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November 5, 2014

Challenges of Rigorous Demands

Challenges of Rigorous Demands

Challenges of Rigorous Demands Leonardo Martinez The world of materials testing is changing materials are getting stronger, stiffer, and lighter test standards are becoming stricter testing labs are asked to […]

Oktober 8, 2014

Is Design Validation Slowing Down Your Time To Market?

Is Design Validation Slowing Down Your Time To Market?

Is Design Validation Slowing Down Your Time To Market? Elayne (Schneebacher) Gordonov Instron interacts with many new product development labs that have a need to validate their new product or […]

September 25, 2014

Stress Control and Yielding Material

Stress Control and Yielding Material

Stress Control and Yielding Material David Fry Since the first materials testing machines were used for tensile testing of metals, one option of performing the test has been to control […]

September 23, 2014

How to Test Lap-Shear Specimens

How to Test Lap-Shear Specimens

How to Test Lap-Shear Specimens Leonardo Martinez Manufacturing processes are moving away from using traditional bolts and rivets to using new, stronger adhesives to hold together materials such as composites […]

September 10, 2014

Helping to Provide the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval

Helping to Provide the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval

Helping to Provide the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval Ever wonder how the beauty industry can make their claims? Research and testing is behind the development of beauty products to […]

September 4, 2014

Testing a Student-Made Off-Road Vehicle

Testing a Student-Made Off-Road Vehicle

Testing a Student-Made Off-Road Vehicle When Northeastern University students visited our Norwood, Massachusetts headquarters, Instron employees had a chance to ride an off-road vehicle. As a platinum sponsor, Instron assisted […]

August 28, 2014

Preloading, and How It Affects Your Mechanical Test

Preloading, and How It Affects Your Mechanical Test

Preloading, and How It Affects Your Mechanical Test Elena Mangano It is almost always recommended that the Bluehill® Software preload feature be used when you’re performing a mechanical test. Preloading […]

August 25, 2014

Automated XY Stage System Preventing Shattered Glass and Inaccurate Data

Automated XY Stage System Preventing Shattered Glass and Inaccurate Data

Automated XY Stage System Preventing Shattered Glass and Inaccurate Data Suzanne de Lemos-Williams A pharmaceutical customer came to us with what they thought was a simple, low force, compression testing […]

August 13, 2014

High Frequency Testing of Nitinol Wire

High Frequency Testing of Nitinol Wire

High Frequency Testing of Nitinol Wire Sarah Jastram Nitinol wire is a superelastic alloy with unique shape-memory properties that render it especially useful for a variety of different applications across […]