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March 6, 2012
Hobas Pipe USA Installs Giant Custom-Built Instron Frame
Hobas Pipe USA Installs Giant Custom-Built Instron Frame Hobas® Pipe USA, a producer and supplier of fiberglass-reinforced polymer mortar pipe systems, produces pipe and pipecoupling products in a wide range […]
March 6, 2012
Selecting a Pressure Transducer for Your Capillary Rheometer
Selecting a Pressure Transducer for Your Capillary Rheometer It is common to refer to pressure transducers by their full-scale range in megapascals (1 MPa is 145 psi). The accuracy is […]
March 6, 2012
Question from a Customer
Question from a Customer Q. What is the resolution and accuracy of your Smart Rheo load cell? A. The CEAST Smart Rheo load cells resolution is 0.05% of full-scale and […]
March 1, 2012
A Very Deep Investment
A Very Deep Investment The challenges of testing Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC) go well beyond what we would normally think of with respect to concrete testing. The difference lies in […]
February 23, 2012
Quick Gripping Tips
Quick Gripping Tips Q: When I grip a specimen, it seems that some force is already being applied. Is there a way to avoid that? A: The force applied to […]
February 21, 2012
Engaging with Our Readers: Survey Findings
Engaging with Our Readers: Survey Findings Two weeks ago, we included a survey within TechNotes asking our readers to take a few moments to give us feedback on the Instron […]
February 16, 2012
Damage Tolerance: Is it Important to You?
Damage Tolerance: Is it Important to You? One main topic in composites is “damage tolerance.” Physical testing of wind turbine blades is such an expensive proposition that virtual testing is […]
February 10, 2012
Free Whitepaper on Mechanical Testing of Medical Implants
Free White Paper on Mechanical Testing of Medical Implants Implants and the materials used for their production undergo extensive tests, which include the evaluation of the static and dynamic mechanical […]
February 8, 2012
30 Years and Counting
30 Years and Counting This month, we’re featuring Randy Riddle, one of our very own application engineers. Not only is he a family man, a grandfather to three beautiful granddaughters, […]