Out of Production Systems
This section contains Instron testing systems that are no longer in production. Instron has installed several hundred thousand testing systems around the world including at 96% of the world’s largest manufacturing companies. In fact, the average age of an Instron machine that we service is 18 years. Follow the categories below to find your system and see what upgrade options are available. Some systems we just can’t retrofit due to parts shortages or obsolescence, and in these cases your local sales engineer can offer you a generous trade in offer. Although we are adding to this page all the time, there are many Instron products that are not shown. Please contact us if you have any questions about an Instron product that you do not see here.
Electromechanical
Testing Systems
All Instron electromechanical Universal Testing Systems produced from 1946. These include tensile testing machines such as Series 5500, 4500, 4400, 4300, 4200, etc.
Dynamic
Testing Systems
Includes Instron’s Dynamic and Fatigue testing products from 1973 such as the 8500 and 8400 series controllers, frames such the 1300 and 1400 series, Hydraulic power units and software.
Impact Drop Towers & Pendulums
All impact Instron Impact Testing systems produced from 1975. These include droptowers and pendulums, such as Fractovis and Dynatup Series.
Rheometers and Melt Flow Testers
All Instron Capillary Rheometers and Melt Flow Testers produced from 1998. These include CEAST Rheologic, Modular Melt Flow Tester and more.
HDT & Vicat
All Instron HDT & Vicat Testers produced from 1997. These include several different CEAST series.
Electrical, Fire and other CEAST Testers
All CEAST Fire, Electrical and other Testers produced from 1998.
Instron hydraulic Universal Testing Systems produced by Instron and SATEC
Specimen Preparation and Measuring
Machine preparation, punching machines as well as other Instron accessories that are no longer available.
Software
Instron software that is no longer being distributed by Instron on new system purchases.
Accessories
Major accessories for Instron testing systems including environmental chambers, extensometers, tensile grips, hydraulic grip pumps, etc.
