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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(1000kN) Fatigue Testing Systems
8805
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The 8805 is a 4-column, 1000 kN servohydraulic fatigue testing machine. It features a high-stiffness and precision-aligned load frame, with hydraulic lifts and locks, and an actuator in the upper crosshead.
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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.
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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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Mechanical Wedge Action Grips
2716 Series
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The Instron mechanical wedge action grips are durable tensile grips designed to automatically increase clamping force as test loads rise, maintaining fixed jaw positions and preventing slippage. Their open-front, moving-body design allows easy specimen insertion while ensuring consistent gauge length and minimal compressive force during clamping, making them a versatile gripping solution and particularly suitable for testing high-strength materials such as metals and composites.
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Static Load Cells (5 N to 300 kN)
2530 Series
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The Instron 2530 Series static load cells are precision force transducers engineered for versatile use in tension, compression, cyclic, and reverse stress testing, delivering accurate measurements down to 1/500th of their capacity. Individually temperature-compensated and calibrated, they support automatic recognition and electronic calibration, and are built to international force-measurement standards (ASTM E4, ISO 7500-1 class 0.5, and JIS B7721, B7733). With overload protection (150 % of rating without damage, 300 % without mechanical failure), the 2530 family offers consistent, repeatable performance across a wide force range (5 N to 300 kN).2530 Series load cells with capacities of 5 N to 100 N are for use with 3300, 3400, 5900, and 6800 Series testing systems.2530 Series Load cells with capacities of 500 N to 300 kN are for use with 3300 and 3400 Series testing systems.
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Autoinjector Testing System
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Instron’s Autoinjector Testing System is designed to perform full functionality testing on a wide variety of drug delivery devices, including safety syringes and both needle shield and button-activated formats. Developed in collaboration with pharmaceutical manufacturers and CDMOs, the system captures essential performance requirements such as activation force, injection time, dose accuracy, needle depth, and click detection. It supports compliance with international standards like ISO 11608 and can be configured for integration with collaborative robots to enhance automation and throughput.
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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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S-Beam Static Load Cells
2519 Series
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The 2519-xxxN Series load cells are specifically designed for use with 3300 single column testing systems. Automatic transducer recognition and electrical calibration makes them easy to use. The load cells incorporate overload protection and can withstand loads up to 150% of their force capacity without damage and 300% without mechanical failure. The load cells allow the user to zero out the tare weight of a grip or fixture that weighs up to 40% of the force capacity, while still maintaining the full specified accuracy.
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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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Bi-axial Dynacell Load Cells
2527 Series
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During tests carried out on servohydraulic machines, elements of the system are subject to acceleration. As a result, in addition to the force applied to the specimen, the load cell also reads forces resulting from its own movement and the mass of the grips and fixtures attached to it. Dynacell is the world's first truly dynamic load cell, designed from the outset for measuring dynamic loads. Dynacell introduces the following advantages:*Reduces dynamic load errors which can be a significant percentage of reading *Increases productivity by allowing higher frequency operation while maintaining test validity *Improvements such as doubling the frequency are common
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High-Temperature Extensometers < 1000°C Capacitive
2632 Series
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Is typically used in hot tensile applications with tube type furnaces and consist of a separate measuring unit and suspension arm assembly. The measuring unit uses an LVDT with a fixed travel that remains outside of the furnace, the arms are located mostly inside of the heating system and attach the specimen to the measuring unit.
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CEAST VisualRHEO Software
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VisualRHEO Software is specifically designed for the Instron® line of CEAST Capillary Rheometers (Rheologic and SmartRheo), both single-bore and twin-bore versions.
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ElectroPuls® Automated XY Stage
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Test the durability of your products and components in ways not possible until now, using Instron®’s ElectroPuls Automated XY Stage.
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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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Universal Testing Systems (Up To 300 KN)
6800 Series
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Instron’s 6800 Series universal testing systems deliver high-performance mechanical testing up to 300 kN. Designed for precision and durability, these systems offer exceptional measurement accuracy (±0.5% down to 1/1000th of load cell capacity) and fast data acquisition rates up to 5 kHz. Ideal for tensile, compression, flexure, torsion, peel, lap shear, and many other test types, the 6800 Series provides the flexibility and control needed to handle everything from delicate specimens to high-strength materials, making it a trusted solution for demanding testing environments.
