Innovatest UK
About us
With an eye focused to the future INNOVATEST is a leading innovator in the field of hardness testing machines. It is our lifestyle to create and develop new techniques that set forth new standards in mechanical, digital and optical terrain for modern and efficient hardness testing. Combining our innovating mind set with excellent global service and an unbeatable product warranty, we are ready to provide you the best possible customer experience, now and in the future.
SETTING NEW BOUNDARIES
While our history within the industry goes back as far as 1890, our focus on technology and progress on the hardness testing machine development has significantly evolved in the past decades.
Recognized and trusted by scientist, engineers, laboratories and the general metal and plastics industry worldwide, INNOVATEST products and services for hardness testing procedures are continuously setting new boundaries.
Test and product development professionals rely on INNOVATEST to create and optimize their designs. Around the world, test engineers in laboratories recognize our highly efficient hardness testing machines and software to be used for a wide range of components and materials.
Whether your need is to evaluate advanced components made of steel, alloys or plastic, used for commercial transportation vehicles, air-and space crafts, bridges, or buildings, orthopedic or dental labs, or you want to secure testing procedures for standard production parts or in-line testing, INNOVATEST hardness testing solutions make possible many of the innovations required by the fast changing world around us.
Our presence around the world supports customers with sophisticated supply chain management to obtain really comparable testing results, regardless of the location. For the most demanding professionals and laboratories, our new range of standardizing or reference hardness testers are no longer exotic products, but just a part of our general supply range.
We invite you to discover and explore our leading range of hardness testing machines and the excellent service capabilities for installation and after sales service support.
REFERENCE INDUSTRIES
Test Laboratory, Aerospace, Automotive industry, public transportation sector, metal manufacturing company, Heat treating industry, Stamping plants, producing razor blades or green energy turbine blades, wherever you need a dependable testing method for hardness of metals, plastics or carbon materials, INNOVATEST offers practical, efficient and cost effective solutions to your testing needs.
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Strength of materials is an important component of automotive safety. Because safety is critical, testing standards are in place to ensure material performance. Therefore, a material composition analysis must be done to ensure the material strength is stable. In order to do this, product quality control staff conduct strength evaluations and composition analyses of raw materials used in automobiles, including metals, resins, and other raw materials. Hardness tests results of steering, brake components, doors, drive train parts and among many other automotive components are important for strength evaluations and are mandated to provide a safe vehicle.
RAIL INDUSTRY
The railway system still remains an important role in developed countries for the mass moving of people and materials. Passenger trains are crossing Continents at impressive speeds in the East at the same time cargo wagons are hitting load-by-axle records in North America. Railway wheels and tracks are a critical component to this system, as any failure can lead to derailment, potentially causing casualties and financial losses.
AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
Perhaps one of the greatest human innovations in the history of engineering is the ability to fly. Aerospace is a demanding industry for new product development and quality control. During the early developments in the aerospace industry it became very clear, quickly, that strength tolerances for each material and for each individual part where crucial to build safe aircrafts.
GENERAL INDUSTRIES
The hardness test is the most widely used test for evaluating the mechanical properties of metals and other materials as raw materials or finished product. Hardness testing is typically performed on new components but can also be used on in-service components to identify any issues of wear and tear. Hardness testing can reveal susceptibility to cracking as a result of exposure to environmental constituents such as hydrogen sulphide. It can also identify degradation, brittlement and softening as a result of exposure to elevated temperatures (e.g. fire damage). For some metals, hardness test results can be used to estimate the material’s tensile strength, using certain Conversion tables.
Products & services
Rockwell Hardness Testing Machines
The Rockwell hardness tester uses the method as defined in ISO 6508 & ASTM E18, which is the most commonly used method around the world to determine a material’s hardness and is suitable for almost all metals and to some degree for plastics. Rockwell test measures the permanent depth of indentation produced by a specified force/load on a specified indenter. The Rockwell test requires the least amount of sample prep making it the quicker and easier hardness test to perform across many industries around the globe. The main advantage of Rockwell hardness testing is its speed of testing and its ability to display hardness values directly after penetrating the material.
Vickers & Knoop Hardness Testing Machines
The Vickers hardness tester uses the hardness test that was developed in 1924 by Smith and Sandland at Vickers Ltd as an alternative to the Brinell method to measure the hardness of materials. The Vickers test is often easier to use than other hardness tests, since the required calculations are independent of the size of the indenter, and the indenter can be used for all materials irrespective of hardness.
Brinell Hardness Testing Machines
The Brinell hardness tester uses the oldest method of hardness testing commonly used today. It was invented in Sweden by Dr. Johan August Brinell in 1900. This test is often used to determine the hardness of castings and forgings whose grain structure is too course for accurate Rockwell or Vickers testing.
Universal Hardness Testing Machines
Falcon 8000G2 Micro/Macro Vickers Hardness Tester
Cutting edge technology, and beyond… The new FALCON 800G2 series micro|macro Vickers, Knoop and Brinell hardness testing systems provide the next level of hardness testing experience. The FALCON 800G2 series stands for state-of-the-art laboratory equipment of the latest generation. The 800G2 combines hardness testing and metallurgical microscopy flawlessly based on a brand new optical system with full color camera’s providing reproduceable and reliable results regardless of the hardness scale selected. The FALCON 800G2 series contains an 8 position turret including dual indenter positions, objectives, positioning laser and an advanced surface touch probe. The turret is protected by the sensitive CDR system (Collision Detection & Retraction) avoiding any damage to the turret or to be tested parts. The iSMART quick change adapter can hold and identify fixed anvils, manual stages or the brand new iSMART series of wireless motorized CNC X-Y stages with a 0,001mm positioning accuracy. Maximum flexibility at any moment in the machines lifetime. The wide test load range of 0,1gf – 62,5kgf confirms latest innovations on force control and providing ultimately precise measuring results. IMPRESSIONS 4™ software creates maximum user comfort due to nearly unlimited functions controlled by advanced interfaces.