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November 5, 2014
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 […]
October 15, 2014
Evaluating the Quality of High Performance Plastics Molding
Evaluating the Quality of High Performance Plastics Molding When chemical companies invest in developing high-performance polymers-such as filled polyesters, PA, PC, LCP, and PEEK-to engineer automotive and electronic components, they […]
October 8, 2014
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 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 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 15, 2014
Understanding Melt Flow Testing and Its Importance
Melt flow testing is a measure of the flow of a polymer when melted. The result is called the mass-flow rate (MFR) or volume-flow rate (MVR).
September 10, 2014
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 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 Elena Mangano It is almost always recommended that the Bluehill® Software preload feature be used when you’re performing a mechanical test. Preloading […]