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Servohydraulic Brochure

Instron® is a supplier of a wide variety of mechanical testing equipment in almost every aspect of industry and academia. From quality control through to high-end research and development, we support customers in their pursuit of high quality, long-lasting products. As well as a full range of fatigue testing equipment, you can ask your Instron representative for more information about almost any testing application.

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Products 12/12/2024 14.2 MB

Spinal Implants

The Instron® spinal fixture is designed to meet ASTM F1717-12 requirements. In accordance to the standard, the UHMWPE blocks are attached to the spinal fixture. The design of the blocks can differ, according to the clinical application at the intended spinal location. The way that the blocks are connected to the fixture allow a degree of freedom when performing bending compression, bending tensile, and torsional testing.

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Products 11/25/2024 254.2 KB

8874 Servohydraulic Fatigue Testing System

The Instron® 8874 is a compact tabletop axial-torsion servohydraulic testing system that meets the challenging demands variousstatic and dynamic tests requires. The system carries out axial, torsion, or combined axial-torsion tests. With the actuator in theupper crosshead and a lower t-slot table, the 8874 makes an ideal platform for testing a variety of medical devices, biomaterials,advanced materials, and other components testing.

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Products 11/8/2024 178.2 KB

8803 Servohydraulic Fatigue Testing System

The Instron® 8803 is a versatile servohydraulic fatigue testing system that performs static and dynamic tests on materials and components up to 500 kN. 8803 systems provide complete testing solutions to satisfy the needs of advanced materials and component testing, and are ideally suited for fatigue testing and fracture mechanics. With a large number of configurations and options, including lower t-slot tables, the 8803 makes an ideal platform for any laboratory.

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Products 11/8/2024 386.6 KB

8801 Series Servohydraulic Fatigue Testing Systems

The Instron® 8801 is a compact servohydraulic fatigue testing system that meets the challenging demands of various static and dynamic testing requirements. 8801 systems provide complete testing solutions to satisfy the needs of advanced materials and component testing, and are ideally suited for fatigue testing and fracture mechanics. The compact design of the 8801 frame makes it ideal for installation within any laboratory environment, generally without the need for strengthened floors or raised ceiling heights.

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Products 11/8/2024 441.9 KB

Pneumatic Tire Cord Grips Data Sheet

The Instron pneumatic tire cord grips (catalog number 2714-010) provide a convenient method for clamping tire cord and braided wire during testing. A guide pin allows for easy loading onto a graduated radius cam, which provides a stress-reduced clamping area on the specimen.

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Products 11/8/2024 0.5 MB

2kN High Temp Pneumatic Side Action Grips

2kN pneumatic side action grips designed for use in non-ambient temperature ranges.

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Products 7/24/2024 154.2 KB

BI-7020 Servo Hydraulic Medium Force Fatigue Test System

The BI-7020 Series servo hydraulic test systems meet practically all the requirements of metals, composites and plastics testing for strength, durability and toughness. It is backed up with a wide choice of application software, transducers, and accessories that satisfy most standard test practices.

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Products 10/26/2022 166.6 KB

BI-7040 Servo Electric Test System

BI-7040 Servo-Electric Test Systems feature high-stiffness, precision-aligned, free annular load frames. These units are designed to suit for Monotonic, Creep, Stress relaxation, Quasi-static tests, etc.

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Products 10/26/2022 256.8 KB

BI-7050 Axial Torsion Test System

BI-7050 Axial-Torsion Servo-Hydraulic Testing System meets the challenging demands of various static and dynamic test requirements. The system carries out axial, torsion, or combined axial-torsion tests.

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Products 10/26/2022 189.7 KB

BI 7080 Damper Test Systems

The BI-7080 is the industry’s first high productivity shock absorber / strut / front-fork test system specially designed for use on damper production lines.

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Products 10/25/2022 232.8 KB

5980 Floor Model Series for Mechanical Testing

5980 floor models are heavy-duty universal testing systems commonly used for testing high-strength metals and alloys, advanced composites, aerospace and automotive structures, bolts, fasteners, and plate steels. They are capable of testing up to 600 kN.

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Products 10/19/2022 0.5 MB

The Ultimate Guide to Lightweight Materials and Parts Testing in Automotive and Aerospace

This guide will give materials engineers and scientists working in these industries valuable insight into the latest drop weight impact testing methods and technology. It will provide you with useful guidance on how to make composite materials and parts testing simpler, faster, and more reliable, which is key to minimising disruption and optimising the time to market.

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Products 9/16/2022 2.1 MB

DX | Industrial Series Data Sheet

Designed for high-capacity tensile, compression, bend/flex, and shear testing, DX Series testing systems feature a dual test space and single footprint. Understanding the critical importance of operator safety, these frames incorporate high-quality materials, components, and craftsmanship and are ideal for testing metals, wire rod, fasteners, concrete, and wood.

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Products 8/29/2022 1.0 MB

2501 Series Compression Platens

The compression platens are used to perform compression tests on a wide range of materials and components. This allows a variety of tests to be performed for determination of compression modulus, compression strength, and compression yield strength.

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Products 7/7/2022 403.1 KB

3400 Series Universal Testing Systems Brochure

The 3400 Series universal testing systems offer the simplicity and performance needed for routine, standardized QC tests and general-purpose mechanical testing.

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Products 6/27/2022 2.6 MB

2810 Series Mini Flexure Fixtures

This bend fixture is constructed from stainless steel and features a micrometer to adjust the location of the crack front and adjustable specimen stops for repeatable specimen alignment.

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Products 5/9/2022 0.6 MB

100 kN Flexure Fixture Data Sheet

The flexure fixture (catalog no. 2810-182) allows a variety of flexural and fracture toughness bond tests to be performed, including determination of flexural modulus, flexural strength and flexural yield strength.

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Products 5/9/2022 0.5 MB