Bowers’ Good Vibrations ‘Hard’ to Beat

CV Instruments, the prolific testing arm of the Bowers Metrology Group has announced the launch of the company’s advanced new, MET-U1A portable hardness tester. The cost-effective, durable unit differs completely from traditional hardness testers that usually measure the size of indentations on test samples with a microscope. Using a precise diamond indenter equipped with a vibrating rod to press on the test surface, under a fixed load, the innovative new MET-U1A measures hardness by applying ultrasonic vibrations and precisely analysing the resulting damping effect. This modern hardness testing technique is both accurate and reproducible, whilst leaving almost no visible indents on the tested article’s surface.

The portable nature of the robust new Bowers unit makes it a perfect tool for on-site measurement routines. Suitable for hardness testing across an extremely wide range of materials, including metals, plastics and ceramics, the MET-U1A can be utilised in the maintenance of large scale structures, vehicles, ships, steel towers, bridges and aircraft.

Providing hardness reading in - Rockwell (HRC), Brinell (HB), Vickers (HV) and Shore (HSD) scales, demonstrations of this impressive new portable hardness tester can be arranged through Bowers Metrology UK.

For more information on the new MET-U1A, click here.

Published on June 22, 2010 09:43 updated on January 10, 2012 14:41