Tinius
Olsen/Hounsfield Launch
Plastics Impact Testers
The
soon-to-be-renamed materials testing company, Hounsfield Test
Equipment, has launched two new plastics impact testers for the
European market in association with parent company Tinius Olsen.
Both models use a specially designed compound pendulum with interchangeable
weights to perform Charpy and Izod impact tests across a wide
range of energies.
A
key feature of the 92T and IT503 machines is the high degree of
measurement accuracy, achieving a resolution within 0.03% of the
pendulum capacity. Such accuracy is "vastly superior"
to dial type displays and other displays currently on the market,
says the company. When connected to a personal computer running
Tinius Olsen’s impact software, results and data can be
stored or transmitted to any part of the tester’s IT network
Both
machines can select all commonly used energy units for testing
and also provide strength calculations in all units of measurement.
Break type input options include: complete, hinge, partial, non-break
and necking. A ‘low blow’ facility allows the pendulum
to be released without being raised to full height, enabling testing
at lower impact velocities and energy levels
The
92T is an open platform design providing easy access for multiple
sample testing, while the IT503 is fully enclosed for circumstances
where personnel or equipment in the vicinity would be a risk from
breaking samples or a swinging pendulum.
A
range of optional equipment includes temperature chambers for
testing samples at the limits of their operational ranges, plus
an automatic braking system and powered pendulum return, both
aimed at increased safety and sample throughput.
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Notes for Editors
- Hounsfield
Test Equipment based in Redhill, Surrey, UK designs and manufactures
materials testing equipment and associated software and other
products.
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The company markets its products in 60 countries through a network
of approved distributors.
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From January 2004, Hounsfield Test Equipment will trade under
the name of its parent company, Tinius Olsen.
- Hounsfield
Test Equipment has been a part of the Tinius Olsen Testing Machine
Group, USA, since 1996.
Issued on behalf of:
Tinius Olsen Ltd.
6 Perrywood Business Park
Honeycrock Lane
Salfords
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 5DZ
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