Instron® Calibration Services
Calibration activities for Europe, Africa and the Middle East are coordinated from our European Center of Excellence in High Wycombe, UK. The laboratory undertakes calibrations and provides on-site calibration services across Europe, Africa and the Middle East using 60+ locally-based calibration staff.
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Instron verification and calibration services are the convenient, economical, and low-risk way to ensure that your testing needs are satisfied and meet many of the relevant ISO/IEC and ASTM requirements.
Our wide range of capability allows us to calibrate or verify most materials testing systems in either our High Wycombe laboratory or on-site where your testing machine is located. Our calibration engineers will verify and calibrate all types of Instron material testing systems, including SATEC™, CEAST, and Dynatup machines. Small, easily transportable devices, such as handheld pulltesters, can be sent to our permanent Laboratory facility for calibration whilst we can visit you to undertake on-site calibration of your materials testing machines.
With 40+ years accredited calibration experience, our knowledgeable calibration staff also calibrate other manufacturer's materials testing equipment.
Available Verification Services
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| Force Verification |
ASTM E4 ISO 7500-1 |
Verification of Testing machines from0.01 N to 2 MN in tension and from 0.01 N to 3 MN in compression for ISO 7500-1 0.01 N to 4.45 MN tension and compression for ASTM E7 Factory calibration of freestanding force devices (i.e. spring gauges and handheld pull-testers) |
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| Strain (Extensometer) Verification |
ASTM E83 ISO 9513 ISO 5893 ASTM E399 |
Verification and classification - Extensometers and COD gauges |
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| Extensometer Calibrator Rig Verification |
ASTM E83 ISO 9513 |
Factory Calibration of Extensometer Calibration Rigs | |
| Load Frame Alignment Verification |
ASTM E1012 |
Verification of Alignment Under Tensile Load |
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| Displacement - Linear Verification |
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Axial Displacement of Crosshead or Actuator Range: 50 micron - 1000 mm |
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| Speed - Linear Verification |
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Crosshead Speed Range: 0.05 - 2500 mm/min |
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| Displacement - Rotary Verification |
- | Rotary Displacement of Torsion Actuator |
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| Torque Verification |
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Torsion Actuator verification Range: 1 - 100Nm |
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| Temperature Verification |
- | Temperature cabinets (-30° to 500° C) |
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| Creep Verification |
ISO 7500-1 ISO 7500-2 |
Creep Machines (Deadweight and Loadcell) | |
| Hardness Verification |
ASTM E10 ISO 6506-2 |
Brinell for Metallic Materials (Direct and Indirect) |
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ASTM E18 ISO 6508-2 |
Rockwell and Rockwell Superficial Hardness (Direct and Indirect) |
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ASTM E92 ISO 6507-2 |
Vickers for Metallic Materials (Direct and Indirect) |
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| ASTM E384 |
Micro-hardness - Vickers (Direct and Indirect) |
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| Pendulum Impact Verification |
ASTM E23 ISO 13802 ASTM D256 ISO 148-2 |
Notched Bar Impact Testing |
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| Drop Tower Verification |
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Verification of drop tower type Impact machines for:
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| Software Verification |
- | 21 CFR 820 IQ/OQ Service |
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Calibrations to the Highest Standards and Traceability
All reference devices (standards) used in our verification process are directly traceable to either the NPL in London, NIST in the USA, or other recognized National Measurement Institutes (NMI) as stipulated by ISO/IEC 17025.
All procedures meet ISO or ASTM standards where they exist or are produced to verify the critical functions of the testing instrument. Additionally, the procedures are validated before use and audited on a regular basis to ensure they are up to date and correct.
Calibration certification is provided to customers in a digitally encrypted format that provides high integrity documentation that is easy to store, retrieve, print, and distribute to suit customer needs. These certificates can be provided in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
Instron certificates are designed to provide information in an overview, summary, and detailed data sequence for ease of interpretation. This makes them the ideal document for quickly checking conformance or for a full study of instrument performance.
Compliance Certification and Scope
View our Laboratory's ISO 17025 compliance documents:
Protect Your Investment
In today's world, conformance to standards is serious business. The cost of non-compliance is now enormous especially where litigation can be involved. Your customers hold you responsible for the integrity of your test data. This is why every testing system, no matter how old or new, should be routinely verified for conformance to applicable national and international standards. It is not just good measurement practice, it is essential business sense.
As good as your measurement equipment is, performance can change over time. Minimizing the risk to your business by undertaking scheduled calibration and verification is a sound investment. Choosing an experienced, accredited and world reputable calibration provider is one of the best ways of demonstrating this to your customers and regulatory authorities.