February 1, 2020 Author: Genevieve Diesing Source: Quality Magazine, Feb 2020 As 2020 marks the 100-year anniversary of the world’s first commercial hardness tester, the technology is as significant as ever. Today’s hardness testers, including the Universal 4000 from Buehler, can help with increasing quality demands. Component manufacturers across the manufacturing spectrum—such as in automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical, energy and other fields—must ensure that their parts meet engineers’ specifications. In addition to metrology, mechanical testing and nondestructive testing methods, among others, hardness testing is an important method of testing part quality. Material hardness testing gauges a material’s strength by measuring how... Continue reading