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HARDNESS TESTING PRODUCTS

GE Inspection Technologies offers a complete range of portable hardness testers for quick and convenient on-site hardness testing. Our harndess testing equipment range comprises of portable instruments and a large number of probes or impact devices – opening up extensive application ranges – for every testing situation. In addition, our hardness equipment offers a quick and economical supplement to stationary hardness testing in the modern production process.

There are three physical methods of hardness testing recognized in the field: the static UCI (Ultrasonic Contact Impedance) method, the dynamic rebound hardness testing method, and the optical TIV (Through-Indenter-Viewing) method. The decision to utilize a specific method depends on the test problem.

 


Portable optical hardness tester

Innovative Krautkramer technology provides another major break through for portable hardness testing, the TIV (Through Indenter Viewing) method. TIV is based on the Vickers hardness principle but uses a unique optical system to “see through“ the Vickers diamond for actually monitoring...