Product category:
Materials testing equipment
News Release from: Indentec Hardness Testing Machines | Subject: Hardness testing
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 11 December 2002
Fixture aids hardness testing of spades
Indentec has solved the problem of securing large curved surfaces for hardness testing with a special fixture for Irish manufacturer True Temper.
Indentec has solved the problem of securing large curved surfaces for hardness testing with a special fixture for Irish manufacturer True Temper Mounted on an Indentec digital tester, the quick-action fixture is designed to grip spades, shovels and post-holing implements for testing
The curved surfaces on the specimen are secured between self aligning three point supports on upper and lower clamping arms.
A hole in the upper arm provides access to the test area for the indenter as the machine's test table is raised and the test procedure initiated.
The fixture can accommodate a variety of differently sized and shaped tools.
• Indentec Hardness Testing Machines: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Engineeringtalk email newsletter
• Engineeringtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
