Testing Accessories
Leveraging deep applications experience and engineering expertise, Instron provides a comprehensive range of accessories for materials testing systems. Our portfolio includes hundreds of grips, fixtures, load cells, and application‑specific solutions engineered to support accurate, repeatable testing across a wide variety of materials and standards. Choose a category below, view the interactive accessories catalog, or request a PDF version to get started.
View all of our Materials testing software packages that are available for all new Instron systems and also as an upgrade to many existing Instron systems.
Load cells convert the force experienced by the specimen into an electrical signal that is used by the electronic controller to precisely monitor, report or control the force.
Extensometry provides a direct and accurate method for measuring and controlling specimen deformation by monitoring strain over a precisely defined gauge length.
Environmental chambers and furnaces provide the capability to study the mechanical properties of materials and components over a wide range of temperatures up to +1600 °C in air.
Various styles of tensile grips at different force capacities to hold a diverse range of materials such as thread, rope, rubber, plastic, composites, fasteners, steel and more.
Compression platens and anvils are available in a range of sizes and force capacities to suit applications from rigid foam to concrete.
Flexure or bend tests are widely used to determine stiffness and yield properties of plastics, metals and similar rigid materials.
Fixtures for Universal Testing Machines to perform an assortment of peel, puncture, burst, and coefficient of friction tests.
The Torsion Add-On 3.0 can be installed on any new or existing 6800 and 5900 Series universal testing system to allow for simultaneous axial and torsional testing.
The AT2 can be added to any new or existing 6800 or 5900 Series systems to automate compression, tensile, and flexure testing of devices or components with multiple or repetitive test points.
Load frame accessories include items designed to fit a specific model of testing frame, such as support tables, protective shields, T-slot tables, in-head wedge grips, in-head tension rods, and similar items.
With major breakthroughs in the medical industries, it is becoming ever more essential to provide accurate test data related to materials capabilities.
Grips, fixtures, and system add-ons for testing electronics and microelectronics for tension, compression, flexure, peel, shear, and puncture.
Accessories for testing the mechanical properties of materials, adhesives, welds, and components found in battery cells, modules, and packs.
Fixtures for testing composite materials for tension, compression, flexure, shear and peel. Most of these fixtures are designed to meet specific materials testing standards.
Couplings and adapters are devices that modify the test system’s connection type, allowing you to interface with a wider range of grips and fixtures.
These fixtures are designed to allow fast and accurate tensile tests of bolts, screws, studs, and nuts.
T-slot tables and component test plates can be used to mount or clamp components or structures for tensile, compression, bend, peel, and puncture testing.
Food fixtures cover a wide range of industry standard testing methods including compression, puncture, shear, and extrusion.
Fixtures for testing wood for adhesive bond strength, compression, bend strength, shear, tensile strength, etc.
Read about accessories for low speed rear, side and pole impact simulation. And how you can increase the productivity and efficiency of the development process.
Fixtures and software to measure and adjust load string alignment in real time. Ideal for applications with testing standards that specify alignment requirements.
Correct specimens and dimensional measuring are critical for accurate and repeatable test results. Solutions for specimen cutting, marking, and measuring.
View the digital version of our catalog, which features hundreds of our materials testing accessories, as well as tips and advice to help you get the most out of your testing system.
A listing of major accessories for Instron testing systems that are no longer in production, including environmental chambers, extensometers, tensile grips, hydraulic grip pumps, etc.
A listing of notching machines, punching machines, and other specimen preparation machines that are no longer in production.