Shear Testing Essentials
Shear testing produces shear property data for material specifications, research and development, quality assurance, and structural design and analysis. Shear properties can be calculated via different test types including tension, flexion, and compression as [...]
Mechanical Testing of Vascular Stents
With heart disease being the leading cause of death among adults in the United States, vascular stents are a critical medical device in ensuring patients live longer and healthier lives. There are a variety [...]
Measurement Errors in Material Testing
Material testing is that part of engineering design, development and research that relies on laboratory testing of one kind or another to answer questions. Testing is also required during manufacturing to ensure a material or [...]
Understanding a Universal Testing Machine Motor Control System
The mechanical properties of a material are determined by using a testing machine to push, pull or twist a sample of the material. Many materials are strain rate sensitive which means their properties vary with [...]
Bucknell University – ADMET: Planar Biaxial Testing for Soft Tissue Research
Bucknell University Mechanical & Chemical Engineering departments use ADMET’s eXpert 8000 Planar Biaxial testing system equipped with MTESTQuattro, an environmental bath, and the ADMET video extensometer for fibrous soft tissue (eg. skeletal muscle, tendon, meniscus) [...]
Additive Manufacturing News & Testing
As a manufacturer in the material testing industry, ADMET is linked with other sectors that rely on materials. Our engineers closely follow relevant studies and news updates in various industries including material research, machinery, [...]