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setembro 4, 2014

Testing a Student-Made Off-Road Vehicle

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 […]

agosto 7, 2014

Consumer Reports Uses Instron for Bend Testing Smartphone

Consumer Reports Uses Instron for Bend Testing Smartphone

Consumer Reports Uses Instron for Bend Testing Smartphone Consumer Reports sought to test LG’s G Flex smartphone, which claims to bend to life’s curves. The material properties of rigid plastic, […]

agosto 1, 2014

Extensometer Slippage

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 […]

maio 12, 2014

Wedge Action Grips: Which is Moving?

Wedge Action Grips: Which is Moving?

Wedge Action Grips: Which is Moving? Janice Tan Wedge action grips are a very popular choice for gripping high-strength materials, such as metals and composites, because the strong clamping force […]

fevereiro 25, 2014

Software Module Increases Test Frequency for Fatigue Testing of Composites and Polymers

Software Module Increases Test Frequency for Fatigue Testing of Composites and Polymers

Software Module Increases Test Frequency for Fatigue Testing of Composites and Polymers Senior Applications Specialist for Dynamic Systems, Peter Bailey shares with AZoM how the Specimen Self-Heating Control (SSHC) module […]

outubro 8, 2013

Poisson’s Ratio Testing With A Biaxial Extensometer

Poisson’s Ratio Testing With A Biaxial Extensometer

Poisson’s Ratio Testing With A Biaxial Extensometer Elayne (Schneebacher) Gordonov Poisson’s Ratio has proven to be a challenging calculation for obtaining both repeatable and accurate results. To improve repeatability, we […]

agosto 15, 2013

Industry Insights Series with David Fry

Industry Insights Series with David Fry

Industry Insights Series with David Fry David Fry Working alongside our friends at AZOM, they developed a series of engaging interviews with a few of our global colleagues. In the […]

março 19, 2013

Instron Supporting Britain’s Economic Growth

Instron Supporting Britain’s Economic Growth

Instron Supporting Britain’s Economic Growth The BBC sheds light on where to place bets for Britain’s future economic success. The recent segment displays a repertoire of Instron’s single column 3300 […]

março 6, 2012

Hobas Pipe USA Installs Giant Custom-Built Instron Frame

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 […]