As of September 2018, Instron’s Calibration Laboratory in Norwood, MA USA expanded its global reach to include Europe into its existing operations. This addition enables Instron to provide accredited calibration services to its customers in North America, Europe and Asia under a single National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accreditation. Instron’s Calibration laboratory is accredited […]

Expanded nanoindentation product line to include the iNano®, iMicro, inSEM® HT and NanoFlip. Founded upon technology pioneered by Dr. Warren Oliver, these systems along with the Nano Indenter® G200 represent a complete portfolio of ambient and in situ nanoindentation solutions from KLA-Tencor. Nanoscience Instruments, proud partner of KLA-Tencor Corporation, is expanding their nanoindentation offering to include the iNano®, iMicro, inSEM® HT and NanoFlip product lines. […]

COLUMBIA, Md. (September 24, 2018)—Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Oklahoma State University (OSU) have joined forces to help establish The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s (CEAT) Mechanical and Physical Properties Testing Lab. The new lab is part of the ExxonMobil Testing Laboratory in the new ENDEAVOR facility on the campus of OSU in Stillwater, Okla.   […]

Mahwah, NJ, and Sunnyvale, CA – Covalent Metrology, an innovative, new analytical service lab based in Silicon Valley, announced today that it will collaborate with EDAX, Inc., a business unit of AMETEK, Inc., on the application of energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) for the quantified characterization of a wide variety of materials. Covalent undertook an extensive […]

UK-based Firm, Focused on Material-Property Testing, Joins James Heal in Group and Will Use New Resources to Fuel Growth BOSTON–Battery Ventures, a global technology investment firm, has reached an agreement for its platform in the material-property testing market, Physical Properties Testing* (PPT), to acquire Mecmesin,* a global supplier of force- and torque-testing equipment for consumer […]

Eden Prairie, Minn. – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, today announced the appointment of new Business Partners to support MTS Materials, Vehicles and Structures market segments in Malaysia and Singapore. Malaysia The Malaysian Finance Ministry estimates a 5.5% GDP growth rate for 2018, and this new […]

Haan – Today the VERDER Group acquired the majority of the Austrian company Qness GmbH, thereby extending the portfolio of its Scientific Division with a product line for hardness testing. Qness is a leading manufacturer of hardness testing machines which comply with recognized standards like Brinell, Vickers, Knoop and Rockwell. The instruments are used both […]

In continuous communication with customers worldwide, technology and features have been updated to build a generation of density meters that operates on a new level. The new DMA™ 501 proves to be a worthy successor of the widely acknowledged DMA™ 500 density meter. It is accompanied by the launch of the 4-digit-accuracy density and concentration […]

AURORA, IL –  Mitutoyo America Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the latest Rockwell Hardness Testers in its HR-530 Series, including the HR-530 (maximum specimen size height:  250 mm; depth: 150 mm) and the HR-530L (maximum specimen size height: 395 mm; depth 150 mm). The series features a unique electronic control giving it […]

Eden Prairie, Minn. – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and sensors, today announced that MEDTEC Solutions Co., Ltd. will support MTS Vehicles, Structures and Materials market segments in Vietnam. The appointment of this new Business Partner will accelerate MTS’ growth strategies in the region. MTS expects significant investments in mechanical […]