Automated XY Stage System Preventing Shattered Glass and Inaccurate Data

Automated XY Stage System Preventing Shattered Glass and Inaccurate Data Suzanne de Lemos-Williams A pharmaceutical customer came to us with what they thought was a simple, low force, compression testing […]

High Frequency Testing of Nitinol Wire

High Frequency Testing of Nitinol Wire Sarah Jastram Nitinol wire is a superelastic alloy with unique shape-memory properties that render it especially useful for a variety of different applications across […]

Quick Tips for Balancing Load Cells

Quick Tips for Balancing Load Cells Elena Mangano Whether you use bathroom scales, digital kitchen scales, spring scales – or any other measuring instrument, for that matter – you know […]

Quelle est la meilleure façon de saisir des tubes d’acier à paroi mince pour des essais de traction ?

Extensometer Slippage

Extensometer Slippage Some of our customers are frustrated when they experience slippage of their strain gauge extensometers. Close examination of their extensometer knife-edges often reveals wear that has rounded the […]

Efficiency of Continuously Increasing Load During Tests

Efficiency of Continuously Increasing Load During Tests This month, Instron hydraulic wedge grips had the privilege to be on the cover of Materials Testing, a German-English materials testing journal. The […]

How Do You Prepare Your Specimens?

How Do You Prepare Your Specimens? Elena Mangano Depending on the materials you are testing and the size of your test lab, there are a multitude of ways to prepare […]

Vous cherchez des solutions pour maintenir l’alignement des éprouvettes de test courbées ?

Le serrage des éprouvettes de test courbées peut s’avérer difficile, mais plusieurs approches éprouvées permettent de garantir un alignement correct et d’éviter tout glissement. Cet article explore les solutions courantes — de l’aplatissement des talons d’éprouvettes à l’utilisation de faces de mors convexes/concaves — et explique pourquoi les mâchoires synchronisées à double action latérale offrent les performances les plus fiables. Il souligne également comment les mâchoires DuraSync™ d’Instron surmontent les limites des synchroniseurs mécaniques et hydrauliques traditionnels, offrant un autocentrage robuste, une protection contre les surcharges, une force de serrage réglable et une maintenance aisée sur site pour les applications exigeantes sur tubes et tuyaux.

Quick Tip: Determining if a Specimen is Too Heavy for Your Test

Quick Tip: Determining if a Specimen is Too Heavy for Your Test Q: I have a 1 kN load cell. How do I determine if a specimen would be too […]