Instron

Instron (an ITW company) is a manufacturer of test equipment designed to evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components, such as universal testing machines.

Instron
IndustryScientific & technical instruments
FoundedCanton, Massachusetts, 1946
HeadquartersNorwood, Massachusetts
ProductsMaterials testing hardware
Number of employees
2,000+
Websitewww.instron.com
An Instron device at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in 1958.

In 1946, Harold Hindman and George Burr, who worked together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), teamed up to determine the properties of new materials to be used in parachutes. Together, they designed a material testing machine based on strain gauge load cells and servo-control systems. This led to the formation of Instron Engineering Corporation.[1]

CEAST (Now operating within Instron) was founded in 1953 by Dr. Mario Grosso and focused initially on refurbishing instruments shipped from America through the Marshall plan . Later, the company used its experience to develop polymer testing instruments. Today the company is based in Pianezza, Turin, and specializes in impact, rheology and HDT/Vicat testing of polymers, typically thermoplastics. In 2008 CEAST was acquired by Instron but continues to operate semi-autonomously.

Application areas

Acquisitions
  • Severn Furnace Limited
  • Wilson Hardness-Reicherter, Wolpert, Wilson
  • Shore durometer Instruments
  • IST - Structural testing
  • Dynatup Impact force
  • Satec
  • CEAST

Recognition and awards

In 2015, customers recognized Instron as the Best Mechanical Testers [2]

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References
  1. "GEORGE BURR, 86". Boston Globe. 2003-11-20. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  2. https://www.vendop.com/best-vendor/2015/mechanical-testers/


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