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August 5, 2014

Quick Tips for Balancing Load Cells

Quick Tips for Balancing Load Cells

Quick Tips for Balancing Load Cells Elena Mangano Whether you use bathroom scales, digital kitchen scales, spring scales – or any other measuring instrument, for that matter – you know […]

August 4, 2014

What is the Best Way to Grip Thin-walled Steel Tubes for Tension Testing?

What is the Best Way to Grip Thin-walled Steel Tubes for Tension Testing?

What is the Best Way to Grip Thin-walled Steel Tubes for Tension Testing? Q. What is the Best Way to Grip Thin-walled Steel Tubes for Tension Testing? A. For testing […]

August 1, 2014

Extensometer Slippage

Extensometer Slippage

Extensometer Slippage Some of our customers are frustrated when they experience slippage of their strain gauge extensometers. Close examination of their extensometer knife-edges often reveals wear that has rounded the […]

Juli 29, 2014

Efficiency of Continuously Increasing Load During Tests

Efficiency of Continuously Increasing Load During Tests

Efficiency of Continuously Increasing Load During Tests This month, Instron hydraulic wedge grips had the privilege to be on the cover of Materials Testing, a German-English materials testing journal. The […]

Juli 24, 2014

How Do You Prepare Your Specimens?

How Do You Prepare Your Specimens?

How Do You Prepare Your Specimens? Elena Mangano Depending on the materials you are testing and the size of your test lab, there are a multitude of ways to prepare […]

Juli 18, 2014

Suchen Sie nach Möglichkeiten, gebogene Prüfproben sicher ausgerichtet zu halten?

Suchen Sie nach Möglichkeiten, gebogene Prüfproben sicher ausgerichtet zu halten?

Das Einspannen gebogener Prüfproben kann schwierig sein, doch mehrere bewährte Ansätze helfen, die korrekte Ausrichtung sicherzustellen und ein Verrutschen zu verhindern. Dieser Beitrag beleuchtet gängige Lösungen – vom Abflachen der Probenlaschen bis hin zur Verwendung konvexer/konkaver Spannbackenflächen – und erläutert, warum synchronisierte Doppelseiten-Spannzeuge die zuverlässigste Leistung bieten. Außerdem wird aufgezeigt, wie Instrons DuraSync™-Spannzeuge die Einschränkungen herkömmlicher mechanischer und hydraulischer Synchronisierer überwinden und eine robuste Selbstzentrierung, Überlastschutz, einstellbare Spannkraft sowie eine einfache Wartung vor Ort für anspruchsvolle Rohr- und Schlauchanwendungen bieten.

Juni 10, 2014

Quick Tip: Determining if a Specimen is Too Heavy for Your Test

Quick Tip: Determining if a Specimen is Too Heavy for Your Test

Quick Tip: Determining if a Specimen is Too Heavy for Your Test Q: I have a 1 kN load cell. How do I determine if a specimen would be too […]

Juni 10, 2014

Reminder to Not Let Your Standards Slip

Reminder to Not Let Your Standards Slip

Reminder to Not Let Your Standards Slip You most likely understand the importance of regularly calibrating your testing and measuring equipment and making sure it is maintained to the highest […]

Juni 10, 2014

Does a Charpy or an Izod Impact Test Replicate any Real-Life Scenarios?

Does a Charpy or an Izod Impact Test Replicate any Real-Life Scenarios?

Does a Charpy or an Izod Impact Test Replicate any Real-Life Scenarios? Shalmalee Vaidya Q: Does a Charpy or an Izod impact test replicate any real-life scenarios by impacting the […]