Wedge Grips: Moving-Body & Moving-Jaw Type Wedges
Wedge grips apply a self-loading clamping mechanism that allows holding samples at high forces. They are often used to test metal and composite [...]
Jaw Selection for Tensile Grips
Tensile grip jaw selection plays an important role for successful mechanical tests as if specimen slippage between the jaws occurs or if the [...]
Sheet Metal Tension Testing
Sheet metal forming operations consist of simple bending, to stretching to deep drawing of complex parts. The mechanical properties of the sheet material greatly [...]
ADMET Diagnostic Sales Approach
At ADMET, our goal is to ensure your expectations are met when partnering and making a purchase with us. To do so, we ask [...]
Why Tensile Testing is Imperative for Metals Manufacturers
Introduction Manufacturers of metals, including producers of raw material or finished metal products, need to pass compliance standards before shipping their product. Tensile testing is [...]
Sun Path Products Chooses ADMET’S Testing System to Test Parachuting Equipment
Challenge With iconic design, pioneering innovation, and a precedent of leadership, the Sun Path Products line of harness container systems continues to envision what other [...]
10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Universal Testing Machine
There are many issues that may crop up during the selection of a materials testing machine, especially one that is used for multiple tests. [...]
Puncture Testing with a Universal Testing Machine
A puncture strength test is performed simply to determine resistance something is to being punctured. Performing a puncture test on a universal testing machine (tensile / compression tester) is a highly accurate and repeatable method. ADMET eXpe...
Pipette Tips: Determining Stiffness with a Bend Test
Pipette Tip Bend Test A pipette (also spelled pipet or pipettor) is used to aspirate and dispense fluids in wells for analysis and further testing. There are many types of piston pipettes, but all work on essentially the same principle; hand...
How to perform a Thread Tensile Test on an eP2 Controlled Testing System
If you seek to learn about thread tensile testing or the ASTM D2256 test method, please read this article. This page assumes you understand the test and you already own an an ADMET universal testing machine preloaded from the factory with this te...