Instron
Instron is a global leader in materials testing, offering a comprehensive portfolio of testing systems designed to evaluate mechanical properties such as tensile, compression, flexural, fatigue, impact, and dynamic behavior. Our products support a wide range of applications, from raw materials to finished products — backed by expert engineering and a global service network providing calibration, training, and technical support. With deep application knowledge and responsive local support, Instron helps customers optimize performance, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation across industries.
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Universal Testing Systems (Up to 600 kN)
5980 Series
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Instron 5980 Series floor model testing systems are universal, static testing systems that perform tensile and compression testing; and also perform shear, flexure, peel, tear, cyclic, and bend tests. The 5900 Series are engineered for precision, built for durability, and offer the flexibility for changing requirements. They are designed with standard and optional features that increase testing efficiency and improve the testing experience for the operator. 5980 Series floor models are robust, heavy-duty frames commonly used for testing high-strength metals and alloys, advanced composites, aerospace and automotive structures, bolts, fasteners, and plate steels. Frames are available in load capacities of 400 and 600 kN.
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Software for 8800 Series Systems
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The FastTrack 2 software suite consists of a number of application programs designed to address common fatigue and static testing requirements on servo-hydraulic systems. The suite includes general purpose fatigue , complex cyclic and fracture toughness applications as well as static and LabView user-programmability options.
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Cobot Testing System
CT6
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The CT6 cobot testing system introduces the benefits of automation to the testing of biomedical devices and components. This system pairs a collaborative robot with a 5900 or 6800 Series universal testing system to increase the efficiency of small to mid-sized testing labs that require a high degree of flexibility in their testing systems. The CT6 is designed to handle a wide range of medical components, including drug delivery, sample collection, and wound closure products.
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HDT VICAT Testers
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The Instron HV Series of HDT Vicat testing machines bring you an enhanced user experience and outstanding productivity. Our HDT and Vicat testers with Bluehill® HV Software make materials testing SIMPLER, SMARTER, SAFER.
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Non-Contacting Video Extensometer
AVE3
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The AVE3 is Instron’s most advanced extensometer, engineered for high-precision, non-contact strain measurement across a wide range of mechanical tests—including tension, compression, and flexure. Its adaptable design accommodates various specimen types, sizes, and elongation ranges, making it ideal for everything from delicate films to robust metals. By eliminating the need for clip-on devices, the AVE3 streamlines setup and ensures uninterrupted data collection through specimen failure, even in high-energy break scenarios, such as composites. Compatible with environmental chambers and fluid baths, it supports non-ambient testing with ease. With compliance to ISO 9513 and ASTM E83 and a fast 500 Hz data rate, the AVE3 delivers reliable performance for demanding testing standards.
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Environmental Chambers
3119-600 Series
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The Instron environmental chambers are precision thermal enclosures designed to integrate with static or dynamic test systems, enabling evaluation of material behavior under controlled non-ambient conditions. They circulate hot or cold air over specimens and grips using forced-convection to maintain stable temperatures. These chambers are available in a variety of standard sizes (or can be customized), and are compatible with extensometers, grips, and fixtures to provide a turnkey solution for temperature-dependent testing from subzero to elevated conditions.
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(25kN/100Nm) Axial-Torsion Systems
8874
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The 8874 is a bi-axial tabletop servohydraulic testing system providing a combined axial and torsion dynamic actuator in the upper crosshead. With a precision aligned twin-column frame and a lower t-slot table, the 8874 meets the challenging demands of a varied range of both static and dynamic testing requirements.
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ElectroPuls
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With more than ten years of running tests over billions of cycles, ElectroPuls systems are the established materials testing instruments using patented linear motor technology. Offering slow-speed static and high-frequency fatigue testing, this versatile testing capability means ElectroPuls systems are ideal for any lab or office space. Choose from axial only or combined axial-torsion systems that can deliver up to 10kN and 100Nm. Available in 3 sizes, simply pick the one that's right for you. ElectroPuls, a simpler, smarter, safer way to meet your testing needs.
