enables repeatable hardness testing of the outer edges of thin discs under completely stable conditions.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (28 October 2002)
Built-in optics in novel Brinell tester
Indentec has a new hardness testing machine designed specifically for low-load Brinell tests.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (28 October 2002)
Software provides tension and compression testing
Mecmesin's new Imperial test stands controlled by Emperor software are now available from, and supported by, a worldwide network of agents. Brochure available
News from Mecmesin (22 October 2002)
Hardness tester handles three techniques in one
Indentec has introduced the first British made hardness-testing machine to combine the three classical test methods.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (16 October 2002)
PBA removes doubts from Brinell testing
User application article PBA Heat Treatment is eliminating human errors in Brinell hardness testing with one of the most advanced automatic measuring systems in the UK.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (16 October 2002)
Fixture gets to the root of Rockwell testing
Indentec has developed a dual-purpose fixture to enable Rockwell hardness tests to be made in the roots of sprocket and at specific points on the sprocket faces.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (16 October 2002)
Rockwell pays off for McConnel
User application article The adoption of the Rockwell test has enhanced both accuracy and scope of hardness testing for Britain's leading manufacturer of commercial grass and hedge cutting equipment.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (15 October 2002)
Handheld makes testing better for VOR
User application article One of the latest pocket-sized digital testers is helping VOR Transmissions improve and speed hardness testing at its factory in Willenhall.
News from Indentec Hardness Testing Machines (15 October 2002)
Testers check for thermomechanical fatigue
Designed to simulate the combined effects of thermal cycling and mechanical fatigue, Instron's thermomechanical fatigue (TMF) systems are ideally suited for the aerospace industry.
News from Instron (15 October 2002)
Stands add extra precision to force testing
Lloyd Instruments has a new range of modular Chatillon benchtop mechanical test stands for accurate force gauge testing up to 2.2kN force.
News from Lloyd Instruments ( 8 October 2002)
Dead weight force calibration system
Instron's dead weight force calibration system can be used as a primary force standard to ensure accurate load measurements.
News from Instron ( 8 October 2002)
Practical system for photoelastic stress analysis
Photoelastic stress analysis has become a fully automated dynamic real-time application, suitable for use in a production line environment with the release of the GFP2000 Grey-Field Poleidoscope.
News from VisEng ( 1 October 2002)
Bundle brings force testing to medical devices
The BioMaster testing system is specifically designed to provide cost-effective, low-force testing solutions for medical devices, packaging, subassemblies and biomaterials.
News from Instron (25 September 2002)
Grips ensure repeatability of test results
Ideally suited for the metals, plastics and composites industries, Instron's line of grips includes wedge grips, axial/torsional hydraulic grips, and fatigue-rated hydraulic wedge grips.
News from Instron (20 September 2002)
Materials testing software takes video evidence
The latest version of the Nexygen MT Windows-based materials testing software package includes a vast library of international standard tests for a wide range of quality applications.
News from Lloyd Instruments (19 September 2002)
Testers run the rule over biomaterials
A new range of servohydraulic test systems performs fatigue and static tests for biomaterials, such as hard and soft tissues, bone, bone joints and tendons, and orthopaedics implants.
News from Instron (27 August 2002)
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