ASTM D695 Compression Fixture and Transducer Setup
This post will help guide you through ASTM D695 Compression Fixture and Transducer setup and operation on your universal testing machine. ASTM D695 specifies the testing of compressive [...]
CPC Compression Platen Setup and Operation
This post will help guide you through compression platen setup and operation on your universal testing machine. More information on our compression platen offerings can be [...]
Deflate-gate
What does a 2 psi difference in an official NFL Super Bowl football mean? Does it even matter? How can the NFL prevent Deflate-gate from happening [...]
Habitat for Humanity Utilizes Compressed Earth Blocks: ADMET Testing Systems Helpful for Construction Sector
The construction industry plays a pivotal role in the building of new offices, stores, and houses to provide both a home for those in need [...]
A Simplification of IFD Foam Testing
Foam is both a versatile and crucial substance found in a wide variety of products including safety equipment, foam cushions in furniture, insulation & thermal protection, automobile interiors & sound [...]
Discoveries within Materials Engineering Revolutionize Scientific Knowledge
Materials engineers and scientists have been working on a variety of projects and creating the “Renaissance of Materials” in recent years. For instance, R&D [...]
10 Details You Didn’t Know About Concrete
1. Concrete was first used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome The earliest time period that cement was used by mankind took place in Greece, [...]
ADMET eXpert 2653 Performs Compression Testing on Desk Chair
In this video, ADMET's eXpert 2653 performs compression testing on an ordinary desk chair. ADMET machines are ideal instruments for testing the compression properties of [...]
Baseball Bat Break and Ball Compression Videos
To celebrate the close of another baseball season, we turned our attention to testing some equipment well-known to any player of the sport: bat and [...]
Compression Test on a football with an eXpert 2653: how much before it pops?
To celebrate football season, we took it upon ourselves to determine just how much pressure a football could stand before it burst. In our first [...]