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Static Axial Clip-On Extensionmeters
2630-100 Series
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The Instron static axial clip-on extensometer delivers precise strain measurement for static tests by quickly clipping to specimens (metals, plastics, composites) with minimal attachment force. Its rugged cross-brace design resists distortion, includes built-in over-extension protection, and meets ASTM E83 / ISO 9513 standards — making it a reliable, high-accuracy option for general and temperature-controlled testing.
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Pneumatic Side Action Tensile Grips
2712-04x Series
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Instron’s pneumatic side-action grips provide a high-performance, repeatable, and safe gripping solution for a broad spectrum of materials — from fine wires, fibers, textiles and foils to plastics, elastomers and components — via air-actuated clamping that maintains constant force even as specimens deform. With quick, tool-free jaw face changes, optional alignment and centering devices, adjustable opening and flow control, and integrated safety features (e.g. jaw face shields), these grips are engineered for throughput and reproducibility operator protection in tensile testing applications.
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Bluehill® Universal Software
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Bluehill Universal from Instron is a modern, touchscreen‐first software platform designed to make materials testing simpler, smarter, and safer. With intuitive, guided workflows, prebuilt method templates for ASTM, ISO, and EN standards, and dynamic features like barcode integration, pass/fail display, and conditional logic, it streamlines testing tasks and reduces user error. For more advanced users, modular options—such as TestProfiler for cyclic tests, Traceability for full audit trails and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, and seamless API support—enable customization, data integrity, and lab‑wide connectivity. Whether deployed on new Instron systems or retrofitted into existing hardware, Bluehill Universal offers enhanced usability, robust security, and flexible data handling for next‑generation materials testing labs.
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Impact Testing Machine
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Instron Dynatup drop weigh impact testing machine next generation is the Instron 9400 Series. A drop weight impact testing machine is used to determine the energy required to break or damage a material in which a defined weight falls onto a specimen or a component from a specific height and with a specific impact energy and velocity.
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VisualIMPACT Software
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CEAST VisualIMPACT software is designed to control CEAST Pendulums and Drop Tower Series, manage tests and offer a user-friendly interface when using the Data Acquisition System. It records force and absorbed energy data related to impacts, visualizes and helps analyze the results and calculates resilience. The operator is guided through parameters setup by means of tables describing strikers and specimens that are filtered according to the test type and international standard selected. In the case of instrumented tests, many possibilities for data analysis and visualization are made available. The results are shown through comprehensive and customizable graphs and can be filtered by break type (only specimens with a selected break type are shown). Working with groups of test, the software performs a statistical analysis, and the operator can pick and discard single test results. Different measurement units can be selected. It is possible to print reports and to export data totally or partially. Recent improvements include the possibility to set a number of user profiles, including graphic settings, default printing options, advanced parameters for data analysis and so on, switching quickly from one another when looking at results. The introduction of a new Data Acquisition System (CEAST DAS 64K) in the Impact product line has also triggered a number of new capabilities for the SW, which is now able to process a more comprehensive calibration file for instrumented tups and hammers and manage DAS configurations with a wider range of data acquisition channels.
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Oil-Free HDT & Vicat Tester
HV500
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The Instron® CEAST HV500 is the latest instrument design to perform HDT and VICAT tests at high temperatures, up to 500°C, making this instrument ideal for research and quality control applications as it is ensuring the capability to test the new generations of techno-polymers, characterized by their excellent properties at high temperature.
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Automated Testing Systems
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Instron’s automated testing systems bring precision, productivity, and safety to materials testing by automating routine tensile, flexural, and compression operations. Available as full turnkey platforms or modular add-ons for existing test frames, these systems — including the AT3 three-axis, AT6 six-axis robotic, AT2 automated XY stages, CT6 cobot integration, and carousel stations — allow labs to boost throughput, reduce operator variability, and free up staff for higher-value activities. The systems are engineered to support a wide spectrum of materials (plastics, metals, films, composites, medical devices) and comply with international ASTM and ISO test standards while enhancing repeatability and workflow efficiency.
